Anime · NHK Educational TV
Bakuman
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Atsushi Abe
Moritaka Mashiro (voice)
75 eps
Satoshi Hino
Akito Takagi (voice)
75 eps
Saori Hayami
Miho Azuki (voice)
75 eps
Sayuri Yahagi
Kaya Miyoshi (voice)
75 eps
Nobuhiko Okamoto
Eiji Niizuma (voice)
75 eps
Tomoyuki Shimura
Takuro Nakai (voice)
75 eps
Ayako Kawasumi
Yuriko Hiramaru (voice)
75 eps
Ayumi Fujimura
Aiko Iwase (voice)
75 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Bakuman actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Bakuman reads strongest on Character Depth, Humour and Emotional Weight.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
The story
What it's about
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.
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Writing
- Reiko YoshidaWriter
- Yuniko AyanaWriter
- Tsutomu KamishiroWriter
Direction
- Seimei KidokoroDirector
- Hikaru SatoDirector
- Yuta MaruyamaDirector
- Fumihiro YoshimuraDirector
- Kiyoshi FukumotoDirector
- Shoichi HirokawaDirector
Cinematography
- Kazuya IwaiDirector of Photography
Music
- Audio HighsOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- HuluStreaming
If you liked this
Similar Series
Series that share this one's texture, not just its genre tags.
Horimiya
2021
Character-driven drama · Sharp comic writing
Kotaro Lives Alone
2022
Character-driven drama · Sharp comic writing
Tsuredure Children
2017
Character-driven drama · Sharp comic writing
O Maidens in Your Savage Season
2019
Character-driven drama · Sharp comic writing
DON'T TOY WITH ME, MISS NAGATORO
2021
Character-driven drama · Sharp comic writing
ZatsuTabi -That's Journey-
2025
Character-driven drama · Sharp comic writing
Tune In to the Midnight Heart
2026
Character-driven drama · Sharp comic writing
Pseudo Harem
2024
Sharp comic writing · Animated ambition
Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun
2014
Sharp comic writing · Animated ambition
Masamune-kun's Revenge
2017
Character-driven drama · Sharp comic writing
Teasing Master Takagi-san
2018
Sharp comic writing · Animated ambition
Beelzebub
2011
Character-driven drama · Sharp comic writing
Where to go from here
Watch Next
Our editors' suggestion for the show you should start tonight — and why.
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End
2023
Continue the epic fantasy journey with another world worth getting lost in.
Akane-banashi
2026
A natural next watch: same ambition, different world.
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation
2021
If the world-building is what held you, this is the next map to walk.
Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir
2015
For the nights you want momentum rather than melancholy.
The Rookie
2018
Watch this next if you like protagonists you can't quite defend.
Breaking Bad
2008
A crime story told with the patience of a novel.
Never stop watching
Related Collections
No related collections yet
This title isn't in a published Nutevio collection yet. It will appear here automatically as soon as it is.
Join the conversation