Bakuman

*sniff sniff* Hmm, I can smell the finish line. It smells good.

Koogy acts like an ass. Everyone redo’s their name, then gets their five minutes in the sun. And there’s a 4-way tie for the finish. Ok, that last one remains to be seen. But you get the gist.

Ooh, forbodding music, dark silhouettes, nervous office managers, editors rounding up the troops. All that’s missing are the mangaka holding pitchforks and torches. Will the JACK editors toss money from the heavens to make their escape?

How should I go about writing these Bakuman posts anymore? I’m out of things to say, and I’m getting tired of poking fun at it. To be fair, this was one of the stronger episodes in a while. I just don’t have anything left to say.

In the bizarro world that is the MAL forums, Bakuman is beloved. Mashiro is beloved. And satan spawn are enjoying a killer ski season in the depths of hell.

And by man of the house, I mean, you know this story centers around Mashiro because everyone acquiesces to his demands. Mashiro rules with an iron fist! All women and less alpha men be damned! In other words, Mashiro is a conceited, self-centered prick who deserves to reap what he sows, except he won’t because [...]

Dammit. Dammit. Dammit. I really enjoyed the first 20 minutes of this episode. And being with Nizuma, Nakai and Fukuda has been a tremendous great influence on Mashiro. But just when things were lining up well, and Mashiro was getting back in my good graces, the shit went completely off the rails again. This is [...]

Well, it took until a season and a half, but Bakuman finally gives a for real, I shit you not episode that’s almost completely romance-free and thus funny and interesting the whole way through. For those that have hung on for the ride, this is your reward.

The Bakuman death march continues…