Bakuman.

Despite being a talented artist, middle school student Moritaka Mashiro is unsure about his future, accepting that he will simply lead a normal life. After seeing one of Mashiro's drawings in class, Akito Takagi—an aspiring writer—insists that they write a manga together. But Mashiro is hesitant—his uncle, a mangaka, had died from overworking just a few years prior. However, when Mashiro hears that his crush, Miho Azuki, aims to be a voice actress, he becomes determined to create a manga that can be adapted into an anime for her to star in. Reciprocating Mashiro's feelings, she agrees to get married once they have both achieved their dreams.

Bakuman. chronicles Mashiro and Takagi's successes and struggles in their attempts to be serialized in Weekly Shounen Jump and become famous mangakas. Will their gamble pay off, or will they join the countless number of failures?

Bakuman. ranked first in the 2010 Kono Manga ga Sugoi! for the Male Readers division.

The series was published in English by VIZ Media under the Shonen Jump imprint from August 3, 2010, to August 6, 2013. The publisher later released the manga in a 20-volume box set. The manga was also published in Spain by Norma Editorial from October 2010 to November 2013; in Brazilian Portuguese by Editora JBC from August 2011 to April 2013; in Russian by Azbooka as 2-in-1 omnibus volumes; in Mexico by Panini Comics from March 11, 2015, to October 5, 2016; in Argentina by Editorial Ivrea from July 20, 2012, to December 7, 2017; and in Polish by Waneko from May 20, 2016, to July 20, 2019.

The manga was adapted into a live-action movie released on October 3, 2015.