Series

Bakuman

2010★ 8.13 seasons

Moritaka Mashiro and Akito Takagi are pretty much foils of each other. Mashiro, an average 9th grade student but talented artist, and Takagi, an overall advanced 9th grader and aspiring writer. After great convincing, Takagi convinces Mashiro to join him in becoming the greatest mangakas Japan has ever seen. Takagi, with his gift of writing, hopes to become a successful mangaka, and Mashiro, with his gift of art, hopes to marry the girl of his dreams, Azuki Miho.

Cast

Featured cast

Atsushi AbeMoritaka Mashiro (voice)

Satoshi HinoAkito Takagi (voice)

Saori HayamiMiho Azuki (voice)

Sayuri YahagiKaya Miyoshi (voice)

Nobuhiko OkamotoEiji Niizuma (voice)

Tomoyuki ShimuraTakuro Nakai (voice)

Episodes

1Dreams and RealityMoritaka Mashiro, an average student with a talent for drawing, forgets his notebook at school, where his classmate Akito Takagi finds and looks thro…25 min

2Dumb and SmartMashiro chats with Takagi, who tells him that he chose Mashiro because he is smarter than many of his peers in matters outside of scholarship, and th…25 min

3Parent and ChildMashiro and Takagi arrive at Mashiro's uncle's apartment, where they look around and Mashiro shows Takagi the manuscripts and storyboards, that the a…25 min

4Time and KeysMashiro shows Takagi all that he has drawn and points out all the mistakes he has made, as well as the finer points of using tools for drawing manga.…25 min

5Summer and NamesRecalling when he and Azuki turned back to look at each other at the same time, Mashiro tells Takagi that he and Azuki have been on the same frequenc…25 min

6Carrot and StickMashiro and Takagi meet with Akira Hattori, one of the editors at Shonen Jack. He notes that their work has flaws, as it is too text-driven and not d…25 min

7Tears and TearsAfter meeting with Hattori, Mashiro and Takagi continue working on new submissions, and Mashiro writes notes to Azuki in class. Azuki cries after Mas…25 min

8Uncertainties and ExpectationsTakagi comes up with some more ideas, including One Hundred Millionth, a story about people being ranked according to their abilities, and Hattori is…25 min

9Regrets and UnderstandingsTakagi is suspended for a week after punching Ishizawa, causing Mashiro to worry about him. He goes over to visit Takagi and learns that the story id…25 min

1010 and 2Mashiro and Takagi meet with Hattori, who says the manga artists liked their work, but the editors judging it thought it would never be published. Ma…25 min

11Chocolate and NEXT!Mashiro and Takagi work on Money and Intelligence while applying to the relatively easy North High School. Miyoshi questions why Mashiro and Azuki ar…25 min

12Feast And GraduationAfter celebrating by eating out, Hattori, Takagi and Mashiro discuss Money and Intelligence, and what changes they need to make to it. Hattori says t…25 min

13Early Results and the Real DealMashiro, at Miyoshi's suggestion, sends an email to Azuki to begin correspondence with her. During the first day of high school, Mashiro and Takagi s…25 min

14Battles and CopyingMashiro has come to the conclusion that doing mainstream battle manga is the way forward, and draws characters from other battle manga to polish his …25 min

15Debut and HecticHattori goes over the weaknesses of Mashiro and Takagi's storyboard, and tells them that they need good characters, simple yet exciting battles, cute…25 min

16Wall and KissMashiro and Takagi, incorporating Hattori's suggestions, comes up with a concept for a story about an angel fighting other angels who kill humans to …25 min

17Braggart and KindnessMashiro starts work as an assistant for Nizuma, and meets the other two assistants; Shinta Fukuda, who had placed lower than he did in NEXT, and Taku…25 min

18Jealousy and LoveWhile reworking Chapter 5, Fukuda reveals that he is dissatisfied with many aspects of Jack, particularly how series are ordered by their popularity,…25 min

19Two and OneSummer ends without Mashiro hearing back from Takagi, and Takagi returns the key to Mashiro's uncle's apartment, apologizing for failing to come up w…25 min

20Cooperation and ConditionsMashiro and Takagi discuss how to improve the concept behind the story, now known as Detective Trap, and Takagi begins looking over many detective st…25 min

21Literature and MusicMashiro and Takagi continue submitting a story every two weeks, with Mashiro sacrificing sleep to do so, but they have several weeks to go. They see …25 min

22Solidarity and BreakdownTeam Fukuda reaches the editorial offices, but despite their protests, the editors do not believe Koogy's advantage is unfair or his tactics are unet…25 min

23Tuesday and FridayMashiro and Takagi both decide to rewrite their manga. Fukuda, Aoki and Nakai also rewrite their manga. Later Fukuda's manga is shown first with posi…25 min

24Call and EveKoogy's manga does poorly in the Golden Future Cup, leaving Mashiro and Takagi, Fukuda, and Nakai and Aoki as the top contenders. An unprecedented tw…25 min

25Yes and NoThirteen series are submitted for the serialization meeting and are discussed by the team captains, editor in chief and deputy editor. Of all 13, Det…25 min

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