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
  
  [Title Page](index_split_000.html#filepos314)
  
  [Dedication](index_split_002.html#filepos3416)
  
  [Epigraph](index_split_003.html#filepos3538)
  
  [Dear Reader,](index_split_004.html#filepos4982)
  
  [Chapter 1](index_split_005.html#filepos6564)
  
  [Chapter 2](index_split_006.html#filepos39147)
  
  [Chapter 3](index_split_007.html#filepos73273)
  
  [Chapter 4](index_split_008.html#filepos111315)
  
  [Chapter 5](index_split_009.html#filepos146246)
  
  [Chapter 6](index_split_010.html#filepos181768)
  
  [Chapter 7](index_split_011.html#filepos216802)
  
  [Chapter 8](index_split_012.html#filepos257155)
  
  [Chapter 9](index_split_013.html#filepos289537)
  
  [Chapter 10](index_split_014.html#filepos327069)
  
  [Chapter 11](index_split_015.html#filepos365110)
  
  [Chapter 12](index_split_016.html#filepos401867)
  
  [Chapter 13](index_split_017.html#filepos443790)
  
  [Chapter 14](index_split_018.html#filepos480085)
  
  [Chapter 15](index_split_019.html#filepos515044)
  
  [Chapter 16](i