Volume 9

Ability and Pride
才能とプライド
Sainō to Puraido
Volume Info
Japanese Release Date	August 4, 2010
Japanese Publisher	Shueisha
English Release Date	February 7, 2012
English Publisher	Viz Media
Volume Number	9
Volume Guide
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Ability and Pride (才能とプライド Sainō to Puraido) is the ninth volume of the Bakuman series, it was released by Shueisha on August 9, 2010 in Japan and by Viz Media on February 7, 2012 in English.

Volume Cover Character

• Aoki Yuriko

Characters Introduced

• Ryu Shizuka
• Yosshi Miyoshi
• Kaya's Mother
• Ichiriki Orihara

Stories Introduced

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Chapters

• Chapter 71: Ability and Pride (才能とプライド Sainō to Puraido)
• Chapter 72: Complaints and a Roar (文句と一喝 Monku to Ikkatsu)
• Chapter 73: Fate and Stars (縁と星 En to Hoshi)
• Chapter 74: Classmates and Conflict (同級生と闘争心 Dōkyūsei to Tōsōshin)
• Chapter 75: A New Home and a New Series (新居と新連載 Shinkyo to Shinrensai)
• Chapter 76: A Gag and a Message (決めギャグとメッセージ Kime Gyagu to Messēji)
• Chapter 77: Love and Rejection (大好きと否定 Daisuki to Hitei)
• Chapter 78: To Quit and Not to Quit (やめるとやめない Yameru to Yamenai)
• Chapter 79: Selfishness and Advice (わがままとアドバイス Wagamama to Adobaisu)