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Manga: The Complete Guide

Manga: The Complete Guideis a 2007encyclopediawritten byJason Thompsonand published byDel Reywhich provides basic details and short reviews of over 1000 Japanesemangatitles that have been translated and released in English in North America.[1]Though Thompson is listed as the author on the cover, some titles' entries were initially written by other reviewers, which Thompson later edited.

Manga: The Complete Guide
Cover ofManga: The Complete Guide,featuring artwork fromNegima!: Magister Negi Magi,Fullmetal Alchemist,Fruits BasketandNaruto.
AuthorJason Thompson
LanguageEnglish
SubjectManga
GenreEncyclopedia
PublisherDel Rey
Publication date
October 9, 2007
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages592 pp(first edition)
ISBN978-0-345-48590-8
OCLC85833345
741.5/952 22
LC ClassPN6790.J3 T56 2007

Development

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Jason Thompson was a manga editor forViz Mediain 2000 when he first began wanting to craft a manga encyclopedia.[2][3]At the time, there was little interest in publishing it, so Thompson remained at Viz. Thompson became the firsteditor in chiefof the company's newly launchedShonen Jumpmanga anthology. The magazine was highly successful, but Thompson wanted to work on his own projects and stepped down after six issues when Viz declined his request to switch to part-time work.[1]In 2005,Del Reyapproached Thompson about his idea for a manga encyclopedia, reviving the project. It took two years to compile the book,[3]and Thompson resigned from Viz to do so.[4]The main difference between Thompson's original concept and the published version is that he originally intended the work to be organized by artist rather than title, and wanted to place more emphasis on manga's relationship to the more popularanimemedium.[5]

While Thompson is listed as the book's author, a group of twenty-four other writers helped craft some of the entries, brought in when Thompson "started to stress from all the workload".[6]Thompson then read and corrected the entries if he felt they were inaccurate.[7][8][9][10]The other writers includedPatrick Macias,Patricia Duffield, Julie Davis, Derek Guder, Carl Gustav Horn, Hannah Santiago, Leia Weathington,Shaenon Garrity,and Mark Simmons, aGundamexpert.

Synopsis

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Each title has at least a one paragraph description that includes the demographic (shōjo,shōnen,seinenorjosei), a rating out of four stars, and an age advisory, including a description of any objectionable content.Yaoiand "adult" manga each have their own section at the back of the book. In addition to covering individual titles,Manga: The Complete Guideincludes information on the basics of theJapanese languageand a glossary containing information on numerousanime and manga related terms,[11]concepts of manga culture likemagical girlanddōjinshi,[12]and Japanese pastimes seen in many of the translated manga.[11]

Reception

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Mania.com criticized the paperback packaging as being "flimsy" and felt it overrated strange manga and was impatient with longer series, but that it compensated for these shortcomings by its "sheer usefulness".[13]TheLibrary Journalnoted that there are only "a few minor instances of incomplete information" in the volume, and found it "highly useful for reference, readers' advisory, and collection development" of libraries.[12]

Anime News Networkdescribed it as "highly addicting" and said it provided something for readers at all levels of knowledge of manga.[14]While Comic Book Bin described it as an indispensable reference for writing about manga,[15]Ain't It Cool Newsnoted that it had "less personality" thanHelen McCarthyandJonathan Clements'The Anime Encyclopedia: A Guide to Japanese Animation Since 1917.[9]Manga: The Complete Guidewas nominated for anEisner Awardin 2008, under the category "Best Comics-Related Book",[16]but lost toDouglas Wolk'sReading Comics: How Graphic Novels Work and What They Mean.[17]

365 Days of Manga

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In June 2007, Thompson noted that he is contracted to update the book, but the format the update would take had not been decided.[18]In September 2009, Thompson announced that the reviews he had compiled since the publication of the first edition would be released online as part of his "365 Days of Manga" project. In conjunction with the new reviews, Thompson announced he was giving away most of his manga in a competition.[19]As of September 21, 2010, Thompson had given away approximately 2,850 manga volumes.[20]

See also

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References

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  1. ^abFarago, Andrew (September 20, 2007)."Jason Thompson".The Comics Journal.RetrievedMarch 11,2009.
  2. ^Aoki, Deb (2007)."Interview: Jason Thompson".About.com.Archived fromthe originalon 2009-06-02.Retrieved2009-03-11.
  3. ^abWelsh, David (September 2007)."The Flipped Interview".Comic World News.Retrieved2009-03-11.
  4. ^Tingley, Scott (2007-08-14)."An Interview With Jason Thompson — Writer of Manga: The Complete Guide".Comics in the Classroom.Retrieved2009-03-11.
  5. ^Thompson, Jason (2007-10-26)."The Manga Guide That Could Have Been".livejournal.com. Archived fromthe originalon 2011-05-15.Retrieved2009-04-10.
  6. ^Santiago, Hannah; Thompson, Jason (October 19, 2009)."365 Days of Manga, Day 33: After I Win".Suvudu.com.Retrieved2009-10-29.
  7. ^Thompson, Jason(October 9, 2007).Manga: The Complete Guide.New York, New York:Del Rey.p. viii.ISBN978-0-345-48590-8.OCLC85833345.
  8. ^"Book Review: Manga: The Complete Guide".PopCultureShock.2007-10-11. Archived from the original on 2009-04-04.Retrieved2009-04-10.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  9. ^abGreen, Scott (2007-08-01)."AICN Anime — A Survey of Print Resources".Ain't It Cool News.Retrieved2009-04-10.
  10. ^Spurgeon, Tom Spurgeon (2007-12-16)."CR Holiday Interview #2: Jason Thompson On His Complete Guide And The Year In Manga".The Comics Reporter.Retrieved2009-04-10.
  11. ^abThompson, Jason(October 9, 2007).Manga: The Complete Guide.New York, New York:Del Rey.pp. 487–502.ISBN978-0-345-48590-8.OCLC85833345.
  12. ^abMartha Cornog and Steve Raiteri (2007-07-15)."Graphic Novels: Baker's" Quality Jollity "".Library Journal.Archived fromthe originalon 2008-09-25.Retrieved2009-03-15.
  13. ^Leary, Ben (2007-12-06)."Manga: The Complete Guide Vol. #01".Mania.com. Archived fromthe originalon 12 April 2009.Retrieved2009-03-15.
  14. ^Santos, Carlo (2007-07-30)."Manga: The Complete Guide".Anime News Network.Retrieved2009-03-15.
  15. ^Gray, Julie (2007-08-22)."Manga: The Complete Guide".Comic Book Bin.Retrieved2009-03-15.
  16. ^"Eisner Awards Share the Wealth - Manga Gets More Attention".ICv2. April 14, 2008.Retrieved2009-09-10.
  17. ^"Your 2008 Eisner Award Winners".The Comics Reporter. July 26, 2008.Retrieved2009-09-10.
  18. ^Aguiar, Billy (2007-06-12)."The Big Guide to Manga Mania".Publishers Weekly.Archived fromthe originalon 3 November 2007.Retrieved2009-04-10.
  19. ^Thompson, Jason (September 9, 2009)."My 365 Days of Manga: Or, Manga The Complete Guide Returns".Suvudu.com.Retrieved2009-09-10.
  20. ^"365 Days of Manga, Day 365: Castle of Dreams".Suvudu.com. 2010-09-22.Retrieved2011-10-11.
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