Toonsutra, India’s leading webtoon comic app, has earned a spot in the Developer Showcase Carousel on Google’s DeepMind website. This recognition highlights Toonsutra’s collaboration with Gemini 2.0 Flash translation capabilities (currently in experimental preview). The app uses this advanced AI tool to make its extensive comic library accessible to a diverse, multilingual audience.
Toonsutra strives to bring the joy of comics and webtoons to every corner of India, offering content in multiple regional languages. With over 3,100 titles and 250,000+ episodes, the app features a mix of global hits and beloved local stories. Today, hundreds of thousands of users enjoy a premium reading experience on Toonsutra, where language barriers no longer exist.
Before generative AI tools like Gemini 2.0 Flash, translating such a massive collection into various languages posed significant challenges. Ensuring high-quality and consistent translations required immense effort.
“In our early prototyping, we’ve been impressed with Gemini 2.0 Flash’s advanced multi-modal translation capabilities. Comic translation is uniquely challenging—it’s not just about the text in speech bubbles, but understanding the context, tone, and narrative within each panel. Gemini’s ability to provide accurate and culturally relevant translations has allowed us to make global stories truly accessible to India’s diverse, multilingual audience,” said Vishal Anand, Co-Founder and CEO of Toonsutra.
Toonsutra plans to expand its multilingual offerings by fully utilizing Gemini 2.0 Flash. This innovative approach will allow users to enjoy personalized reading experiences in their native languages. The company envisions a future where everyone in India can connect deeply with captivating stories, regardless of language.
Additionally, this initiative enables Indian readers to explore global stories and gives local creators a platform to share their work internationally. Bridging language gaps, Toonsutra creates opportunities for deeper engagement with stories and characters.
Sharad Devarajan, Co-Founder, and Chairman, adds: “Toonsutra’s mission is to build the biggest community of passionate fandom around comics and webtoons by bringing together the largest youth market in the world—India’s 700 million+ mobile market. With Gemini 2.0 Flash, we now have AI tools that are making that vision a reality, enabling Indian readers to experience the best comic stories from India and the world, regardless of language.”
Backed by prominent investors, Toonsutra enjoys the support of the Sony Innovation Fund, Maiora Capital, and tech visionaries like Gen Fukunaga (Founder of Funimation), Kun Gao (Co-Founder of Crunchyroll), Jeremy Liew (Partner at Lightspeed), Kevin Lin (Co-Founder of Twitch), Patrick Lee (Co-Founder of Rotten Tomatoes), and others. This strong backing solidifies Toonsutra’s position as a pioneer in India’s comic app ecosystem.
