In the 16th volume of Shueinsha's Shonen Jump's Bakuman we got official paper confirmation of what we've been expecting for a while now, a Bakuman anime. The official site went up some months ago, but now more details have emerged: the studio creating the show will be J.C. STAFF. The directors will be Kasai Kenichi (Nodame Cantabile, Toradora!, Honey & Clover) and Akitaya Noriaki and character design is being handled by Shimotani Tomoyuki (Toradora!, Hatsukoi Limited). Also of note: overseeing the scripting will be Yoshida Reiko (K-On!, Maria Watches Over Us).

In the article, Takeshi Obata said, "Focusing the show solely on Saiko and Shuujin would feel strange," and Tsugumi Ohba was quoted as saying "If the heroes develop through the anime adaptation of the manga, I think we may be able to capitalize on shrewd methods of the original work." The show will begin airing this Fall on the NHK-Educational channel.

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[via Natalie.mu, thanks Raz!]