10 Manga Like We Were There — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished We Were There 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. Erased (僕だけがいない街)

by 三部けい · since 2013 · 9 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

2. My Boy in Blue (PとJK)

by 三次マキ · since 2013 · 15 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

3. 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.

4. Omoi, Omoware, Furi, Furare (思い、思われ、ふり、ふられ)

by 咲坂伊緒 · since 2015 · 11 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

5. 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 story & tone and setting & themes.

6. Kids on the Slope (坂道のアポロン)

by 小玉ユキ · since 2008 · 12 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

7. 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.

8. Aozora Yell (青空エール)

by 河原和音 · since 2008 · 19 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

9. Bokurano (ぼくらの)

by 鬼頭莫宏 · since 2004 · 12 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

10. Tokyo Daigaku Monogatari (東京大学物語)

by エガワタツヤ · since 1993 · 39 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.