Bakuman?, Vol. 15

Name: Bakuman?, Vol. 15
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SKU: 9781421542911
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By Tsugumi Ohba

Series: Bakuman?

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Bakuman?, Vol. 15 follows the ambitious manga creators Moritaka Mashiro and Akito Takagi as they continue to navigate the competitive world of manga publishing. In this volume, they face significant challenges and rivalries while trying to achieve their dreams of creating a successful series. With tensions rising, their passion and commitment to their craft come into focus, building towards exciting developments in their creative journey.
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By the creators of Death Note! The mystery behind manga-making revealed!

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?

With Nanamine’s manga struggling, he proposes an interesting challenge to Moritaka and Akito. But will the duo accept and risk what they’ve worked so hard to achieve? And when the news media puts the spotlight on their series for the wrong reasons, how will it affect Akito?

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By the creators of Death Note! The mystery behind manga-making revealed! 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? With Nanamine’s manga struggling, he...

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By the creators of Death Note! The mystery behind manga-making revealed! 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? After losing to manga genius...

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781421542911

Publisher: Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 25 October 2012

Country: United States

Imprint: Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc

Contributors:

By Takeshi Obata

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 127.0mm

Height: 191.0mm

Weight: 170g

Pages: 192

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About the Author

Born in Tokyo, Tsugumi Ohba is the author of the hit series Death Note, Bakuman and Platinum End..

Takeshi Obata was born in 1969 in Niigata, Japan, and first achieved international recognition as the artist of the wildly popular Shonen Jump title Hikaru no Go, which won the 2003 Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize: Shinsei “New Hope” Award and the 2000 Shogakukan Manga Award. He went on to illustrate the smash hit Death Note as well as the hugely successful manga Bakuman, All You Need Is Kill, and Platinum End.

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