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The point to many shonen (boy's manga) shows is, by and large, fulfilling adolescent male fantasies. Adventure, honourable fighting and science-fiction feature heavily, but everyday life skills can also feature. Usually life skills are played tongue-in-cheek, so it is good when a series comes along which takes the viewer on a creative journey rather than the usual gag fest of life skills shonen series. Bakuman, from the makers of Death Note, will take you on the collaborative career path of a manga artist and manga writer in an attempt to create a hit series. |
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an anime.
Miho's dream is to become a voice actress, so she agrees to play the heroine. Moritaka then proposes to Miho and she accepts, on condition that they
accomplish their dreams first and they cannot see each other either until then.
Moritaka then finally decides to become a manga artist and him and Akito get to
work. Thankfully his Uncle's studio remains untouched, so they use that
for creating their ideas. |
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straightforward. This series may be aimed at
those with an interest manga, but it thankfully doesn't act like a
guidebook but instead as a glimpse into the world. Once Moritaka & Akito
are working professionally we are introduced to the world of editors,
assistants, awards and readers polls. The importance of the awards and
polls are emphasised more and more as the series progresses and becomes a goal
both the characters aspire to and the viewer relates to - the drive to better
one's self. |
first season of Bakuman does feel
slow to start with. It isn't really until the second disc, when our
creative manga pair meet with an editor, that you start to become hooked and
route for them to score high in the reader polls. Some may also feel the
lack of discussion surrounding drawing skills frustrating, but one has to except
Moritaka's skill is a given and the point of the series is constructing a
successful manga through story and originality. The increased competition
between other artists toward the end of the season does suggest it may play a
bigger part in season 2 though. Clean opening and closing sequences along with the clean
opening of the series created by Moritaka's Uncle. Series:
Extras:
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