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

If you finished Flat 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. Kyō no Yuiko-san (今日のユイコさん)

by 秀河憲伸 · since 2012 · 5 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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2. FIVE (ファイブ)

by ふるかわしおり · since 2004 · 27 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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3. Maga-Tsuki (まがつき)

by 田口ホシノ · since 2011 · 13 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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4. Hatsu*Haru (ハツ*ハル)

by 藤沢志月 · since 2014 · 14 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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5. My Senpai Is Annoying (先輩がうざい後輩の話)

by しろまんた · since 2018 · 13 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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6. Yane no Shita no Artemis (屋根の下のアルテミス)

by 裏谷なぎ · since 2025 · 4 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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