Bakuman?, Vol. 7 - Tsugumi Ohba

Average student Moritaka Mashiro enjoys drawing for fun. When his classmate and aspiring writer Akito Takagi discovers his talent, he begs Moritaka to team up with him as a manga-creating duo. But what exactly does it take to make it in the manga-publishing world? Moritaka is hesitant to seriously consider Akito's proposal because he knows how difficult reaching the professional level can be.Still, encouragement from persistent Akito and motivation from his crush push Moritaka to test his limits!Moritaka and Akito face the prospect of their series being canceled in Shonen Jumpdue to dropping popularity. Can the duo avoid the axe and keep fighting? And when Akito starts becoming friendly with fellow manga creator Ko Aoki, how will it affect his long-term relationship with Kaya?