 If you liked
Bakuman.
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 ...then you might like
Kakukaku Shikajika
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Both manga tell the story of how the protagonists became a mangaka and their struggles. Both has a touch of realism (Kakukaku Shikajika is the autobiography of Kuragehime's author anyway). While There are also the figures that are respected for having deeply influenced the main characters. for Bakuman it's the editor, for Kakukaku Shikajika it's the art mentor.
Kakukaku Shikajika will contains more melancholic feels than Bakuman.