10 Manga Like A Star Brighter Than the Sun — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished A Star Brighter Than the Sun 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. Daytime Shooting Star (ひるなかの流星)

by やまもり三香 · since 2011 · 13 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

Why it matches: readers who look up this series often move on to it; close in story & tone and setting & themes.

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2. With You, Our Love Will Make It Through (キミと越えて恋になる)

by 柚樹ちひろ · since 2021 · 12 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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3. The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity (薫る花は凛と咲く)

by 三香見サカ · since 2022 · 23 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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4. The Ramparts of Ice (氷の城壁)

by 阿賀沢紅茶 · since 2023 · 13 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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5. Sanda (SANDA)

by 板垣巴留 · since 2021 · 16 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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6. Unexpectedly Naughty Fukami (やたらやらしい深見くん)

by 松本あやか · since 2024 · 2 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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7. Sasaki and Miyano (佐々木と宮野)

by 春園ショウ · since 2016 · 11 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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8. Hands Off: Sawaranaide Kotesashi-kun (さわらないで小手指くん)

by シンジョウタクヤ · since 2021 · 16 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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9. The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague (氷属性男子とクールな同僚女子)

by 殿ヶ谷美由記 · since 2019 · 11 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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10. Sorry About My Little Brothers (うちの弟どもがすみません)

by オザキアキラ · since 2020 · 14 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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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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