This is Comic Geek Speak, episode 308, Manga, The Complete Guide.

Welcome to Comic Geek Speak. I'm Brian Deamer.

And I'm Brian Christman.

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All right. In this episode, we are going to take a detailed look at manga in all its many forms.

And joining us on the show is Jason Thompson, and for those of you who are not familiar with him,

Jason can be easily called the Ken Jennings of Otaku World.

Having read all of the series reviewed in manga, The Complete Guide, as a former editor at a major manga publisher, Viz, Jason supervised the translation of several popular manga, including UGO, Dragon Ball Z, Full Metal Alchemists, and the magazine Shonen Jump.

The San Francisco-based author has also written reviews and manga-related articles for America, Pulp, and other publications.

He is currently the manga editor of Utaku USA Magazine.

Manga The Complete Guide is published by Del Rey, and it was released on October 9th.

It's a one-stop resource for choosing between the rest and the best.

Incisive full-length reviews of stories and artwork, titles rated from zero to four stars,

skip the clunkers, but don't miss the hidden gems. Guidelines for age appropriateness,

from strictly mature to kid-friendly. The facts on the many kinds of manga,

know your show joe from your shonen. An overview of the manga industry and its history,

a detailed bibliography, and a glossary of manga terms. And right now, we welcome Jason.

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