I found a post on Gaia Online titled “Making Gaia Badges to wear to Cons ~ FAQ’s *updated*” that discussed making name tags for the upcoming Anime Expo. The badges would have one’s Gaia name and avatar on them for locating other Gaia Online users. The following is a screen shot of part of the thread.
This manga was longer than most at 357 pages. I enjoyed it, but I think I would have been confused had I not seen most of the anime. Major elements of the plot are revealed much earlier in the manga than in the series, which I like. A lot of the panels seem a little difficult to follow in my opinion. Perhaps if I had slowed down, it would have made more sense, but I guess it wasn’t needed because I had seen the series. I’m definitely going to be reading the next volume.