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

If you finished Nichijou 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. Daily Lives of High School Boys (男子高校生の日常)

by 山内泰延 · since 2010 · 7 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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2. The World of Narue (成恵の世界)

by 丸川トモヒロ · since 2001 · 11 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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3. The Kawai Complex Guide to Manors and Hostel Behavior (僕らはみんな河合荘)

by 宮原るり · since 2011 · 11 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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4. VECTOR BALL (VECTOR BALL)

by 雷句誠 · since 2016 · 5 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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5. And Yet The Town Moves (それでも町は廻っている)

by 石黒正数 · since 2006 · 15 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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6. Nanado Nado Nado (ななどなどなど)

by 宇崎うそ · since 2020 · 5 volumes in Japan · ongoing (next volume already scheduled in Japan)

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

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7. Takuan to Batsu no Nichijō Enma-chō (たくあんとバツの日常閻魔帳)

by 井谷賢太郎 · since 2016 · 3 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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8. Null-Meta (ぬるめた)

by こかむも · since 2021 · 6 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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9. Rororro! (ロロッロ!)

by 桜井のりお · since 2018 · 7 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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10. April Showers Bring May Flowers (ブスに花束を。 : April showers bring forth May flowers)

by 作楽ロク · since 2016 · 13 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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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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