Bakuman. is a tV series anime that premiered in fall 2010, produced by J.C.STAFF.

About the production: the story comes from a manga, there are 25 episodes of about 24 minutes and its current status is "finished".

Its main genres are comedy, drama, romance and slice of life, with themes such as Work, Writing, Drawing and Coming of Age.

On AniList, Bakuman. has an average score of 79%, a very good score, and appears on 123,391 users' lists.

The franchise continues in or follows from: Bakuman. 2.

Moritaka Mashiro and Akito Takagi are pretty much foils of each other. Mashiro, an average 9th grade student but talented artist, and Takagi, an overall advanced 9th grader and aspiring writer. After great convincing, Takagi convinces Mashiro to join him in becoming the greatest mangakas Japan has ever seen. Takagi, with his gift of writing, hopes to become a successful mangaka, and Mashiro, with his gift of art, hopes to marry the girl of his dreams, Azuki Miho. (Source: Anime News Network)

Official synopsis from AniList.