Partners and pals Akito Takagi and Moritaka Mashiro have been working together to become successful manga-creators since their Junior High school days. Together they produce cult manga hits under the pen name Muto Ashirogi. Desite their early success in the biz, it doesn’t stop them from brainstorming new popular series to put forth in Weekly Shonen Jump in the hopes of one day getting an anime adaptation…

While judging applicants for the Treasure Rookie Manga contest, Takagi and Mashiro come across an intriguing piece submitted from an old fan of theirs.

Tohru Nanamine, once a fan of Muto Ashirogi, is now on the path to becoming a great manga creator himself. Only 18 years old, his manga shows potential for becoming a cult hit. But Nanamine winds up in a publicity stunt that causes an uproar among the editorial staff as well as fans. Is Nanamine a naïve artist who doesn’t know the ropes, or is there something more calculating under his smile?

After revealing the methods behind his manga creation to Takagi and Mashiro, the duo makes it their mission to take their old fan down. Nanamine and Muto Ashirogi decide to settle their differences in a popularity contest between their two series. What’s Nanamine doing that has Muto Ashirogi set on defending the very foundation of the manga industry? Do they have the story-telling chops to compete against this popular newcomer?

Find out what it takes to make a cult hit manga in Volume 14 of Bakuman! See for yourself if Takagi and Mashiro have what it takes to take down a fan gone wild. Time to show this newbie how the pros roll!

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by Cat Rechsteiner