With the launch of their latest manga, "Detective Trap," the writer‑artist pair Akito Takagi and Moritaka Mashiro—known in the industry as Muto Ashirogi—move a step closer to international renown. For Mashiro, serialization is only the beginning. He has pledged that once their series becomes an anime, he will marry his childhood sweetheart and aspiring voice actress Azuki Miho, so he must keep driving Ashirogi"s work to wider audiences. A cutthroat field of hopeful mangaka—ranging from the wild genius Eiji Niizuma to the refined student Yuriko Aoki and her older admirer‑partner Takurou Nakai, the lazy prodigy Kazuya Hiramaru, and the abrasive artist Shinta Fukuda—both support and contest Muto Ashirogi in creating the next major hit.
As they adjust to a young, seemingly inexperienced editor, the duo wrestles with maintaining their current serialization, securing the top spot in Shounen Jack, and ultimately obtaining an anime adaptation. With new rivals and allies, Bakuman 2nd Season continues to follow Takagi and Mashiro"s inspiring journey of hard work and youthful love.
J.C. Staff Japan