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S2 E29 Pandering and Patience

Anime

TV-14

24m

Oct 21, 2011

When TRAP gets a middling ranking in the surveys, Mashiro and Takagi start to think their new series might be in danger of being canceled. At the serialization meeting, Fukuda, Aoki and Nakai are up for getting a new series of their own.

Season 2, 25 Episodes

Bakuman (Japanese Original, English Subtitled) - Silence and Party

Silence and Party,

Mashiro and Takagi have gotten their series, but they're in for a shock when Hattori is replaced by a new editor, Mr. Miura. The boys also attend the Shonen Jack New Year's party and meet Kazuya Hiramaru, a different kind of genius from Eiji.

Bakuman (Japanese Original, English Subtitled) - Yearbook and Photobook

Yearbook and Photobook,

Azuki's talent agency pressures her to appear in a racy photo shoot, saying it will be vital for her career. Realizing something is wrong, Moritaka abandons his work in the face of an urgent deadline to go see her.

Bakuman (Japanese Original, English Subtitled) - Window and Snow

Window and Snow,

Mashiro and Takagi become worried when they hear the early results for Detective TRAP. Meanwhile, when Aoki decides to team up with KOOGY, Nakai resolves to prove to her how hard he'll work in order to be a team again.

Bakuman (Japanese Original, English Subtitled) - Pandering and Patience

Pandering and Patience,

When TRAP gets a middling ranking in the surveys, Mashiro and Takagi start to think their new series might be in danger of being canceled. At the serialization meeting, Fukuda, Aoki and Nakai are up for getting a new series of their own.

Bakuman (Japanese Original, English Subtitled) - Jokes and News

Jokes and News,

Miura wants Mashiro and Takagi to try to improve TRAP's ranking, and Kiyoshi Knight and Hideout Door begin. TRAP finally starts to become more popular, even going neck and neck with CROW in the surveys, when something worrisome happens to Mashiro.

Bakuman (Japanese Original, English Subtitled) - Illness and Motivation

Illness and Motivation,

After Mashiro collapses in his studio, Miura and the other editors rush to the hospital. Though he needs surgery and rest, Mashiro is set on continuing to work from his hospital bed and convinces Takagi to help him.

Bakuman (Japanese Original, English Subtitled) - Life and Death and Stationery

Life and Death and Stationery,

When the editorial office puts their series on hiatus, the boys resist with everything they've got. Sasaki visits Mashiro in the hospital to talk but is confronted by Kayoko. Meanwhile, Fukuda comes up with a secret plan to help out.

Bakuman (Japanese Original, English Subtitled) - Recall and Call

Recall and Call,

Mashiro and Takagi find out about Team Fukuda's strike and call a meeting. Later, the two bring the final drafts they completed in the hospital to Sasaki, who has an important decision to make.

Bakuman (Japanese Original, English Subtitled) - Restart and Low Rank

Restart and Low Rank,

Mashiro is back in school and back at work, but some things have changed since he was hospitalized. The boys also receive letters from fans hoping for their return but are later informed that TRAP is in danger of being canceled.

Bakuman (Japanese Original, English Subtitled) - Gag and Serious

Gag and Serious,

Miura suggests that Muto Ashirogi do a gag mang, but the boys don't feel it's the right direction. As they try to figure out how to balance Miura's desires and their own, the boys come up with an idea that's sure to cause an uproar in the office.

Bakuman (Japanese Original, English Subtitled) - Manga and Youth

Manga and Youth,

Future Watch gets high marks at the committee meeting, but Miura keeps the results secret so they can focus on their other storyboard. When the two stories are run back-to-back as one-shots, it all comes down to the rankings.

Bakuman (Japanese Original, English Subtitled) - Experience and Data

Experience and Data,

When Future Watch places a bit better than TEN, Miura dives into the data to support his direction. As he tries to convince the boys, he says something that he quickly regrets!

