Bakuman, a pumping, realistic series of chasing your dreams and self determination. This is truly one of my favorite manga series BY FAR. I would even go as far as to say I like this more than I like death note, mostly because of how relatable this series is to me personally. I myself being a 15 year old who loves to write stories, and hope to become a proffesional mangaka with by best friend leo (which we actually planned to do before this series came out) so this series is extreamly relatable. The author does a spectacular job of potraying the daily struggles of the people who created the works that have gotten us all through some hard times. But what really makes this series is the characters! The characters in this series are like a rainbow of different personalities and characteristics. From the love struck Mashiro to the lazy Himura. I also loved all the references to manga and Weekly jump (such as when takagi was listing off jump manga with swords in them). There are also some characters that remind me of Weekly jump mangaka. An example of this would be Enji Nizuma, who is an extream otaku and a workaholic, which is very similar to Eiichiro Oda, the author of One Piece. Another example is Himura who I consider to be Yoshihiro Togashi. Think about it, they both are kinda lazy, have had two hit series, and have married a fellow mangaka. Overall this series is a fantastic tale of the struggles of manga artists and their passion for manga, a series that i consider to be a must read!