History Characters / Bakuman

Fukuda's assistant.

[[folder:Hidemitsu Ishizawa]]

A sleazy guy that Ashirogi knew in school. He does a little manga work at first, but eventually leaves the industry.

* BlatantLies: When his mother calls him out for still calling himself a mangaka despite not having done anything for five years, he insists that he's just 'recharging.'
* {{Ecchi}}: The little work he produces seems to involve this.
* FromNobodyToNightmare: He's essentially a nonentity in the manga world by the end of the series, but he's still able to figure out that Mashiro and Azuki are dating, which causes major problems when he posts it online.
* {{Hikikomori}}: By the end of the series he's unemployed and living at his mother's home.

[[folder:Kyotaro Hibiki]]

An older mangaka. He eventually joins Nanamine's team.

* FollowTheLeader: InUniverse. He makes a detective manga after Ashirogi's well-received 'Detective Trap' comes out.
* NeverMyFault: When his detective manga crashes and burns, he blames Ashirogi, since his works are similar to theirs and he had been counting on Mashiro remaining out of commission for longer. His artist calls him out on this.

[[folder:Shun Hanshaki]]

Hibiki's partner on his detective manga.

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: He rejects Hibiki's attempt to shift the blame for their failing work to Ashirogi.

[[folder:Kyoichi Murasaki]]

A detective writer who enters the manga world.

* FollowTheLeader: InUniverse. Like Hibiki, he enters the manga world after Ashirogi demonstrates that detective manga can be successful.

[[folder:Shigure Yanagi]]

A veteran mangaka who joins up with Nanamine.

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: He gets one of these from Nanamine after his manga loses to Ashirogi's.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Dark blue hair with bright blue highlights.

* {{Meganekko}}: When she has to make or read storyboards.

* {{Meganekko}}

A famous musician who performs under the stage name 'KOOGY.' He tries to use his popularity to force his way into the manga industry.

* BeautyMark: under her left eye.

* {{Megane}}

* {{Megane}}

* CreepyCoolCrosses

** [[spoiler:[[DefiedTrope Defied,]] right before his MoralEventHorizon [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope that would take him to very dark places]]. After [[HeelRealization holding himself back from hitting Aoki,]] [[ThrowTheDogABone he gets a job offer to be Hiramaru's assistant]] as a way to pick himself up, and takes the oppurtunity to make up for what he's done. And while he's not even close to recovering from or making up for his actions yet, he seems to be clawing his way up to JerkWithAHeartOfGold. Heck, he's even getting coaching to lose the {{Gonk}} traits he's picked up.]]

!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YuichiNagashima (JP), Creator/MikePollock (EN)

* HighSchoolSweethearts: With Miho.

* OddCouple: With Takagi.
* OfficialCouple: With Miho.

* SurpriseCreepy: Mashiro [[HeroicRROD over-extending himself]] and trying to manage three serializations at once has some [[http://www.mangareader.net/bakuman/156/17 gruesome results.]]
* TwiceShy: With Miho.

* NotSoDifferent: Sees herself as somewhat similar to Iwase and sympathizes with her desire to reach out to Takagi in spite of believing that going into manga only for that reason is petty. She gets somewhat annoyed when Eiji and Fukuda point out that Iwase is like how she used to be, though.

* NotSoDifferent: Believes Ashirogi Muto should understand that editors can't be trusted from having done Tanto at Miura's suggestion, and because they took risks and defied the editorial department to become successful with ''PCP''.

* PragmaticVillainy: [[spoiler:After Kosugi hits him, he considers [[RealityEnsues getting him fired]] for battery]], but decides against it because he has nothing to gain from it.

* ShockingSwerve: An InUniverse problem with his writing style. Nanamine's plots are often more focused on shocking the reader than presenting a coherent, sensible story.

* {Ecchi}: The little work he produces seems to involve this.

* {Hikikomori}: By the end of the series he's unemployed and living at his mother's home.

[[folder:Kyotaro Hibiki]]

An older mangaka. He eventually joins Nanamine's team.

* FollowTheLeader: InUniverse. He makes a detective manga after Ashirogi's well-received 'Detective Trap' comes out.
* NeverMyFault: When his detective manga crashes and burns, he blames Ashirogi, since his works are similar to theirs and he had been counting on Mashiro remaining out of commission for longer. His artist calls him out on this.

[[folder:Shun Hanshaki]]

Hibiki's partner on his detective manga.

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: He rejects Hibiki's attempt to shift the blame for their failing work to Ashirogi.

[[folder:Kyoichi Murasaki]]

A detective writer who enters the manga world.

* FollowTheLeader: InUniverse. Like Hibiki, he enters the manga world after Ashirogi demonstrates that detective manga can be successful.

[[folder:Shigure Yanagi]]

A veteran mangaka who joins up with Nanamine.

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: He gets one of these from Nanamine after his manga loses to Ashirogi's.

