Bakuman.

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Synonyms: Bakuman Season 1
Japanese: バクマン。
English: Bakuman.
German: Bakuman
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Type: TV
Episodes: 25
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Oct 2, 2010 to Apr 2, 2011
Premiered: Fall 2010
Broadcast: Saturdays at 18:00 (JST)
Producers: NHK, Shueisha
Licensors: Media Blasters
Studios: J.C.Staff
Source: Manga
Genres: ComedyComedy, DramaDrama, RomanceRomance
Theme: Otaku CultureOtaku Culture
Demographic: ShounenShounen
Duration: 24 min. per ep.
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

Statistics

Score: 8.171 (scored by 302065302,065 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #4292
2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #356
Members: 633,599
Favorites: 9,481

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Synopsis

As a child, Moritaka Mashiro dreamt of becoming a mangaka, just like his childhood hero and uncle, Tarou Kawaguchi, creator of a popular gag manga. But when tragedy strikes, he gives up on his dream and spends his middle school days studying, aiming to become a salaryman instead.

One day, his classmate Akito Takagi, the school's top student and aspiring writer, notices the detailed drawings in Moritaka's notebook. Seeing the vast potential of his artistic talent, Akito approaches Moritaka, proposing that they become mangaka together. After much convincing, Moritaka realizes that if he is able to create a popular manga series, he may be able to get the girl he has a crush on, Miho Azuki, to take part in the anime adaptation as a voice actor. Thus the pair begins creating manga under the pen name Muto Ashirogi, hoping to become the greatest mangaka in Japan, the likes of which no one has ever seen.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Background

Bakuman. was licensed by Media Blasters in North America, but only released one 2-disc DVD containing the first 7 episodes, the rest of the releases were cancelled.

Characters & Voice Actors


Staff

Matsukura, Yuuji
Producer
Kasai, Kenichi
Director, Storyboard
Akitaya, Noriaki
Director, Episode Director, Storyboard
Watanabe, Jun
Sound Director


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1: "Blue Bird" by Kobukuro (eps 1-24)
2: "Genjitsu to iu Na no Kaibutsu to Tatakau Mono Tachi (現実という名の怪物と戦う者たち)" by Yuu Takahashi (高橋優) (eps 25)




Reviews

Aug 11, 2024
I'm writing this review entirely because I read someone's negative review of Bakuman, loosely scoring it WAY TOO LOW (they gave it a 3). They were too specific on what they didn't like about the anime, and it's how the character's romance was way too "unrealistic", like bro? I am not going to nitpick and explain every single detail on WHY I think it's valid for Saiko and Miho to feel that way with each other, but YOU have to remember that these characters ARE introverted, and their attraction towards each other grew strongly as they continued to be schoolmates as the years go by. ...
Dec 25, 2023
Mixed Feelings
Overall pretty mediocre for such a high rated anime. The beginning seems promising but it soon fumbles and drags on till the end. Mashiro is one of the most unlikeable MCs. His character is way too arrogant and narcissistic for you to empathize with his journey. Takagi is another generic sidekick with no personality of his own other than being an MC asslicker. Takagi is supposed to be the main writer here and yet you see Mashiro often going off on his own, lashing out against his only "friend" for the most foolish reasons. Except for a corny childhood fantasy of a future marriage, there's ...
Dec 30, 2023
FunnyFunny
I thought i would enjoy it while watching it because of the MAL score but i got disappointed.

That was the most sexist anime i have ever seen in my whole life. I thought it would get better about the sexism it has on the next episodes but no it just went worse. The first episodes was good and amusing if you avoid some parts in it. But the last 6-7 episodes were too boring i couldnt stand them.

The anime is about making a manga but Mashiro doesn't even want to be a mangaka. He just do it for marrying with a girl in his ...

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