Rule Reference

44 manga-specific proofreading rules across 5 categories.

Formatting (MF)

IDRuleDescriptionDefault
MF-001 ellipsis-style Enforce ... (three dots) not ... (unicode ellipsis) or .... warn
MF-002 ellipsis-spacing No space before ..., one space after unless end of bubble warn
MF-003 em-dash-interruption Trailing em-dash for interrupted speech, not - or -- error
MF-004 em-dash-spacing No spaces around em-dash in dialogue warn
MF-005 sfx-caps Sound effects should be ALL CAPS warn
MF-006 question-exclamation ?! not !? (standard EN manga convention) warn
MF-007 double-exclamation !! allowed in manga — do not flag as grammar error off
MF-008 honorific-format Honorifics never split from name with space error
MF-009 bubble-length Warn if single bubble exceeds 180 characters warn
MF-010 all-caps-dialogue Flag non-SFX ALL CAPS lines for review info

Grammar (MG)

IDRuleDescriptionDefault
MG-001 whitelist-honorifics Never flag -san, -kun, -chan, etc. as spelling errors required
MG-002 whitelist-sfx Skip spell check on registered SFX dictionary required
MG-003 fragment-sentences Sentence fragments allowed in manga dialogue off
MG-004 comma-splice Flag comma splices (common JP to EN artifact) warn
MG-005 run-on-sentence Flag run-on sentences > 30 words warn
MG-006 double-negative Flag double negatives (common JP to EN artifact) warn
MG-007 passive-overuse Flag > 2 passive constructions in 10 lines info
MG-008 contraction-consistency Flag inconsistent contraction use per character info

Translation Artifacts (MA)

IDRuleDescriptionDefault
MA-001 topic-marker-calque Flag "As for X..." calque of topic marker warn
MA-002 copula-stacking Flag "It is that..." / "The thing is that..." warn
MA-003 subject-drop-artifact Flag lines missing subject where one is needed warn
MA-004 politeness-cluster Flag 3+ "please/sorry/excuse me" in succession warn
MA-005 name-self-reference Flag character self-referencing by name error
MA-006 flat-declarative Flag "Is that so." / "I see." as standalone responses warn
MA-007 direction-verb-literal Flag literal direction-verb constructions info
MA-008 korean-speech-ender Flag unlocalized KR speech enders error
MA-009 chinese-measure-word Flag over-literal CN measure word constructions info
MA-010 result-conjunction Flag "And so..." / "Thus..." as frequent line openers warn

Register (MR)

IDRuleDescriptionDefault
MR-001 register-shift-within-line Flag mixed formal/casual in single bubble warn
MR-002 villain-softening Flag warm phrasing from villain characters warn
MR-003 child-register Flag overly formal vocabulary from child characters warn
MR-004 tsundere-warmth Flag direct affection from tsundere characters info
MR-005 rough-speech-politeness Flag polite forms from rough-speech characters warn
MR-006 elder-speech Flag slangy constructions from elder/mentor characters info
MR-007 narration-register Flag sudden shifts in narration register warn
MR-008 internal-monologue-register Internal monologue should match natural inner voice info

Consistency (MC)

IDRuleDescriptionDefault
MC-001 name-spelling Flag inconsistent character name spelling error
MC-002 title-consistency Flag inconsistent title/address translations warn
MC-003 pronoun-consistency Flag inconsistent pronoun usage per character error
MC-004 place-name-consistency Flag inconsistent place name romanization error
MC-005 sfx-consistency Same SFX should produce same EN translation warn
MC-006 chapter-vocab-drift Flag key terms translated differently across chapters warn
MC-007 character-voice-drift Flag character speech pattern deviation from profile warn
MC-008 double-bubble Flag adjacent same-character lines (missed boundary) info