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Description
Moritaka Mashiro (Saiko), with his superb drawing skill, is invited by his writing genius classmate Akito Takagi (Shujin) to tread the difficult path of the mangaka!! His sights are set on his naive yet earnest joint dream with Miho Azuki, who is aiming to become a voice actress!! Saiko and Shujin team up as writer and artist, aiming to be serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump, make a hit, and then release an anime. They bring their manuscripts into editors and set off on the road to becoming pro manga artists!! This is a new-age story of manga success!!

Type
Manga

Related Series
Otter No. 11 (Side Story)

Associated Names
Бакуман.
バクマン。
爆漫王。
食夢者
食梦者
바쿠만
Baku-man
Bakuman
Bakuman - Giấc mơ họa sĩ truyện tranh
Bakuman。

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Latest Release(s)
c.176 (end) by Red Hawk NEO (401d ago)
c.175 by Red Hawk NEO (407d ago)
c.174 by Red Hawk NEO (414d ago)
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Status in Country of Origin
20 Volumes (Complete)

Completely Scanlated?
Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter
Starts at Vol 1, Chap 1

User Reviews
Bakuman by Mangaka714

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60 topics, 492 posts
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User Rating
Average: 8.6 / 10.0 (1903 votes)
Bayesian Average: 8.57 / 10.0
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Last Updated
May 24th 2013, 6:41pm PST

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Genre
Comedy  Drama  Romance  School Life  Shounen  Slice of Life 
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Author(s)
OHBA Tsugumi

Artist(s)
OBATA Takeshi

Year
2008

Original Publisher
Shueisha

Serialized In (magazine)
Weekly Shonen Jump (Shueisha)

Licensed (in English)
Yes

English Publisher
JManga (Defunct)
Viz (19 Volumes - Ongoing)

Activity Stats (vs. other series)
Weekly Pos #420 increased(+89)
Monthly Pos #546 decreased(-200)
3 Month Pos #260 increased(+20)
6 Month Pos #266 decreased(-2)

List Stats
On 4445 reading lists
On 1104 wish lists
On 2504 completed lists
On 225 unfinished lists
On 450 custom lists

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Forum Posts
End of Bakuman 397 days, 18 hours, 20 minutes ago
Should I pick this up again? 398 days, 8 hours, 36 minutes ago
169 444 days, 23 hours, 7 minutes ago
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Bakuman Season 3 Slated for Fall 2012 522 days, 20 hours, 13 minutes ago

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 Waste of time   
Rating: 1.0 / 10.0
by Mushu
December 17th, 2010, 2:27pm
Don't read it. I got to about chapter 60 a while ago and just quit. It's stupid as hell. This could've been something sick like another thriller+tragedy like death note but the author is looking like a one hit wonder after this.
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 not what I expected to be, but it's okay..   
Rating: 7.0 / 10.0
by Vayth
December 12th, 2010, 9:13am
Looking at the name ohba-obata, I expected something great from the duo death note..
well, the story is interesting, and teach me how hard to be in mangaka world XD
the pace is fast (3 weeks in a chapter, sometimes even faster), but that's to be expected. or else, it would be too slow.

but the problem is the art..
at the few first volume, they're still ok.. but the later, it's getting worse.. -_-
at first, I thought obata-sensei changed his arts style because it's a comedy manga, and his realistic art might not suit much.
but as the series goes, it keeps getting worse, and I can't even tell it's the same guy who did hikago & death note..

well, at least the story manages to keep me read this series.. ^^a
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 asdfa   
Rating: N/A
by skyarsalan
December 4th, 2010, 10:25pm
I would have given it a 10 at first, but now...

Well, for one, the story is a whole crap load slower than before
The art IS HORRIBLE now. Read it your self, the quality of the drawings are crap compared to the first couple of volumes. I can hardly tell it was drawn by the guy who made death note, it just makes the series look rushed and the author lazy, even if that is not true.

