KomikoAI
Anime-focused AI studio for generating art, videos, comics and original characters, with character chat.
KomikoAI is an AI studio for anime content. KomikoAI generates anime images and short videos from prompts, builds original characters, converts stories into manga pages, adds voices to lines and lets users chat with characters. KomikoAI runs in the browser and charges for generations with credits called Zaps, some of which are free each day.
Best for Anime fans and hobby artists who want image, video, comic and character tools for one fandom project in a single account.
- Platforms
- Web
- Pricing model
- Freemium
- Free plan
- Yes
- Made by
- Komiko
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What is KomikoAI?
KomikoAI is an online studio for making anime-style content with AI. It brings together an image generator with more than twenty styles, a video generator that animates a prompt or a still picture, one-tap effect templates, a maker for original characters, a comic tool that lays stories out as manga pages, text to speech with anime voices and a chat-based agent that creates on request. Visitors can also roleplay with community characters. Alongside its own Art Max model, the service lists many third-party image and video models, and adds illustration utilities such as line art colouring, background removal and upscaling, plus animation helpers like in-betweening and frame interpolation. Usage is metered in credits called Zaps, which come from a signup bonus, a daily free claim and paid subscriptions. The interface is offered in fourteen languages.
Key Features
Anime Image Generator
Turns a text prompt into anime artwork using the Art Max model or one of more than twenty styles.
Video Generator
Animates an uploaded image or a written prompt into a short anime clip, with a choice of third-party video models.
OC Maker
Designs an original character that can then be reused in art, comics and chats.
AI Comic Tools
Converts a story into manga pages and provides a comics canvas for arranging panels.
Character Chat
Lets you hold roleplay conversations with characters published by the community.
Illustration and Animation Utilities
Includes line art colourisation, sketch simplification, relighting, upscaling, in-betweening, layer splitting and frame interpolation.
Use Cases
- Creating an Original Character
- Design a character once and produce a character sheet and further artwork from it.
- Turning a Story into a Comic
- Feed in a script and get manga-style pages to edit on the canvas.
- Animating a Drawing
- Upload a still illustration and generate a short moving clip from it.
- Finishing Line Art
- Colour or clean up a sketch with the illustration tools instead of doing every step by hand.
- Making Social Clips
- Apply a trending effect template to a photo to get a shareable video.
Things to know
- Daily Zaps expire the same day
- Free Daily Zaps are spent before other credits and disappear at midnight in your local time. Signup, purchased and subscription Zaps do not expire daily.
- Upgrades only from the free plan
- According to the pricing FAQ, you can currently move only from the free tier to a paid one, not from one paid tier to another.
- No partial-month refunds
- A subscription can be cancelled at any time and stays active until the period ends, but partial months are not refunded.
- Failed generations are not charged
- If a generation fails, the Zaps for it are not deducted.
FAQs
What is KomikoAI?
KomikoAI is an AI studio for anime content that generates images, videos, comics and original characters, and also offers character chat.
Is KomikoAI free?
KomikoAI has a free plan. New accounts receive 500 free Zaps and every user can claim free Daily Zaps, with 80 per day on the free tier.
What are Zaps in KomikoAI?
Zaps are KomikoAI's credits. They are spent on image, video and other AI generations, and paid plans add a monthly Zap allowance.
How much does KomikoAI cost?
KomikoAI sells Starter, Plus and Premium subscriptions plus a custom Enterprise option and one-time Zap packs. See the official pricing page for current figures.
Do unused KomikoAI Zaps roll over?
No. Subscription Zaps on KomikoAI reset at the start of each billing cycle, and Daily Zaps expire at midnight local time on the day they are claimed.
Does KomikoAI add a watermark?
KomikoAI lists watermark removal as a paid plan benefit, starting with the Starter tier.
Which languages does KomikoAI support?
KomikoAI's site is available in fourteen languages, including English, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, German, French and Portuguese.
Who it's for
- Anime fans
- Comic artists
- Illustrators
- Fan creators
- Roleplayers
Read about it
Used in these workflows
- Comics and manga with AI: what the tools can draw, and what stays in your handsStage 2: Character design and reference sheets
- Comics and manga with AI: what the tools can draw, and what stays in your handsStage 3: Panels and pages
Each guide lists the stages of one job and the tools that help at each stage. All guides
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