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A live audio comic app with distinct character voices, score, sound, synchronized artwork, and optional audio description. Not an audiobook. Something new.

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Pepper & Carrot Play episode 1 free

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.

Is it accessible for blind and low vision readers?

Yes. Audio description is built in and on by default. It provides visual action and context beyond the dialogue and is designed to help blind and low-vision listeners follow the story. Read more about Sonoku's accessibility approach.

Is there software that helps blind or low-vision people read comics?

Yes. Sonoku is a live accessible comic reader with spoken dialogue, visual description, cinematic sound, and synchronized artwork. It is designed to help blind listeners follow an episode as an audio-first story, while low-vision listeners can combine the audio with the page. Compare the available approaches in our accessible comics guide.

Where can I listen to comics online?

Sonoku is a live web app for listening to curated comics and manga. Pepper & Carrot episodes 1 through 6 are available now, and episode 1 plays without an account.

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.