Moritaka Mashiro

This is a list of fictional characters in the manga series Bakuman. The writer of the series, Tsugumi Ohba, developed the basic character traits while Takeshi Obata, the artist, created the visual character designs. A majority of the characters are themselves involved in the manga industry as manga artists, editors, or assistants.

Moritaka Mashiro (真城 最高, Mashiro Moritaka) was once content in following the usual life of a Japanese citizen by attending a university and becoming an office worker, however he is inspired to become a manga artist like his late uncle. He has a crush on his classmate Miho Azuki that he ends up making a promise to marry her after both of them achieve their dreams. He teams up with Akito Takagi to create a manga that is worthy to be adapted into an anime. The two work under the shared pen name "Muto Ashirogi" (亜城木 夢叶, Ashirogi Muto) where he serves as the illustrator. His nickname is Saiko (サイコー, Saikō), which is an alternate reading of the kanji in his name. He is voiced by Jun Fukuyama in the flash web-comic. His favorite manga is Ashita no Joe. Mashiro is based on the two Bakuman authors.

Akito Takagi (高木 秋人, Takagi Akito) partners with Mashiro on making manga together. He specializes in story lines, some of which are unorthodox, as well as a style known as "serious comedy", where a scene with underlying seriousness comes off with humor, writing them into their manga. The two start working under the pen name Muto Ashirogi (亜城木 夢叶, Ashirogi Muto); Takagi is sometimes called Shujin (シュージン, Shūjin, lit. "prisoner"), which is an alternate spelling of his name. Prior to teaming up with Mashiro, he is a star student who attracts Aiko Iwase although the latter thought of him more as an academic rival. However, he becomes frustrated that his parents were pushing him towards becoming an office worker that he decided to do manga instead. After revealing his career aspirations, he chooses Kaya Miyoshi as his girlfriend over Iwase. He is voiced by Shinnosuke Tachibana in the flash web-comic. His favorite manga is Dragon Ball.

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