Bakuman (2010)
| First Air Date: | 2010, October 2 |
| Last Air Date: | 2013, March 30 |
| Status: | Ended |
| Seasons: | 3 |
| Episodes: | 75 |
| Episode Runtime: | 25 min |
| Countries: | Japan |
| Production: | J.C.STAFF, NHK, Media Blasters, NHK Enterprises, Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions |
| Cast: | Saori Hayami, Nobuhiko Okamoto, Satoshi Hino, Ayako Kawasumi, Tomoyuki Shimura, Sayuri Yahagi, Ayumi Fujimura, Atsushi Abe |
Overview:
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.