Bakuman

201025m / epAnimation · Comedy · Drama

First aired

October 2, 2010

8.1

TMDB Score

81% match · 162 votes

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S01 · E21

Literature and Music

Season 1 · Feb 26, 2011 · 25m

Mashiro 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 Nakai with Ko Aoki, the runner-up of the Story King competition. Nakai reveals that he's entering- with her, and that Fukuda's entry is expected to place first. Hattori reveals that Muto Ashirogi's work has gotten into the Golden Future Cup, and while the rank influences how it will fare, so will the number of people who voted that they liked it. One of their rivals is Koji "Koogy" Makaino, a popular musician who wishes to become a mangaka, and Fukuda believes that his fans will give him an unfair advantage in the questionnaires. Fukuda, Nakai, Mashiro and Takagi then go to the editorial offices to protest this.

About the Series

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Synopsis

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.

First aired
October 2, 2010
Last aired
March 30, 2013
Seasons
3 seasons · 75 episodes
Status
Ended
Original language
Japanese
Network
NHK Educational TV

Top Billed Cast

Atsushi Abe

Atsushi Abe

Moritaka Mashiro (voice)

Satoshi Hino

Satoshi Hino

Akito Takagi (voice)

Saori Hayami

Saori Hayami

Miho Azuki (voice)

Sayuri Yahagi

Sayuri Yahagi

Kaya Miyoshi (voice)

Nobuhiko Okamoto

Nobuhiko Okamoto

Eiji Niizuma (voice)

Tomoyuki Shimura

Tomoyuki Shimura

Takuro Nakai (voice)

Ayako Kawasumi

Ayako Kawasumi

Yuriko Hiramaru (voice)

Ayumi Fujimura

Ayumi Fujimura

Aiko Iwase (voice)

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