Bakuman.
バクマン。
Synopsis
As a child, Moritaka Mashiro dreamt of becoming a mangaka, just like his childhood hero and uncle, Tarou Kawaguchi, creator of a popular gag manga. But when tragedy strikes, he gives up on his dream and spends his middle school days studying, aiming to become a salaryman instead. One day, his classmate Akito Takagi, the school's top student and aspiring writer, notices the detailed drawings in Moritaka's notebook. Seeing the vast potential of his artistic talent, Akito approaches Moritaka, proposing that they become mangaka together. After much convincing, Moritaka realizes that if he is able to create a popular manga series, he may be able to get the girl he has a crush on, Miho Azuki, to take part in the anime adaptation as a voice actor. Thus the pair begins creating manga under the pen name Muto Ashirogi, hoping to become the greatest mangaka in Japan, the likes of which no one has ever seen. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
Staff

Matsukura, Yuuji
Producer

Akitaya, Noriaki
Director, Episode Director, Storyboard

Kasai, Kenichi
Director, Storyboard

Watanabe, Jun
Sound Director

Fukumoto, Kiyoshi
Episode Director

Hashimoto, Hiroyuki
Episode Director, Storyboard, Key Animation

Hirokawa, Shuuichi
Episode Director

Kidokoro, Seimei
Episode Director

Maruyama, Yuuta
Episode Director, Storyboard

Satou, Mitsutoshi
Episode Director

Satou, Hikaru
Episode Director

Sokuza, Makoto
Episode Director

Takahashi, Kenji
Episode Director

Yoshimura, Fumihiro
Episode Director, Storyboard

Ayana, Yuniko
Script

Kamishiro, Tsutomu
Script

Minakami, Seishi
Script

Yoshida, Reiko
Script, Series Composition

Kujou, Rion
Storyboard

Miura, Tatsuo
Storyboard

Satou, Masako
Storyboard

Shimazu, Hiroyuki
Storyboard

Takada, Kouichi
Storyboard

Yamaguchi, Yuuji
Storyboard

Kobukuro
Theme Song Performance
Opening & Ending Themes
Openings
- 1: "Blue Bird" by Kobukuro (eps 1-24)
- 2: "Genjitsu to iu Na no Kaibutsu to Tatakau Mono Tachi (現実という名の怪物と戦う者たち)" by Yuu Takahashi (高橋優) (eps 25)
Endings
- 1: "BAKUROCK ~Mirai no Rinkakusen~ (BAKUROCK 〜未来の輪郭線〜)" by YA-KYIM (eps 1-13)
- 2: "Genjitsu to iu Na no Kaibutsu to Tatakau Mono Tachi (現実という名の怪物と戦う者たち)" by Yuu Takahashi (高橋優) (eps 14-24)
- 3: "Blue Bird" by Kobukuro (eps 25)
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