Tsugumi Ōba
Author
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Average student Moritaka Mashiro enjoys drawing for fun. When his classmate and aspiring writer Akito Takagi discovers his talent, he begs Moritaka to team up with him as a manga-creating duo. But what exactly does it take to make it in the manga-publishing world? Moritaka is hesitant to seriously consider Akito's proposal because he knows how difficult reaching the professional level can be. Still, encouragement from persistent Akito and motivation...
Author
Series
Bakuman volume 2
Publisher
Viz Media
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Moritaka and Akito venture to publishing house Shueisha in hopes of capturing an editor's interest. As much potential as these two rookies have, will their story impress the pros and actually get printed?
Author
Publisher
Viz Media
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
When Light Yagami finds a notebook giving him power over death, will he use it for good—or evil?Light Yagami is an ace student with great prospects--and he's bored out of his mind. But all that changes when he finds the Death Note, a notebook dropped by a rogue Shinigami death god. Any human whose name is written in the notebook dies, and now Light has vowed to use the power of the Death Note to rid the world of evil. But when criminals begin dropping...
Author
Series
Bakuman volume 3
Publisher
Viz Media
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
"Average student Moritaka Mashiro enjoys drawing for fun. When his classmate and aspiring writer Akito Takagi discovers his talent, he begs Moritaka to team up with him as a manga-creating duo. But what exactly does it take to make it in the manga-publishing world? After losing to manga genius Eiji Nizuma, Moritaka and Akito make it their mission to beat this rival-- even going to far as to ignore their eidtor's wishes! But will this decision ultimately...
Author
Series
Bakuman volume 5
Publisher
Viz Media
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Big changes are in store now that Moritaka and Akito have their own series in Shonen Jump. Hanging out with their favorite manga creators, hiring assistants, keeping track of the weekly reader surveys -- life as a professional manga artist is tough! Can these two survive the pressure?
Author
Series
Bakuman volume 4
Publisher
VIZ Media
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
"When Akito is unable to come up with a storyboard within the time frame he promised, Moritaka decides to break up their partnership! As they go their separate ways to create manga, it may turn out that they're actually headed in the same direction" -- p. [4] of cover.
Author
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
"Moritaka and Akito's hard work is paying off, and they start challenging their rival Eiji's popularity in Shonen Jump. But just as they plan the next step, the team is hit with a surprising setback. Moritaka and Akito will need the help of their manga artist friends to overcome this hurdle!"--Page 4 of cover.
Publisher
Viz Media
Language
English
Description
For Detective L, Light's behavior is too perfect to be true so the detective enrolls at the same university as Light and even invites Light into the investigation. The murders continue but it seems that there is a second kira at work. Light agrees to pose as the original kira to lure out the copycat. He is surprised to discover that the new kira has an ability that even Light himself lacks.
Publisher
Viz Media
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
Light Yagami is an ace high school student with great prospects, and he's bored out of his mind. But when he finds the Death Note, a notebook dropped by a rogue Shinigami death god, in which any human written in it will die, he vows to rid the world of evil.