Bakuman?, Vol. 3: Debut and Impatience

By the creators of Death Note! The mystery behind manga-making revealed!

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?

After losing to manga genius Eiji Nizuma, Moritaka and Akito make it their mission to beat this rival–even going so far as to ignore their editor’s wishes! But will this decision ultimately help or harm their cause?