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

If you finished Nana 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. Honey and Clover (ハチミツとクローバー)

by 羽海野チカ · since 2001 · 19 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

2. Paradise Kiss (Paradise kiss)

by 矢沢あい · since 2000 · 9 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

3. Nana & Kaoru (ナナとカオル)

by 甘詰留太 · since 2008 · 20 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

4. Ouran High School Host Club (桜蘭高校ホスト部)

by 葉鳥ビスコ · since 2003 · 18 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

5. Genshiken (げんしけん)

by キオシモク · since 2002 · 28 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

6. Nagasarete Airantō (ながされて藍蘭島)

by 藤代健 · since 2003 · 41 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

7. Tokyo Mew Mew (東京ミュウミュウ)

by 吉田玲子 · since 2001 · 19 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

8. 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.

9. Yūkan Club (有閑倶楽部)

by 白泉社 · since 1982 · 38 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

10. Nodame Cantabile (のだめカンタービレ)

by 二ノ宮知子 · since 2002 · 43 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.