* NiceJobFixingItVillain: [[spoiler: Azuma, who is the guy who used to test his new method of creating shonen mangas and then fired when it stopped being useful, was the one who ended up taking third place from him.]]

* NiceJobFixingItVillain: [[spoiler: Azuma, who is the guy who used to test his new method of creating sleeves and then fired when it stopped being useful, was the one who ended up taking third place from him.]]

* DoggedNiceGuy: Played quite straight, especially when he agrees with virtually everything Aoki says, then subverted.

[[folder:Main Characters]]

!Moritaka Mashiro

-->Voiced by: Creator/AtsushiAbe (JP), Creator/MichaelSinterniklaas (EN)

Tropes associated with Moritaka:

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair

!Akito Takagi

-->''“I’ll regret it if I follow my dreams and fail. But I’ll regret it more if I don’t even try.”''

-->Voiced by: Creator/SatoshiHino (JP), Kevin T. Collins (EN)

Tropes associated with Akito:

* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Mashiro.
** Though there's some HoYay subtext in Volume 4.

!Miho Azuki

-->''"I want to cherish the promise I made with you about our dream. I'm sure our love and joy will be far larger if we met each other after our dreams come true."''

-->Voiced by: Creator/SaoriHayami (JP), Creator/StephanieSheh (EN)

Tropes associated with Miho:

* WhatTheHellHero: Gives Mashiro one for keeping her mother’s love for his uncle secret from her, as well as for knowing about Takagi’s meetings with Aoki and not telling her or Kaya. She gets one from Takagi for not confiding in Mashiro about the photo book or answering his phone call, causing him to start to go to her house and risk missing his deadline.

!Kaya Takagi (née Miyoshi)

-->''"Is your dream to become a manga artist just a dream between you and Miho? It's a dream for me and Takagi too now. What reason is there for you not to let me help out?"''

-->Voiced by: Creator/SayuriYahagi (JP), Amanda Schuckman (EN)

Tropes associated with Kaya:

--> '''Miyoshi''': ''Why must he be so pragmatic?!''
--> '''Takagi''': That's the way he is.

[[folder:Mangaka & Assistants]]

!Nobuhiro "Kawaguchi Taro" Mashiro

-->''"I've been able to come this far because she was around. I can continue drawing manga without giving up because I believe she's watching me. She can't see my progress if I was just an ordinary businessman, right?"''

-->Voiced by: Creator/KenjiHamada (JP), Creator/MarcDiraison (EN)

Tropes associated with Nobuhiro:

!Eiji Niizuma

-->''"Niizuma is out of the ordinary... He has been drawing since he first held a pen at the age of six. Drawing is like breathing to him. He's said he'd die if he couldn't draw manga."''

-->Voiced by: Creator/NobuhikoOkamoto (JP), Roby Sharpe (EN)

Tropes associated with Eiji:

* BigEater: In the scenes where he does eat. However, considering that he doesn't sleep until he's done drawing, [[FridgeBrilliance he probably doesn't eat either]].

* CurtainsMatchTheWindow

!Aiko "Aiko Akina" Iwase

-->''"I really did fall for him. And I wanted to beat him. When he was giving it his all…"''

The second smartest student in Mashiro's and Takagi's class. Iwase has an initial one-sided rivalry with Takagi that eventually develops into feelings for him. She eventually becomes a mangaka and writes ''+Natural''.

-->Voiced by: Creator/AyumiFujimura (JP), Creator/VeronicaTaylor (EN)

Tropes associated with Aiko:

!Shinta Fukuda

-->''"Back when I was working as Niizuma-shisho’s assistant, I said to Ashirogi-kun and Nakai-san, '[[ThePromise Together, we will change Jump]].' Niizuma-shisho, Ashirogi Muto, Ko Aoki, Kazuya Hiramaru, and Takuro Nakai. [[RivalsTeamUp Together we can do anything]]."''

-->Voiced by: Creator/JunichiSuwabe (JP)

Tropes associated with Shinta:

-->'''Fukuda''': [[spoiler:[[YokoOhNo The voice actress you like has a boyfriend]]...]] Sure, I understand that some of you would be depressed to hear that. That's the fan spirit. ''(yelling)'' But even so... using that as an excuse to [[spoiler:post all kinds of stupid crap on the Internet]] [[ThisIsUnforgivable is something I can never forgive]]! [[spoiler:Voice actresses and manga artists]] are humans, too. There's nothing wrong with them [[spoiler:having a relationship]]!

!Takuro Nakai

-->''"I’m sure things would be easier for me if I just accepted myself being a professional manga assistant. But I just can’t give up on my dream of becoming a manga artist."''

-->Voiced by: Tomoyuki Shimura (JP)

* JerkAss: While some see him as a JerkAssWoobie, there's still the fact that as an assistant for [[spoiler: Nanamine]], he acts like a real dick to the guys working with him and clearly shows the cuter girls preferential treatment; none of the other assistants seem too fond of working with him as a result.

