Bakuman manga has finally ended!! \(^.^)/ I'm probably one of the few people who feel glad that it has ended and did not drag on. Frankly, I'm quite sick of the very lame romance and the focus on rankings. If rankings truly matter that much, manga like Nurarihyon no Mago and Hunter X Hunter would have long been cancelled. They are not because they sell well, especially Hunter X Hunter. Ultimately, sale volumes still matters more than ranking as it's the best indicator of popularity.
Anyway, I managed to finish Bakuman 2. I skipped through most of the romance parts so I actually managed to finish it quite fast. There are a couple of reasons why I hate the romance in Bakuman. First, It's lame. It's even more lame than most of the fairy tales I've read when I was a kid. Second, without romance, the main characters most probably wouldn't be drawing manga. In my opinion, they are probably more passionate about their girls than manga =.= (especially Saikou).
Story: (7/10) – Fairly Good
The second season focuses a lot more on the relationship between the mangaka and their editors. I find the one between Ashirogi Muto and their 2 different editors the most boring and the one between Hiramaru and his editor the most interesting. Ashirogi Muto and their editors are constantly talking about rankings and it seriously gets on my nerves. Also I hate how Ashirogi Muto didn't stand firm to their belief and started drawing a gag manga (seriously, Shuujin has no sense to write gag), but to only drop it just because of Eiji's challenge. How can they drop a manga just like that? If they don't love that manga, why start it in the first place? They shouldn't even give in to that stupid editor in the first place. In the end, why are they drawing manga for? Because they love it? Because they want to be ranked Number 1? Because Saikou can't bloody wait for his manga to be turned into an anime so that he can get married? I think it's more of the second and third reasons. I know they do love manga but they are just more obsessed with being ranked Number 1 and with romance.
Characters: (6/10) – Fair
The main and all the female characters are a pain to watch but side characters like Eiji, Fukuda, Hiramaru and Yoshida made this series bearable to watch.
I notice one thing about female characters in Death Note and Bakuman (both by Ouba Tsugumi and Obata Takeshi combination). They all lack personalities and are most of them dis-likable. I really hate how easily influenced they are. A classic example is Shuujin's wife, Miyoshi. She started out as a karate girl but became really submissive after they started dating. Can't she get a life of her own?!
As for the main characters, I have ranted enough about them so I think I shall not say more.
In the season, I like Hiramura and Yoshida combination the best. I love how Yoshida is always tying to manipulate Hiramuru to get him to draw manga. It's amusing to watch them.
Art/Animation: (8/10) – Good
The art is mostly good except for scenes where they show their derpy faces. The derpy faces are neither cute nor pretty. It's really ugly!!
Music: (8/10) – Good
The Opening and Ending themes are catchy. The only thing I can't stand is the Ending themes sequences. -.-
Enjoyment: (6/10) – Fair
The only moments I enjoyed are the moments are the ones with Hiramaru, Yoshida, Eiji and Fukuda.
Sadly, that only makes up less than 10% of the series.
Overall: (7/10) – Fairly Good
I still think this series is over-rated. I can't bring myself to like this series at all.
Review for Season 1.
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