#I think only Volcanic/Brainchoco and I are actively translating GG stuff into English?

[solradguy]

Hello! Genuine question, because I don't know how and where to ask. I know there's Guilty Gear manga, but, uh... Is it long? And if there's more than one manga line/series, which one is better to start from? (Shamelessly asking for manga guide)

Don't worry about it haha Figuring out what order any of the GG stuff is supposed to be in and where to find it is like herding cats.

Short answer: It's Complicated™️

Long-ish answer: There are a bunch of manga but only 2.5 of them are in English and only about 60% of the ones solely in Japanese have been scanned. Here are the ones in English:

= The Digest comics - These are official recap summaries of the major story arcs throughout the entire series. They're on ASW's website and can be read in about one sitting. Start with this one. https://www.guiltygear.com/ggst/en/story/

= Guilty Gear Xtra - I forget what this one is actually about because I don't like it and only read it once ages ago lol. The art's alright though. Spinoff story focused on a kid named Tyr with a Gear arm? Scanlated by the Justice Revival Project. IIRC it was only two volumes, so you could probably read this in about one sitting too. Not a single thing that happens in this story is so much as referenced in the actual games. https://mangadex.org/title/911025e8-ae47-499c-8eff-453d18b6459a/guilty-gear-xtra

= Guilty Gear (1998) Comic Anthology - A collection of one-shots released a few months after the first Guilty Gear game that are focused on different characters. Some of them are serious, some comedic, a few recap important character lore. I'm currently working on translating this one and am nearing the halfway point (!!). Also relatively short, even if it was finished (it's only one volume). https://mangadex.org/title/3dde0c8d-ed85-4e16-92c0-837434f0bb58/guilty-gear-comic-anthology

As for the Japanese scans: I have a list of all the volumes, scanned and unscanned, in the masterpost linked in my pinned. It's near the very bottom: https://solradguy.tumblr.com/post/701138089295364096/comprehensive-guide-to-unofficial-guilty-gear

There are also three light novels (novellas with illustrations): Lightning The Argent, The Butterfly & Her Gale, and Begin. Begin is in English and Volcanic Fighter (& Brainchoco) are currently working on Butterfly. I'm working on LtA now but.... I keep getting distracted.... Begin can be read here: https://archive.org/details/guilty-gear-begin-english-translation

A couple of the drama CDs have been transcribed and translated too. They're in the masterpost.

Have fun!! If you know anyone that can do JP>EN translations send them to the GG fandom because the situation's dire LOL