This post is my submission for DEV Education Track: Build Apps with Google AI Studio.
What I Built
I built Manga-fy 90s, a web app that turns text prompts or uploaded photos into 1990s style manga images using Google’s Imagen API and Gemini SDKs. The app mimics the aesthetic of classic black and white Japanese manga with halftone shading, bold linework, and no digital color.
The core prompt I used in AI Studio:
“Please create an app that generates 90s manga-style images from user prompts or uploaded photos. Use React with TypeScript, integrate Imagen, and follow modern UI best practices.”
Demo
My Experience
I built this app in under 30 minutes using Google AI Studio and that's no exaggeration. The platform handled everything from model integration to output formatting. I simply described what I wanted, and the app scaffolded itself around my intent.
What impressed me:
The natural language prompt to app workflow actually worked
Seamless integration of React + TypeScript with Gemini and Imagen
High quality, stylized output with minimal setup
This felt like AI-assisted development done right. It was fast, creative, and developer-friendly.
I'll definitely try building more with Google A.I studio.
Github: Manga-Fy 90's
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