"Bakuman" Live-Action movie adaptation is taken from the manga series of the same title that is written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. The film has been released in Japan first week of October, and so far has sold about US$2.08 million ticket sales.
Kotaku reports a brief description of the live-action movie adaptation of "Bakuman." The story revolves around the 2 high school students who dream to become a mangaka for the famous Weekly Shonen Jump- the world's most popular manga magazine line. Both these young boys aim to have their manga published in the said magazine.
Anime News Network adds that the main cast of the "Bakuman" movie are Takeru Satoh and Ryunosuke Kamiki. Satohperforms the role of "Moritaka Mashiro, a boy who aspires to be a manga artist" while Kamiki plays the role of Akito Takagi, the classmate of Mashiro and wants to become the story collaborator. Nana Komatsu plays the female lead character named Miho Azuki.
So what's the verdict of the critics in the movie "Bakuman?" As per Kotaku's review, it says that it is " best and most enjoyable live-action manga adaptation." The critic was a bit skeptical in watching the film because admittedly, Japan doesn't have a good track record in terms of live-action adaptations of manga and anime series.
"Bakuman" is worth of one's time and money. It is not only entertaining but also educational in a sense that the avid readers of manga get to understand why some of these mangakas "choose to work horrifyingly hard schedules of their own free will."
ANN says that even the actors of the "Bakuman" live-action film are happy and thrilled to work on this movie project. For Takero Satoh, after viewing the film, he said that "t it is great to appear in such a wonderful work, regardless of box office numbers."
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