* JustFriends: This seems to be what "Aoki Ko" wanted to have with him. There might have been some sort stronger relationship between them, [[spoiler:but he ruined everything when he became a JerkAss]]

* ProgressivelyPrettier: Inverted! Nakai has always been overweight and noticeably older than the other mangaka, but he looked relatively normal in his initial appearance and has since gotten steadily fatter and less attractive. This went into overdrive after [[spoiler: He TookALevelInJerkass and later came back from his time at his mother's house, although this can be justified in that he has not been taking very good care of himself since he became a JerkAss.]]

!Yuriko "Ko Aoki" Aoki

-->''"It's difficult to have someone we like to love us back... And even when we don't, we end up getting attracted to someone who keeps confessing their love."''

-->Voiced by: Creator/AyakoKawasumi (JP)

Tropes associated with Yuriko:

* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Her partnership with Nakai had always been a bit strained, even before he TookALevelInJerkAss. For example, when Aida announces that they're in danger of being canceled, Nakai is desperate to continue at any cost, while Aoki insists on following her artistic vision.

!Kazuya Hiramaru

-->''"Maybe it was a moment of weakness... Like I've been possessed or something. I couldn't stand my job anymore, so I picked up a Shonen Jump and thought I could do the same... What was I thinking? I made a big mistake."''

-->Voiced by: Creator/MasakazuMorita (JP)

Tropes associated with Kazuya:
* TheAlcoholic: Downplayed, but he does drink more than he should. It's one of many negative aspects of his life that Yoshida has to moderate and [[spoiler: that Aoki helps him overcome]].

* ThrowTheDogABone: [[spoiler:He finally asks Aoki to go out with him, and she says yes (as long as he keeps drawing manga). He later did the same for Nakai, hiring him on as an assistant not just in spite of all the JerkAss behaviour Nakai's been showing, but ''because'' of it (though they were both drunk and Hiramaru actually worried he was going to end up like Nakai.)]]

!Shoyo Takahama

-->Voiced by: Hiroki Shimowada (JP)

!Ryu Shizuka

-->''"I'll make True Human better than ever! I'll draw about these two-faced women and their two-faced kind of love!"''

!Toru Nanamine

-->''"Isn't a pro someone who uses any means necessary to succeed? To gain a solid fan base? To make high sales? Anyone whose pride comes before all that has yet to learn what it means to be a professional."''

A fan of the main characters, who hopes to one be serialized with them. He's polite, cheerful and enthusiastic...

...or so it seems. In truth, Nanamine despises editors, believing they have no ability to judge manga, and plans on making his way to the top by consulting with 50 online correspondents. [[spoiler: That plan goes south however as the quality of his manga drops due to varied ideas marring the stories. Nanamine tries to keep it afloat, hiring Nakai to improve the art and even trying to challenge Ashirogi Muto. But ultimately fails and his manga is eventually canceled. His editor however talks him into trying to do manga the legit way and he seems to take it to heart. But he comes back with a more corporate method of his previous plan, this time hiring professional mangakas to help him out.]]

-->Voiced by: Creator/ShinnosukeTachibana (JP)

-->'''Kosugi''': Am I... not good enough for you?
-->'''Nanamine''': Not in the least.

* JerkAss: He views most people with contempt and only acts nice to them as long as he needs their help.

!Shun Shiratori

-->''"Manga is something you can enjoy for a small price. It's meant to be for everyone. Being a manga artist is an honorable career! I want to see how far I can go."''

One of the assistants for ''Perfect Crime Party'' and [[spoiler:artist for ''Rabuta and Peace'', which is initially written by Takagi.]]

-->Voiced by: Yuuichi Iguchi (JP)

* AlliterativeName

!Shuichi Moriya

-->''"Manga is a reputable form of art! It differs from painting in its ability to connect with the young! Its power to capture the heart is truly unique! I consider all my works to be no less than art!"''

-->Voiced by: Creator/MitsuhiroSakamaki (JP)

!Naoto Ogawa

-->Voiced by: Yoshimitsu Shimoyama (JP)

!Natsumi Kato

-->Voiced by: Yoko Honda (JP)

* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: By proxy, as she introduces her friend, Ririka Kitami, to Mashiro, and Ririka [[spoiler:finds out about Mashiro and Azuki's relationship and posts about it on her blog, resulting in virtually everyone finding out about it]].
** [[spoiler:Although to be fair, Kitami didn't know who was the seiyu Mashiro was dating, and even though she took her post down 48 hours after the fact, it was still enough time for Ishizawa to put two and two together and figure out that said seiyu was Azuki, and from there spread it all over the Internet purely out of spite.]]

!Ichiriki Orihara

-->Voiced by: Kazuyuki Okitsu (JP)

!Mikihiko Azuma

* ICouldaBeenAContender: It's noted that his art is fine, especially for his specialty, but his writing was too sparse and incoherent to keep readers engaged. If the results shown from [[spoiler: ''Hirapara Paradise'']] were any indication, all he needed was proper coaching or teaming up with a writer to make a hit series.

