Bakuman., Vol. 9 - The Manga About Making Manga
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?
Volume 9 Story Arc
With Aiko Iwase teaming up with Eiji to get a series in Shonen Jump, Moritaka and Akito have another major rival to contend with. Can the duo get their series serialized and succeed in Jump this time? And when Akito has to ask for permission to marry Kaya, he'll have to face her father, a master in Karate!
Creative Team
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.
What Makes Bakuman Unique
This meta-fictional series offers an insider's look at the competitive world of manga creation, following two aspiring manga artists as they navigate the challenges of getting published in Japan's most prestigious manga magazine. Volume 9 continues the story with escalating competition and personal stakes as the characters pursue their dreams of manga success.
Format Details
Paperback edition published by Viz Media in February 2012. Part of the ongoing Bakuman series, this ninth volume builds on the established narrative while introducing new challenges and character development.
