Bakuman (2015)

	Also Known As: -
	Year of first release: 2015
	Director: Hitoshi Ohne
	Actors: Takeru Satô, Ryûnosuke Kamiki, Nana Komatsu
	Country: J
	Genre: Comedy
	Conditions of visioning: 08.05.2016, in-flight entertainment 10" screen.
Synopsis: Two high-school students team up to create a Manga and submit it to the famous editor Shonen Jump.
Review: How timely to watch this movie on the flight back from holidays in Japan partially spent comparing the behavior of Japanese people with the one we expected from watching many movies from that country, and also after visiting the excellent Manga museum in Kyoto which obviously mentions Shonen Jump and the classic Mangas also quoted as reference in the movie. As often in Japanese movies I found the reactions of the characters to be exaggerated and unrealistic but I now know that this is not far from the true spirit one can encounter in that country. For example the people met by our two heroes are quite charicatural, and the situations in which they end up are quite unrealistic (see their meeting and their motivation for teaming up, for a girl, after falling off a flight of stairs). But their adventure and progressive immersion in the world of professional Manga edition is quite touching and makes us want to watch the end. I only regret that the back-story of Bakuman was not better used (I really thought they would end up continuing the series started by one of the hero's uncle). Not a masterpiece but in context, a perfect conclusion to no-less perfect holidays.
Rating: 5 /10