10 Manga Like First Love Limited — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished First Love Limited 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. Strawberry 100% (いちご100%)

by 河下水希 · since 2002 · 29 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: readers who look up this series often move on to it; close in story & tone and setting & themes.

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2. Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi (世界一初恋)

by 中村春菊 · since 2008 · 21 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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3. Honey and Clover (ハチミツとクローバー)

by 羽海野チカ · since 2001 · 19 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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4. Hitorijime My Hero (ひとりじめマイヒーロー)

by ありいめめこ · since 2012 · 25 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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5. You Can't Be in a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends! (幼馴染とはラブコメにならない)

by 三簾真也 · since 2022 · 18 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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6. First Love Monster (初恋モンスター)

by 日吉丸晃 · since 2013 · 14 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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7. Maid Sama! (会長はメイド様!)

by 藤原ヒロ · since 2006 · 17 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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8. Sket Dance (SKET DANCE)

by 篠原健太 · since 2007 · 47 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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9. Loveless (Loveless)

by 新井理恵 · since 2001 · 2 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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10. Super Lovers (Super lovers)

by あべ美幸 · since 2010 · 23 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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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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