* TheDogBitesBack: He gets revenge on Nanamine for using and firing him. Specifically, he writes a one-shot which surpasses Nanamine's comic and pushes it to fourth place for the week, resulting in Nanamine being banned from Jump.

!Kisaku Arai

* SoOkayItsAverage(InUniverse): It seems his series pan out this way. They initially place well, as seen with ''Cheese Crackers'' and his one-shot ''Boy E, Girl B'' but usually can't land an audience.

!Koji Makaino

!Hiromi Yasuoka

!Kyotaro Hibiki

* FollowTheLeader: He makes a detective manga after Ashirogi's well-received 'Detective Trap' comes out.

!Shun Hanshaki

!Kyoichi Murasaki

* FollowTheLeader: Like Hibiki, he enters the manga world after Ashirogi demonstrates that detective manga can be successful.

!Shigure Yanagi:

[[folder:Editors]]
!Akira Hattori

-->''"I'm just an editor, and there is only so much I can help you with. The people who are able to do more than what the editor tells them are the ones who will succeed as manga creators."''

The main characters’ first editor, who helps them with their first submissions. He gets replaced by Miura after ''Detective Trap'' is first serialized, then returns to being their editor after ''Perfect Crime Party'' is serialized. After [[spoiler:''PCP'' moves to Hissou Jump]], Hattori becomes their editor for their manga ''Reversi''.

-->Voiced by: Kentarou Tone (JP), Creator/WayneGrayson (EN)

Tropes associated with Akira:

!Yujiro Hattori

-->Voiced by: Creator/HirofumiNojima (JP), Chris Niosi (EN)

Tropes associated with Yujiro.

* OneSteveLimit: Has the same last name, but no apparent relation to, Akira Hattori.

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!Goro Miura

-->''"I was hoping we could grow together. I know that’s not a good thing for an editor to say, but I’m not a good editor yet."''

Mashiro and Takagi’s editor for ''Detective Trap'' and ''Tanto'', and also Takahama’s editor. [[spoiler:He later becomes Iwase’s editor]]. Has an affinity for gag manga, which he believes are, despite being unlikely to climb to the top, more likely to stay serializeed.

-->Voiced by: Daisuke Kirii (JP)

Tropes associated with Goro

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!Editor-in-Chief Hisashi Sasaki

--> ''"Saying you haven’t been able to draw what you want to draw is the same as admitting your own lack of talent."''

-->Voiced by: Creator/KenyuHoriuchi (JP), Creator/DanGreen (EN)

Tropes associated with Sasaki:

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!Koji Yoshida
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-->''"Letting the manga artist do as they want isn't the only way to support them. We're editors, for God's sake. Our job is to draw the most out of the artists."''

Hiramaru's editor and one of the Team Leader Editors. He usually has to manipulate Hiramaru in order to keep his manga series running, and his rewards rarely live up to Hiramaru's expectations. Despite all their quarrels, Yoshida actually cares about him and tries to give him advice on how to approach Aoki Ko.

-->Voiced by: Creator/TakehitoKoyasu (JP)
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Tropes associated with Yoshida:

!Masakazu Yamahisa
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Shizuka's editor, as well as Aoki's after her first cancellation.

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Tropes associated with Yamahisa

!Tatsuro Kosugi

-->''"I want to help an artist create something amazing more than anything. But to Nanamine, I'm not even worth a second look... I can't help but take it personally."''

-->Voiced by: Creator/YuukiKaji (JP)

Tropes associated with Kosugi:

* BewareTheNiceOnes: [[spoiler:For the most part, reluctantly puts up with how Nanamine treats him, but when Nanamine suggests that he's giving up, he punches him]]

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[[folder:Others]]

!Miyuki Haruno/Azuki

-->Voiced by: Creator/KikukoInoue (JP), Creator/VeronicaTaylor (EN)

* UncannyFamilyResemblance: something that freaks Takagi out when he finds an old picture of her.

!Mina Azuki
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Miho's younger sister.

-->Voiced by: Creator/RinaHidaka (JP)
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!Kayoko Mashiro
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Moritaka's mother, who is initially opposed to his going into manga.

-->Voiced by: Kumiko Higa (JP), Eileen Stevens (EN)
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* TheComplainerIsAlwaysWrong: The only one in the Mashiro family opposed to Moritaka going into manga.
** Though this is more out of worriment of what happened to his uncle and not wanting Mashiro to wind up the same. However as he gains more successes in manga, she's happy for him that he found a goal worth pursuing.

!Masahiro Mashiro

-->''"Your uncle wasn't a gutless coward who'd think about killing himself. He's the kind of guy who'd [[{{Determinator}} gnash his teeth and keep doing his best no matter how tough the situation got]]... without even complaining about it."''

-->Voiced by: Hidenari Ugaki (JP), Creator/DanGreen (EN)

!Fumio Mashiro

-->''"[[GenerationXerox Father and son I can understand, but I was surprised to see an uncle and nephew be so similar]]."''

