BAKUMAN (anime series)

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BAKUMAN… What does the title mean??

~BAKU came from three different words: BAKUhatsu – 爆弾 (Bomb), BAKUchi – 博打 (Gambling) and BAKU – 獏 or 貘 (Monster known for eating dreams)
~MAN, could basically came from the word MANGA – 漫画 (Japanese comic)
Somehow.. The title suits the story pretty well..

Bomb Manga
Gambling Manga
Dream-eating Monster Manga

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Bakuman (anime series) really got me! I mean… I have watched a lot of anime series but this one is quite different. Well, to put it bluntly, all anime series are different… although at times, there are a lot of similarities.

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MANGA and LIFE are the SAME thing. A WEEKLY MANGA lasts for a WEEK, and LIFE lasts until you DIE. It’s making the BEST of whatever the TIME you’re given. So, you CAN’T hold back. “CONCEIT” and “LUCK” are important, but the MOST important one is “HARD WORK”. -- Ashirogi Muto

Indeed those words brought me mixed thoughts and emotion. Comparing Manga with Life may be a little off for other people but it won’t be if you’ll watch the anime. For sure, you’ll be able to understand fully how those words came out from the protagonist’s mouth.

As an overview, BAKUMAN started up as a story about HOPES and DREAMS. You can read up the summary here.

Two very young aspiring mangaka trying to make it BIG in the WORLD.

They actually got an ENORMOUS DREAM.. yet, NEVER did they give up!

From S1, they’re already striving so hard to make their dreams come true. They were so young but “age” didn’t hinder their dreams to compete and win against other people. They have been through a lot of trials… one after another. But still, they were able to surpass it.

WHY?

Simply because… ASHIROGI MUTO wasn’t alone!

Another thing that I really liked about this anime is the thought of; “RIVALS supporting ONE ANOTHER”.

One of my favorite characters aside from Ashirogi Mutou is their “Eternal Rival” named Niizuma Eiji.

His character maybe the weird-crazy-funny-type… But among all the other characters, I think he’s someone who has SENSE. I mean~~ I really couldn’t put it into words.. It’s just that, the way he acts is so CHILDISH but he has the RIPEST MIND when it comes to manga. Thus, made him SUPER WORTHY for an opponent.

Another thing I liked from the anime was..

FUKUDA TEAM…. Yes! They’re the BEST TEAM EVER!

Shinta Fukuda
Eiji Niizuma
Ashirogi Muto (Mashiro Moritaka and Akito Takagi)
Kazuya Hiramaru
Yuriko Aoki
Aiko Iwase
...perhaps I could also add Takahama Shoyo and Takuro Nakai to the list.. ^^

Fukuda Team is always so reliable. All of them are RIVALS when it comes to their manga but they are all COMRADES as well. I just love how they have this so-called HEALTHY COMPETITION.

They COMPETE~ CRITIQUE one’s works~ and SUPPORT one another...

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The anime for me… has a really great SHOUNEN-SHOUJO feel to it…

The SHOWDOWN between the MANGAKAs was EPIC… and the LOVE STORY between the characters (not just with Mashiro and Miho) was equally EPIC as well!

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I’ve learnt a lot from it.

I’m the kind of person who dreams a lot!

There are A LOT OF THINGS that I wanna do in life…. A LOT OF THINGS that I want to become…

I’m sure~~ a lot of us feel and think the same way, right??

“CONCEIT…. LUCK…. and HARD WORK!”

Of course, it will NEVER BE EASY... but it’s also NEVER IMPOSSIBLE!

Everyone, Let’s continue to DREAM!! AIM HIGHER and HIGHER!! But REMEMBER… NOTHING comes OUT with DREAMING ALONE… Let us DO OUR BEST… DO WHATEVER WE CAN… to ACHIEVE IT!!

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Thanks for reading @tegoshei