| | |  | ONE PIECE | Home » » » Bakuman., Vol. 1 | | | | | | | Product Promotions: | | | | | Description: | | R to L (Japanese Style). From the Creators of Death Note. Is becoming a successful manga artist an achievable dream or just one big gamble? 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? 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! | | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Tsugumi Ohba | | Paperback:
| 208 pages | | Publisher:
| VIZ Media LLC | | Publication Date:
| August 03, 2010 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 1421535130 | | Product Length:
| 7.47 inches | | Product Width:
| 5.0 inches | | Product Height:
| 0.66 inches | | Product Weight:
| 0.44 pounds | | Package Length:
| 7.4 inches | | Package Width:
| 4.9 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.8 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.45 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 10 reviews |
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11 of 12 found the following review helpful:
A fun and promising start to a manga series centering around...well, mangaAug 01, 2010
By Sarah I
Bakuman is a favorite of mine, and I've been looking forward to the release of this first book for a while!
An artist myself, I've always been interested in the creation process of manga, so this series naturally grabbed my attention. Far from boring and pedantic (as some manga about manga are apt to be), it explores the inspirations and aspirations of two friends (and the almost courtly teenage love of the artist of the pair and his hopeful voice actress crush) as they work to accomplish their dreams.
As expected of this author/artist pair (speaking of Ohba and Obata, but you know...), the art and storytelling are pretty, exciting, and funny. Its slice-of-life genre is a relief from all the popular fantasy shounen series.
The translation and printing of the English book are extremely well-done as well, and, as an added bonus, at the end of each chapter they have the storyboards of one or two pages by both the writer and artist, a really fun and awesome treat!
5 of 6 found the following review helpful:
A brilliant series and must read by all creative professionalsAug 07, 2010
By M. Kasprzak
I absolutely adore this series. I'm a creative professional and small business owner, and pull much of my inspirations from comics, movies and games. I've shipped my own share of "dud" projects, as well as some I truly believe in; I've even had my share of successes too, so I can relate to the thrill of the struggle and the reward. Bakuman somehow manages to condense the process, the technical, the ups and downs, the business, the thrill, the competition, rivalry (that it's positive), life, and the very idea of creating something original in to a body of work that's easy and exciting to read. Sure, it's a Manga and it exaggerates things, but who wants to read about a half arsed effort?
Creative people often have their "staples", timeless favorite works that inspired them. It's especially rare to find something after you've "grown up" that can only be described as EXPLETIVE awesome, and even more rare to find something that resonates deeply. If it was Watchmen or Dragon Ball that lit the fire, Bakuman is like feeding the flame with gasoline in a high oxygen environment. It's a series you'll want to proudly display next to that 2nd extra special Blu Ray collectors edition of Fight Club you bought for "the shelf".
Especially in later volumes, the creators masterfully crafts believable competing series from all the story's authors, especially if you've followed classic or current Jump series over the years. They skillfully suggest tactics, reasoning, and solutions to winning in a chart position race. Like seriously, as insane as it sounds, a businessman or someone in marketing could learn from this Manga. Maybe that's a stretch, but if charting and tactics play a role in your business, you'll be highly entertained. I just can't get over how well the writer knows his market. Tactically, not to mention story pacing and distillation enough for it to be a mass market series. From the perspective of a creator, there's so much meta going on here, it makes Inception look like Dr. Seuss. I cannot praise this series enough.
I can't wait to fill my shelves with the English volumes. But like the serialization meetings in the story, if Bakuman is up for cancellation, please cancel a different series instead! ;) Skip the early results, my survey card has Bakuman in all 3 slots. :D
Thanks Viz!
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
A Manga Series About a Manga SeriesJul 26, 2011
By lovelyduckie
When you read the story, you just know that the mangaka duo aren't making any guarantees on the success and happiness of its characters. That lack of a "safe feeling" is what makes this series far more addicting than other Shonen series that cradle me. Also, I've never been a mangaka of Shonen Jump, put the way they portray the inner workings seems EXTREMELY honest and realistic. They go so far as to drop the names of the most famous Shonen mangaka out right now, and even have them currently running in Shonen Jump with our fictional protagonists. At the very least it's the most detailed/educational series I've read about aspiring mangakas so far. I sometimes like to think that I have an understanding of how the world of anime/manga works, but this series has definitely re-educated me.
As I read this series I get an overwhelming feeling that this mangaka duo are channeling a lot of their experiences from trying to get Death Note (specifically) published in Shonen Jump. They even reference Death Note (as a series) several times in the first few pages, it's almost as if they want to plant that seed in the reader's mind so they make comparisons as they read on. Also it's interesting to note that the author Tsugumi Ohba is unknown to the public. Ohba's real identity (and gender) is a closely guarded secret.
This series is GREAT! It blows away all other series with stories about characters aspriring to make it in the manga/anime industry. If you don't believe me on how great this series is, look at how highly it's ranked in Japan. My little review here is a pathetically small drop in the bucket of all the praise that is out there for Bakuman.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
It's not just a story, right?Dec 04, 2010
By J. Reyes
I've been reading the Japanese version of Bakuman for a long time now, and since Viz brought the English version, I couldn't help myself to support mangas of this caliber. Like many have said, the art and story are superb, but for me the story is the strongest point, I can't really say that the manga authors (mangakas) go through that many hurdles to get published or not, but I can I agree with the author if you really want to reach your goal, you just have to stick to it and work hard it to see it come true.
Inspirational and fun story, is what I like about Bakuman. Highly recommend it!!
2 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Awesome!Aug 06, 2010
By Derrick Schisler
I've been reading Bakuman since it first began serialization and have not stopped since. This is a beautifully put together volume of an overall great series. The story begins at a nice pace and keeps going at it, slowly but surely building up, and culminating in a long, wonderful-to-look at read. The art is extremely professional, the writing is good, but what I like a whole lot is that after finishing reading the 200 or so pages, you feel more fulfilled than you would after a typical manga volume. It is a very meaty, well-rounded series and book and I look forward to all the upcoming volumes!
My only complaint is that the extras in-between chapters are very, very sparse and basic. Hint Hint Viz ;)
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