[LIVE-ACTION] Live Action “Bakuman” Planned for 2015

Fans of Bakuman listen up! There is going to be a live-action adaptation for the series, and it looks like they have started work on the principal photography!

A earlier tweet went circulating around that filming was taking place in Hachioji. The official announcement soon followed, for a live-action movie based on Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata’s Bakuman Shonen Jump series in 2015. The duo were also responsible for creating the Death Note series.

A quick jump start to anyone who might want to look into the series: the storyline revolves around how Akito Takagi found a notebook with drawings done by Moritaka Mashiro, and from there on, Takagi tries to convince Mashiro into creating his own manga. After citing some reasons (his uncle died from overwork) and being all discouraged, Takagi arranges for Mashiro and Miho Azuki (Mashiro’s crush) to meet, where they find out that Azuki wants to become a voice actress. They then made a proposal that the two of them should marry if Azuki gets to become a voice actress for an anime adaptation of one of their mangas.

As incredulous as it sounds, it actually happens at the end – they share their first kiss together. As for the journey and how they went about achieving it? Well, that’s for you to find out! There’s like a number of volumes to keep you company. (20 to be exact)

Hitoshi Ōne, (Moteki live action) will be directing the movie. Takeru Satoh (who plays Kenshin in the live-action Rurouni Kenshin) will be acting as Mashiro and Ryunosuke Kamiki (live-action Kenshin’s Sōjirō Seta) will take on the role of Takagi.

Sources: [CR][Yaraon][Natalie]

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