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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  # Contents
  
  
  
  
  
  * [ Cover](cover.xhtml#cover)
  
  
  * [ Title Page](title_page.xhtml#title-page)
  
  
  * [ Contents](nav.xhtml)
  
  
  * [Acknowledgments](Acknowledgments.xhtml#ac1)
  
  
  * [Prologue](Prologue.xhtml#pr2)
  
  
  * [Chapter 1](Chapter_1.xhtml#ch3)
  
  
  * [Chapter 2](Chapter_2.xhtml#ch4)
  
  
  * [Chapter 3](Chapter_3.xhtml#ch5)
  
  
  * [Chapter 4](Chapter_4.xhtml#ch6)
  
  
  * [Chapter 5](Chapter_5.xhtml#ch7)
  
  
  * [Chapter 6](Chapter_6.xhtml#ch8)
  
  
  * [Chapter 7](Chapter_7.xhtml#ch9)
  
  
  * [Chapter 8](Chapter_8.xhtml#ch10)
  
  
  * [Chapter 9](Chapter_9.xhtml#ch11)
  
  
  * [Chapter 10](Chapter_10.xhtml#ch12)
  
  
  * [Chapter 11](Chapter_11.xhtml#ch13)
  
  
  * [Chapter 12](Chapter_12.xhtml#ch14)
  
  
  * [Chapter 13](Chapter_13.xhtml#ch15)
  
  
  * [Chapter 14](Chapter_14.xhtml#ch16)
  
  
  * [Chapter 15](Chapter_15.xhtml#ch17)
  
  
  * [Chapter 16](Chapter_16.xhtml#ch18)
  
  
  * [Chapter 17]