10 Manga Like Himaten! — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Himaten! 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. Someone Hertz (さむわんへるつ)

by ヤマノエイ · since 2026 · 4 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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2. We're J-Just Childhood Friends (おさななななじみ)

by 雪森寧々 · since 2026 · 1 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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3. Shinobi Undercover (しのびごと)

by たけぐし一本 · since 2025 · 8 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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4. Futari Bus (ふたりバス)

by 豊林サカネ · since 2026 · 2 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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5. So you weren't into me?! (私のこと好きじゃなかったのかよ!?)

by 昆布わかめ · since 2026 · 2 volumes in Japan · ongoing (next volume already scheduled in Japan)

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

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6. You Can't Be in a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends! (幼馴染とはラブコメにならない)

by 三簾真也 · since 2022 · 18 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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7. Kakukamata (かくかまた)

by くさかべゆうへい · since 2025 · 4 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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8. Momogusa-san ga Monogusa Sugiru!! (桃草さんがものぐさすぎる!!)

by 餡実ツキ · since 2025 · 3 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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9. The Demon Prince of Momochi House (百千さん家のあやかし王子)

by 硝音あや · since 2013 · 14 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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10. Love Game (LOVE GAME)

by 宮沢ゆら · since 2004 · 1 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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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