 If you liked
Nodame Cantabile
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 ...then you might like
Bakuman.
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Both are about young people striving for their dreams with love as a factor of motivation.
Anyone with a strong aspiration of their own will be able to relate to this anime.
Both anime are about achieving dreams and have a lot of character development.
A 3-season long anime about 2 people making it big in their own industry.
Bakuman. is about manga whereas Nodame Cantabile is about classical music.
Both have romance splashed in but its never the main focus of the story.
Both have great comedy and side characters that the main duo compete and perform with.