Manga about the Arts
16 years ago
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I'm looking for something about an artist... or well ... wow I didn't think I would find this difficult to explain so I suppose I'll list examples 😀 So far I've read the following that sort of have the element I'm looking for.
Mars
The One
Skip Beat
Ingenuo
Ashita no Ousama
Three
Penguin Kakumei
Kiss
I've also watched the Nana anime as well as Nodame and might at some point pick up the mangas.
Something with older protagonist, High school or older and where they actually look like high school students - none of those cutesy eyes the size of their heads girls we're suppose to believe are 16 ^__^
oh and... this is kinda random and just came to me, but something where one of the characters rides a motorcycle, doesn't have to be a central point or anything, I was just thinking how I liked in both Mars and Ashita no Ousama the guys ride motorbikes 😀
Thanks
16 years ago
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Motorcycle manga: Route 20
I remember Gravitation + Gravitation EX have motorcycle riding characters.
Taiyou no Ichiwaru has an artist but there's not much about the art.
Bakuman for mangakas (they started out as kids but grow up)
Honey and Clover is also full of artists.
These manhwas have illustrators/comic artist as main characters (but they are not about the arts):
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If you don't only mean visual arts, then Swan is great. The characters mostly look their age, but as this is a 70s manga you may be iffy on the art style.
If you liked NANA you'll probably also like the manhwa BiBi. It's about an aspiring fashion designer. For some reason reading the latter reminded me a ton of the former, although it may just be the name...
Beauty Pop is about hairdressers, but their work is definitely art to them! ^^
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If you haven't already read it, Paradise Kiss is about a girl who gets shanghaied into the world of fashion and modeling.
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Kiniro no Corda is about training in a music school and the love of music.
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I second Honey and Clover and Taiyou no Ichiwaru!
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Atsui Hibi -- the story entitled "Hana no Ato"
Gokinjo Monogatari
G Senjou Heaven's Door
Hakuji
Hana no Namae
Hayabusa (ROPPONGI Aya)
I Am a Piano
Kodomo no Omocha
Kokoro ni Hana wo!!
Mademoiselle Butterfly
Model
Natsu no Zenjitsu
Shisei (YOKOBABA Ryo)
Sketchbook
Solanin
Taiyou no Uta
Tensai Family Company
Violet Blossoms
WA!
The ones in bold are more highly recommended.
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