10 Manga Like Kodocha — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Kodocha 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. Akazukin Chacha (赤ずきんチャチャ)

by 彩花みん · since 1993 · 23 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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. Nurse Angel Ririka SOS (ナースエンジェル りりかSOS)

by 池野恋 · since 1995 · 4 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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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3. Honey Bitter (Honey bitter)

by 小花美穂 · since 2004 · 14 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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4. Baby & Me (赤ちゃんと僕)

by 羅川真里茂 · since 1992 · 37 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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5. Asobi Asobase (あそびあそばせ)

by 涼川りん · since 2016 · 14 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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6. Kocchi Muite! Miiko (こっちむいて!みい子)

by おのえりこ · since 1995 · 40 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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7. Hime-chan's Ribbon (姫ちゃんのリボン)

by 水沢めぐみ · since 1991 · 16 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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8. Yu Yu Hakusho (幽☆遊☆白書)

by 冨樫義博 · since 1991 · 20 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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9. Yumeiro Patissiere (夢色パティシエール)

by 松本夏実 · since 2008 · 12 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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10. Gals! (GALS!)

by 藤井みほな · since 1999 · 16 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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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