-->Voiced by: Creator/YuichiNagashima (JP), Creator/MikePollock (EN)

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* JerkassHasAPoint: He was as subtle as a powder keg and may have made matters a bit worse, but even so, one can't blame for being pissed that a good guy he's known for a while is suddenly getting demonized by droves of jealous losers.

* DumbassHasAPoint: He immediately realizes that Mashiro and Takagi are taking suggestions from fans, and reminds them that fan letters don't represent all of Jump's fans, the majority of which are reading for shonen manga.

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[[folder:Editors]]
!Akira Hattori
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-->''"I'm just an editor, and there is only so much I can help you with. The people who are able to do more than what the editor tells them are the ones who will succeed as manga creators."''

The main characters’ first editor, who helps them with their first submissions. He gets replaced by Miura after ''Detective Trap'' is first serialized, then returns to being their editor after ''Perfect Crime Party'' is serialized. After [[spoiler:''PCP'' moves to Hissou Jump]], Hattori becomes their editor for their manga ''Reversi''.

-->Voiced by: Kentarou Tone (JP), Creator/WayneGrayson (EN)

Tropes associated with Akira:
* AdaptationalAttractiveness: Inverted. His namesake in RealLife is quite handsome, as well as ButNotTooForeign. Bakuman!Hattori is a {{Gonk}}.
* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Asks one of Azuma, after he expresses a belief that he can only re-establish himself by [[spoiler:collaborating with Nanamine]].
-->'''Hattori''': Do you think Taro Kawaguchi would be happy about this?
* BigOlEyebrows
* CompositeCharacter: of RealLife ''Jump'' editors Akira Jean-Baptiste Hattori (his namesake) and Yuu Saitou (his physical model).
* ConsummateProfessional: A highly skilled and diligent editor who knows how to use his artists' strengths while playing to what readers want. Rarely makes mistakes, but quick to learn, apologize, and correct his course when he does. No corporate stooge by any stretch, but does respect the proper procedures and hierarchy of the ''Jump'' editorial office (such as refusing to discuss ''Tanto'' with Ashirogi Muto behind Miura's back).[[spoiler: His threat to quit if ''Jump'' attempts to force Ashirogi Muto to artificially prolong their masterpiece ''Reversi'' is a rare outburst that shows just how highly respects both the work and its authors.]]
* DrowningMySorrows: [[spoiler:Believing he will not be Mashiro and Takagi's editor on ''Reversi'']].
* {{Gonk}}: While he is not absurdly ugly, he has large lips and eyes.
* MyCard: He gives this to manga artists, along with his e-mail address if he’s impressed, and his cell phone number if he’s very impressed.
* OneSteveLimit: Has the same name as Yujiro Hattori, Niizuma and Fukuda's editor. The other editors even mention the fact that both Hattoris are in charge of such big name manga.
** The funny thing is that even Yujiro himself refers to him on a LastNameBasis. Nizuma, one of the few who has worked with both of them on a regular basis (Yujiro for ''Crow'', Akira for ''+Natural''), refers to Akira by his first name.
* ThePlan: His plan to have Iwase team up with Niizuma in order to get Ashirogi Muto and Aoki to push themselves even further.
* {{Trickster Mentor}}: While not evident at the start, Akira shows a sneakier side to his editorial skills once he endeavors to help the Ashirogi Muto pair out.
** Despite knowing that such a move would be controversial among the other editors, he manages to pull off a dirty trick: [[spoiler: getting [[TheRival Eiji Niizuma]] to partner up with [[TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou Aiko Iwase]] in creating a new manga series for Jump despite the former already having his hands full with his own existing series, all in a bid to anger both Mashiro and Takagi into getting serious and forcing them to improve their own output in retaliation.]]
** He later convinces Miura to have Ashirogi Muto write a storyboard for a mainstream fantasy battle manga, despite knowing that such stories aren't their specialty. [[spoiler: It's because he also knows Takagi can create very good settings and plots, but is weak with characters. Enforcing such a simple setting and basic plot makes Takagi focus on improving his character writing.]]
* RedOniBlueOni: In the middle of the series, he was the Blue to Miura's Red.
* SenpaiKohai: Miura's senpai.
* ShipperOnDeck: After knowing the situation of Mashiro's engagement with Miho, decides to cheer him on.
* VerbalTic / SignatureLaugh: "Ha ha ha." He only has it in the first volume he appears (2); the first few pages of volume 3 tone it down until it's completely dropped in the same issue.

!Yujiro Hattori
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He's editor to Nizuma and Fukuda.

-->Voiced by: Creator/HirofumiNojima (JP), Chris Niosi (EN)

Tropes associated with Yujiro.

