10 Manga Like Marmalade Boy — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Marmalade Boy 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. Marmalade Boy Little (ママレード・ボーイlittle)

by 吉住渉 · since 2013 · 7 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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. Ao Haru Ride (アオハライド)

by 咲坂伊緒 · since 2011 · 13 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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3. Nisekoi (ニセコイ)

by 古味直志 · since 2012 · 44 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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4. One Week Friends (一週間フレンズ。)

by 葉月抹茶 · since 2012 · 9 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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: close in setting & themes and story & tone.

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6. Boys Over Flowers (花より男子)

by 神尾葉子 · since 1992 · 60 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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7. Saint Young Men (聖☆おにいさん)

by 中村光 · since 2008 · 24 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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8. Space Brothers (宇宙兄弟)

by 小山宙哉 · since 2008 · 65 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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9. Miyamoto kara Kimi e (宮本から君へ)

by 新井英樹 · since 1991 · 5 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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10. Touch (タッチ)

by あだち充 · since 1981 · 124 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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