manga-animation

What This Skill Does

The manga-animation skill is an end-to-end AI agent workflow designed for creating professional-grade manga episodes and animated shorts. It bridges the gap between creative storytelling and visual production by automating the entire pipeline: from screenplay generation to final video rendering. The skill operates on a strictly structured, user-verified multi-stage process to ensure quality control at every checkpoint. It integrates advanced visual models, specifically the Ark doubao-seedream and doubao-seedance series, to ensure consistent art style and high-fidelity animation.

Installation

To install this skill, use the following command in your OpenClaw environment terminal: clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/a574824551/polecomic Ensure you have configured your environment variable ARK_API_KEY with a valid key from the Ark platform before running the generation scripts.

Use Cases

This skill is perfect for creators, illustrators, and hobbyists looking to:

• Transform written stories into visual manga scripts.
• Create character design sheets with consistent features.
• Generate storyboard frames based on specific art styles.
• Produce AI-generated anime videos from static storyboard imagery.
• Maintain narrative and aesthetic consistency across complex media projects.

Example Prompts

1. "给我做个关于赛博朋克风格的短片，讲述一个流浪机器人在雨中寻找记忆的故事，先帮我生成剧本吧。"
2. "我有一个关于武侠修仙的动漫创意，需要从人设和画风设定开始，帮我规划一下流程。"
3. "我想把这个分镜剧本转换成一组高质量的动漫风格漫画页，请使用 manga-animation skill 来处理。"

Tips & Limitations

• Strict Stage Progression: The skill requires a 'pause and confirm' approach. Do not attempt to force-run all stages at once, as manual inspection is crucial for maintaining prompt alignment.
• Image vs. Video Prompts: Remember that image_prompt in your storyboard.json focuses on static composition (lighting, character features), while video_prompt is strictly for movement (pans, zooms, character actions).
• API Costs: The system consumes API credits during Phase 4 and Phase 5. Always review your generated assets during the stage checkpoints to avoid unnecessary rework costs.
• Dependency: Ensure the characters/ folder structure is correctly populated before running the batch generation scripts to avoid errors in reference image linkage.