{"product_id":"bakuman-vol-5-paperback","title":"Bakuman?, Vol. 5 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTsugumi Ohba\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTakeshi Obata\u003c\/b\u003e (Artist)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBy the creators of Death Note! The mystery behind manga-making revealed!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAverage 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? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBig changes are in store now that Moritaka and Akito have their very own series in \u003ci\u003eShonen Jump\u003c\/i\u003e. Hanging out with their favorite manga creators, hiring assistants, keeping track of the weekly reader surveys--life as a professional manga artist is tough! Can these two survive the pressure?\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in Tokyo, Tsugumi Ohba is the author of the hit series \u003ci\u003eDeath Note, Bakuman\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Platinum End..\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTakeshi Obata was born in 1969 in Niigata, Japan, and first achieved international recognition as the artist of the wildly popular Shonen Jump title\u003ci\u003e Hikaru no Go\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the 2003 Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize: Shinsei \"New Hope\" Award and the 2000 Shogakukan Manga Award. He went on to illustrate the smash hit \u003ci\u003eDeath Note\u003c\/i\u003e as well as the hugely successful manga \u003ci\u003eBakuman, All You Need Is Kill, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePlatinum End.\u003c\/i\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.4 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 07, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42696186036287,"sku":"9781421537948","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/8be7a09232f87068eb57ada1de2234a2.webp?v=1765006492","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/bakuman-vol-5-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}