Bakuman Anime Quotes

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.

Score: 8.18 out of 10

★★★★☆

Bakuman: I prefer to be a humble dreamer, with visions to be realized, rather than the ruler of people with no dreams or desires.

- Moritaka Mashiro

Bakuman: Manga that's born from people taking responsibility for their own work, banging their head in frustration, feeling cornered, and like they want to escape, and then using that extreme situation, mental ability, stamina, and panic to create... would never lose to some soul-less manga that's just made up of other people's ideas without any kind of resolve!

- Moritaka Mashiro

Bakuman: A dream isn't something that someone tells you to go for. It's something you fulfill of your own will.

- Moritaka Mashiro

Bakuman: I think having a dream, working hard, and never giving up couldn't possibly bring misfortune.

- Miho Azuki