diff --git a/sphinx/writers/manpage.py b/sphinx/writers/manpage.py
index 7811ccc5b..c9ae41609 100644
--- a/sphinx/writers/manpage.py
+++ b/sphinx/writers/manpage.py
@@ -9,9 +9,11 @@
 """
 
 import warnings
-from typing import Iterable, cast
+from typing import Any, Dict, Iterable
+from typing import cast
 
 from docutils import nodes
+from docutils.nodes import Element, Node, TextElement
 from docutils.writers.manpage import (
     Writer,
     Translator as BaseTranslator
@@ -26,21 +28,16 @@ from sphinx.util.docutils import SphinxTranslator
 from sphinx.util.i18n import format_date
 from sphinx.util.nodes import NodeMatcher
 
-if False:
-    # For type annotation
-    from typing import Any, Dict  # NOQA
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 class ManualPageWriter(Writer):
-    def __init__(self, builder):
-        # type: (Builder) -> None
+    def __init__(self, builder: Builder) -> None:
         super().__init__()
         self.builder = builder
 
-    def translate(self):
-        # type: () -> None
+    def translate(self) -> None:
         transform = NestedInlineTransform(self.document)
         transform.apply()
         visitor = self.builder.create_translator(self.document, self.builder)
@@ -60,14 +57,12 @@ class NestedInlineTransform:
         <strong>foo=</strong><emphasis>var</emphasis>
         <strong>&bar=</strong><emphasis>2</emphasis>
     """
-    def __init__(self, document):
-        # type: (nodes.document) -> None
+    def __init__(self, document: nodes.document) -> None:
         self.document = document
 
-    def apply(self, **kwargs):
-        # type: (Any) -> None
+    def apply(self, **kwargs) -> None:
         matcher = NodeMatcher(nodes.literal, nodes.emphasis, nodes.strong)
-        for node in self.document.traverse(matcher):  # type: nodes.TextElement
+        for node in self.document.traverse(matcher):  # type: TextElement
             if any(matcher(subnode) for subnode in node):
                 pos = node.parent.index(node)
                 for subnode in reversed(node[1:]):
@@ -86,8 +81,7 @@ class ManualPageTranslator(SphinxTranslator, BaseTranslator):
 
     _docinfo = {}  # type: Dict[str, Any]
 
-    def __init__(self, *args):
-        # type: (Any) -> None
+    def __init__(self, *args) -> None:
         if isinstance(args[0], nodes.document) and isinstance(args[1], Builder):
             document, builder = args
         else:
@@ -126,153 +120,120 @@ class ManualPageTranslator(SphinxTranslator, BaseTranslator):
             self.language.labels[label] = self.deunicode(translation)  # type: ignore
 
     # overwritten -- added quotes around all .TH arguments
-    def header(self):
-        # type: () -> str
+    def header(self) -> str:
         tmpl = (".TH \"%(title_upper)s\" \"%(manual_section)s\""
                 " \"%(date)s\" \"%(version)s\" \"%(manual_group)s\"\n"
                 ".SH NAME\n"
                 "%(title)s \\- %(subtitle)s\n")
         return tmpl % self._docinfo
 
-    def visit_start_of_file(self, node):
-        # type: (nodes.Element) -> None
+    def visit_start_of_file(self, node: Element) -> None:
         pass
 
-    def depart_start_of_file(self, node):
-        # type: (nodes.Element) -> None
+    def depart_start_of_file(self, node: Element) -> None:
         pass
 
-    def visit_desc(self, node):
-        # type: (nodes.Element) -> None
+    def visit_desc(self, node: Element) -> None:
         self.visit_definition_list(node)
 
-    def depart_desc(self, node):
-        # type: (nodes.Element) -> None
+    def depart_desc(self, node: Element) -> None:
         self.depart_definition_list(node)
 
-    def visit_desc_signature(self, node):
-        # type: (nodes.Element) -> None
+    def visit_desc_signature(self, node: Element) -> None:
         self.visit_definition_list_item(node)
         self.visit_term(node)
 
-    def depart_desc_signature(self, node):
-        # type: (nodes.Element) -> None
+    def depart_desc_signature(self, node: Element) -> None:
         self.depart_term(node)
 
-    def visit_desc_signature_line(self, node):
-        # type: (nodes.Element) -> None
+    def visit_desc_signature_line(self, node: Element) -> None:
         pass
 
-    def depart_desc_signature_line(self, node):
-        # type: (nodes.Element) -> None
+    def depart_desc_signature_line(self, node: Element) -> None:
         self.body.append(' ')
 
-    def visit_desc_addname(self, node):
-        # type: (nodes.Element) -> None
+    def visit_desc_addname(self, node: Element) -> None:
         pass
 
