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_002.html#filepos4581)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Prologue](index_split_003.html#filepos6208)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 1](index_split_004.html#filepos7856)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 2](index_split_005.html#filepos29172)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 3](index_split_006.html#filepos40515)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 4](index_split_007.html#filepos60655)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 5](index_split_008.html#filepos86719)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 6](index_split_009.html#filepos107124)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 7](index_split_010.html#filepos129716)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 8](index_split_011.html#filepos151650)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 9](index_split_012.html#filepos164633)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 10](index_split_013.html#filepos180830)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 11](index_split_014.html#filepos201592)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 12](index_split_015.html#filepos222196)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 13](index_split_016.html#filepos243286)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 14](index_split_017.html#filepos259467)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 15](index_split_018.html#filepos274417)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 16](index_split_0