Movie

Bakuman

2015 · 119 min

A buoyant, good-natured underdog story about creative partnership, full of earnest striving and light comedy that keeps you cheering for the duo.

Overview: Moritaka Mashiro doesn't want to follow in the path of his uncle who worked as a manga artist, but ultimately died because of exhaustion. Moritaka Mashiro figures he will graduate from school and work at an office. Things change though when falls in love with a girl at school. The girl, who hopes to become a voice actress, tells Moritaka they can marry, but only after they both achieve their dreams. Moritaka then teams up with fellow classmate Akito Takagi to publish their first manga.
How it feels: Earnest, warm, uplifting and light. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Ambition, friendship, coming-of-age, love
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: ambition
friendship
coming-of-age
love
work
Places: school
workplace
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild