Story: Bakuman(バクマン) is a Japanese shōnen manga written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata, the same creative team responsible for Death Note
. The series follows talented artist Moritaka Mashiro and aspiring writer Akito Takagi, two ninth grade boys who dreams to be in the manga business; manga artist and writer respectively.
Manga: 20 Volumes; published in Japan by Shueisha, Viz Media in the North America and Madman Entertainment in Australia.
Anime:
(There are three seasons currently.) A 25-episodes per season anime television series based on the manga.