Japan Synopsis
バクマン。
Moritaka Mashiro doesn't want to follow in the path of his uncle who worked as a manga artist, but ultimately died because of exhaustion. Moritaka Mashiro figures he will graduate from school and work at an office. Things change though when falls in love with a girl at school. The girl, who hopes to become a voice actress, tells Moritaka they can marry, but only after they both achieve their dreams. Moritaka then teams up with fellow classmate Akito Takagi to publish their first manga.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Bakuman. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
3 sharedA Silent Voice: The Movie
★ 8.4 · Japan
3 sharedCrows Zero II
★ 7.2 · Japan
3 sharedKids on the Slope
★ 7.3 · Japan
2 sharedDemon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train
★ 8.3 · Japan
2 sharedDragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle
★ 6.5 · Japan
2 sharedDragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies
★ 6.8 · Japan
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Drama + Comedy in Japan
462 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Comedy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Bakuman itself).
The 2014–2016 Japan Window
In the crowded 2014-2016 Japan release window, Bakuman sits at #453 of 581. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Bakuman premiered alongside 180 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 180 other Japan films in 2015.
The 3218th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
47 audience reviews — more than 63% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (63th percentile) outruns trending popularity (32th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Bakuman, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- drawing · 1
- comic book writer · 1
- art · 9
- rivalry · 6
- based on manga · 297
- friendship · 134
- coming of age · 78
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,446 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (25th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.6 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,522 of 1,933 (top 79%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | TOHO, Office Crescendo |
| Runtime | 1h 59m |
| Release Date | October 3, 2015 |
| IMDb | tt3715854 |
| Official Site | bakuman-movie.com |