 If you liked
Barakamon
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 ...then you might like
Mashiro no Oto
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Both anime have protagonists who are dealing with their talent issues;
Handa Sei - Calligraphy
Sawamura Setsu - Shamisen
As in they both need to find their own style, and that ended up in them leaving for a new environment. In this case;
Handa - from city to rural
Setsu - from rural to city
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Both animes start with the MC dealing with talent crisis.
While Barakamon's protagonist is having hardships towards his technique in calligraphy, Mashiro no Oto main character is struggling with his mental capabilities of playing the shamisen.
Going through an runaway pathway, the main characters went to a journey of challenging their talents which, by the begining, is being forcefully impact by their surrounds and their goal is aimed through their very talent identity.
As seinen dramas, you can expect some real enclosures about relatable hardships of the respective series.