バクマン。 モノクロ版 12

Bakuman [バクマン] #12

by Tsugumi Ohba, Takeshi Obata, 大場つぐみ

PCPの連載を続けていく為には、半年内にエイジの作品と同等の人気作になっていなければならない!!　そんな厳しい条件の下、最高と秋人は5話のシリーズもので勝負に出る!!　連載継続を賭けた2人の未来は!?

Genres: Manga, Comics, Slice Of Life, Fiction, Shonen, Graphic Novels, Young Adult

200 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 4, 2011

About the author

Tsugumi Ōba (Profile in Japanese: 大場 つぐみ), born in Tokyo, Japan, is a writer best known for the manga Death Note. His/her real identity is a closely guarded secret. As stated by the profile placed at the beginning of each Death Note manga, Ōba collects teacups and develops manga plots while holding his knees on a chair, similar to a habit of L, one of the main characters of the series.

There is speculation that Tsugumi Ōba is a pen name and that he is really Hiroshi Gamō. Pointing out that in Bakuman the main character's uncle was a one-hit wonder manga artist who worked on a gag super hero manga, very similar to Gamō and Tottemo! Luckyman in all aspects. Also that the storyboards drawn by Ōba greatly resemble Tottemo! Luckyman in style.

Reviews

[Connor · Rating 5 out of 5]

I feel like a lot happened in this volume which I loved. I really like Shiratori as well as Peace of course. I feel like his character is really interesting now.

[Miss Susan · Rating 3 out of 5]

One of the things Bakuman has going for it is its ensemble cast. I've always liked ensembles for the wider variety of stories they let you tell. And you know what's the mark of a story that's utilizing its ensemble cast to its fullest potential? Mixing up the character interactions. Right now Bakuman has a large cast but they tend to talk to their own particular groups exclusively. Which fine sure, I obviously talk more with my close friends or colleagues than everyone I know but still. Mix it up! The plot has a golden opportunity right now with the Readers Fest competition. Mashiro wants to compete, Miss Akina's looking for an artist. Instead of overloading Akito with three mangas running concurrently why not pair them up? They've barely interacted so far so it would be new ground! And there's already story tensions built in vis-a-vis her rivalry with Akito.

I'd also vote for Miho VA-ing Akina's series on the same grounds but Ohba already shut that one down. :( Obviously Miho's career has to be dependant on Mashiro's. I mean it's not like the readers could possibly be interested in learning more about her outside of her role as the love interest? Or that any of them are disappointed in the relatively narrow track this series has taken wrt to the manga industry when just bothering to expand her character would have let us see another side of production with voice acting?

Man every time I try to review a Bakuman volume my critiques always basically boil down to it would be 1000 times better if Ohba could pretend to care about the girls for more than two minutes. So many wasted potential storylines! It's like a case study in the ways sexism is actively debilitating to stories, like I can't just take off my feminist glasses because my basic interesting-storylines glasses see the same thing. 3 stars

[Nicolo · Rating 5 out of 5]

This review is for the entire series, which I rate it 5 stars.

Bakuman is the follow up work of the Death Note creative team, which is composed of writer Tsugumi Ohba and artist Takeshi Obata. However, in my opinion, I believe this is the better work.

Bakuman is the story of two teenagers breaking into the manga industry and they going to do it in their own unorthodox way, just like this manga. This manga is so unlike the usual ones. It's not a battle manga, which is the most popular and successful manga genre. Yet, it's like a battle manga because it has rivals, training montages, and other tropes of the genre.

The creative team is firing on all cylinders. The writer creates a genre-bending work and gives Obata-sensei a massive and appropriate canvass to flex his extensive art range, give us the best artwork of his career. The entire story is dense yet light, because it is full of ideas and concepts, like the other manga titles of the main characters' rivals. I wouldn't mind those spun off.

The story is engaging and funny, and gives the fans a satisfying ending. I only wish they included an epilogue to help the reader decompress after reading the last few volumes because it gives you a massive sensation of "finale high".