-    def depart_desc_addname(self, node):
-        # type: (nodes.Element) -> None
+    def depart_desc_addname(self, node: Element) -> None:
         pass
 
-    def visit_desc_type(self, node):
-        # type: (nodes.Element) -> None
+    def visit_desc_type(self, node: Element) -> None:
         pass
 
-    def depart_desc_type(self, node):
-        # type: (nodes.Element) -> None
+    def depart_desc_type(self, node: Element) -> None:
         pass
 
-    def visit_desc_returns(self, node):
-        # type: (nodes.Element) -> None
+    def visit_desc_returns(self, node: Element) -> None:
         self.body.append(' -> ')
 
-    def depart_desc_returns(self, node):
-        # type: (nodes.Element) -> None
+    def depart_desc_returns(self, node: Element) -> None:
         pass
 
-    def visit_desc_name(self, node):
-        # type: (nodes.Element) -> None
+    def visit_desc_name(self, node: Element) -> None:
         pass
 
-    def depart_desc_name(self, node):
-        # type: (nodes.Element) -> None
+    def depart_desc_name(self, node: Element) -> None:
         pass
 
-    def visit_desc_parameterlist(self, node):
-        # type: (nodes.Element) -> None
+    def visit_desc_parameterlist(self, node: Element) -> None:
         self.body.append('(')
         self.first_param = 1
 
-    def depart_desc_parameterlist(self, node):
-        # type: (nodes.Element) -> None
+    def depart_desc_parameterlist(self, node: Element) -> None:
         self.body.append(')')
 
-    def visit_desc_parameter(self, node):
-        # type: (nodes.Element) -> None
+    def visit_desc_parameter(self, node: Element) -> None:
         if not self.first_param:
             self.body.append(', ')
         else:
             self.first_param = 0
 
-    def depart_desc_parameter(self, node):
-        # type: (nodes.Element) -> None
+    def depart_desc_parameter(self, node: Element) -> None:
         pass
 
-    def visit_desc_optional(self, node):
-        # type: (nodes.Element) -> None
+    def visit_desc_optional(self, node: Element) -> None:
         self.body.append('[')
 
-    def depart_desc_optional(self, node):
-        # type: (nodes.Element) -> None
+    def depart_desc_optional(self, node: Element) -> None:
         self.body.append(']')
 
-    def visit_desc_annotation(self, node):
-        # type: (nodes.Element) -> None
+    def visit_desc_annotation(self, node: Element) -> None:
         pass
 
-    def depart_desc_annotation(self, node):
-        # type: (nodes.Element) -> None
+    def depart_desc_annotation(self, node: Element) -> None:
         pass
 
-    def visit_desc_content(self, node):
-        # type: (nodes.Element) -> None
+    def visit_desc_content(self, node: Element) -> None:
         self.visit_definition(node)
 
-    def depart_desc_content(self, node):
-        # type: (nodes.Element) -> None
+    def depart_desc_content(self, node: Element) -> None:
         self.depart_definition(node)
 
-    def visit_versionmodified(self, node):
-        # type: (nodes.Element) -> None
+    def visit_versionmodified(self, node: Element) -> None:
         self.visit_paragraph(node)
 
-    def depart_versionmodified(self, node):
-        # type: (nodes.Element) -> None
+    def depart_versionmodified(self, node: Element) -> None:
         self.depart_paragraph(node)
 
     # overwritten -- don't make whole of term bold if it includes strong node
-    def visit_term(self, node):
-        # type: (nodes.Element) -> None
+    def visit_term(self, node: Element) -> None:
         if node.traverse(nodes.strong):
             self.body.append('\n')
         else:
             super().visit_term(node)
 
     # overwritten -- we don't want source comments to show up
-    def visit_comment(self, node):  # type: ignore
-        # type: (nodes.Element) -> None
+    def visit_comment(self, node: Element) -> None:  # type: ignore
         raise nodes.SkipNode
 
     # overwritten -- added ensure_eol()
-    def visit_footnote(self, node):
-        # type: (nodes.Element) -> None
+    def visit_footnote(self, node: Element) -> None:
         self.ensure_eol()
         super().visit_footnote(node)
 
     # overwritten -- handle footnotes rubric
-    def visit_rubric(self, node):
-        # type: (nodes.Element) -> None
+    def visit_rubric(self, node: Element) -> None:
         self.ensure_eol()
         if len(node) == 1 and node.astext() in ('Footnotes', _('Footnotes')):
             self.body.append('.SH ' + self.deunicode(node.astext()).upper() + '\n')
@@ -280,20 +241,16 @@ class ManualPageTranslator(SphinxTranslator, BaseTranslator):
         else:
             self.body.append('.sp\n')
 
-    def depart_rubric(self, node):
-        # type: (nodes.Element) -> None
+    def depart_rubric(self, node: Element) -> None:
         self.body.append('\n')
 
