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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  _To Kristen White, our right arm and left leg:_
  
  
  _I don’t know what we’d do without you,_
  
  
  _and I hope we never find out._
  
  
  _To a wonderful colleague and friend._
  
  
  CONTENTS
  
  
  [CHAPTER 1](../Text/part0004.html#ch1)
  
  
  [CHAPTER 2](../Text/part0005.html#ch2)
  
  
  [CHAPTER 3](../Text/part0006.html#ch3)
  
  
  [CHAPTER 4](../Text/part0007.html#ch4)
  
  
  [CHAPTER 5](../Text/part0008.html#ch5)
  
  
  [CHAPTER 6](../Text/part0009.html#ch6)
  
  
  [CHAPTER 7](../Text/part0010.html#ch7)
  
  
  [CHAPTER 8](../Text/part0011.html#ch8)
  
  
  [CHAPTER 9](../Text/part0012.html#ch9)
  
  
  [CHAPTER 10](../Text/part0013.html#ch10)
  
  
  [CHAPTER 11](../Text/part0014.html#ch11)
  
  
  [CHAPTER 12](../Text/part0015.html#ch12)
  
  
  [CHAPTER 13](../Text/part0016.html#ch13)
  
  
  [CHAPTER 14](../Text/part0017.html#ch14)
  
  
  [CHAPTER 15](../Text/part0018.html#ch15)
  
  
  [CHAPTER 16](../Text/part0019.html#ch16)
  
  
  [CHAPTER 17](../Text/part0020.html#ch17)
  
  
  [CHAPTER 18](../Text/part0021.html#ch18)
  
  
  [CHAPTER 19](