title: Manga: The Complete Guide
author:  Jason Thompson 
description: Jason Thompson has over ten years experience as a manga editor, working at SHOHEN JUMP magazine and other publications. His writing has appeared in Animerica and The Comics Journal.
zlib_text: ![cover](docimages/cover.jpg)
  
  
  ![image](docimages/title.jpg)
  
  
  CONTENTS
  
  
  
  
  
  [OFFICIAL LIBRARY TRAVEL ADVICE](05_officiallibrary.html#official)
  
  
  [PROLOGUE](06_prologue.html#pro)
  
  
  [CHAPTER ONE](07_chapter1.html#ch1)
  
  
  [CHAPTER TWO](08_chapter2.html#ch2)
  
  
  [CHAPTER THREE](09_chapter3.html#ch3)
  
  
  [CHAPTER FOUR](10_chapter4.html#ch4)
  
  
  [CHAPTER FIVE](11_chapter5.html#ch5)
  
  
  [CHAPTER SIX](12_chapter6.html#ch6)
  
  
  [CHAPTER SEVEN](13_chapter7.html#ch7)
  
  
  [CHAPTER EIGHT](14_chapter8.html#ch8)
  
  
  [CHAPTER NINE](15_chapter9.html#ch9)
  
  
  [CHAPTER TEN](16_chapter10.html#ch10)
  
  
  [CHAPTER ELEVEN](17_chapter11.html#ch11)
  
  
  [CHAPTER TWELVE](18_chapter12.html#ch12)
  
  
  [CHAPTER THIRTEEN](19_chapter13.html#ch13)
  
  
  [CHAPTER FOURTEEN](20_chapter14.html#ch14)
  
  
  [INTERLUDE – VALE AND SILVER](21_chapter14_1.html#ch14_1)
  
  
  [CHAPTER FIFTEEN](22_chapter15.html#ch15)
  
  
  [CHAPTER SIXTEEN](23_chapter16.html#ch16)
  
  
  [CHAPTER SEVENTEEN](24_chapter17.html#ch17)
  
  
  [CHAPTER EIGHTEEN](25_chapter18.html#ch18)
  
  
  [CHAPTER NIN