Introducing an AI-Powered Accessible Manga Reader

As someone who is blind and has always loved Japanese media, I've often wished there were a way to experience manga. Since manga is such a visual medium, it has traditionally been difficult for blind readers to access. This project is my attempt to make that experience more accessible.
This application is an accessible manga reader that uses AI vision models, including Gemini, Claude, ChatGPT to analyze and describe manga pages. The AI describes visuals and reads text following comic reading rules to help convey the story in a more complete way.
For transparency, I don't have a programming background. This project was developed with the assistance of Claude by Anthropic, which I used throughout the development process to build the application.
This is the first public beta release, so you may encounter bugs or unexpected behavior. Feedback and suggestions are always welcome, and I'll do my best to improve the application over time.
It's also worth noting that AI isn't perfect. Manga can be visually complex, and descriptions won't always be completely accurate. However, from my experience, the results are generally good enough to make following and enjoying manga series possible.
You can download the beta release here:
https://github.com/Shaima-Almarzooqi/Accessible-Manga-Reader/releases
I hope this project helps make manga more accessible and gives other blind readers another way to enjoy the stories they love.