10 Manga Like Diary of Our Days at the Breakwater — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Diary of Our Days at the Breakwater and want your next read, these recommendations are not someone's opinion — they are computed from comic-lab's database of every manga published in Japan since 1968, combining three similarity axes (art style, setting, story) with real reader-behavior data.

1. Laid-Back Camp (ゆるキャン△)

by あfろ · since 2015 · 18 volumes in Japan · ongoing

Why it matches: close in story & tone and setting & themes.

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2. Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma (食戟のソーマ)

by 佐伯俊 · since 2013 · 42 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: shares genre and subject categories on Wikipedia.

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3. A Town Where You Live (君のいる町)

by 瀬尾公治 · since 2008 · 30 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

Why it matches: shares genre and subject categories on Wikipedia.

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4. Slow Loop (スローループ)

by うちのまいこ · since 2019 · 11 volumes in Japan · ongoing

Why it matches: close in setting & themes and story & tone.

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5. Shinmai Shimai no Futari Gohan (新米姉妹のふたりごはん)

by 柊ゆたか · since 2015 · 9 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

Why it matches: shares genre and subject categories on Wikipedia.

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6. Boy's Abyss (少年のアビス)

by 峰浪りょう · since 2020 · 15 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: close in story & tone and setting & themes.

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7. Mono (Mono)

by あfろ · since 2018 · 5 volumes in Japan · ongoing

Why it matches: shares genre and subject categories on Wikipedia.

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8. Yankee-kun to Kagaku Gohan (ヤンキー君と科学ごはん)

by ]岡叶 · since 2023 · 4 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: shares genre and subject categories on Wikipedia.

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9. Donburi Iinchō (どんぶり委員長)

by 市川ヒロシ · since 2015 · 3 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: shares genre and subject categories on Wikipedia.

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10. Tengu no Daidokoro (天狗の台所)

by 田中相 · since 2022 · 7 volumes in Japan · ongoing

Why it matches: close in setting & themes and story & tone.

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Method: similarity is computed over cover-art embeddings, thematic categories and plot descriptions of 133,000+ works, blended with co-reading behavior. Volume counts and dates reflect Japanese editions and update automatically.

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