02294cam a2200433 4500 758728850 TxAuBib 20120502120000.0 100527s2010||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781451713244 pbk. $18.99 145171324X pbk. $18.99 (OCoLC)636915473 UKM eng UKM BTCTA WSN RLS WIM NYP ZAC YDXCP KLC CLE OCLCQ BDX TXHLC TxGR TxAuBib eng jpn Ōba, Tsugumi. Bakuman. Vol. 1 / [Book] : Dreams and reality / story by Tsugumi Ohba ; art by Takeshi Obata ; [translation & adaptation, Tetsuichiro Miyaki]. Dreams and reality. Shonen Jump manga ed. San Francisco, CA : Viz Media, 2010. 194 p. : chiefly ill. ; 19 cm. Bakuman ; ; 1 "This book reads from right to left"--P. [4] of cover. "This volume contains material that was originally published in English in Shonen Jump #89-91"--T.p. verso. "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 from his crush push Moritaka to test his limits!"--P. [4] of cover. Rated T for teen. 20120502. Translated from the Japanese. High school students Japan Comic books, strips, etc. Cartoonists Japan Comic books, strips, etc. Artistic collaboration Comic books, strips, etc. Comic books, strips, etc Japan Translations into English. Comic books, strips, etc Fiction. Drawing Fiction. Graphic novels. Young adult fiction. Obata, Takeshi, 1969- Bakuman ; ; 1. RV8