Bakuman

**mage** · Sat, 10-02-2010, 09:17 PM

* Based on a shounen manga by Ooba Tsugumi and Obata Takeshi serialised in Weekly Shounen Jump.

Bakuman follows the story of high school student Mashiro Moritaka, a talented artist who does not know what he wants to do with his future. One day he draws a picture of Azuki Miho, a girl he is secretly fond of, during class and forgets the notebook at school. He comes back to find that his classmate Takagi Akito is waiting for him with his notebook. Takagi tries to convince Mashiro to become a mangaka, a manga artist, with him, only leading to Mashiro's disagreement. Mashiro goes home and thinks about his mangaka uncle, who had only one successful series before he died in obscurity. Mashiro is interrupted by a phone call from Takagi, who says that he is going to tell Azuki that Mashiro likes her. Mashiro runs down to Azuki's house to find Takagi waiting for him. Once Azuki comes out to meet them, Takagi tells her that he and Mashiro are aiming to be mangaka. Mashiro then learns that she wants to be a seiyuu, a voice actor, and has shown promise in the field. Mashiro, once again thinking about his uncle, accidentally proposes to Azuki who accepts. However, she will only marry him after they achieve their dreams.

http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl...anime&aid=7251

First episode is out by GG. Been waiting for this. It felt much more enjoyable than the manga.

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**RyougaZell** · Sat, 10-02-2010, 10:38 PM

I was hoping they didn't cut the 'other' manga. I was pleased they didn't. Death Note, Hikaru no Go and Naruto mangas were shown, while they mentioned Dragon Ball and One Piece.

Very well adaptated as well. The only voice I don't like very much is Kaya's. The rest are good.

Nice 'double' opening too.

**LobsterMagnet** · Sat, 10-02-2010, 10:52 PM

About time, god I remember ages ago trying to get people to start reading this back when it was in it's infancy. Manga has become excellent one of my personal favorites, alot of good stuff to look forward to. So far I'm really happy with the series. Maybe more people on gotwoot will learn to give it some love too finally.

***Kraco*** · Sun, 10-03-2010, 03:59 AM

Originally Posted by RyougaZell

Nice 'double' opening too.

Series with two OPs are rare enough, for sure.

This seemed to give pretty much the same vibes as the manga. I liked the manga well enough but ended up dropping it because I hated how it crushed all the artistic illusions (or delusions) about the manga industry and made it look like nothing but calculations and ruthless competition.

**MFauli** · Sun, 10-03-2010, 05:38 AM

decent first ep, though i dont completely like the artstyle. looks a bit...off.

Also, I´d prefer a Death Note-sequel over this

Just make Light come back in form of a shinigami and perfect...meh...

**Ryllharu** · Sun, 10-03-2010, 07:10 AM

The art style looks...affordable. That means we can hope for a long anime. The chapters of the manga are so dialogue heavy that while you can cram a lot of material in a chapter, it takes too much time to speak it all out. With a hundred and change chapters out, there's a decent chance that this could be a long anime. AniDB lists 25, but a second season could be very possible if it is popular enough.

When I heard who was doing the cast for the two main leads, I had thought it would have been better if they switched. But the two of them nailed it. Perfect match with how I thought of the two of them in my head. I agree with RZ though, Kaya (Azuki's friend) sounds a bit off. That actress' voice has always kind of annoyed me, but if she toned it down a bit it would work better (like her last line).

I really loved the first episode. It seems very serious and slow. A very deliberate pace, and then it ends with Saiko promising to marry the girl he barely ever talks to! It is a very character driven series, and the switch between the serious tone in the classroom and flashbacks and Saiko and Takagi going crazy in front of Azuki's house was great for a laugh.

Looking over the cast, Kawasumi Ayako, Fujimura Ayumi (Qwaser/Boobsmith), Okamoto Nobuhiko (Accelerator), and Suwabe Jun`ichi (Archer, Frouade from DenYuDen), it should make for some crazy people.

**Archangel** · Sun, 10-03-2010, 12:38 PM

It's not like it's a death note, lol. Shameless self promotion ftw.

That was pretty great, i thought the voice acting was quite good and also enjoyed the art style. Looks like a must watch for this season, looking forward to the next episode.

***Buffalobiian*** · Mon, 10-04-2010, 07:13 AM

I'm onto this one. It's simply refreshing.

If only I can nail my goal in life like that...

The Hero opening was great. I believe it's also the first time I've heard anime pronounce "energy" in a way other than e-ne-nu-gi.

**neflight86** · Mon, 10-04-2010, 08:08 PM

Gotta admit, I've been waiting for this since I started reading the manga. I was not disappointed. I'll be clinching my butt-cheeks as I get to revisit all (most) of my favorite chapters and scenes in animated form. Joy.

