 If you liked
Bakuman.
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 ...then you might like
Eiga Daisuki Pompo-san
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Both depict the rise of aspiring nerds to their respective arts. They're about creators and their creations. While Bakuman follows two aspiring Manga-artists, Pompo shows the directing/acting Debut of its two main characters.
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The significant similarity between both is the difficult decisions made by creators (in this case, Gene a newbie director, and the Ashirogi Muto manga duo) to make a better product and consistent vision. I won't get into detail further than its synopses but for Gene acquiring his first directorial credit is a hard task as he has to work against a deadline and a heavy amount of workload unless he delays the project which could trample over the production, same with Bakuman. where the artist/author duo have to adjust to a weekly schedule to get the story, paneling, and art sorted out just to be
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