10 Manga Like Kiss & Never Cry — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Kiss & Never Cry 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. Medalist (メダリスト)

by つるまいかだ · since 2021 · 12 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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2. Kuroko's Basketball (黒子のバスケ)

by 藤巻忠俊 · since 2009 · 38 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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3. Jūhan Shuttai! (重版出来!)

by 松田奈緒子 · since 2013 · 18 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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4. Aoku Somero (蒼く染めろ)

by 桜井ミヤト · since 2021 · 17 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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5. The Two of Them Are Pretty Much Like This (ふたりはだいたいこんなかんじ)

by いけだたかし · since 2021 · 3 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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6. Tripeace (トライピース)

by 丸智之 · since 2008 · 11 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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7. Boku no Noroi no Kyūketsukihime (僕の呪いの吸血姫)

by 金井千咲貴 · since 2022 · 10 volumes in Japan · ongoing (next volume already scheduled in Japan)

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

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8. The Full-Time Wife Escapist (逃げるは恥だが役に立つ)

by 海野つなみ · since 2013 · 12 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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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