**Illrenmazou** · Sun, 10-10-2010, 08:23 AM

Episode 2 has been out for a while:
[gg]_Bakuman_-_02_[A591C0E9].mkv

***Kraco*** · Sun, 10-10-2010, 08:45 AM

This was a highly succesful episode in my opinion. Especially the part of Mashiro acquiring the permission for his choice of career.

Very warm father and son relationship, though.

***Buffalobiian*** · Mon, 10-11-2010, 12:45 AM

Originally Posted by Kraco

This was a highly succesful episode in my opinion. Especially the part of Mashiro acquiring the permission for his choice of career.

Very warm father and son relationship, though.

The way they treated his mother was almost insulting though.

***Kraco*** · Mon, 10-11-2010, 12:59 AM

Originally Posted by Buffalobiian

The way they treated his mother was almost insulting though.

I've seen this series accused of chauvinism, so it doesn't really surprise me.

**RyougaZell** · Mon, 10-11-2010, 08:16 AM

Originally Posted by Buffalobiian

The way they treated his mother was almost insulting though.

Why? Because she wanted something better for his son? I may not know much about Japanese mother's, but I think few are happy their sons are thinking about drawing manga instead of focusing on their studies. Specially with a story they have with a deceased brother-in-law.

***Buffalobiian*** · Mon, 10-11-2010, 08:34 AM

Originally Posted by RyougaZell

Why? Because she wanted something better for his son? I may not know much about Japanese mother's, but I think few are happy their sons are thinking about drawing manga instead of focusing on their studies. Specially with a story they have with a deceased brother-in-law.

I think you've misunderstood me somewhere.

THEY - refers to the rest of the family.

The father was sexist. "We men have dreams that you women will never understand." - a jab at the female comprehension ability?

Gramps talking over the top of mum couldn't be helped based on seniority, but at least he gave her an explanation afterwards for his decision. Dad may well have given her one off screen, but to us it wasn't apparent, and therefore sexist (and insulting).

edit: I think you thought I said the way mum treated Saiko was insulting. I thought her actions were purely understandable.

**Ryllharu** · Mon, 10-11-2010, 10:22 AM

Originally Posted by Buffalobiian

"We men have dreams that you women will never understand."

Younger girls dream of meeting/dating a celebrity. Young boys dream of having a giant robot to smash things.

Women dream of getting married and having a family, men dream of making making something a gallon of gasoline explode in the backyard of that house, or shooting a tank of propane that's on fire. The nerdy ones build railguns in their garage.

I'm not really seeing the problem here...men have lots of dreams that women can't possibly understand, mostly because they're really impractical, risky, and on occasion, just plain stupid.

Like becoming a mangaka instead of focusing on school.

**RyougaZell** · Mon, 10-11-2010, 10:38 AM

Originally Posted by Buffalobiian

I think you've misunderstood me somewhere.

THEY - refers to the rest of the family.

The father was sexist. "We men have dreams that you women will never understand." - a jab at the female comprehension ability?

Gramps talking over the top of mum couldn't be helped based on seniority, but at least he gave her an explanation afterwards for his decision. Dad may well have given her one off screen, but to us it wasn't apparent, and therefore sexist (and insulting).

edit: I think you thought I said the way mum treated Saiko was insulting. I thought her actions were purely understandable.

Indeed. I thought you refered to how she answered Saiko before speaking with her husband.

But in the end, as others have pointed out, that's how it works for old-fashioned japanese families.

**Ryllharu** · Sun, 10-10-2010, 04:12 PM

This series is mostly dialogue, but the way Saiko and Shujin play off each other makes it tolerable. I loved the scene where Shujin just started laughing at him with the curtain tucked around his neck. The smartest guy in the class acts like one of the biggest dumbasses.

Shujin has a good eye for people and can get Saiko all fired up, and Saiko works well against him because he shoots Shujin down a few pegs to keep him on the ground. I bet they're both going to go nuts when they get to the studio though. Pretty crazy to have that kind of advantage before they even start.

Yay for Iwase being voiced by Fujimura Ayumi. They didn't really have to give her any background, she's so good at playing those arrogant bitch types that you instantly get a feel for her character from just a few lines.

**Archangel** · Sun, 10-10-2010, 04:36 PM

Originally Posted by Ryllharu

This series is mostly dialogue, but the way Saiko and Shujin play off each other makes it tolerable. I loved the scene where Shujin just started laughing at him with the curtain tucked around his neck. The smartest guy in the class acts like one of the biggest dumbasses.

Yay for Iwase being voiced by Fujimura Ayumi. They didn't really have to give her any background, she's so good at playing those arrogant bitch types that you instantly get a feel for her character from just a few lines.

I loled irl at that scene

Lol, voiced Cecily Campbell. Arrogant bitches indeed

This episode was even better than the last, i love character driven shows.

**Ryllharu** · Sun, 10-10-2010, 04:50 PM

Originally Posted by Archangel

Lol, voiced Cecily Campbell. Arrogant bitches indeed

Dude, she played Azaka. She's not typecast by any means, she's just good at it.

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