For the guy under me. Your an idiot, what do you think standard issue manga characters are? That's right,they are in every manga, only in this one, the character is not obsessed with fighting. Another thing, the author did not take the easy way out, the easy way out would be make something like death note or make a fighting manga, as those hardly ever take any thinking to make, just patience.
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 Not worth your time   
Rating: 1.0 / 10.0
by N0X
October 15th, 2010, 3:26am
Total worthless manga. One of the worst I ever read, and that's saying something. So the guy behind Death Note decides to take the easy way out and just draw a manga about... drawing manga. Wow, talk about making it easy for yourself. The characters are all standard-generalized shonen stereotypes. A weak main character who grows and overcomes his weaknesses and with his strong-personality friends eventually makes it into the manga-drawing business. Predictable and total garbage for anyone interested in actually interesting plot and characters. I would give it a 0, but unfortunately, I can't.

... Last updated on October 15th, 2010, 3:27am
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 love it   
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
by Sukets
July 22nd, 2010, 1:18pm
Well.. first, i really enjoy to read this manga...its impressive that came from the same person that made 'death note'.
the plot is really diferent, make's an change of pace for all the manga's on jump, doesnt really have an enemy. the manga itself is just like the manga that the main characters do, an non-jump manga being famous on jump.

It fell like an documentary in manga mode, with a lot of critics for jump, its system of good or bad's mangas, the artwork is really good, really well detailed, lightly remember the art of death note, but more bright.
the characters, is really fun...mashiro and azuki love... its just so pure that usually would make u hate the manga, but i dont know why, doesnt bother me, and i really like it. so...this just prove how good is the author

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... The author needs to stop making them start over on a new manga... seriously.


dont you think that this is cause he want to show that being a mangaka is REALLY difficult? cause being an mangaka, even if a lot of people like it, has a lot of prejudice
...and he want to show to how much an mangaka can overcome a lot of his faults in a new plot.

Story 10/10.0
Characters 10/10.0
Artwork 10/10.0
first 10 that i give for an manga

... Last updated on July 22nd, 2010, 1:20pm
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 This manga makes me smile   
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
by tarmie
July 21st, 2010, 2:08am
I expected quallity from the duo that made Death Note, and quallity was what I got.
This manga is brilliant, like any good manga it is driven by the chracters and their motivations, and the characters are very likable, the way Shuujin and Saiko interact is dynamic and sometimes hillarious. The romance between Saiko and Azuki is extremely cute and innocent, but still progeresses little by little througout the series.

The story itself is very VERY simple, and in a character driven series like this it has to be. If you don't like the characters or if you prefer series with deep and intense plots then this manga will probably bore you.

The art is as awesome as you'd expect from Takeshi Obata, though the style is completely different from the one used in Death Note. It is very cartoonish and over the top, but it fits the story perfectly and gives it a uniqe look. Tecnically there's as good as no flaws, Obata is extremely skilled.

This manga is for anyone who wants a manga that is otpmistic, cute and completely driven by the characters. Also it gives an interesting peek into the world of manga publishing. smile

... Last updated on July 21st, 2010, 2:08am
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 Eh..   
Rating: N/A
by Enternalfir3
July 2nd, 2010, 2:57pm
The idea of the manga is pretty new/different but the plot is really bothering me.. I enjoyed this up to chapter 2, then it went downhill... It seems like the author/mangaka is intensionally making all these useless events to make this more suspenseful but I found those attempts to be boring... I really wish the plot was more focused... The author needs to stop making them start over on a new manga... seriously.

The characters are okay, but I feel some which should be important are left for minor roles..
The art is pretty good though.
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 recommended   
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
by eynit
June 27th, 2010, 4:54am
this is one of the very few series that i'm following (along with One Piece and Kimi ni Todoke) and i have to say, i absolutely love this authors work. his art is incredibly good as it suits my style. i think the main reason why i enjoy this series is because i'm interested in drawing myself, and this manga is, after all, about drawing and stuff~
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 boring   
Rating: N/A
by cherrykookie
June 21st, 2010, 11:17pm
i'm a fan of takeshi obata's drawings thats for sure. i love the details and everything.
the first few chapters got me hooked- i thought it was funny and interesting, however unfortunately i quickly loss interest. the pace is much too slow for my liking and the romance is mediocre.. the girl's character is completely flat. too bad it had lots of potential but just fell flat and boring.
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 Awesome   
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
by Chibiheaven
May 15th, 2010, 11:15am
I have to say, when I first looked this up... I didn't think I'd like it. I was totally hooked after the first chapter. I think it's really interesting to tell the story of mangakas', and I honestly want to know what's going to happen! smile

Recommended. I can see there are some haters... but every series has to have a few.
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