Bakuman

Bakuman is interesting from the perspective that we get to see how mangaka work. It's amazing how they manage to actually hand draw all these pages!! The story showcases the struggles of mangaka to finish their work, to get noticed and to get read. The other part of the story, however, was kind of weak. The love story can't even called a love story, the hero's past about his uncle was properly shown and his condition was roughly managed. Therefore, the story was a bit boring at times. Other than that, the performances were really good and the presentation of the manga well executed.

I'm not a manga or anime fan, in fact that stuff is way too colorful, childish and weird for me, but I can definitely appreciate the skill and creativity that goes into making it. This movie is all about the craft and the struggle to make it big and it's very well made and inspiring. I liked it.

I have been a fan of Manga for close to 20 years, and I have always had a great respect for the medium. There are so many series and artists that I love and that have helped inspire my own art style, from Kishiro Yukito to CLAMP, and I love the incredible variety that the medium provides for every type of reader imaginable. As a fan, I have never questioned the amount of effort it takes to be a Mangaka, and I actually took for granted how a single person could be responsible for a story, script, layout, art and colors. I mean, how do these people do it week after week, month after month, year after year for little to no real pay until you make it "big"? That's essentially what this movie aims to achieve; to create a window to the blood, sweat and tears of an artistic savant, and how much they love their craft to even sacrifice their own health and well-being. The film was wonderfully acted, directed, and the SFX was very beautifully implement. All of the technical details are top notch. But it's the message behind the film that is most important; do what you love simply because you love it. If you love what you do, things will ultimately fall into place. Creating Manga takes tremendous effort and talent, and only the Japanese are capable of focusing their efforts to create something so cohesive and indicative of the society. The film is wonderful and any fan of Manga and Japan will love everything about it. Fascinating is an understatement.

3 starts only for the actors...otherwise i don't see any good setup in this movie...The Bakuman movie was released after Bakuman Anime and manga completed...This should have been a better movie if they didn't excluded too many good parts of the Bakuman storyline and added simple structure for a 2 hours movie...I wonder why this incomplete and completely different movie was created...

Takagi is not shorter than Mashiro... Takagi also have love interest in Anime and Manga There are many female characters missing Mashiro did not meet everyone just in one day Hattori dosen't sit with them while they are with others Hattori does not look like that... and so on...though the actor was fine...i have only complaints because i have watched the Anime and i know in manga too there aren't as many differences as in this movie... Guess can't help it as story was re-reitten by someone else for this movie...just like how they mentioned in the Anime how other people can work on their manga if the Author gives permission...

THIS MOVIE IS OK...LOOKS GOOD...BUT AFTER SEEING THE COMPLETE ANIME I CAN'T DIGEST THIS...I CAN'T COMPREHEND THE DIFFERENCE...

I read a few volumes of the manga years ago and everything amazed me to no end.

As an artist myself, I know how cruel this world can be to someone. From family who disapproves your choices to publishing companies closing their doors on your face, maybe one day you'll get a yes. But one yes differs from infinite success. You're in today and out tomorrow if you let it go to your head.

However, Bakuman won't keep you down. Don't give up on the things you love, make good friends, be honest and things will be fine.

The actors are good at pretending to draw. You can see they are drawing on top of a pre made artwork instead of mimicking. This is such a nice touch. Many American movies with painting scenes have an actor either waving their brushes in the air, far away from the canvas or a brush without ink. If you haven't noticed that, pay attention next time and you will see.

To me, things seemed a bit rushed in the beginning (the villain and the girl deserved extra screen time), but still, special effects, songs and photography made it worth watching. The director scrapped many things, but a two-hour movie needs concision.