* OhCrap: After he realized Nizuma has decided to submit ''Crow'' instead of Yellow Hit, which had been serialized, and he and several of his colleagues are all but certain he will be fired over this. The editor in chief approves, though, and ''Crow'' ends up becoming one of Jump's most popular series.
* OneSteveLimit: Has the same last name, but no apparent relation to, Akira Hattori.
* VitriolicBestBuds: He and Fukuda often argue, but there are moments when Fukuda respects him, and he also hopes to help Fukuda succeed.
* WhatTheHellHero: Gives this to Fukuda regarding his [[spoiler:denouncing the people who are up in arms over Mashiro and Azuki's relationship]], saying that his statement only makes things worse and telling Fukuda to grow up. Fukuda responds by saying that he's the good grownup here, but Fukuda decides to apologize to Mashiro and Azuki later.

!Goro Miura
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-->''"I was hoping we could grow together. I know that’s not a good thing for an editor to say, but I’m not a good editor yet."''

Mashiro and Takagi’s editor for ''Detective Trap'' and ''Tanto'', and also Takahama’s editor. [[spoiler:He later becomes Iwase’s editor]]. Has an affinity for gag manga, which he believes are, despite being unlikely to climb to the top, more likely to stay serializeed.

-->Voiced by: Daisuke Kirii (JP)

Tropes associated with Goro
* BerserkButton: Whenever the main characters question his skill or indicate they trust someone else more.
* BigOlEyebrows
* BluntYes: Gets one from Mashiro and Takagi when he asks if they're telling him that he's wrong to suggest they go into gag manga.
* DumbassHasAPoint: He immediately realizes that Mashiro and Takagi are taking suggestions from fans, and reminds them that fan letters don't represent all of Jump's fans, the majority of which are reading for shonen manga.
* FatIdiot: He's not completely stupid, but he's heavyset and makes a fair number of questionable judgment calls.
* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: He’s often insecure about his own abilities and unsure what to do, but when in disagreement with Mashiro and/or Takagi, will become exceptionally stubborn.
* IrrevocableMessage: After angrily saying that if Mashiro won’t do gag manga, Takagi should end his partnership with him, realizes that he has already sent materials that would convince them to go into gag manga and thus possibly make them angrier. Luckily for him, they've calmed down and are a bit more willing to consider doing so.
* ItsAllMyFault: He believes that he failed to notice Mashiro’s declining health, and is to blame for his hospitalization [[spoiler:and ''Trap''’s cancellation]].
* OhCrap: After realizing the implications of his ultimatum that Takagi split up with Mashiro if Mashiro won't follow his suggestions.
* PoseOfSupplication: When going to apologize to Mashiro and Takagi after his IrrevocableMessage has already arrived.
* RapidFireComedy: He likes gag manga that use it, and it shows whenever he meets to discuss Takagi's storyboards: he usually asks that Takagi fit as many jokes as he can into the chapters (he states that good gag manga should have an average of three jokes ''per page'') and doesn't feel the need for much depth behind them. [[spoiler:This eventually ends up running Takagi ragged enough to influence his and Mashiro's decision to give ''Tanto'' the axe.]]
* RedOniBlueOni: Red oni to Hattori, as he shows a broad spectrum of emotion, from excitement to anger to depression.
* SenpaiKohai: Hattori’s kohai.

!Editor-in-Chief Hisashi Sasaki
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--> ''"Saying you haven’t been able to draw what you want to draw is the same as admitting your own lack of talent."''

The current editor in chief of Shonen Jump and was Kawaguchi Taro's editor when he was alive.

-->Voiced by: Creator/KenyuHoriuchi (JP), Creator/DanGreen (EN)

Tropes associated with Sasaki:
* BigGood
* BrutalHonesty: Says the above quote to Takahama when he asks to change editors because Miura won’t let him draw what he wants, also pointing out that not even veterans can make this request.
* DroppingTheBombshell: In a phone conversation with Nanamine, when he says [[spoiler:he finds his methods unacceptable]].
* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Often referred to solely by his title, although Mashiro's mother once calls him "Mr. Sasaki" in the Viz manga.
* LittleNo: When giving his opinion on whether ''PCP'' can compete with Eiji's work [[spoiler:and again as the deciding vote, although the other three "no" voting editors change their votes rather than end Mashiro and Takagi's career by such a narrow margin]].
* NoNameGiven: Sasaki is his last name, and is rarely used, at that.
* NotSoStoic: He admits that he couldn't really keep a cool head around Ashirogi Muto, blaming his decision to put ''PCP'' on hiatus as a [[spoiler:result of Taro asking to look after him.]]
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: For the most part, he’s willing to allow his authors to make their own decisions provided they understand the consequences, and respects determination.
* StealthMentor: [[spoiler:He took it upon himself to look after Mashiro after Taro asked him to before he died and admitted that he favored them.]]
* SternTeacher: Can come off as one at times to the mangakas.
* StoicSpectacles
* TheStoic: He almost never loses his cool, even when his writers do something drastic, such as turn in a different series, or boycott the magazine.
* ThisIsUnforgivable: Has this reaction to [[spoiler:Nanamine's using older manga artists to test his plan]], saying that the only reason he's [[spoiler:giving him a final chance instead of banning him from Jump is because Mashiro, Takagi and Team Fukuda are hoping to surpass him]].

