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

If you finished Undercurrent 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. Sensei's Pious Lie (先生の白い嘘)

by 鳥飼茜 · since 2014 · 1 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

2. Kanojo wa Uso o Aishisugiteru (カノジョは嘘を愛しすぎてる)

by 青木琴美 · since 2009 · 20 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

3. Usogui (嘘喰い)

by 迫稔雄 · since 2006 · 49 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

4. Love and Lies (恋と嘘)

by ムサヲ · since 2015 · 10 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

5. Daytime Shooting Star (ひるなかの流星)

by やまもり三香 · since 2011 · 13 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

6. Out (manga) (OUT)

by 井口達也 · since 2012 · 28 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

7. Marmalade Boy (ママレード・ボーイ)

by 吉住渉 · since 1992 · 21 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

8. Atashi no! (あたしの!)

by 幸田もも子 · since 2018 · 4 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

9. Copo A Copo (コーポ・ア・コーポ)

by 岩浪れんじ · since 2020 · 5 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

10. My Boyfriend in Orange (モエカレはオレンジ色)

by 玉島ノン · since 2018 · 10 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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.