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Blue Period

2017, Manga, ongoing, 86%

Recommended by 5 The Essence of Being a Muse fans on AniList. The same kind of story: creators chasing the art dream.

The studious Yatora leaves a dry life of study and good manners behind for a new passion: painting. But untethering yourself from all your past expectations is dangerous as well as thrilling… (Source: Kodansha USA) Note: Nominated for Manga Taisho Awards in 2019, Kodansha…

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    Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist's Journey

    2011, Manga, 34 ch, 84%

    Recommended by 3 The Essence of Being a Muse fans on AniList. The same kind of story: creators chasing the art dream.

  2. Cover of Houkago no Salome
    Houkago no Salome

    2020, Manga, 15 ch, 66%

    The same kind of story: creators chasing the art dream.

  3. Cover of Kakafukaka
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    2013, Manga, 60 ch, 65%

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  4. Cover of Eden de Aou
    Eden de Aou

    1992, Manga, 3 ch, 63%

    Both have Drawing.

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    2021, Manga, 28 ch, 78%

    Family Life, Female Protagonist, Estranged Family

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    2021, One-shot, 1 ch, 83%

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    Hirayasumi

    2021, Manga, ongoing, 86%

    Both have Drawing.

  8. Cover of Arte
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    That's My Atypical Girl

    2018, Manga, 123 ch, 79%

    Primarily Adult Cast, Rehabilitation, Disability

  10. Cover of Tokyo These Days
    Tokyo These Days

    2019, Manga, 24 ch, 78%

    Both have Drawing.

  11. Cover of Sunny
    Sunny

    2010, Manga, 37 ch, 83%

    Family Life, Ensemble Cast, Primarily Child Cast

  12. Cover of I Had That Same Dream Again
    I Had That Same Dream Again

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  14. Cover of In This Corner of the World
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About The Essence of Being a Muse

2021, Manga, 17 ch, 71%

Twenty-three-year-old art school reject Miyuu Seno has a blue print for the future, but it's not her own. Instead, she's stuck on the "secure"path her mom has laid out for her—from her office job, to her clothes, to the guys she meets—and it's making Miyuu more miserable by the day. When things come to a head between them, Miyuu leaves home with a blank canvas in tow, holding on to the hope that painting can somehow undo the phony she's become...

(Source: Yen Press)

Note: Includes 3 extra chapters.

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