Title: バクマン。 Bakuman。
English Title: Bakuman。
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese
Year: 2015
Cast:
- 佐藤健 Satō Takeru
- 神木隆之介 Kamiki Ryūnosuke
- 山田孝之 Yamada Takayuki
- 染谷将太 Sometani Shōta
- 桐谷健太 Kiritani Kenta
- 新井浩文 Arai Hirofumi
- 皆川猿時 Minagawa Sarutoki
- リリー・フランキー Rirī Furankī (Lily Franky
- 小松菜奈 Komatsu Nana
- 宮藤官九郎 Kudō Kankurō
SYNOPSIS
High school classmates Moritaka Mashiro and Akito Takagi have decided to team up to create a successful manga. Mashiro, also known as Saikō, is a talented artist and Takagi is skilled in writing.
Mashiro's uncle was a successful manga artist who had passed away. They refer to his uncle's words of wisdom on how to get their manga published.
REVIEW
Bakuman is an interesting drama about manga, specifically how to become a manga artist who gets published in a manga publication. The movie talks about the intricate process of making a manga, and getting in touch with editors and publishers, and finally how to make sure the manga you make gets chosen to be published.
Moritaka Mashiro: My uncle used to say, to make our manga debut, we only have two options. First is to register and win the newcomer award in a manga contest... (Second is) to send our manga directly to the editorial department of a manga publisher.
Moritaka Mashiro: To write a manga, first we need a draft... Of course, we will have to adjust the composition and storyboard when we start drawing but basically, we have to start from the draft, which is the foundation of the manga. With the draft, we begin drawing before we begin the formal paint.
Takagi Akito: In other manga manuscripts, there is always a teacher that says, "Do not try to cut corners to make superficial works."
Moritaka Mashiro: But my uncle said before that the first manuscript can be read twice, which clears off the first obstacle. If there is a little praise, we have overcome the second hurdle. If he get handed the contact numbers of the editors, it means that we have been acknowledged (as manga artists)!
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バクマン。 Bakuman。
