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#filepos181)
  
  [DEDICATION](index_split_002.html#filepos11444)
  
  [EPIGRAPH](index_split_003.html#filepos11531)
  
  [HISTORICAL NOTE](index_split_004.html#filepos12518)
  
  [PROLOGUE: A Wedding in Asia](index_split_005.html#filepos14051)
  
  [BOOK ONE: A Common Soldier](index_split_006.html#filepos21625)
  
  [CHAPTER 1](index_split_007.html#filepos21941)
  
  [CHAPTER 2](index_split_008.html#filepos29622)
  
  [CHAPTER 3](index_split_009.html#filepos39815)
  
  [CHAPTER 4](index_split_010.html#filepos43197)
  
  [CHAPTER 5](index_split_011.html#filepos56502)
  
  [CHAPTER 6](index_split_012.html#filepos75982)
  
  [CHAPTER 7](index_split_013.html#filepos82435)
  
  [CHAPTER 8](index_split_014.html#filepos93401)
  
  [CHAPTER 9](index_split_015.html#filepos102975)
  
  [CHAPTER 10](index_split_016.html#filepos108671)
  
  [BOOK TWO: A New Kind of War](index_split_017.html#filepos120419)
  
  [CHAPTER 11](index_split_018.html#filepos120736)
  
  [CHAPTER 12