Bakuman.
Bakuman. / Бакуман.Summary
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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Details
- Format
- TV series
- Number of Episodes
- 25
- Episode length
- 24 min
- Estimated total length
- ≈ 10 h (25 × 24 min)
- Season
- Fall 2010
- Start date
- October 2, 2010
- End date
- April 2, 2011
- Status
- Finished
- Source
- Manga
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Studios
- J.C. Staff
- Romaji title
- Bakuman.
- English title
- Bakuman.
- Native title
- バクマン。
- Other titles
- Бакуман.
Characters 25
Main characters
- Akito Takagi高木秋人Main
- Moritaka Mashiro真城最高Main
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- Yuriko Aoki青木優梨子Supporting
- Shinta Fukuda福田真太Supporting
- Gorou Miura港浦吾郎Supporting
- Kouji Yoshida吉田幸司Supporting
- Koji Makaino間界野昂次Supporting
- Miyuki Azuki亜豆美雪Supporting
- Kazuya Hiramaru平丸一也Supporting
- Aiko Iwase岩瀬愛子Supporting
- Hisashi Sasaki佐々木尚Supporting
- Eiji Niizuma新妻エイジSupporting
- Masahiro Mashiro真城昌弘Supporting
- Hidemitsu Ishizawa石沢秀光Supporting
- Yujiro Hattori服部雄二郎Supporting
- Nobuhiro Mashiro真城信弘Supporting
- Kaya Miyoshi見吉香耶Supporting
- Miho Azuki亜豆美保Supporting
- Taiki Uchida内田太樹Supporting
- Yoshihisa Heishi瓶子吉久Supporting
- Souichi Aida相田聡一Supporting
- Kayoko Mashiro真城加代子Supporting
- Akira Hattori服部哲Supporting
- Fumi Mashiro真城二三男Supporting
- Songyuu Kimキム・ソンギュSupporting
Staff and studios
Studios
Key staff
- Kenichi KasaiDirector
- Takeshi ObataOriginal Character Design
- Tsugumi OobaOriginal Story
- Reiko YoshidaSeries composition
- Tomoyuki ShitayaCharacter design
- Audio HighsMusic
- Tomoyuki ShitayaChief animation director
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- Shoutarou MorikuboInsert Song Performance
- Michael SinterniklaasADR Director (English)
- Reiko YoshidaScript (eps 1-4, 7, 9, 12, 17, 20, 22, 25)
- Tsugumi OobaPrinciple Drawing (ep 1 "Superhero Legend")
- Hideto TakaraiInsert Song Performance
- Hironobu KageyamaInsert Song Performance (Chou Hero Densetsu)
- Kenichi KasaiStoryboard (Ep 8, 25)
- KobukuroTheme Song Performance
- Tomoyuki ShitayaAnimation Director (eps 1-3)
- Yuniko AyanaScript (eps 5, 11, 15, 18, 21)
- Yuuji YamaguchiStoryboard (ep 20)
- Tomohiro KishiKey Animation (ep 1)
- Masayuki Nonaka2nd Key Animation
- Masayuki NonakaIn-Between Animation (ep 2)
- Yu TakahashiTheme Song Performance (OP 2, ED 2)
- Atsushi KomoriAnimation Director (eps 14, 16, 19, 23)
- Atsushi KomoriChief Animation Director (eps 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 15, 18)
- Atsushi KomoriKey Animation (eps 1, 18, 25)