Aside from the killer story and the amazing art, this manga gave the reader a new way to appreciate and enjoy manga.

[Subodh Garg · Rating 5 out of 5]

5/5

I finished Bakuman, the series by the duo Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata. It is a simple story about a boy (Moritaka Mashiro) in his third year of middle school deciding to become a manga artist on the persistence of his friend (Akito Takagi). Takagi will write the stories while Mashiro will do the art. Together, they tell their ambitions to his crush (Miho Ayuki), who aims to be a voice actress and decide to get married if and when she gets to voice the heroine of their series. A simple premise, but one that allows for myriads of twists and turns. They begin their manga journey with the pen name Muto Ashirogi.

This is a review of the entire series. Please keep that in mind.

The authors introduce various other mangakas with the most important being Eiji Nizuma, Ashirogi Sensei's biggest rival, a 15-year-old manga genius. They face various hardships along the way, from writer's block to unrequited confessions; from copycat imposters to tight deadlines; from all-nighters to hospital stays. It is a heartwarming story which will motivate you to fulfill your own dreams. The ultimate Shonen Manga.

The authors accomplished everything they set out to do. I cannot think of a single thing to improve in this masterpiece. It is short and concise (only 176 chapters), with no redundancies or detours. It also teaches the readers the grueling discipline required to be a mangaka, the hopes and dreams attached with it and the ins and outs of manga publishing. The Editors and the Editorial Department play as much of a role in the story as the mangakas. How the manga and the artist are tied together and how can gleam an insight into the author's psyche by reading their works. How to deal with success and imposter syndrome. How to actually write an engaging manga and what happens when you actually succeed in your dreams. This and so much more is presented in such an engaging manner in the series.

Heartily recommended to everyone. Can't wait to read more!!!

[Jesus Flores · Rating 3 out of 5]

Aqui hay resoluciones sobre su manga, otros mangas, y su objetivo de llevar su manga a anime.
Y aqui vemos otra vez lo tonto de la relacion de Miho-Saiko.
Cuando Kaya le pregunta sobre la edad en que quieren casarse, Saiko no tiene ni idea, ni se atreve a preguntarle a Miho. Estos están poer que un matrimonio arreglado.

spoilery

Se resuelve la sobrevivencia de la nueva serie. Pero hay un detalle, como que es poco probable se vuelva anime.
Cuando el editor les dice se ponen "tristes".
El ayudante con su manga del perrito, y el cliche del niño rico inutil.
Y luego un festival de mangas cortos, donde también se inscriben cuando apenas si pueden cumplir con su trabajo.

[Lisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think one reason I love this series so much is because it's kind of about the behind the scenes of creating manga, and anyone who knows me well knows that I'm hopeless trash for behind the scenes content. It's my one true love XDD

[Blake the Book Eater · Rating 4 out of 5]

Shiratori is like my new favorite character and I love him so much!! I would really love to read an issue of Jump with all of these characters’ series in it!

[Hafeji A.D · Rating 5 out of 5]

First volume of Bakuman with 5 star rating. I just love the comedic bits they put in this. Just can't stop laughing. 🤣

[Morton Grove Public Library · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reviewed by Vincent Wu

Great introduction to another rival, Aiko Iwase, who always ranked second, just behind Takagi. She decided to become a manga writer as a way to get Takagi to realize the error in his ways. The build up for PCP is on the way, with this being the volume we learn if it will get ended or not. One of Mashiro and Takagi's assistant artist also might become another rival to the pair soon too, against the assistant's parent's wish.

[Gore · Rating 4 out of 5]

You really can't help but feel motivation when you read Bakuman. It not only gives tips on how to strive for your dream, whether it be manga or some other creativity, but it gives you the motivation when you lack support like Shiratori doesn't get from his own mother. Gosh, makes me want to get my pen and notebook out and just write, write, write!

