10 Manga Like Kaze Hikaru — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Kaze Hikaru 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. Oresama Teacher (俺様ティーチャー)

by 椿いづみ · since 2008 · 28 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

2. Kaguyahime (輝夜姫)

by 清水玲子 · since 1994 · 42 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

3. No Bra (のーぶら)

by 川津健二朗 · since 2002 · 5 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

4. Machi de Uwasa no Tengu no Ko (町でうわさの天狗の子)

by 岩本ナオ · since 2007 · 12 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

5. W Juliet (Wジュリエット)

by 絵夢羅 · since 1999 · 21 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

6. Kimochi Warui kara Kimi ga Suki (きもちわるいから君がすき)

by 西畑けい · since 2023 · 2 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

7. Zenkamono (前科者)

by 香川まさひと · since 2018 · 17 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

8. Sōri no Isu (総理の椅子)

by 国友やすゆき · since 2009 · 9 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

9. Black Bird (ブラックバード)

by 創美社 · since 1992 · 2 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

10. Guru Guru Pon-chan (ぐるぐるポンちゃん)

by 池沢理美 · since 1997 · 9 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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.