Hey, there(:

I'm looking for a manga about talent. Let me expand on that.
It can be any sort of talent, in dancing, cooking/baking, singing, acting, drawing, playing sports, hair cutting, modeling, etc.
I'm a stickler for those series centered around hard work [ex. Law of Ueki, Eyeshield 21]; however, I also like those about the growth of geniuses in some area [ex. Prince of Tennis]. I like the ones with unique main characters, as you can probably see xD

Series that I have read/am reading and like:
Fight no Akatsuki
Meister
Girl Got Game
Akatsuki
Beauty Pop
Cross Over
Fantasista
Area no Kishi
Hybrid Berry
Kuroko no Basuke
One Piece
Honey Hunt
Law of Ueki
Shoujo Fight
Chiro Star Project
My Girl

Umm nice art is preferred, but I'm pretty much open to anything. It can span a variety of genres. Thank you very much! 😀

ok skip beat is THE talent manga. but you've probably been told that a hundred times already.
And Glass Mask is like skip beat's grandma.
ageha 100% (like beauty pop)
the one (like Honey hunt)
penguin revolution (like HH as well)
Ingenuo (which is about a teen girl wannabe photographer and her terrfying master)

will add more if i can think of any.

"Fashion is nothing but an induced epidemic." George Bernard Shaw

I seconded Glass Mask and Skip Beat. Both are acting by the way.

I also recommend;

Tomorrow's King (Writing/Directing)
Bakuman (Manga Writing/Drawing)

Does the walker choose the path, or the path the walker?

If you like a bit of sport and combat then try Hajime no Ippo. It's about a small, short little boy raising as the top boxing champ through hard work and his own unique talent. It's heavily shounen/seinen style with a lot of comedy mix in between the seriousness of the series.

Cross Game is also pretty good if you like the mangaka style of mixing very strange comedy and light heart romance into high school life. You can also check out some of his other manga which are also about baseball (with one is boxing).

Major is also a pretty good sport manga based on talent and hard work but I don't think anyone has scanlated it yet so you should try getting the anime which has finished up to 4 seasons by now.

I second Ingenuo
Cat Street --->She can act well
Grand Sun ---->She can fight 😀
Kitchen Princess ---->About cooking of course 😛
yea thats it for now

"Flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss." - Douglas Adams

Manga/Animelist

I really liked W Juliet. It's about acting.

Oh, also, Piano No Mori About a pianist. (Sp?)

Does the walker choose the path, or the path the walker?

Almost all shounen centers around a main character that is talented and/or hard-working. Mahou Sensei Negima, Naruto, Shamo (this one is might be darker than you'd like) are some examples. I think it'd be harder to find a non-harem shounen whose main character ISN'T hard-working or talented.

Bakuman

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Dude, If you want something with talent, then you have to read Piano no Mori. I'm pretty sure this is what your thinking of, Hes basically a musical genius at a very young age!

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I'm surprised Yakitate!! Japan hasn't been mentioned yet! XD It's on a genius bread kid....hilarious story~ xD

Aozora Yell 🙂

• About a girl who pursues to join a Musical band. 😉

Hmm, Me & the Devil Blues fits that criteria, I think. Though the protagonist improves through other means...

Crimson Hero - about playing volleyball, fits perfectly.
I think ADACHI Mitsuru has some spoorts mangas that fits too, like H2.

Wild Life

• A deliquent kid turns into an animal lover / Veterinarian. 😁