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Bakuman。

“Two middle schoolers team up to create manga, aiming for fame and Mashiro's dream girl.”

Bakuman。

8.36
276 rank · 185,221 readers · 11,156 favorites
Shounen Otaku Culture Comedy Drama Romance
176 chapters · 20 volumes · 2008 - 2012 · Manga
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Synopsis

Two middle schoolers team up to create manga, aiming for fame and Mashiro's dream girl.

Despite being a talented artist, middle school student Moritaka Mashiro is unsure about his future, accepting that he will simply lead a normal life. After seeing one of Mashiro's drawings in class, Akito Takagi—an aspiring writer—insists that they write a manga together. But Mashiro is hesitant—his uncle, a mangaka, had died from overworking just a few years prior. However, when Mashiro hears that his crush, Miho Azuki, aims to be a voice actress, he becomes determined to create a manga that can be adapted into an anime for her to star in. Reciprocating Mashiro's feelings, she agrees to get married once they have both achieved their dreams. Bakuman. chronicles Mashiro and Takagi's successes and struggles in their attempts to be serialized in Weekly Shounen Jump and become famous mangakas. Will their gamble pay off, or will they join the countless number of failures?

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8.2 /10

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100% recommend
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median 8.5 mode 9 σ 1.31
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σ 1.31 · some divergence

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Not enough recommend signal yet

Score over time

↑ 0.15

Running avg · Nov 2008 → Jun 2020

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A Manga Publication

  • Format 176 × 20 ch × vol
  • Total read 23h 28m approx
  • Published Aug 2008 – Apr 2012
  • Source Manga media type
  • Ref. BS-M6588 catalog

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