Bakuman (Japanese Original, English Subtitled) - Alliance and Classmate

Alliance and Classmate,

Aoki is told to figure out how boys think for her next manga, while Takagi is thinking about animals for his next series. Running into each other at the zoo, they make an agreement to share opinions, but the next time they meet someone unexpected appears.

Bakuman (Japanese Original, English Subtitled) - Distrust and Trust

Distrust and Trust,

The boys are working hard to create their new gag manga when Takagi notices that Miyoshi hasn't been coming by the studio. When he calls to find out why, he's in for a surprise that only gets bigger when he reads Aoki's new work.

Bakuman (Japanese Original, English Subtitled) - Monkey and Marriage

Monkey and Marriage,

The fight between Takagi and Miyoshi spreads to Mashiro and Azuki. Meanwhile, Aoki meets with Nakai to see about teaming up again. Later, Takagi tries to meet up with Miyoshi to explain himself, only to have his plan dramatically backfire.

Bakuman (Japanese Original, English Subtitled) - Prince and Savior

Prince and Savior,

Hoping Ishizawa can help her understand what boys want, Aoki is introduced to him. Hattori takes a meeting with Iwase, who wants to start writing comics. Later, the boys' manga and Aoki's both get reviewed by the editors.

Bakuman (Japanese Original, English Subtitled) - Relationship and Home

Relationship and Home,

A lot of changes happen at the serialization meeting for Muto Ashirogi, Aoki, Nakai and Takahama. Meanwhile, Iwase produces a spectacular story, and Hattori comes up with a secret plan for it.

Bakuman (Japanese Original, English Subtitled) - Complaint and Declaration

Complaint and Declaration,

The rivalry between Takagi and Iwase is rekindled both personally and professionally as Tanto and +Natural are evaluated at the serialization meeting. When the truth comes out about the artist for +Natural, the editorial office is thrown into chaos.

Bakuman (Japanese Original, English Subtitled) - Fate and Star

Akito visits Miyoshi's parents to ask them about the marriage and discovers a link to Mashiro's uncle, Taro Kawaguchi. +Natural and Tanto start a week apart, so the boys are anxious to see how the two compare.

Bakuman (Japanese Original, English Subtitled) - Love and Denial

Love and Denial,

Though Takagi is wracking his brain for jokes, Mashiro learns that Niizuma no longer reads Tanto. At Takagi's wedding, Mashiro approaches Hattori for advice but only makes up his mind about what to do when his \"rival\" appears on TV.

Bakuman (Japanese Original, English Subtitled) - Selfishness and Advice

Selfishness and Advice,

Mashiro and Takagi, with Miura's help, come up with ideas for new storyboards to submit for the upcoming serialization meetings. Later, they learn that a certain someone was trying to help them all along.

Bakuman (Japanese Original, English Subtitled) - Hint and Best

Hattori fires the boys up with a new direction, encouraging them not to let their premise overshadow their story. Later, the two decide to follow Hattori around for a day and in the process hit on a \"perfect\" idea for a new manga.

Bakuman (Japanese Original, English Subtitled) - Win and Lose

After reading the storyboard for Perfect Crime Club, Miura is thrilled and has the boys create more for the serialization meeting. It's the best work the boys have done yet, but in order for it to be published, it has to be able to beat CROW and +Natural.

Bakuman (Japanese Original, English Subtitled) - Visualization and Imagination

Visualization and Imagination,

The serialization committee reconsiders their vote on Perfect Crime Club, but Sasaki believes that it will never beat CROW or +Natural. Meanwhile, Miura becomes the editor for +Natural, and Muto Ashirogi gets a new editor.

Bakuman (Japanese Original, English Subtitled) - Vote and Chart

Vote and Chart,

Muto Ashirogi begins working with a new methodology and revamps their series, even giving it a new name and hero. The manga then goes to print, though it is up against a one-shot from Fukuda besides CROW and +Natural.

Details

Bakuman (Japanese Original, English Subtitled)

Anime

TV-14

3 Seasons

24m

Students Mashiro and Takagi aspire to become professional manga artists. The pair learn what it takes to make it in the manga industry.

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