List of Bakuman characters
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The Bakuman manga series features a cast of characters created by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata. The writer of the series, Ohba, developed the basic character traits while Obata, the artist, created the visual character designs. The story follows talented artist Moritaka Mashiro and aspiring writer Akito Takagi, two ninth grade boys who team up to become manga artists, with Mashiro as the illustrator and Takagi as the writer. The majority of the other characters are also involved in the manga industry as artists, editors, or assistants.
Main characters
Moritaka Mashiro
Voiced by: Jun Fukuyama (Vomic), Atsushi Abe (anime) (Japanese); Michael Sinterniklaas (English)
Portrayed by: Takeru Satoh (film), Hiroki Suzuki (play)
Moritaka Mashiro (真城 最高, Mashiro Moritaka) was once content in following the usual life of a Japanese citizen by attending a university and becoming an office worker, however he is inspired to become a manga artist like his late uncle Nobuhiro. He has a crush on his classmate Miho Azuki that he ends up making a promise to marry her after both of them achieve their dreams. He teams up with Akito Takagi to create a manga that is worthy to be adapted into an anime.Volume 1 The two work under the shared pen name "Muto Ashirogi" (亜城木 夢叶, Ashirogi Muto) where he serves as the illustrator. His nickname is Saiko (サイコー, Saikō), which is an alternate reading of the kanji in his name. His favorite manga is Ashita no Joe.Vol. 1 ch 3
Akito Takagi
Voiced by: Shinnosuke Tachibana (Vomic), Satoshi Hino (anime) (Japanese); Kevin T. Collins (English)
Portrayed by: Ryunosuke Kamiki (film), Yoshihiko Aramaki (play)
Akito Takagi (高木 秋人, Takagi Akito) partners with Mashiro on making manga together.
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