Bakuman. Season 2
Contents
Opening · OP1 Full | ||
| Japanese | バクマン。2ndシーズン | |
|---|---|---|
| Romanized | Bakuman. 2nd Season | |
| Also known as | Bakuman Season 2 | |
| Genre | Comedy, Drama, Romance, Otaku Culture, Shounen | |
| Type | TV series | |
| Based on | Manga — Tsugumi Ohba | |
| Directed by | Noriaki Akitaya, Kenichi Kasai | |
| Written by | Reiko Yoshida | |
| Character design | Tomoyuki Shitaya | |
| Music by | Audio Highs | |
| Studio | J.C.Staff | |
| Original run | October 1, 2011 – March 24, 2012 | |
| Episodes | 25 | |
| Episode length | 24 min | |
| Broadcast | Saturdays | |
| Total running time | 10 hr | |
| Status | Finished airing | |
| Season | Fall 2011 | |
| Age rating | PG-13 – Teens 13 and older | |
| Score | ★ 8.33 (#243) | |
| On users' lists | 88,903 Kitsu, Shikimori | |
| Streaming | Hulu, Tubi | |
| Manga · Bakuman。 | ||
| Written by | Takeshi Obata, Tsugumi Ohba | |
| Published in | Shounen Jump (Weekly) | |
| Demographic | Shounen | |
| Original run | August 11, 2008 – April 23, 2012 | |
| Volumes | 20 | |
| Chapters | 176 | |
Bakuman. Season 2 (Japanese: バクマン。2ndシーズン, Hepburn: Bakuman. 2nd Season) is a 2011 Japanese anime television series based on the manga series by Tsugumi Ohba. It is animated by J.C.Staff and directed by Noriaki Akitaya and Kenichi Kasai. It aired from October 1, 2011 to March 24, 2012, with 25 episodes.
Characters
Main characters
Supporting characters
Miyuki Azuki · Mina Azuki · Miho Azuki · Yuujirou Hattori · Akira Hattori · Yoshihisa Heishi · Aiko Iwase · Kayoko Mashiro · Nobuhiro Mashiro · Gorou Miura · Kaya Miyoshi · Takurou Nakai · Hisashi Sasaki · Kim Songyuu · Hidemitsu Ishizawa · Natsumi Katou · Koji Makaino · Shuuichi Moriya · Hiroyuki Nakano · Naoto Ogawa · Ichiriki Orihara · Shun Shiratori · Shouyou Takahama · Taiki Uchida · Yahagi · Masakazu Yamahisa · Hiromi Yasuoka · Takanori Arai · Kyoutarou Hibiki · Ibaraki · Yosshi Miyoshi · Akane Miyoshi · Kouhei Oonishi · Kazuhiko Torishima
Voice cast by language
Voice actors in each language, as listed by Kitsu. A language appears only where a dub of this title is listed.
| Character | Japanese | French |
|---|---|---|
| Moritaka MashiroMain | Atsushi Abe | Adrien Solis |
| Akito TakagiMain | Satoshi Hino | Grégory Laisné |
| Yuriko AokiSupporting | Ayako Kawasumi | – |
| Shinta FukudaSupporting | Junichi Suwabe | Jean-Pierre Leblan |
| Kazuya HiramaruSupporting | Masakazu Morita | – |
| Miyuki AzukiSupporting | Kikuko Inoue | – |
| Mina AzukiSupporting | Rina Hidaka | – |
| Miho AzukiSupporting | Saori Hayami | Emma Darmon |
| Yuujirou HattoriSupporting | Hirofumi Nojima | – |
| Akira HattoriSupporting | Kentarou Tone | Christophe Seugnet |
| Yoshihisa HeishiSupporting | Shinji Kawada | Frédéric Souterelle |
| Aiko IwaseSupporting | Ayumi Fujimura | – |
Production
Key staff
Tsugumi OhbaOriginal Creator
Noriaki AkitayaDirector
Reiko YoshidaSeries CompositionTomoyuki ShitayaCharacter Design
Takeshi ObataOriginal Character Design
Audio HighsMusicJun WatanabeSound DirectorChikako ShibataArt DirectorStaff
| Studio | J.C.Staff |
|---|---|
| Original Creator | Tsugumi Ohba |
| Director | Noriaki Akitaya, Kenichi Kasai |
| Series Composition | Reiko Yoshida |
| Script | Reiko Yoshida, Keiichirou Oochi, Michihiro Tsuchiya |
| Character Design | Tomoyuki Shitaya |
| Original Character Design | Takeshi Obata |
| Music | Audio Highs |
| Sound Director | Jun Watanabe |
| Art Director | Chikako Shibata |
| Chief Animation Director | Tomoyuki Shitaya, Kouji Haneda, Atsushi Komori, Mai Matsuura |
| Director of Photography | Kazuya Iwai |
| Color Design | Mayumi Tanahashi |
| Editing | Masahiro Gotou |
| Theme Song Performance | Shouhei Itou, Tomoko Kawase |
| Producer | Yuuji Matsukura |
Music
| Composer | Audio Highs |
|---|
Opening themes
- OP 1“Dream of Life”Episodes 1–25AnimeThemes
Ending themes
- ED 1“monochrome rainbow” — Tommy heavenly⁶Episodes 1–16AnimeThemes
- ED 2“Parallel=”Episodes 17–24AnimeThemes
Songs, performers and episodes from AnimeThemes.
