10 Manga Like I Am Here! — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished I Am Here! 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. Kitchen Princess (キッチンのお姫さま)

by 安藤なつみ · since 2005 · 10 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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2. Hiyokoi (ひよ恋)

by 雪丸もえ · since 2010 · 14 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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3. After School Orange (放課後オレンジ)

by くまがい杏子 · since 2007 · 5 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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4. Chocolate Cosmos (チョコレートコスモス)

by 春田なな · since 2007 · 4 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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5. Amano Megumi wa Sukidarake! (天野めぐみはスキだらけ!)

by ねこぐち · since 2016 · 26 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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6. Wataten! (私に天使が舞い降りた!)

by 椋木ななつ · since 2017 · 26 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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7. Zero to Hyaku (ゼロとヒャク)

by 江戸翔一朗 · since 2026 · 2 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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8. Aoba-kun's Confessions (青葉くんに聞きたいこと)

by 遠山えま · since 2016 · 8 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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9. The Klutzy Class Monitor and the Girl with the Short Skirt (ポンコツ風紀委員とスカート丈が不適切なJKの話)

by 横田卓馬 · since 2019 · 18 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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10. Sailor Moon (美少女戦士セーラームーン)

by 武内直子 · since 1992 · 63 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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