Ōba, Tsugumi.

Bakuman. 8, Panty shot and savior / Panty shot and savior story by Tsugumi Ohba ; art by Takeshi Obata ; [translation, Tetsuichiro Miyaki ; English adaptation, Hope Donovan ; touch-up art & lettering, James Gaubatz]. - Shonen Jump manga ed. - San Francisco, Calif. : London : Viz Media ; Simon & Schuster [distributor], [2011] - 186 p. : chiefly ill. ; 20 cm. - Shonen Jump manga .

"First published in Japan in 2008 by Shueisha Inc., Tokyo"--P. facing t.p. "This book reads from right to left"--P. [4] of cover.

Average 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? Drama swirls around the manga creators as they try to move forward after being canceled from Shonen Jump. Moritaka and Akito work hard on a new comedy story pitch while Aoki and Nakai struggle with some personal issues. But when Kaya uncovers Akito's meetings with Aoki and Iwase, things might never be the same.


Translated from the Japanese.

ISBN: 142153889X (pbk.) 9781421538891 (pbk.)

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 015864977

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Comic books, strips, etc.
Teenagers
Cartoonists
Artistic collaboration
Illustrators
Authors, Japanese

Dewey Class. No.: 741.5/952