Sumugi

Sumugi is a platform for creating, sharing and reading comics and visual stories. It addresses the need to produce panel-based stories without drawing by combining a 3D scene builder with a 2D layout canvas: users stage shots in 3D, pose characters, capture the view, and arrange the result on a 2D canvas. The platform also includes a library of stories, series, contests, a character hub and a marketplace.

Its Creator Studio, available on personal computers, covers scene building, character posing and framing. Features include an asset library of free assets and preset scenes, custom asset import, real-time lighting and backgrounds, reusable saved scenes, custom characters from a library or uploaded VRoid models, a posing system for body joints, hand gestures and eye gaze, facial expression presets and sliders, speech balloons, adjustable frame sizes, virtual camera control, and a 2D composition canvas with visual effects.

Sumugi is aimed at comic creators, writers, VRoid artists and roleplayers, from professionals to hobbyists. It is positioned as an all-in-one tool for visualizing scripts, maintaining character consistency across panels, and creating snapshots of campaign settings and character interactions.