Monday, October 19, 2020

Bakuman Season 2 - Episode 5

Oh Nooooo! Please no...

Finally, the effects of skipping meals and sleep are showing up. Speaking from experience, it feels terrible when you are really motivated from inside to achieve something, but your body is just not capable.

The rankings are really fluctuating, which creates a tense environment for Mangakas. We really get to know the adventurous nature of a mangaka's life, where even one day mismanaged will cost them deadlines.

It was probably good when rankings were kept secret from authors, but rankings are a motivating factor for keeping up with the schedule. This constant instability in the rankings is really exciting to watch, and I am sure Takagi really likes it as this is what he became Mangaka for.

Coming to Mashiro, He is still not enjoying this adventure; rather, he always strives towards getting first without thinking about its implications, both on his career and body.

There is absolutely no focus on the assistants. They had zero development as characters and made to stick with their character sketch decided initially, but it still too early to conclude that, so let's see...


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