[Kai · Rating 4 out of 5]

In this volume, Shujin makes a manga with Shun Shiratori. Due to the relationship, Mashiro misunderstands between Mashiro and Shijin. However, there is a trick of Shujin. After reading it, I remember my dream because we pursue our dream. However, while we are doing on our way, something disturbs us. This volume is a good opportunity to remember my life.

[Ricardo Marín]

5 / 5

Este manga me hace sentir tantas cosas que no puedo explicar con palabras. Qué forma tan buena de explorar la lealtad y la verdadera amistad.

[Aca · Rating 5 out of 5]

❤

Very adorable and heart-warming!

❤

[Ben Truong · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bakuman: Artist and Manga Artist continue where the previous tankobon left off and contains the next nine chapters (98–106) of the on-going manga series.

Things are going well for Ashirogi Muto they were saved by cancellation, because their gambled paid off – they managed to beat Aiko Iwase manga, which was drawn by Eiji Niizuma and was a couple shy of beating Niizuma main manga. They got so popular that they were offered and Dramatic CD with Miho Azuki as the main female voice actress and a novelization of the manga and unbeknownst to them there were at least two studios who offered to make their manga into anime to Shonen Jump. In the end, Ashirogi Muto was told that they will never get an anime, because of the many complaints they are getting for their manga.

Ashirogi Muto's manga is called Perfect Crime Party or PCP for short. This manga is about three elementary school children who decided to form a Perfect Crime Club, performing seamless acts of crime – rather pranks. These so called crimes were mainly benevolent in nature for the most part, like using their crimes for the betterment of the school. However, due to the fact that it can easily imitated by children, parents and teachers complained and to have an anime would only further encourage such bad behavior.

Disheartened, they were so close to achieving their dreams and to have Moritaka Mashiro getting together with Miho Azuki. Feeling for his friend, Akito Takagi said that he could rework the series to make it more anime compatible, but Moritaka Mashiro and Akira Hattori nixed that idea. They will continue their manga as is and hopefully one day they could make another manga that would be anime compatible.

Another story has Shun Shiratori – an assistant to Ashirogi Muto comes to Akito Takagi to read the manga proposal that he has recently produced. After a couple of revisions, Ashirogi Muto decided to pay it forward and have Akira Hattori look at it. Hattori really liked the proposal, but noticed that it seem to be influenced by Akito Takagi, which they confessed that it was.

Hattori said that he would happily enter this proposal into a contest, but the by-line would be written by Akito Takagi (not Ashirogi Muto) and drawn by Shun Shiratori. In the end, because of Akito Takagi name attached to the proposal, they were ineligible for the contest, but they decided to print it in Shonen Jump with a promise for serialization if it does well, but Akito Takagi must be the writer. Eventually, Akito Takagi agrees to write for Shun Shiratori with Moritaka Mashiro's blessing, but his main priority will always be towards Ashirogi Muto.

In this tankobon, we get to learn more about Shun Shiratori. He comes from a very wealthy family and is somewhat sheltered, so he does not know basic things like how to run a washing machine or how to cook rice. While a talented artist, his mother disapproves of his decision to become a manga artist because she does not find it respectable – she only cares about appearances. With the help of Ashirogi Muto and his older sister Hitomi, his mother reluctantly allows him to follow his dreams and to live on his own.

As for the tankobon – I feel like a broken record for saying this, but to put things as succinct as possible: Tsugumi Ohba is too verbose and Takeshi Obata's art wonderful.

All in all, Bakuman: Artist and Manga Artist is a wonderful continuation of the on-going series. It seems like Ashirogi Muto is trying to do two series simultaneously, like Eiji Niizuma – one on their Perfect Crime Party and another one that would be anime compatible. I'm not sure if they could do that or if the editorial department would allow it, but it would be interesting to see them try.

