Zfuro is a production and capacity-planning platform for manga, webtoon and comic localization teams. It runs the whole pipeline in one place, from planning who does what and by when, through translation, proofreading, lettering and quality check, to final delivery. This page explains how everything fits together so the rest of the docs make sense.
The building blocks
Series, chapters and pages. Work is organized the way comics actually are. A series holds chapters, and a chapter holds pages. Page counts are what planning and progress are measured against, because the unit of work in localization is the page, not the whole chapter.
Pipeline stages. A chapter moves through an ordered set of stages, for example translation, proofreading, cleaning, lettering, quality check and delivery. You configure the stages to match how your team works, rather than forcing your process into a fixed template.
People and roles. Team members are given roles (for example manager, translator, proofreader, editor, delivery) that control what they can see and do. Managers plan and oversee; workers see the tasks assigned to them.
Freelancers. Freelancers are first-class and unlimited on every plan, at no per-user cost. They are managed in a pool, can work across multiple clients, and only ever see the projects they are actually engaged on.
Start with planning, no files required
You do not need to upload a single file to get value on day one. You can create a series, add chapters with their page counts, set your team, and let Zfuro build a realistic schedule from each person's capacity. Many studios start here, because it replaces the planning spreadsheet immediately and without putting client assets on a new platform before they are ready.
See How planning works for a tour of the planning board.
Add files and workflow when you are ready
When you want to run the actual production, you add the source files and the page-by-page workflow. From there Zfuro tracks every page through every stage, keeps original colour and layers intact to delivery, protects source files with per-viewer watermarks, and keeps the whole team aligned with a project chat.
Where planning fits
Planning is not a lightweight starter feature bolted on the side; it is the core of Zfuro. The schedule you build up front is the same structure the production runs against, so the plan and the work never drift apart. If your team struggles with bottlenecks, idle time between stages, or knowing who is overloaded, that is exactly what the planning engine is built to solve.