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Pepper & Carrot
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Live today: episodes 1 through 6 are available. Episode 1 plays instantly, and a free account unlocks the rest. About the series.
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An audio comic app built for the whole story
Sonoku lets you listen to a curated catalog of comics and manga without scanning or uploading a file. Choose an episode and press play. Dialogue, music, sound effects, optional audio description, and the original artwork stay synchronized as the story moves from panel to panel.
The first six episodes of Pepper & Carrot are live today. Episode 1 starts free without an account. Learn how the Sonoku audio comic app works, hear how audio-described comics communicate visual storytelling, explore accessible comics for blind and low-vision readers, or compare ways to listen to comics.
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Distinct character voices
Recurring characters keep distinct voices, with timing shaped to the scene.
Cinematic mode
The camera moves with the sound. Music swells, effects land, and every scene plays like film.
Audio description built in
Optional descriptions communicate the visual action and context beyond the dialogue.
Listen everywhere
Phone, laptop, any device with a browser. Watch the page, or lock your screen and keep listening.
Frequently asked questions
What is Sonoku?
Sonoku is a live audio comic app for listening to comics and manga. Curated episodes combine distinct character voices, score, sound effects, synchronized art, and optional audio description. Pepper & Carrot episode 1 is available to play now without an account.
How does it work?
Pick a series and press play. Voices, soundtrack, sound effects, and audio description, all in sync with the art. Watch it like a film, or lock your screen and listen like an audiobook.
What does it cost?
The first episode of a free series plays with no account at all. A free account unlocks the rest of that series. More series are on the way.
What can I listen to?
Pepper & Carrot by David Revoy is live now. Episodes 1 through 6 are available. Episode 1 starts instantly without an account, and a free account unlocks the remaining published episodes.
How does Sonoku support accessibility?
Sonoku includes optional audio description. Read the accessibility guide to learn how blind and low-vision listeners can follow the story.
Where can I learn about accessible comics?
The accessible comics guide compares ways blind and low-vision readers can experience comics and explains Sonoku's audio-first approach.
How do I start listening?
Open Pepper & Carrot episode 1 and press play. The listening guide explains the format and other ways people experience comics through audio.
Who makes the comics?
Real creators, and they keep ownership of their work. Our first series, Pepper & Carrot by David Revoy, is published under a Creative Commons license (CC BY 4.0). Sonoku identifies the creator and rights basis for every series it publishes.
Hear it for yourself
The first episode plays free right now, no account needed. A free account unlocks the rest of the series. More series are on the way.
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