-    def visit_seealso(self, node):
-        # type: (nodes.Element) -> None
+    def visit_seealso(self, node: Element) -> None:
         self.visit_admonition(node, 'seealso')
 
-    def depart_seealso(self, node):
-        # type: (nodes.Element) -> None
+    def depart_seealso(self, node: Element) -> None:
         self.depart_admonition(node)
 
-    def visit_productionlist(self, node):
-        # type: (nodes.Element) -> None
+    def visit_productionlist(self, node: Element) -> None:
         self.ensure_eol()
         names = []
         self.in_productionlist += 1
@@ -318,25 +275,21 @@ class ManualPageTranslator(SphinxTranslator, BaseTranslator):
         self.in_productionlist -= 1
         raise nodes.SkipNode
 
-    def visit_production(self, node):
-        # type: (nodes.Element) -> None
+    def visit_production(self, node: Element) -> None:
         pass
 
-    def depart_production(self, node):
-        # type: (nodes.Element) -> None
+    def depart_production(self, node: Element) -> None:
         pass
 
     # overwritten -- don't emit a warning for images
-    def visit_image(self, node):
-        # type: (nodes.Element) -> None
+    def visit_image(self, node: Element) -> None:
         if 'alt' in node.attributes:
             self.body.append(_('[image: %s]') % node['alt'] + '\n')
         self.body.append(_('[image]') + '\n')
         raise nodes.SkipNode
 
     # overwritten -- don't visit inner marked up nodes
-    def visit_reference(self, node):
-        # type: (nodes.Element) -> None
+    def visit_reference(self, node: Element) -> None:
         self.body.append(self.defs['reference'][0])
         # avoid repeating escaping code... fine since
         # visit_Text calls astext() and only works on that afterwards
@@ -357,59 +310,46 @@ class ManualPageTranslator(SphinxTranslator, BaseTranslator):
                     '>'])
         raise nodes.SkipNode
 
-    def visit_number_reference(self, node):
-        # type: (nodes.Element) -> None
+    def visit_number_reference(self, node: Element) -> None:
         text = nodes.Text(node.get('title', '#'))
         self.visit_Text(text)
         raise nodes.SkipNode
 
-    def visit_centered(self, node):
-        # type: (nodes.Element) -> None
+    def visit_centered(self, node: Element) -> None:
         self.ensure_eol()
         self.body.append('.sp\n.ce\n')
 
-    def depart_centered(self, node):
-        # type: (nodes.Element) -> None
+    def depart_centered(self, node: Element) -> None:
         self.body.append('\n.ce 0\n')
 
-    def visit_compact_paragraph(self, node):
-        # type: (nodes.Element) -> None
+    def visit_compact_paragraph(self, node: Element) -> None:
         pass
 
-    def depart_compact_paragraph(self, node):
-        # type: (nodes.Element) -> None
+    def depart_compact_paragraph(self, node: Element) -> None:
         pass
 
-    def visit_download_reference(self, node):
-        # type: (nodes.Element) -> None
+    def visit_download_reference(self, node: Element) -> None:
         pass
 
-    def depart_download_reference(self, node):
-        # type: (nodes.Element) -> None
+    def depart_download_reference(self, node: Element) -> None:
         pass
 
-    def visit_toctree(self, node):
-        # type: (nodes.Element) -> None
+    def visit_toctree(self, node: Element) -> None:
         raise nodes.SkipNode
 
-    def visit_index(self, node):
-        # type: (nodes.Element) -> None
+    def visit_index(self, node: Element) -> None:
         raise nodes.SkipNode
 
-    def visit_tabular_col_spec(self, node):
-        # type: (nodes.Element) -> None
+    def visit_tabular_col_spec(self, node: Element) -> None:
         raise nodes.SkipNode
 
-    def visit_glossary(self, node):
-        # type: (nodes.Element) -> None
+    def visit_glossary(self, node: Element) -> None:
         pass
 
-    def depart_glossary(self, node):
-        # type: (nodes.Element) -> None
+    def depart_glossary(self, node: Element) -> None:
         pass
 
-    def visit_acks(self, node):
-        # type: (nodes.Element) -> None
+    def visit_acks(self, node: Element) -> None:
         bullet_list = cast(nodes.bullet_list, node[0])
         list_items = cast(Iterable[nodes.list_item], bullet_list)
         self.ensure_eol()
@@ -419,72 +359,57 @@ class ManualPageTranslator(SphinxTranslator, BaseTranslator):
         self.body.append('\n')
         raise nodes.SkipNode
 
-    def visit_hlist(self, node):
-        # type: (nodes.Element) -> None
+    def visit_hlist(self, node: Element) -> None:
         self.visit_bullet_list(node)
 
