Bakuman. (2010)

Animation · Comedy · Drama

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.

IMDb rating: 8.0 (3,209 votes)
Episode average: 7.8 -0.2 vs IMDb
Seasons: 3
Streaming (US): Hulu
Language: JA
Type: TV series

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Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2010)

7.75 avg 25 episodes 7.7 → 8.4 24 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Yume to genjitsu	7.7	106
2	Dumb and Smart	7.7	78
3	Parent and Child	7.6	74
4	Time and Key	7.4	68
5	Summer and Name	7.8	66
6	Carrot and Stick	8.0	63
7	Tears and Tears	7.2	59
8	Anxiety and Expectation	8.0	60
9	Regrets and Understanding	7.4	59
10	10 and 2	7.9	59
11	Chocolate and NEXT!	7.7	57
12	Feast and Graduation	7.5	57
13	Early Results and the Real Deal	7.5	57
14	Battles and Copying	8.0	56
15	Debut and Impatience	7.5	54
16	Wall and Kiss	7.8	53
17	Conceit and Kindness	8.1	56
18	Jealousy and Love	7.7	53
19	Two and One	7.6	53
20	Cooperation and Conditions	7.7	52
21	Literature and Music	7.6	52
22	Solidarity and Breakdown	7.8	52
23	Tuesday and Friday	8.3	54
24	Call and Eve	7.8	52
25	Ari to nashi	8.4	57

Season 2 (2011)

7.72 avg 25 episodes 7.7 → 8.4 24 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Silence and Party	7.7	55
2	Anthology and Photograph Collection	7.6	46
3	Window and Snow	7.5	48
4	Pandering and Patience	7.4	44
5	Jokes and News	7.8	44
6	Illness and Motivation	8.2	51
7	Life and Death and Stationery	7.5	45
8	Recall and Call	7.5	47
9	Restart and Low Rank	7.9	46
10	Gag and Serious	7.7	45
11	Manga and Youth	7.7	46
12	Experience and Data	7.6	46
13	Alliance and Classmate	7.6	47
14	Distrust and Trust	7.3	47
15	Monkey and Marriage	7.5	45
16	Prince and Savior	7.6	44
17	Relationship and Home	7.7	42
18	Complaint and Declaration	7.7	43
19	Fate and Star	7.5	43
20	Love and Denial	7.6	44
21	Selfishness and Advice	7.4	42
22	Hint and Best	8.2	43
23	Win and Lose	8.2	42
24	Visualization and Imagination	8.1	43
25	Vote and Chart	8.4	46

Season 3 (2012)

8.05 avg 25 episodes 7.7 → 9.3

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Episode #3.1	7.7	52
2	Episode #3.2	8.0	38
3	Episode #3.3	8.0	40
4	Episode #3.4	7.6	38
5	Episode #3.5	7.4	38
6	Episode #3.6	7.5	37
7	Episode #3.7	8.1	40
8	Episode #3.8	8.3	40
9	Episode #3.9	7.9	37
10	Episode #3.10	7.8	38
11	Episode #3.11	7.9	38
12	Episode #3.12	7.8	38
13	Episode #3.13	7.8	39
14	Episode #3.14	8.2	40
15	Episode #3.15	7.6	37
16	Episode #3.16	7.9	38
17	Episode #3.17	7.7	38
18	Episode #3.18	8.3	40
19	Episode #3.19	7.7	39
20	Episode #3.20	8.1	43
21	Episode #3.21	8.1	39
22	Episode #3.22	9.0	52
23	Episode #3.23	8.8	45
24	Episode #3.24	8.7	46
25	Yume to Genjitsu	9.3	69

Bakuman. (2010)

Cast

Seasons

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