10 Manga Like Neighborhood Story — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Neighborhood Story 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. Paradise Kiss (Paradise kiss)

by 矢沢あい · since 2000 · 9 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. 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: readers who look up this series often move on to it; close in setting & themes and story & tone.

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3. Gokusen (ごくせん)

by 森本梢子 · since 2000 · 41 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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4. Kodocha (こどものおもちゃ)

by 小花美穂 · since 1995 · 18 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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5. Kare Kano (彼氏彼女の事情)

by 津田雅美 · since 1996 · 31 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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6. Blue Period (ブルーピリオド)

by 山口つばさ · since 2017 · 17 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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7. My First Girlfriend Is a Gal (はじめてのギャル)

by 植野メグル · since 2016 · 22 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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8. H2 (H2)

by あだち充 · since 1993 · 106 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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9. Yamada Tarō Monogatari (山田太郎ものがたり)

by 森永あい · since 1996 · 8 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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10. 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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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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