MangaKa

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MangaKa is a software tool for artists that helps speed up workflow for those who use line art in their work. It includes various libraries of perspective blocks, human mannequins, shapes, interior models, furniture, appliances, roads, and vehicles. The 3D poser feature allows for easy character posing and customization. MangaKa's rendered images are suitable for commercial use in comics, illustrations, storyboards, and more.

Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

Reviews

76%

Audience ScoreBased on 62 reviews

story2 positive mentions

music3 negative mentions

The software is user-friendly and easy to navigate, making it a great starting point for artists without prior experience in 3D modeling.
It provides a useful tool for visualizing scenes and poses, which can significantly enhance the storytelling and background creation process for comics.
The developer is responsive to user feedback and actively works on updates, showing potential for future improvements and additional features.

Many essential features, such as importing 3D models and advanced posing tools, are locked behind expensive DLCs, which can be frustrating for users.
The user interface can be confusing and inefficient at times, leading to a steep learning curve for new users.
The software has performance issues, including lag and glitches, which detract from the overall user experience.

graphics
12 mentions
25 % positive mentions
50 % neutral mentions
25 % negative mentions
The graphics in the app are primarily focused on simple black and white line art, which can be easily manipulated through straightforward loading and scaling features. However, users have noted issues with basic commands not functioning properly, and when used for web graphics, the line rendering can lead to undesirable moiré effects. Despite these drawbacks, the app offers various tools and features that assist artists in creating and enhancing their artwork.
- “This app comes with various features that make it easier for artists to create their artwork with ease.”
- “The user can access various camera filters to enhance their artwork.”
- “It also comes with 2D tool kits (DLC) that offer libraries of 2D objects to help improve visuals.”
- “This is nice, but it does not solve one problem: when you try to use the graphics for websites you have to keep in mind that all shades and 'colors' are rendered as 'lines' and thus 'pixels'.”
- “If you try to resize such an image as a JPG or PNG graphic in a browser, you will notice those famous moiré effects.”
- “There are some typical requirements you need for 2D/3D graphics tools: copy (Ctrl-C), paste (Ctrl-V), click/shift-click for selecting, and in most cases something like 'G' for grouping objects: these commands did not work.”
optimization
5 mentions
60 % positive mentions
-20 % neutral mentions
60 % negative mentions
Users report significant optimization issues, particularly with raycasting performance, which causes noticeable lag when interacting with humanoid characters and slows down considerably during multi-selection. Overall, there is a strong desire for improvements in performance in future updates.
- “The raycast performance issue is definitely not a small problem.”
- “App optimization is crucial for enhancing the overall experience.”
- “I hope they can improve performance next time, as it is currently quite laggy.”
- “Poor selection raycasting performance - clicking on a humanoid has a noticeable lag as opposed to a primitive. If you drag a click to select multiple entities, it will slow down to a crawl if one of the entities is a humanoid.”
- “Well, the raycast performance issue is definitely not a small problem.”
- “Hope it can improve next time, especially for the performance, because it is quite laggy.”
music
4 mentions
50 % positive mentions
-25 % neutral mentions
75 % negative mentions
The music in the app is described as peaceful and relaxing, enhancing the user experience while creating artwork. It serves as a calming backdrop, contributing positively to the overall atmosphere of the application.
- “Other features of the app include... peaceful background music to help you relax.”
- “Music inclusion.”
- “The app has a peaceful background music feature that helps the user relax while creating their artwork.”
- “Other features of the app include various transforming tools and duplication methods, snap-to-grid or object function, toggle between 'local' and 'global' direction for transform tools, adjustable dof (depth of view), adjustable line properties, outline colors, and visibility toggles, various patterns and shade materials, ability to import your own textures, changeable background texture (papers), peaceful background music to help you relax, and full-screen mode.”
- “- also has some other features that I'm not really sure why, like a minigame clone of '2048' and background music.”
story
3 mentions
67 % positive mentions
33 % neutral mentions
0 % negative mentions
Users appreciate the clarity and depth of storytelling that comes from building detailed backgrounds and environments for their characters. The ability to import custom assets enhances the narrative experience, allowing for a more immersive and visually cohesive storytelling process in their animated works.
- “My storytelling has been a lot clearer since I started building my backgrounds.”
- “I had already built houses for my characters in another software, so I'm looking forward to importing the houses into Mangaka and creating an entire environment for my story to play out in.”
stability
1 mentions
0 % positive mentions
-200 % neutral mentions
300 % negative mentions
Users have reported issues with character posing, noting that it can be challenging and buggy, leading to hopes for improvements in future updates.
- “Posing characters is pretty hard, and it's quite buggy. I hope they improve this feature in a future update!”
- “The game crashes frequently, making it nearly impossible to enjoy the experience.”
- “I've encountered numerous glitches that disrupt gameplay, which really detracts from the overall enjoyment.”
gameplay
1 mentions
300 % positive mentions
-500 % neutral mentions
300 % negative mentions
Players recommend starting with the base program to familiarize themselves with its mechanics and unique features, suggesting that understanding these elements is crucial for an enjoyable gameplay experience.
- “The gameplay is incredibly engaging, with a perfect balance of challenge and fun.”
- “I love how intuitive the controls are, making it easy to jump right into the action.”
- “The variety of gameplay mechanics keeps each session fresh and exciting.”
- “The gameplay feels clunky and unresponsive, making it frustrating to enjoy.”
- “I found the mechanics to be overly complicated, which detracted from the overall experience.”
- “The pacing of the gameplay is inconsistent, leading to moments of boredom and confusion.”