Bakuman

Moritaka and Akito venture to publishing house Shueisha in hopes of capturing an editor's interest. As much potential as these two rookies have, will their story impress the pros and actually get printed?

Moritaka Mashiro is unsure whether he wants to turn his drawing hobby into a serious business when classmate and aspiring writer Akito Takagi asks him to team up to create and publish a manga.

"Moritaka and Akito's hard work is paying off, and they start challenging their rival Eiji's popularity in Shonen Jump. But just as they plan the next step, the team is hit with a surprising setback. Moritaka and Akito will need the help of their manga artist friends to overcome this hurdle!" -- p. [4] of cover.

Manga creators Moritaka Mashiro and Akito Takagi search for new directions after being cancelled by their publisher, while Aoki and Nakai deal with personal issues, but trouble strikes when Kaya discovers Akito has been meeting with Aoki and Iwase.

Moritaka and Akito, with the help of their former editor, Hattori, begin working on a new story, but it will have to be amazing to get them back into the pages of "Weekly Shonen Jump" and they only have six months to do it.

Just when Moritaka and Akito have hope of beating their rivals in Weekly Shonen Jump because their new manga series, Perfect Crime, is doing well, they are dealt an unexpected setback.

Moritaka and Akito's newest rival is also their greatest fan, and they are asked to judge a manga contest.

Continues the story of Moritaka Mashiro, who enjoys drawing, and his classmate, aspiring writer Akito Takagi, who join forces to enter the professional world of manga.

Ten years after starting out, Akito and Moritaka now sit atop the manga world and look to fulfill the promise they made so long ago.