10 Manga Like Girl Meets Rock! — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Girl Meets Rock! 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. No Gyaru in This Class (このクラスにギャルはいない)

by 時田時雨 · since 2025 · 2 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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2. K-On! (けいおん!)

by かきふらい · since 2008 · 4 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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3. Bocchi the Rock! (ぼっち・ざ・ろっく!)

by はまじあき · since 2019 · 8 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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4. Basashi ga Tabetai (馬刺しが食べたい)

by 桜井さよる · since 2024 · 1 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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5. Anonymous Noise (覆面系ノイズ)

by 福山リョウコ · since 2013 · 20 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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6. Rock Is a Lady's Modesty (ロックは淑女の嗜みでして)

by 福田宏 · since 2023 · 7 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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7. Null-Meta (ぬるめた)

by こかむも · since 2021 · 6 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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8. Fūka (風夏)

by 瀬尾公治 · since 2014 · 20 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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9. Ai Ore! (愛を歌うより俺に溺れろ!)

by 新條まゆ · since 2006 · 8 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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10. The Band (THE BAND)

by ハロルド作石 · since 2025 · 3 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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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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