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Bakuman, Vol. 1

Bakuman, Vol. 1

By,&
Manga
Pages
208
Published
2008
Language
Japanese

Synopsis

Moritaka Mashiro is a talented artist with no real ambition until his classmate Akito Takagi, a gifted writer, convinces him to team up and become manga creators together. What starts as a reckless promise — inspired by Moritaka's crush on a girl who wants to be a voice actress — turns into a genuine, all-or-nothing bid to break into Weekly Shonen Jump.

Genres

Manga

Authors

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Tsugumi Ohba

Tsugumi Ohba is the pen name of an anonymous Japanese manga writer, best known for creating Death Note (2003-2006) with illustrator Takeshi Obata. The pair went on to collaborate on Bakuman (2008-2012) and Platinum End (2015-2021). Ohba's real name, gender, and biographical details have never been publicly disclosed.

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Takeshi Obata

Takeshi Obata (born 11 February 1969 in Niigata) is a Japanese manga artist who usually works as the illustrator alongside a separate writer. He won the Tezuka Award at sixteen, and first drew international attention with Hikaru no Go (1999-2003), written by Yumi Hotta. He is best known for the Tsugumi Ohba collaborations Death Note (2003-2006), Bakuman (2008-2012) and Platinum End (2015-2021). Hikaru no Go won the Shogakukan Manga Award, and he received a Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2003.

Characters

Moritaka MashiroProtagonist

A talented but unmotivated artist who teams up with a classmate to pursue manga creation, driven at first by a promise to a girl he admires.

Akito TakagiProtagonist

A sharp, pragmatic writer who convinces Moritaka to become his artist and pursue serialization in Weekly Shonen Jump together.

All characters in Bakuman, Vol. 1