10 Manga Like Three Leaves, Three Colors — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Three Leaves, Three Colors 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. Yuyushiki (ゆゆ式)

by 三上小又 · since 2009 · 15 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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2. Joshi Kausei (女子かう生)

by 若井ケン · since 2014 · 9 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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3. No Matter How I Look at It, It's You Guys' Fault I'm Not Popular! (私がモテないのはどう考えてもお前らが悪い!)

by 谷川ニコ · since 2012 · 32 volumes in Japan · ongoing (next volume already scheduled in Japan)

Why it matches: shares genre and subject categories on Wikipedia.

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4. Hidamari Sketch (ひだまりスケッチ)

by 蒼樹うめ · since 2005 · 10 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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5. The Melancholy of Haruhi-chan Suzumiya (涼宮ハルヒちゃんの憂鬱)

by いとうのいぢ · since 2008 · 12 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: shares genre and subject categories on Wikipedia.

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6. Kaguya-sama: Love Is War (かぐや様は告らせたい : 天才たちの恋愛頭脳戦)

by 赤坂アカ · since 2016 · 27 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: shares genre and subject categories on Wikipedia.

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7. Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun (地縛少年花子くん)

by あいだいろ · since 2015 · 32 volumes in Japan · ongoing (next volume already scheduled in Japan)

Why it matches: shares genre and subject categories on Wikipedia.

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8. Prison School (監獄学園)

by 平本アキラ · since 2011 · 26 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: shares genre and subject categories on Wikipedia.

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9. Witch Watch (ウィッチウォッチ)

by 篠原健太 · since 2021 · 25 volumes in Japan · ongoing

Why it matches: shares genre and subject categories on Wikipedia.

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10. The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. (斉木楠雄のΨ難)

by 麻生周一 · since 2012 · 27 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: shares genre and subject categories on Wikipedia.

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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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