10 Manga Like Daytime Shooting Star — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Daytime Shooting Star 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. Ao Haru Ride (アオハライド)

by 咲坂伊緒 · 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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2. Aozora Yell (青空エール)

by 河原和音 · since 2008 · 19 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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3. Orange (orange)

by 高野苺 · since 2012 · 9 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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4. My Love Story!! (俺物語!!)

by アルコ · since 2012 · 14 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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5. A Star Brighter Than the Sun (太陽よりも眩しい星)

by 河原和音 · since 2021 · 12 volumes in Japan · ongoing (next volume already scheduled in Japan)

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

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6. Wolf Girl and Black Prince (オオカミ少女と黒王子)

by 八田鮎子 · since 2011 · 16 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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7. Nagareboshi Lens (流れ星レンズ)

by 村田真優 · since 2011 · 9 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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8. Anonymous Noise (覆面系ノイズ)

by 福山リョウコ · since 2013 · 20 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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9. 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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10. Nisekoi (ニセコイ)

by 古味直志 · since 2012 · 44 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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