Akito Takagi

Akito Takagi

Akito Takagi (commonly called Shujin) is one of the two main protagonists of Bakuman. He is an aspiring manga writer who is very smart and gets the top grades in his school. Akito is classmates with Mashiro and when he discovers Moritaka's drawing ability he convinces him to write a manga with him when he discovers and tells Moritaka that the girl he likes (Miho Azuki) wants to be a voice actor for an anime.

Appearance

Akito is quite tall and skinny, he has longish blonde hair, brown eyes and wears glasses. He is quite often seen wearing a large pair of headphones around his neck

The manga Takagi made Money and Intelligence

Personality

Akito is usually quite a happy and enthusiastic person, especially when it comes to manga. He gets along well with most people and is usually the one who does most of the talking for himself and Moritaka. He is very loyal and protective of his friends and he shows this when he punches someone who is insulting Moritaka and his art.

Relationships

Moritaka Mashiro

Moritaka and Akito start off not knowing each other that well but after Akito convinces Moritaka to write a manga with him they become best friends.

Kaya Miyoshi

Kaya is Akito's girlfriend and is also the best friend of Moritaka's girlfriend Miho Azuki. After they become boyfriend and girlfriend they are rarely seen without each other.

Akira Hattori

Mr Hattori is Akito and Moritaka's editor, he is tall and skinny and also very odd looking with very wide eyes and distinctive looking lips. He knows a lot about manga and he has been a key part of Akito and Moritaka's success so far. However in the most recent chapters he is forced to stop being Akito and Moritaka's editor because he has become the editor for One Piece.

Eiji Nizuma

Eiji is considered a high school genius and he is extremely good at writing and drawing manga. He could also be considered Akito and Moritaka's rival but when they meet, Eiji is very nice to them and tells them what an honor it is to meet them.