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“Muto Ashirogi fights to keep their manga alive in rankings while chasing their anime adaptation dream.”
Bakuman. Season 3
バクマン。
8.52
148 rank · 347,069 viewers · 2,947 favorites
Comedy
Drama
Romance
Otaku Culture
Shounen
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Synopsis
Muto Ashirogi fights to keep their manga alive in rankings while chasing their anime adaptation dream.
Onto their third serialization, manga duo Moritaka Mashiro and Akito Takagi—also known by their pen name, Muto Ashirogi—are ever closer to their dream of an anime adaption. However, the real challenge is only just beginning: if they are unable to compete with the artist Eiji Niizuma in the rankings within the span of six months, they will be canceled. To top it off, numerous rivals are close behind and declaring war. They don't even have enough time to spare thinking about an anime! In Bakuman. 3rd Season, Muto Ashirogi must find a way to stay atop the colossal mountain known as the Shounen Jack rankings. With new problems and new assistants, the pair continue to strive for their dream.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 56 sampled reviews
8.7
/10
What 56 viewers settled on.
96%
recommend
Score distribution
median 9
mode 10
σ 1.63
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.63 · some divergence
The polarity gap
5.6 pts
Recommenders 9.1 · others 3.5
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No
Score over time
↓ 1.34
Running avg · Nov 2012 → Mar 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “I find this series very entertaining and always find myself fired up when everyone gets in that mode of the whole my rivals are pushing me to do my best in the manga world. Nizuma Eji I have to say...”
- 7 “This is a solid show by all means, however, the execution of the last couple of episodes was poorly done. You have 75 episodes of buildup and when all is said and done, it doesn't do the plot of...”
- 10 “I absolutely love this series because it beautifully captures the journey of striving to make dreams a reality and offers profound life lessons through its diverse, well-developed cast of...”
Verbosity
Short · 23%
Medium · 54%
Long · 23%
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- Format 25 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 10h 00m all episodes
- Aired Oct 2012 – Mar 2013 Fall 2012
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-6714 catalog