Retro Japanese Text Sense
Showa-Style Text Generator
Only for iPhone
Free · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
iPhone
Turn any text into hand-painted Showa-era Japanese lettering.
Eight styles, twelve typefaces, and every outline redrawn —
the same character never comes out twice.
Create hand-drawn retro characters reminiscent of Showa-era signs and advertisements.
■ 8 Showa Styles
• Enamel Sign
• Wild Character
• Hand-Drawn Signboard
• Movie Poster
• Yakuza Film Font
• Sentou (Public Bath) Paint
• Shopping Street Price Tag
• Showa Round Letter
■ Highly Customizable Distortion
Hand-shake, waviness, pen pressure, thickness, hooks/stops, roughness, tear, full-frame layout, condensed/expanded, corner sharpness, outline residue, uneven size, floating baseline, character spacing, line spacing, and tilt.
Textures: Fading, misregistration, halftone dots, aged paper, grain, and speed lines.
■ Multi-Line Composition
Add as many lines as you like. Customize font, color, and text direction (vertical/horizontal) for each line independently. Layer multiple lines to create a complete signboard design.
■ Compare and Select
Tap the dice button to generate 8 variations of the same text rewritten automatically. Simply tap your favorite one.
■ Save Your Work
Save your creations and re-edit them anytime (up to 30 designs). Reorder your saved files freely.
■ Export Options
Export as an image in 1:1, 4:5, 16:9, or tall tag aspect ratios.
Transparent PNG export is supported, making it easy to layer onto other apps.
■ Designed for International Users
Even without a Japanese keyboard, you can open a list of common sign kanji and katakana using the "Kanji" button.
■ Other Features
• 100% Offline. No internet connection, ads, or account required.
• Toggle between Japanese and English UI.
• All bundled fonts are open-source under the SIL Open Font License 1.1.
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■ Now completely free
The in-app "Token of Thanks" has been removed. There are no in-app purchases at all, no ads and no accounts.
■ No more freezing on long text
Fixed a problem where drawing slowed to a crawl on lines with many characters. Well over a hundred characters now stays responsive.
■ Export failures now explain themselves
Previously nothing happened at all. Now you are told what went wrong and what to try.
■ Saving no longer stutters
■ VoiceOver now reads the name of each slider
The developer, seiji honda, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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Information
- Seller
- seiji honda
- Size
- 52.3 MB
- Category
- Graphics & Design
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 16.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 16.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 13.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- Japanese
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © Seiji Honda