10 Manga Like Rin-ne — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Rin-ne 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. Ranma ½ (らんま1/2)

by 高橋留美子 · since 1988 · 99 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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2. Nisekoi (ニセコイ)

by 古味直志 · since 2012 · 44 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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3. Mission: Yozakura Family (夜桜さんちの大作戦)

by 権平ひつじ · since 2020 · 26 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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4. Prison School (監獄学園)

by 平本アキラ · since 2011 · 26 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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5. The Flowers of Evil (惡の華)

by 押見修造 · since 2010 · 9 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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6. Kirarin Revolution (きらりん☆レボリューション)

by 中原杏 · since 2004 · 26 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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7. Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid (小林さんちのメイドラゴン)

by クール教信者 · since 2014 · 18 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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8. Comic Girls (こみっくがーるず)

by はんざわかおり · since 2015 · 9 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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9. The Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting (組長娘と世話係)

by つきや · since 2018 · 17 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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10. Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches (山田くんと7人の魔女)

by 吉河美希 · since 2012 · 31 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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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