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A review by vernip
Bakuman., Volume 17 by Tsugumi Ohba
emotional
funny
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Who here remembers the show on CBS called Bull?
Basically a psychologist creates a whole company with many moving parts and people with specialties to help some people have a maximized trial experience, from the clothes the defendant wears to the psych profile of the jurors to investigators cracking the case to find out what really happened. It was a different take on the law procedural show because of the unconventional methods of the simple goal of getting justice done.
Nanamine, the conniving a-hole from Volumes 14&15 who thought he could use the powers of many for his own selfish gain, is back to his old tricks but now he's poured BILLIONS of yen into making a company with the sole purpose of creating manga that their clients can pass off as their own. Of course, that's frowned upon because people are used to the one creative and a couple of trusted editors & motivators cranking out comic after comic, but this time there are coaches, focus groups, blind taste-testers, and of course bunches of artists all for the sake of helping the one artist make a bonafide hit. Is that so wrong if it helps them, especially the dudes who are past their prime and need a lil boost to get the creative juices flowing?
Yes. Because it's friggin' Nanamine, and he is a horrible person.
And just like last time, he is HOISTED MIGHTILY by his own petard since not only do our boys kick his ass spectacularly with a cool storytelling tactic our main artist dude's uncle used to do as a mangaka, but the first person Nanamine spited mustered enough gumption to throw his hat in the ring to do some damage! Hell yeah!
AND BECAUSE THE GOOD TIMES KEEP ROLLING, our main duo and their rival begin the brainstorming to get their next series off the ground. Coming from the future tho, I personally am reminded of a couple of things, but I'm sure at the time the mangaka thought he was being remarkably clever & unique.
Basically a psychologist creates a whole company with many moving parts and people with specialties to help some people have a maximized trial experience, from the clothes the defendant wears to the psych profile of the jurors to investigators cracking the case to find out what really happened. It was a different take on the law procedural show because of the unconventional methods of the simple goal of getting justice done.
Nanamine, the conniving a-hole from Volumes 14&15 who thought he could use the powers of many for his own selfish gain, is back to his old tricks but now he's poured BILLIONS of yen into making a company with the sole purpose of creating manga that their clients can pass off as their own. Of course, that's frowned upon because people are used to the one creative and a couple of trusted editors & motivators cranking out comic after comic, but this time there are coaches, focus groups, blind taste-testers, and of course bunches of artists all for the sake of helping the one artist make a bonafide hit. Is that so wrong if it helps them, especially the dudes who are past their prime and need a lil boost to get the creative juices flowing?
Yes. Because it's friggin' Nanamine, and he is a horrible person.
AND BECAUSE THE GOOD TIMES KEEP ROLLING, our main duo and their rival begin the brainstorming to get their next series off the ground. Coming from the future tho, I personally am reminded of a couple of things, but I'm sure at the time the mangaka thought he was being remarkably clever & unique.