!Koji Yoshida
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-->''"Letting the manga artist do as they want isn't the only way to support them. We're editors, for God's sake. Our job is to draw the most out of the artists."''

Hiramaru's editor and one of the Team Leader Editors. He usually has to manipulate Hiramaru in order to keep his manga series running, and his rewards rarely live up to Hiramaru's expectations. Despite all their quarrels, Yoshida actually cares about him and tries to give him advice on how to approach Aoki Ko.

-->Voiced by: Creator/TakehitoKoyasu (JP)

Tropes associated with Yoshida:
* FaceFramedInShadow: When he's manipulating Hiramaru, his face is typically not shown.
* GagLips: When he straight out lies to Hiramaru.
* HappilyMarried: After tricking Hiramaru into getting in debt with a car and a new apartments, starts talking to his wife on the phone about gettng a nice new apartment once Hiramaru produces more chapters.
** Also he mentions how he proposed to his wife in a ferris wheel [[spoiler: when advising Hiramaru on how to propose to Aoki]]
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Often resorts to manipulative tactics, but when it comes down to it, his first priority is ensuring that mangaka live up to their potential.
* ManipulativeBastard: Has to use this in order to make Hiramaru draw. [[spoiler: Later on he also manages to goad Nakai into living a healthier lifestyle by promising to introduce him to Aoki's older sister.]]
* VitriolicBestBuds: Happens to be his relationship with Hiramaru in the end.

!Masakazu Yamahisa
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Shizuka's editor, as well as Aoki's after her first cancellation.

Tropes associated with Yamahisa

* CallingTheOldManOut: He does this by proxy to Shizuka's mother when she opposes her son going into manga, telling her that she's denying him a potentially beneficial opportunity. Some other editors applaud him, but others call him out on interfering.
* DemotedToExtra: Since Shizuka was AdaptedOut, Yamahisa loses all of his screen-time outside of office banter.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: While he enjoys taunting his fellow editors, he is actually sympathetic towards the mangakas. He is very respectful towards Aoki, constantly checks on Shizuka's mental state, he wasn't against Hiramaru and Aoki dating and refused to go along with Yoshida and interfere, and he was one of the few editors to support Eiji's decision to end ''Crow'' on his own terms.
* PetTheDog: While he does have a vested interest in how well ''True Human'' is doing, he, at times, seems genuinely concerned for Shizuka.
* SmugSnake: Tends to be somewhat arrogant towards others, such as taunting Miura about whose series will do better, enraging him and causing him not to want to lose to Yamahisa.

!Tatsuro Kosugi
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-->''"I want to help an artist create something amazing more than anything. But to Nanamine, I'm not even worth a second look... I can't help but take it personally."''

A relatively new editor at Jump who ends up getting assigned to work with Nanamine.

-->Voiced by: Creator/YuukiKaji (JP)

Tropes associated with Kosugi:
* AdaptationalBadass: Gets a brief moment of this in the last episode of the anime. [[spoiler: In the manga he becomes Iwase's latest editor and appears to be simply the next victim of her... forceful... personality. In the anime adaptation he recovers from the initial shock very quickly, and Iwase herself is taken aback by how well prepared he came for their first meeting.]]
* BewareTheNiceOnes: [[spoiler:For the most part, reluctantly puts up with how Nanamine treats him, but when Nanamine suggests that he's giving up, he punches him]]
* ButtMonkey: Past the point where it becomes funny. Mashiro and Takagi are reluctant to tell on Nanamine, but they tell Hattori what Nanamine's methods are because they feel bad for Kosugi.
* ExtremeDoormat: Largely forced to cave in to Nanamine due to his lack of confidence and Nanamine using a BreakingSpeech and what amounts to blackmail on him (either work with him and get the success he needs to keep his job, or reject him and essentially drive a successful mangaka away from the magazine).
* GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: [[spoiler:Punches Nanamine after he contemplates giving up]].
* HotBlooded: Suggested to be this by Nanamine after the GetAHoldOfYourselfMan example.
* {{Megane}}
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gives a relatively calm and subdued one to Nanamine, [[spoiler:after his final defeat]].
-->'''Kosugi''': But something was missing, Nanamine, something more important than anything else. In fact, I'd say it's the one thing any story in a shonen magazine can't do without. That's the heart of the characters. You can never express their feelings if you can't sympathize with others in the first place.
* SadisticChoice: Essentially told to either submit to Nanamine's plans, which Jump wouldn't accept if they knew about, or put his career in jeopardy.

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!Miyuki Haruno/Azuki
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->''"You really are... a wonderful couple, you two..."''

Miho's mother and the woman Nobuhiro was once in love with.