[Paul Spence · Rating 5 out of 5]

Moritaka and Akito’s newest series Perfect Crime Party does well enough that they can start working on other things, such as beating their rivals. But some unexpected news sends them back to try to come up with a second series. But as each of them works on their specific talents individually, will it break up the team of Muto Ashirogi?

Now that Moritaka and Akito have a series running in Jump again, the story can go back to their personal lives, as well as those of their rivals and assistants. While I do enjoy seeing process of making a successful manga through Moritaka and Akito, I’ve really come to like the other manga artists and assistants, and I do enjoy seeing what’s going on with their lives and titles.

The artist we see the life most of in these two volumes is Shun Shiratori. He is an assistant to Moritaka and Akito. His mother, who wears the pants in the family, doesn’t approve of Shun working on manga, so he runs away so he can work on creating his own title. Moritaka and Akito get involved to the point that Akito ends as the writer for Shun’s manga. There is a lot of drama created from this, not just from Shun’s family life, but also between Akito, and Moritaka and Kaya. It all comes down to a simple lack of communication, and Akito is so clueless that he doesn’t see what he’s doing to Moritaka and Kaya. A few words could have avoided the whole situation, but would have made the volumes just a little less dramatic and a lot shorter. Though I think it was Akito who deserved the punch more than Moritaka.

Hiramaru has always been fun to follow. Like, Eiji, he is a “genius” creator, but hates the work, so he is always trying to get out of it. His editor is constantly having to trick or bribe him into getting his chapters done. It’s a lot of fun to see how his editor is going to manipulate him. One way he does this is by using Hiramaru’s feelings for Miss Aoki. Promises of helping him get through afternoon tea with her gets Hiramaru to write a romantic one shot that becomes popular enough to submit for serialization, but when the day finally comes Hiramaru turns the tables on his editor and meets Miss Aoki alone. The ensuing chase is really funny, and when he finally decides to confess his feelings to Aoki, it’s great to see Fukuda, Moritaka, Akito and Kaya show up to cheer him on.
I also enjoyed seeing Eiji finally create a manga that isn’t a hit. His attempt at a romance doesn’t break the top 5. It was good to see him finally feel what it’s like, even if it was only for a one shot. Another thing I like about Bakuman, is the teasers for titles we get to see. Moritaka’s romantic one-shot looked cute, and Hiramaru’s romantic one-shot looked very funny. An entry for a contest that Akito and Moritaka are judging is shown at some length, Classroom of Truth, and is a title I would really like to read! It’s really too bad so many of these will never really be serialized.

I haven’t gotten tired of Bakuman yet. Ohba does a great job of keeping the story fresh, and balancing between the manga creation process and the lives of the artists. Just concentrating on one or the other too much would ruin the charm.

[Nisa Greennnpanda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rating: 5 stars

Summary:
Akito Takagi aspires to be a manga writer, but he has poor drawing skills. He approaches his classmate, Moritaka Mashiro to be pair up with him into becoming manga creators. Mashiro rejects the idea at first. Takagi then convinces Mashiro when he brings them to Miho Azuki's house. Takagi tells Azuki about their dream of creating manga. Mashiro, who has a crush on Azuki, then "proposes" to marry Azuki if he is able to create a manga that will later be animated and Azuki will be the seiyuu or voice actor for the anime. The duo then set off their dream, going through many challenges and failures along the way, to create a manga that has potential to be animated.

Review (for the whole manga):
I first read this manga when it was published in a local comic magazine here in Malaysia, known as Kreko. Decided to reread again because I didn't finish the whole manga the first time (because I skipped a few volumes of the magazine, so I missed out some chapters of the manga). This manga is interesting as it shows you the "behind the scenes" of the manga industry in Japan. I have heard some people say that being a mangaka is not an easy job that will rake in money. Mangaka have to compete with many other mangaka from various publication companies. If your manga is no longer preferred by the readers, it will get dropped. All that is depicted in this manga series. Hardwork is sure the no. 1 key to success in this field. Overall, I really like this manga (plus the fact that it's created by the duo who made Death Note, Vol. 1: Boredom. ;)

[Alex · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another great volume - I will say this volume and volume 12 have felt a bit more repetitive than the previous bits. It always feels like they are adding in new characters but these two volumes basically stick with the established characters and established formula. It still works well, and it's interesting to see a more straightforward "battle" with Eiji their rival for dominance in the rankings of Shonen Jump. But a lack of things to do for the side characters has felt a little like the series is treading water for some of the characters.

