Bakuman now officaly in english and in stores
Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2010 20:43 -0700
I just picked up the first book of the new manga Bakuman. It is an interesting series by the guys behind the manga Deathnote. Now having been burned by Deathnote, specially after book 5?..6?.. the one before the few year jump in the story, I was hesitant in wanting to read this new series while it was online. Anyway, I took a chance and grabbed it at my book store. So far it is pretty good, but so was book one of Deathnote.
Regardless the story is about two young men who are entering high school but decided to try their hand at becoming manga creators and getting their work published in JUMP Magazine. The main character is sort of hesitant on this career choice at first, due to the fact his uncle was a one hit wonder manga artist/writer who died two years before the story starts from exhaustion due to working too hard on his comics. But due with the help of his friend, the two of them embark on the adventure of becoming manga-ka (manga geniuses) by the time they reach 18 years of age. The comic is fun for comic fans and artist/writers. They make a lot of nodes to the actual industry in japan and every title Jump ever did. They go through some of the basic trials and tribulations a manga artist and writer must deal with, and schools of thought behind different techniques and styles. Though at the same time some of the events are a little far fetched.
So to end this, who else has read this book?
Regardless the story is about two young men who are entering high school but decided to try their hand at becoming manga creators and getting their work published in JUMP Magazine. The main character is sort of hesitant on this career choice at first, due to the fact his uncle was a one hit wonder manga artist/writer who died two years before the story starts from exhaustion due to working too hard on his comics. But due with the help of his friend, the two of them embark on the adventure of becoming manga-ka (manga geniuses) by the time they reach 18 years of age. The comic is fun for comic fans and artist/writers. They make a lot of nodes to the actual industry in japan and every title Jump ever did. They go through some of the basic trials and tribulations a manga artist and writer must deal with, and schools of thought behind different techniques and styles. Though at the same time some of the events are a little far fetched.
So to end this, who else has read this book?