10 Manga Like Midori Days — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Midori Days 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. 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 setting & themes and story & tone.

2. Hakumei and Mikochi (ハクメイとミコチ)

by 樫木祐人 · since 2013 · 14 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

3. Chibi Vampire (かりん)

by 影崎由那 · since 2003 · 14 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

4. Mahoraba (まほらば)

by 小島あきら · since 2001 · 13 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

5. 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.

6. Sekirei (セキレイ)

by 極楽院櫻子 · since 2005 · 18 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

7. Engaged to the Unidentified (未確認で進行形)

by 荒井チェリー · since 2010 · 24 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

8. Miyuki (みゆき)

by あだち充 · since 1981 · 39 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

9. Oh My Goddess! (ああっ女神さまっ)

by 藤島康介 · since 1989 · 85 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

10. Hitohira (ひとひら)

by 桐原いづみ · since 2005 · 7 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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.