Episodes
| No. | Title | Original air date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | “Silence and Party” | October 1, 2011 | Aired |
| 2 | “Yearbook and Photobook” | October 8, 2011 | Aired |
| 3 | “Window and Snow” | October 15, 2011 | Aired |
| 4 | “Pandering and Patience” | October 22, 2011 | Aired |
| 5 | “Jokes and News” | October 29, 2011 | Aired |
| 6 | “Illness and Motivation” | November 5, 2011 | Aired |
| 7 | “Life and Death and Stationery” | November 12, 2011 | Aired |
| 8 | “Recall and Call” | November 19, 2011 | Aired |
| 9 | “Restart and Low Rank” | November 26, 2011 | Aired |
| 10 | “Gag and Serious” | December 3, 2011 | Aired |
| 11 | “Manga and Youth” | December 10, 2011 | Aired |
| 12 | “Experience and Data” | December 17, 2011 | Aired |
| 13 | “Alliance and Classmate” | December 24, 2011 | Aired |
| 14 | “Distrust and Trust” | January 7, 2012 | Aired |
| 15 | “Monkey and Marriage” | January 14, 2012 | Aired |
| 16 | “Prince and Savior” | January 21, 2012 | Aired |
| 17 | “Relationship and Home” | January 28, 2012 | Aired |
| 18 | “Complaint and Declaration” | February 4, 2012 | Aired |
| 19 | “Fate and Star” | February 11, 2012 | Aired |
| 20 | “Love and Denial” | February 18, 2012 | Aired |
| 21 | “Selfishness and Advice” | February 25, 2012 | Aired |
| 22 | “Hint and Best” | March 3, 2012 | Aired |
| 23 | “Win and Lose” | March 10, 2012 | Aired |
| 24 | “Visualization and Imagination” | March 17, 2012 | Aired |
| 25 | “Vote and Chart” | March 24, 2012 | Aired |
Where to watch
Streaming services that list Bakuman. Season 2. What you can watch depends on your country. Acino does not host any video; each link leads to the service's own page.
Videos and pictures
Trailers and music
Gallery
Ratings and statistics
Score distribution
On users' lists
- Plan to watch7,754
- Watching944
- Completed48,227
- On hold715
- Dropped944
Ratings and list counts come from Shikimori, whose scores mirror MyAnimeList. Rankings compare the titles listed in Acino.
Audience
How many people follow this anime on the largest anime databases. The numbers are refreshed every few days; one person may use several sites.
| Site | Members | Watching | Completed | Plan to watch | Dropped | Favorites |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kitsu | 30,319 | — | — | — | — | 192 |
| Shikimori | 58,584 | 944 | 48,227 | 7,754 | 944 | — |
Watch order
The Bakuman. Season 2 story in order of release, as listed in Acino.
| # | Title | Format | Episodes | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bakuman. (Prequel) | TV series | 25 | October 2, 2010 |
| 2 | Bakuman. Season 2 | TV series | 25 | October 1, 2011 |
| 3 | Bakuman. Deraman. (Summary) | Special | 2 | September 29, 2012 |
| 4 | Bakuman. Season 3 (Sequel) | TV series | 25 | October 6, 2012 |
Related works
Prequel8.17Bakuman.TV series · 2010
Sequel8.51Bakuman. Season 3TV series · 2012
Summary7.17Bakuman. Deraman.Special · 2012| Original work | Bakuman. (Manga) |
|---|---|
| Other | Bakuman. 2nd Season Special (Special, 2012) |
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- “Bakuman. 2nd Season”. Shikimori. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “Bakuman. 2nd Season”. MyAnimeList. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “Bakuman. Season 2”. Kitsu. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “Bakuman. Season 2”. AnimeThemes. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “Q11327594”. Wikidata. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
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