Episode Guide

The title as seen from the Opening

Bakuman (バクマン。) is an anime produced by Japanese animation studio J.C. Staff based on the Bakuman manga by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata. The first season debuted on October 2, 2010 on the Japanese television network NHK. It was directed by Kenichi Kasai (Ah! My Godess: Being Small is Convenient) and Noriaki Akitaya. The script was written by Reiko Yoshida (Blood +, D. Gray-man, K-On!, Romeo x Juliet).

The first season of the show had 25 episodes and in December 2010, Weekly Shōnen Jump announced that a second season will air in October 2011. A second season of 25 episodes then began airing on October 1, 2011. On June 28, 2011, North American anime distributor Media Blasters announced that they acquired the rights to the series. A day later, Media Blasters also confirmed license to the second season. They have started releasing DVDs from November 2011 with an English Dub. In December 2011 Weekly Shonen Jump announced that a third season will air in the Fall of 2012. A third season of 25 episodes began airing on October 6, 2012.

Episode Guide

Season 1

#	Title screen	Title	Original airdate
1		Dreams and Reality	October 2, 2010
2		Dumb and Smart	October 9, 2010
3		Parent and Child	October 16, 2010
4		Time and Key	October 23, 2010
5		Summer and Name	October 30, 2010
6		Carrot and Stick	November 6, 2010
7		Tears and Tears	November 13, 2010
8		Anxiety and Anticipation	November 20, 2010
9		Regrets and Understanding	November 27, 2010
10		10 and 2	December 4, 2010
11		Chocolate and NEXT!	December 18, 2010
12		Feast and Graduation	December 18, 2010
13		Early Results and the Real Deal	December 25, 2010
14		Battles and Copying	January 8, 2011
15		Debut and Impatience	January 15, 2011
16		Wall and Kiss	January 22, 2011
17		Conceit and Kindness	January 29, 2011
18		Jealousy and Love	February 5, 2011
19		Two and One	February 12, 2011
20		Cooperation and Conditions	February 19, 2011
21		Literature and Music	February 26, 2011
22		Solidarity and Breakdown	March 5, 2011
23		Tuesday and Friday	March 19, 2011
24		Call and Eve	March 19, 2011
25		Yes and No	April 2, 2011

Season 2

#	Title screen	Title	Original airdate
1		Silence and The Party	October 1, 2011
2		Anthology and Photograph Collection	October 8, 2011
3		Window and Snow	October 15, 2011
4		Support and Patience	October 22, 2011
5		Joke and News	October 29, 2011
6		Disease and Drive	November 5, 2011
7		Life-and-Death and Standstill	November 12, 2011
8		Recall and Call	November 19, 2011
9		Resumption and Low Rank	November 26, 2011
10		Gag and Serious	December 3, 2011
11		Manga and Youth	December 10, 2011
12		Experience and Data	December 17, 2011
13		Alliance and Classmates	December 24, 2011
14		Distrust and Trust	January 7, 2012
15		Monkeys and Marriage	January 14, 2012
16		Prince and Saviour	January 21, 2012
17		Special Relationship and Hometown	January 28, 2012
18		Complaint and Roar	February 4, 2012
19		Fate and Star	February 11, 2012
20		Love and Rejection	February 18, 2012
21		Selfishness and Advice	February 25, 2012
22		Hint and Best	March 3, 2012
23		Winning and Losing	March 10, 2012
24		Imagination and Presentation	March 17, 2012
25		Votes and Charts	March 24, 2012

Season 3

#	Title screen	Title	Original airdate
1		Tenacity and Determination	October 6, 2012
2		Every Night and Unite	October 13, 2012
3		Last and Cipher	October 20, 2012
4		Margin and Pitfall	October 27, 2012
5		Step and Watch	November 3, 2012
6		Punch and Independence	November 10, 2012
7		Commemorative Photo Shoot and Classroom	November 17, 2012
8		Aims and Assessment	November 24, 2012
9		Confidence and Resolve	December 1, 2012
10		Consideration and Provocation	December 8, 2012
11		Impatience and Comeback	December 15, 2012
12		Zeal and Annihilation	December 22, 2012
13		Imitation and Unconsciousness	December 29, 2012
14		Continuity and Obstruction	January 5, 2013
15		Front and Center	January 12, 2013
16		Last Chapter and Comments	January 19, 2013
17		Zombies and Devils	January 26, 2013
18		Weekly and Monthly	February 2, 2013
19		Drawn Out and All at Once	February 9, 2013
20		Breather and Party	February 16, 2013
21		Hot Spring and Confirmation	February 23, 2013
22		Correction and Declaration	March 2, 2013
23		Mic & Script	March 9, 2013
24		The Way It Is & The Way It Will End	March 16, 2013
25		Dreams & Reality	March 30, 2013

Gallery

First look at anime designs.

Collage of various character designs.