The new character Shun is a welcome addition, I like his backstory with rich indifferent parents who don't believe Manga is art. I think having an unsupportive parent who doesn't want their child to pursue the risky lifestyle of a manga artist is way more common than this series puts on. Out of all the extremely young characters, their parents are basically non-characters. So it's nice to see a bit of realism - as depressing as it is - through the lens of Shun's parents.

[Christopher Mclean · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not a favorite for me.

Women are treated fairly poorly in Bakuman in general but Shijin moving out of home for weeks on end and not talking to his wife has to be up there with the dumbest "just talk to each other" romantic comedy miscommunication situations ever.

Add to that he didn't bother to talk to his best friend and co-worker either and we get the entire tension in the volume feeling completely artificial.

[Amanda Setasha · Rating 3 out of 5]

This had good plot, but there's so many words and characters in this series now, it's hard to keep up with. I constantly have to look at the first couple of pages to figure out who is who (pretty sure there's about 30 active characters in this series).

I want to enjoy it, but it's a lot to take in. This series is only 20 volumes so I'm going to keep reading to give it a shot.

[Clayton VanLeeuwen · Rating 4 out of 5]

There's definitely some ebb and flow throughout this series- chapters of excitement and surprises spurred by adversity followed by chapters of success and attempting to hold on to that success. When the struggle's over, it's kind of like a hard cut off to the really fun parts of Bakuman. That said, it's still a good read but a volume like 12 slows down, trading in urgency for stability.

[Brittany Walker · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5 stars

Every time their manga does well something happens to mess it up and I feel like I'm being tricked because PCP has been doing well and nothing bad has happened yet. I have hope that Mashiro can create his own story and Takagi can write multiple stories without straining themselves. It's an added layer of complexity that I didn't expect the mangakas to add to the story.

[czai · Rating 4 out of 5]

it's been a while for me with manga. it's been a while for me with Bakuman. and when i picked vols 11 & 12 up and read them, it really just brought me back to all the feels and memories when i read and watched this series years and yearsss ago. prob 10yrs ago. ohgod. but yeah, still absolutely love this series.

[haven ⋄ f (hiatus) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyable! Not as great as the last few. This series is on this arc that is just so much better than the first section. This was a little frustrating because of the last few chapters, but I was able to push through.

[Burden · Rating 4 out of 5]

Volume 12 is probably as close as Bakuman is going to have to a filler arc. There's still some real stuff going on, but the Shiratori storyline feels a little like a side-quest that may end up being semi-redundant.

But despite this, the volume itself was very enjoyable with nice artwork 4/5.

[Montserrat Esteban · Rating 5 out of 5]

La serie va avanzando y vemos como van tomando más responsabilidades y más trabajo

[Lisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

<3 <3 <3 to becoming better writers and artists but I want Moritaka and Akito to stay together!

[Julie (Let's Read Good Books) · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.25 stars

review to follow

[Sinta Nisfuanna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ditutup dengan semua yang terasa menggebu-gebu, sampai ikutan naik gairahnya saat baca. Benar-benar hidup mereka hanya untuk bersaing dan manga. Obsesi yang luar biasa.

[Ben Zimmerman · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have nothing new to say. Obata and Ohba jus keep making great content. It's more of the same, but in the best way possible.

[Yaiza · Rating 3 out of 5]

3'5 ESTRELLAS.
No se si me gusta el rumbo que está llevando ésto..