Do you use OCR software when reading manga?

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@9Sora2

I use Google Lens when there are Kanji I don’t know. I just had to look up OCR software because didn’t know what it is but anyway I think from a learning perspective it’s better to not “overuse” it I guess? Since that way you probably won’t be able to memorize a lot of Kanji while reading. This also completely depends on your level though and how much Kanji you’ve learned before. I’ve learned a lot of Kanji by looking them up while reading

I agree with this, I definitely learn more when I engage more with a word or kanji before looking it up, and if I put more thought into other connections when I look it up.

I have some books I read where I put in more time into lookups and engagement on that end. And others I read where I just allow as many low-effort lookups as I like, and easier stuff where I look up very little and puzzle most stuff out. That keeps the fun factor up for me personally.