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
  
  
  [Dedication](index_split_004.html#filepos4879)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Prologue](index_split_005.html#filepos5014)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter One](index_split_006.html#filepos12636)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter Two](index_split_007.html#filepos53805)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter Three](index_split_008.html#filepos96455)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter Four](index_split_009.html#filepos121229)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter Five](index_split_010.html#filepos141450)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter Six](index_split_011.html#filepos166238)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter Seven](index_split_012.html#filepos229115)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter Eight](index_split_013.html#filepos259825)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter Nine](index_split_014.html#filepos292986)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter Ten](index_split_015.html#filepos337054)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter Eleven](index_split_016.html#filepos356963)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter Twelve](index_split_017.html#filepos374074)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter Thirteen](index_split_018.html#filepos407969)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter Fourteen](index_split_019.html#fi