Bakuman

Bakuman 2010

バクマン。

★ 8.1TMDB 0h 25min 3 seasons

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.

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S1·E1 Dreams and RealityOct 2, 2010Moritaka Mashiro, an average student with a talent for drawing, forgets his notebook at school, where his classmate Akito Takagi finds and looks through it. Takagi likes…S1·E2 Dumb and SmartOct 9, 2010Mashiro chats with Takagi, who tells him that he chose Mashiro because he is smarter than many of his peers in matters outside of scholarship, and that he believes Azuki…S1·E3 Parent and ChildOct 16, 2010Mashiro and Takagi arrive at Mashiro's uncle's apartment, where they look around and Mashiro shows Takagi the manuscripts and storyboards, that the author of a manga…S1·E4 Time and KeysOct 23, 2010Mashiro shows Takagi all that he has drawn and points out all the mistakes he has made, as well as the finer points of using tools for drawing manga. When Takagi…S1·E5 Summer and NamesOct 30, 2010Recalling when he and Azuki turned back to look at each other at the same time, Mashiro tells Takagi that he and Azuki have been on the same frequency for years,…S1·E6 Carrot and StickNov 6, 2010Mashiro and Takagi meet with Akira Hattori, one of the editors at Shonen Jack. He notes that their work has flaws, as it is too text-driven and not drawn in manga style,…S1·E7 Tears and TearsNov 13, 2010After meeting with Hattori, Mashiro and Takagi continue working on new submissions, and Mashiro writes notes to Azuki in class. Azuki cries after Mashiro asks her if…S1·E8 Uncertainties and ExpectationsNov 20, 2010Takagi comes up with some more ideas, including One Hundred Millionth, a story about people being ranked according to their abilities, and Hattori is impressed with the…S1·E9 Regrets and UnderstandingsNov 27, 2010Takagi is suspended for a week after punching Ishizawa, causing Mashiro to worry about him. He goes over to visit Takagi and learns that the story ideas he submitted to…S1·E10 10 and 2Dec 4, 2010Mashiro and Takagi meet with Hattori, who says the manga artists liked their work, but the editors judging it thought it would never be published. Mashiro, wanting to…S1·E11 Chocolate and NEXT!Dec 11, 2010Mashiro and Takagi work on Money and Intelligence while applying to the relatively easy North High School. Miyoshi questions why Mashiro and Azuki are not seeing each…S1·E12 Feast And GraduationDec 18, 2010After celebrating by eating out, Hattori, Takagi and Mashiro discuss Money and Intelligence, and what changes they need to make to it. Hattori says that they should wait…S1·E13 Early Results and the Real DealDec 25, 2010Mashiro, at Miyoshi's suggestion, sends an email to Azuki to begin correspondence with her. During the first day of high school, Mashiro and Takagi submit their new…S1·E14 Battles and CopyingJan 8, 2011Mashiro has come to the conclusion that doing mainstream battle manga is the way forward, and draws characters from other battle manga to polish his skills at drawing…S1·E15 Debut and HecticJan 15, 2011Hattori goes over the weaknesses of Mashiro and Takagi's storyboard, and tells them that they need good characters, simple yet exciting battles, cute heroines, and…S1·E16 Wall and KissJan 22, 2011Mashiro and Takagi, incorporating Hattori's suggestions, comes up with a concept for a story about an angel fighting other angels who kill humans to advance themselves,…S1·E17 Braggart and KindnessJan 29, 2011Mashiro starts work as an assistant for Nizuma, and meets the other two assistants; Shinta Fukuda, who had placed lower than he did in NEXT, and Takurō Nakai, who won an…S1·E18 Jealousy and LoveFeb 5, 2011While reworking Chapter 5, Fukuda reveals that he is dissatisfied with many aspects of Jack, particularly how series are ordered by their popularity, but Yujiro tells…S1·E19 Two and OneFeb 12, 2011Summer ends without Mashiro hearing back from Takagi, and Takagi returns the key to Mashiro's uncle's apartment, apologizing for failing to come up with a name in time…S1·E20 Cooperation and ConditionsFeb 19, 2011Mashiro and Takagi discuss how to improve the concept behind the story, now known as Detective Trap, and Takagi begins looking over many detective stories that Hattori…S1·E21 Literature and MusicFeb 26, 2011Mashiro 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,…S1·E22 Solidarity and BreakdownMar 5, 2011Team Fukuda reaches the editorial offices, but despite their protests, the editors do not believe Koogy's advantage is unfair or his tactics are unethical, and Mashiro…S1·E23 Tuesday and FridayMar 19, 2011Mashiro and Takagi both decide to rewrite their manga. Fukuda, Aoki and Nakai also rewrite their manga. Later Fukuda's manga is shown first with positive reviews. Next…S1·E24 Call and EveMar 26, 2011Koogy's manga does poorly in the Golden Future Cup, leaving Mashiro and Takagi, Fukuda, and Nakai and Aoki as the top contenders. An unprecedented two-way tie happens,…S1·E25 Yes and NoApr 2, 2011Thirteen series are submitted for the serialization meeting and are discussed by the team captains, editor in chief and deputy editor. Of all 13, Detective Trap and…

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First air date
Oct 2, 2010
Last air date
Mar 30, 2013
Seasons
3
Episodes
75
Episode runtime
25 min
Network
NHK Educational TV
Status
Ended
Studios
J.C.STAFF, NHK, Media Blasters, NHK Enterprises, Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions
Country
Japan
Language
Japanese

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