Age: 24 (currently) Birthday: June 9, 1994 He is an assistant to Ashirogi Muto when they publish Perfect Crime Party. He is a year younger than Mashiro and Takagi. After he became a finalist in the Tezuka Award he decided to drop out of design school and concentrate on manga. Moriya seems polite but it is revealed in his thoughts he has a very negative view on others. He can be quite snippy at times. Moriya believes manga should be about the art and creativity, and you shouldn't worry about popularity because you won't get anywhere if you do. (Source: Bakuman Wikia)
Nakai and Aoki Ko's editor. He is also a Captain, meaning he gets to sit in on the serialization meetings.
Age: 42 (debut) Miyuki Haruno is Miho's mother and the woman Mashiro Nobuhiro loved. She also loved Nobuhiro but could never say it. She later married someone else. She would watch Superhero Legend with Miho when she was younger. Nobuhiro's hero, in Superhero Legend, is based on their relationship. It is about a hero, Masculine Fantasy, who falls in love with a princess and wants to be the best hero ever. The princess confesses her love to him, he yells at her, then she slaps him and leaves. She wants Mashiro and Takagi to be successful mangaka. Haruno looks very young despite her age and wears her hair in ringlets. She bears a strong resemblance to her eldest daughter, Miho, especially when Haruno was younger, looking almost exactly like Miho. (Source: Bakuman Wikia)
Age: 19 (debut) Takahama was one of Ashirogi Muto's assistants, along with Ogawa and Kato, for Detective Trap. He did the figures, both sketches, and inks. Miura said he was the best artist of the new assistants he was in charge of. Originally, Takahama seemed very unsocial and didn't talk much at all. However, after coming to respect Mashiro's work ethic as a mangaka, he reveals his ambition to work at Disney and spends several nights discussing manga with Mashiro and Takagi. He seems to be very enthusiastic about his manga, and grows frustrated with Miura after he feels that he is not letting him make the manga he wants. He respects people for their ambition and work ethic, as shown when he states that he has little in common with Ogawa and Kato because they are just happy with being assistants. Later on, he get his own manga, "Business Boy Kenichi" (Seigi no Mikata), which centers around solving legal cases. He eventually makes his way to the single-digit rankings, garnering only a few votes below or above of Ashirogi Muto several times over the course of his manga career and becoming a major character in the series. Eventually, he, too, joins Team Fukuda. When Niizuma announced his intentions to end Crow, Takahama is among the mangaka to oppose him. Takahama tries to prevent Niizuma from ending Crow by writing a captivating court case in his manga where a close friend of the main character is placed under false charges and the main character must prove his innocence. Takahama only manages to land second place, however, but expresses optimism at getting second place for the first time. (Source: Bakuman Wikia)
Yasuoka is Fukuda Shinta's assistant for his series Kiyoshi Knight. He helps Fukuda come up with ideas, and for every good idea he comes up with Fukuda says he will pay Yasuoka 3000 yen. He and Fukuda get along well. He is a young man with a red mohawk and ear peircings. He is very excitable and motivated, and is constantly moving. (Source: Bakuman Wikia)
First appearance: episode 1 (2nd Season)
Age: 14 (debut), 24 (end) Birthdate: November 5, 1993 Blood Type: B Height: 162cm Weight: 44kg Azuki is Mashiro's classmate. Her dream is to be a voice actor. She agreed to marry Mashiro when both of their dreams come true. However, she also told him that in the mean time, they should not have any distractions so they will contact each other only through emails. Her best friend is Kaya Miyoshi. Although her outer image is shy, she is a very mysterious girl. It is sometimes hard to know what she is thinking about. After securing her role as the main heroine in Ashirogi Muto's "Reversi," she finally receives a proper marriage proposal from Mashiro, which she accepts. They begin living in her old house which Mashiro purchased and are married following Ashirogi Muto's next serialization.