Moritaka Mashiro, a junior high school student, content to live out a relatively normal life as any other does, is persuaded by his classmate, Akito Takagi, to become an aspiring mangaka when the latter realizes his natural talent as an artist. However, Moritaka is reluctant to pursue his dream as his uncle, once a mangaka with his own serializations, died from overwork trying to regain his lost status. With Akito's help, Takagi gets another classmate and his school crush, Azuki Miho, who is an aspiring voice actress, to voice in the anime adaptation of their future manga once it is completed. However, Mashiro also proposes to Azuki, who surprisingly accepts only on the condition she will marry him when both of them have achieved their dreams. With a goal set before him, Mashiro begins a long and struggling path to become a famous mangaka.
The series is so much fun without being in your face or needing explosions and blood. The voice acting is great, animation quality pretty decent, and so far the filler-ish parts work with the story so well you can't even tell. People who enjoy both shoujo (fleshed out characters, a little love, slice-of life) and shounen (tense situations, friendships, a theme of following your heart) will like this anime.
Bakuman is one of my favorite manga's and i'm so glad the anime is doing it justice. I love remembering why I fell in love with the manga in the first place and i'm just as excited for the next episode as someone who hasn't seen read the manga.
