4 Main Characters In Bakuman

This is the list of main characters that appear in Bakuman anime. Check their description below:

Moritaka Mashiro 

Moritaka Mashiro 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 "Ashirogi Muto" where he serves as the illustrator. His nickname is Saiko, which is an alternate reading of the kanji in his name. His favorite manga is Ashita no Joe.

Akito Takagi 

Akito Takagi 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 Ashirogi Muto. Takagi is sometimes called Shujin 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.His favorite manga is Dragon Ball.

Miho Azuki 

Miho Azuki is Mashiro's love interest in the series. She aspires to become a voice actress. Her mother is the woman Mashiro's uncle fell in love with. Azuki promises to marry Mashiro after they achieve their dreams. However, they agree not to see each other until then.She picks up voice work, although her popularity comes mostly because of her looks, and not because of her poor singing. When her agent urges her to participate in a gravure idol photo book, she struggles with the idea of showing her body to the public, but with Mashiro's support, she declines the offer. She and Mashiro communicate mainly through text messages and sometimes through phone calls, but rarely meet except by chance or under special circumstances. During Mashiro's hospitalization, Miho reveals that she has liked him since the fourth grade. After Mashiro is released, they have been talking with each other much more than before.

Kaya Miyoshi 

Kaya Miyoshi is Azuki's best friend and Takagi's girlfriend. She has rather poor self-esteem when it comes to her looks, believing others are lying when they complement her looks. Kaya used to practice martial arts in junior high, making her stronger than most girls. She also has a temper, which only gets worse when she gets drunk. Because her friends have high aspirations, she begins to feel left out, and decides to become a cell phone novelist. For her first story, she wants to depict the romance between Mashiro and Azuki. However, Takagi ends up writing it for her. She then changes her dream to support Mashiro and Takagi, with hopes of marrying Takagi. She starts by helping them read and watch through a pile of mystery-themed books and anime. She helps out in inking the manga and generally maintaining a positive atmosphere in the studio. Mashiro and Takagi find that her optimistic presence in the studio helps cheer up what is otherwise a very stressful working environment, and feel she is part of "the team". She is the one who came up with the "Muto Ashirogi" pen name. Her favorite manga is One Piece.