-    def depart_hlist(self, node):
-        # type: (nodes.Element) -> None
+    def depart_hlist(self, node: Element) -> None:
         self.depart_bullet_list(node)
 
-    def visit_hlistcol(self, node):
-        # type: (nodes.Element) -> None
+    def visit_hlistcol(self, node: Element) -> None:
         pass
 
-    def depart_hlistcol(self, node):
-        # type: (nodes.Element) -> None
+    def depart_hlistcol(self, node: Element) -> None:
         pass
 
-    def visit_literal_emphasis(self, node):
-        # type: (nodes.Element) -> None
+    def visit_literal_emphasis(self, node: Element) -> None:
         return self.visit_emphasis(node)
 
-    def depart_literal_emphasis(self, node):
-        # type: (nodes.Element) -> None
+    def depart_literal_emphasis(self, node: Element) -> None:
         return self.depart_emphasis(node)
 
-    def visit_literal_strong(self, node):
-        # type: (nodes.Element) -> None
+    def visit_literal_strong(self, node: Element) -> None:
         return self.visit_strong(node)
 
-    def depart_literal_strong(self, node):
-        # type: (nodes.Element) -> None
+    def depart_literal_strong(self, node: Element) -> None:
         return self.depart_strong(node)
 
-    def visit_abbreviation(self, node):
-        # type: (nodes.Element) -> None
+    def visit_abbreviation(self, node: Element) -> None:
         pass
 
-    def depart_abbreviation(self, node):
-        # type: (nodes.Element) -> None
+    def depart_abbreviation(self, node: Element) -> None:
         pass
 
-    def visit_manpage(self, node):
-        # type: (nodes.Element) -> None
+    def visit_manpage(self, node: Element) -> None:
         return self.visit_strong(node)
 
-    def depart_manpage(self, node):
-        # type: (nodes.Element) -> None
+    def depart_manpage(self, node: Element) -> None:
         return self.depart_strong(node)
 
     # overwritten: handle section titles better than in 0.6 release
-    def visit_caption(self, node):
-        # type: (nodes.Element) -> None
+    def visit_caption(self, node: Element) -> None:
         if isinstance(node.parent, nodes.container) and node.parent.get('literal_block'):
             self.body.append('.sp\n')
         else:
             super().visit_caption(node)
 
-    def depart_caption(self, node):
-        # type: (nodes.Element) -> None
+    def depart_caption(self, node: Element) -> None:
         if isinstance(node.parent, nodes.container) and node.parent.get('literal_block'):
             self.body.append('\n')
         else:
             super().depart_caption(node)
 
     # overwritten: handle section titles better than in 0.6 release
-    def visit_title(self, node):
-        # type: (nodes.Element) -> None
+    def visit_title(self, node: Element) -> None:
         if isinstance(node.parent, addnodes.seealso):
             self.body.append('.IP "')
             return
@@ -498,47 +423,37 @@ class ManualPageTranslator(SphinxTranslator, BaseTranslator):
                 raise nodes.SkipNode
         return super().visit_title(node)
 
-    def depart_title(self, node):
-        # type: (nodes.Element) -> None
+    def depart_title(self, node: Element) -> None:
         if isinstance(node.parent, addnodes.seealso):
             self.body.append('"\n')
             return
         return super().depart_title(node)
 
-    def visit_raw(self, node):
-        # type: (nodes.Element) -> None
+    def visit_raw(self, node: Element) -> None:
         if 'manpage' in node.get('format', '').split():
             self.body.append(node.astext())
         raise nodes.SkipNode
 
-    def visit_meta(self, node):
-        # type: (nodes.Element) -> None
+    def visit_meta(self, node: Element) -> None:
         raise nodes.SkipNode
 
-    def visit_inline(self, node):
-        # type: (nodes.Element) -> None
+    def visit_inline(self, node: Element) -> None:
         pass
 
-    def depart_inline(self, node):
-        # type: (nodes.Element) -> None
+    def depart_inline(self, node: Element) -> None:
         pass
 
-    def visit_math(self, node):
-        # type: (nodes.Element) -> None
+    def visit_math(self, node: Element) -> None:
         pass
 
-    def depart_math(self, node):
-        # type: (nodes.Element) -> None
+    def depart_math(self, node: Element) -> None:
         pass
 
-    def visit_math_block(self, node):
-        # type: (nodes.Element) -> None
+    def visit_math_block(self, node: Element) -> None:
         self.visit_centered(node)
 
-    def depart_math_block(self, node):
-        # type: (nodes.Element) -> None
+    def depart_math_block(self, node: Element) -> None:
         self.depart_centered(node)
 
-    def unknown_visit(self, node):
-        # type: (nodes.Node) -> None
+    def unknown_visit(self, node: Node) -> None:
         raise NotImplementedError('Unknown node: ' + node.__class__.__name__)