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.
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  Table of Contents
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Author’s Note](index_split_019.html#filepos290310)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Prologue](index_split_003.html#filepos3629)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 1](index_split_004.html#filepos9527)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 2](index_split_005.html#filepos23679)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 3](index_split_006.html#filepos41224)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 4](index_split_007.html#filepos59433)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 5](index_split_008.html#filepos78161)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 6](index_split_009.html#filepos98430)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 7](index_split_010.html#filepos123148)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 8](index_split_011.html#filepos152689)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 9](index_split_012.html#filepos172514)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 10](index_split_013.html#filepos192969)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 11](index_split_014.html#filepos211450)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 12](index_split_015.html#filepos239814)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 13](index_split_016.html#filepos259069)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 14](index_split_017.html#filepos277276)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Epilogue](index_split_018.html#filepos284049)
  
  
  
  
  
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