10 Manga Like AKB49: Ren'ai Kinshi Jōrei — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished AKB49: Ren'ai Kinshi Jōrei 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. No Matter How I Look at It, It's You Guys' Fault I'm Not Popular! (私がモテないのはどう考えてもお前らが悪い!)

by 谷川ニコ · since 2012 · 31 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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2. A Silent Voice (聲の形)

by 大今良時 · since 2013 · 7 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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3. Tsuredure Children (徒然チルドレン)

by 若林稔弥 · since 2014 · 20 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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4. Hiyokoi (ひよ恋)

by 雪丸もえ · since 2010 · 14 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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5. AKB48 Satsujin Jiken (AKB48殺人事件)

by 青山剛昌 · since 2012 · 2 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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6. Dōjin Shōjo JB (同人少女JB)

by 一本木蛮 · since 2011 · 4 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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7. I Hear the Sunspot (ひだまりが聴こえる)

by 文乃ゆき · since 2014 · 1 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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8. Kaichuu! (カイチュー!)

by 林佑樹 · since 2010 · 11 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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9. Creature! (ハカイジュウ)

by 本田真吾 · since 2010 · 23 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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10. Bōsō Shōjo (暴想処女)

by 酉川宇宙 · since 2008 · 9 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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