-->Voiced by: Creator/KikukoInoue (JP), Creator/VeronicaTaylor (EN)

Tropes associated with Miyuki:
* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Her opinion.
-->'''Miyuki''': ''(to Takagi)'' I've never been too fond of men who are extremely smart. Girls tend to like boys who are a little bad, you know.
* AlliterativeFamily and ThemeNaming: With her daughters Miho and Mina.
* CannotSpitItOut: She was in love with Nobuhiro "Kawaguchi Taro" Mashiro, but neither could admit their feelings for each other, and she eventually moved on and found a SecondLove.
* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: Goes from looking exactly like Miho as a teenager to having lighter hair in OjouRinglets as a middle-aged woman.
* GenerationXerox: She looked exactly like her older daughter when she was a teenager, and her relationship with Kawaguchi Taro mirrors her daughter's relationship with his nephew.
* OjouRinglets: As an adult. Moritaka doesn't like them, though.
* OlderThanSheLooks
* OpenMindedParent: Regarding her daughter's relationship and the possibility of doing a gravure picture album.
* SecondLove: She married another man after Nobuhiro, each having waited for the other to confess love, but she moved on first.
* SecretKeeper: After Mashiro realizes that Miyuki was in love with his uncle and Miho is unaware, he asks her not to tell her daughter. Miho finds out [[WhatTheHellHero and is not happy with Moritaka]].
* ShipperOnDeck
* TwiceShy: She had this with Nobuhiro.
* UncannyFamilyResemblance: something that freaks Takagi out when he finds an old picture of her.

!Mina Azuki
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Miho's younger sister.

-->Voiced by: Creator/RinaHidaka (JP)

Tropes associated with Mina:
* AlliterativeFamily and ThemeNaming: With her mother and older sister.
* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Miho complains when she has a habit of knocking ''after'' entering a room, and on occasional teasing about her relationship with Mashiro.
* GirlishPigtails
* ShipperOnDeck: Seems to like the idea of her sister getting together with Mashiro.
* SiblingYinYang: Miho is polite, reserved and has only had feelings for Mashiro since she was a young girl. Mina is hyperactive, a bit annoying, and, late in the manga, alludes to having been in many relationships.
* StrongFamilyResemblance
* UncannyFamilyResemblance

!Kayoko Mashiro
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Moritaka's mother, who is initially opposed to his going into manga.

-->Voiced by: Kumiko Higa (JP), Eileen Stevens (EN)

Tropes associated with Kayoko.
* TheComplainerIsAlwaysWrong: The only one in the Mashiro family opposed to Moritaka going into manga.
** Though this is more out of worriment of what happened to his uncle and not wanting Mashiro to wind up the same. However as he gains more successes in manga, she's happy for him that he found a goal worth pursuing.
* EducationMama: Insists that Mashiro study hard to get into a good high school and sees manga as a distraction from that.
* FantasyForbiddingMother: Manga is the "fantasy" in question, although she gradually changes her stance.
* TemptingFate: She appears unwilling to believe that her father-in-law, "who lost his son to manga" would approve of Moritaka's desire to go into it. She's thus shocked when he gives Moritaka the keys to Nobuhiro's office.
* UnnamedParent: For most of the manga, although her name is mentioned before long in the anime.

!Masahiro Mashiro
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-->''"Your uncle wasn't a gutless coward who'd think about killing himself. He's the kind of guy who'd [[{{Determinator}} gnash his teeth and keep doing his best no matter how tough the situation got]]... without even complaining about it."''

Moritaka's father and Nobuhiro's older brother.

-->Voiced by: Hidenari Ugaki (JP), Creator/DanGreen (EN)

* AlliterativeName
* {{Determinator}}: Respects this quality in Nobuhiro, and mentions that young people don't have willpower.
* InvisibleParents: Although part of him can be seen in the anime.
* RepetitiveName: Classic Classical, albeit with the given name being slightly longer than the surname.
* SenpaiKohai: Senpai to Miyoshi's father.

!Fumio Mashiro
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-->''"[[GenerationXerox Father and son I can understand, but I was surprised to see an uncle and nephew be so similar]]."''

Moritaka's grandfather and Nobuhiro and Masahiro's father.

-->Voiced by: Creator/YuichiNagashima (JP), Creator/MikePollock (EN)

* MentorShip: Teased with [[spoiler:Aoki, but ultimately averted.]]

* HairDecorations

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech[=/=]TakeThat: Gets one on [[spoiler:the InUniverse backlash against Azuki and Mashiro's relationship coming to light]].

* WhiteHairedPrettyBoy: Although it might be bleached, considering the realism of the setting.

* ArtEvolution: His eyes become less quickly after his initial introduction and he looks more classically bishonen

* ICouldaBeenAContender: It's noted that his art is fine, especially for his specialty, but his writing was too sparse incoherent to keep readers engaged. If the results shown from [[spoiler: ''Hirapara Paradise'']] were any indication, all he needed was proper coaching or teaming up with a writer to make a hit series.