I wish they would let us read some of the manga that they make in the thing, because they sound awesome (some of them do).

I have read all the current chapters and it really does make me want more of it. It's fun and exciting to know more about the world of manga through reading this and it has a very informative aspect about what & how the manga world works.

... Last updated on November 11th, 2009, 4:34am

Well, I've only read a bit, and it's pretty interesting so far.
But by chapter 2, I can't help but feel that I've been insulted twice-thrice by the manga for being a female (who doesn't really fit into female gender role or stereotype), hahaha. Makes me feel nostalgic for Death Note (here comes the comparison again), where the female characters are all stupid. Jeez, what's up with this author's machismo? It doesn't make it a bad manga though. I just feel like I need to say it somewhere

... Last updated on August 19th, 2009, 12:21pm

Ohba and Obata are freaking amazing. They've managed to make another unique series. But a fair bit of warning - this is completely different from Death Note. Don't expect anything remotely similar to Death Note from Bakuman. They're just different.
The slice-of-life tag is no joke.
You WILL find Bakuman boring if you're just looking for action or fantasy, but you'll love Bakuman if you're looking for a chill everyday life series. Just enjoy it. You won't find another series out there about manga.

... Last updated on September 11th, 2012, 5:33pm

After just two chapters i need more lol - great plot and a great twist from this managaka's norm - has great promise, i can only hope it becomes a regular favorite just like death note and has a long run

Good to that the author got the eyes right ^^ they have souls in they now unlike the ones in death note.
Anyway this could be a hit or miss for me, I mean adding logics and complexity into the manga's concept is not a good idea, the main character is too serious imo and the comedy feel as if it was forced into the manga , very awkward.BUT! as far as the romances go this could be interesting ^^

... Last updated on August 20th, 2008, 12:15pm

I won't lie to anyone who read my review: the first thinking that comes to me when I hear 'bakuman' is a superhero story. Why, because of the 'man' duh. Ironically, it was only after mangaplus come to existence that I was exposed to what it truly is and how I can't be more wrong about what it truly is.

So Bakuman has nothing to do with a super hero story (granted there is part of it in, but not in the way that you might think it would be), instead it is a story about 2 young aspiring Middle School students in their conquest to pursue a career as bonafide mangakas. Mashiro is the artist, while Takagi is the one working on plots and stories.

While the initial premise is simple, what is not so simple lies in the process of their becoming mangakas. Bakuman provides very nice insight into mangaka work, at some point you can call it semi documentary series, of how manga is created. And while there are dubious point (such as in popularity poll among them), every single aspects to it was depicted in such a way that will enlighten you of work as mangaka and challenges they faced. All this while also showing how the authors keep up with their life outside their work.

You may ask how come it doesn't become boring? The answer lies in how skillful the writers are. To keep us entertained, they throw so many ideas about stories that 2 MC wants to make. They draw us in into Mashiro and Takagi's excited discussion about manga, and about what they would write next. Bakuman put very serious work in this: the work within works - the ideas of the stories are so well develop and there are times they would draw sketch of said ideas as a manga within a manga.

I really cannot recommend this enough. Anyone should just try to read it before judging it based on some hearsay or reviews.

... Last updated on January 21st, 2022, 1:44am

Okay, I thought Bakuman was seriously great. It's really interesting, the characters are easy to get close to, and the art is simply amazing. The art is so detailed, and it really amazes me at how much the plot is developed at the same time. I liked Death Note too; the only reason I'm not too big of a fan is because the protago..nist...er...main character Light, was a bit hard to sympathize with and because it was a bit too dark and serious for my taste. But Bakuman is really light and interesting; we finally get to know how Jump works. I was really surprised when I saw how small its fandom was.

I have read up to the current chapter(61). The whole plot is just amazing. Its a inside view how the magakas work. Also the romance is really good you just want to keep on reading. I am going to read more when it is released.

This somehow reminds me of Hajime no Ippo, showing a career of a young boxer/mangaka in lots of details...
I like that story doesn't go at snails paste, art is good also.
Good that this is so much different from Death Note.

Though the only thing that bothers me is that there might be no real climax in the end, but ill have faith in authors.

... Last updated on September 29th, 2009, 2:31am