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Bakuman。

By the creators of Death Note! The mystery behind manga making revealed!

Created by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata | MoreLess about Bakuman。

Average student Moritaka Mashiro enjoys drawing for fun. When his classmate and aspiring writer Akito Takagi discovers his talent, he begs Moritaka to team up with him as a manga-creating duo. But what exactly does it take to make it in the manga-publishing world?

Tsugumi Ohba
Born in Tokyo, Tsugumi Ohba is the author of the hit series Death Note and Bakuman。

Takeshi Obata
Takeshi Obata was born in 1969 in Niigata, Japan, and first achieved international recognition as the artist of the wildly popular Shonen Jump title Hikaru no Go, which won the 2003 Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize: Shinsei “New Hope” Award and the 2000 Shogakukan Manga Award. He went on to illustrate the smash hit Death Note as well as the hugely successful manga Bakuman。 and All You Need Is Kill.

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Bakuman。, Vol. 1

Moritaka is hesitant to seriously consider Akito's proposal because he knows how difficult reaching the professional level can be. Still, encouragement from persistent Akito and motivation from his crush push Moritaka to test his limits!

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