Volume 1

Dreams and Reality
夢と現実
Yume to Genjitsu
Volume Info
Japanese Release Date	January 5, 2009
Japanese Publisher	Shueisha
English Release Date	August 3, 2010
English Publisher	Viz Media
Volume Number	1
Volume Guide
Previous Volume ← None
Next Volume Chocolate and Akamaru →

Dreams and Reality (夢と現実, Yume to Genjitsu) is the first volume of the Bakuman series, it was released by Shueisha on January 5, 2009. There are 208 pages in total covered throughout 7 chapters.

Chapters

• Chapter 1: Dreams and Reality (夢と現実 Yume to Genjitsu) August 8, 2008<br./>
• Chapter 2: Dumb and Smart (馬鹿と利口 Baka to Rikō) August 23, 2008<br./>
• Chapter 3: Pen and Storyboard (ペンとネーム Pen to Nēmu) August 30, 2008<br./>
• Chapter 4: Parent and Child (親と子 Oya to Ko) September 8, 2008<br./>
• Chapter 5: Time and Key (時と鍵 Toki to Kagi) September 14, 2008<br./>
• Chapter 6: Best and Worst (ピンとキリ Pin to Kiri) September 20, 2008<br./>
• Chapter 7: Smile and Blushes (笑顔と赤面症 Egao to Sekimenshō) September 27, 2008<br./>

Characters Introduced:

• Nobuhiro Mashiro<br./>
• Moritaka Mashiro<br./>
• Akito Takagi<br./>
• Miho Azuki<br./>
• Kaya Miyoshi<br./>
• Moritaka’s Family<br./>
• Ishizawa<br./>
• Niizuma Eiji (name only)<br./>

Stories Introduced:

• Large Bander (Chapter 5)<br./>
• Sunglass Pitcher (Chapter 6)<br./>
• Double Earths (Chapter 6)<br./>

Reception

The first volume did decently well in both manga sales, selling roughly 200,000 in the first two weeks and Weekly Shōnen Jump rankings, first ranking 4th, then 9th in the next two weeks.