Bakuman.

Description

From Viz:
Average student Moritaka Mashiro enjoys drawing for fun. When his classmate and aspiring writer Akito Takagi discovers his talent, he begs Moritaka to team up with him as a manga-creating duo. But what exactly does it take to make it in the manga-publishing world?

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Note: Nominated for the 3rd Manga Taisho Award (2010).

Type

Manga

Related Series

Otter No. 11 (Spin-Off)

Bakuman Bangai-hen (Sequel)

Associated Names

Baku-man

Bakuman

Bakuman - Giấc mơ họa sĩ truyện tranh

Bakuman。

Бакуман.

बाकुमान

วัยซนคนการ์ตูน

バクマン。

爆漫-夢與現實 Baku Man

爆漫王。

食夢者

食梦者

바쿠만

Groups Scanlating

Latest Release(s)

c.176 by MANGA Plus 3 years ago

c.175 by MANGA Plus 3 years ago

c.174 by MANGA Plus 3 years ago

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Status in Country of Origin

20 Volumes (Complete)
12 Volumes (Bunkoban, 2017, Complete)

Completely Scanlated?

Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter

Starts at Vol 1, Chap 1 (S1) / Vol 4, Chap 35 (S2) / Vol 11, Chap 98 (S3)

Ends at Vol 4, Chap 35 (S1) / Vol 11, Chap 97 (S2) / Vol 20, Chap 176 (S3)

User Reviews

Bakuman by Mangaka714

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User Rating

Average: 8.5 / 10.0 (2612 votes)

Bayesian Average: 8.48 / 10.0

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Last Updated

July 14th, 2024 8:37pm PDT - 10 months ago

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Genre

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

Artist(s)

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Original Publisher

Shueisha

Serialized In (magazine)

Shuukan Shounen Jump (Shueisha)

Licensed (in English)

Yes

English Publisher

MANGA Plus

Viz (20 Vols - Complete)

Activity Stats (vs. other series)

Weekly Pos #506

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Monthly Pos #1298

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3 Month Pos #1983

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6 Month Pos #2809

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Year Pos #2833

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List Stats

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On 1565 wish lists

On 4609 completed lists

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User Comments [ Order by usefulness ]

not for everyone

by trade
14 years ago

Rating: N/A

To start off, this is not your normal manga. It's unique in that it allows us manga readers to see what goes on behind closed doors. The characters are more or less standard with the exception of the main rival as well as the occasional recurring side character. The story is what you come back for, it's not an action packed "will they make it out alive?!" kind of story, so don't expect that. Rather the chapters often end with a cliffhanger ending of finding out where the main characters scored with their readers.

Pros:
Gives readers insight into the manga industry and the way things REALLY work

Enjoyable characters for the most part

Nice little side romance plot line

Very natural and realistic feeling

Cons:
Very text heavy, some chapters have more space for speech balloons then actual manga

Slighty repetitive.

Very slow at points, there are chapters that, while necessary to the story, you forget 15 minutes after reading them.

overall, it's probably around a 5-8 depending on how much your actually interested in the manga industry and how big a fan you are of action packed sword swinging manga. This is not for everyone.

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Mixed feelings.

by panos
14 years ago

Rating: 4.0 / 10.0

When i started reading this series i was pretty surprised.It has a theme that is not original if you have read a lot of manga,but the approach on the issue was out of the ordinary.That drew my attention and made me read one chapter after the other.It was also very informative about how the manga industry works and why a lot of serialized manga meet their doom.Now,it hasn't got anything new to offer.Meaningless,pointless competitions between the mangaka without much of a reason.My enthusiasm of waiting for the next chapter as well as my rating has dropped significally.I hope for a decent arc soon.

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Waste of time

by Mushu
14 years ago

Rating: 1.0 / 10.0

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..

by Vayth
14 years ago

Rating: 7.0 / 10.0

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

by skyarsalan
14 years ago

Rating: N/A

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

by N0X
15 years ago

Rating: 1.0 / 10.0

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.

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love it

by Sukets
15 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

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

... 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 15 years ago

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This manga makes me smile

by tarmie
15 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

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. 🙂

... Last updated 15 years ago

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Eh..

by Enternalfir3
15 years ago

Rating: N/A

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

by eynit
15 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

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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