10 Manga Like Real Girl — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Real Girl 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. House of the Sun (たいようのいえ)

by タアモ · since 2010 · 15 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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2. N to S (NとS)

by 金田一蓮十郎 · since 2018 · 7 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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3. Tonari no Kashiwagi-san (となりの柏木さん)

by 霜月絹鯊 · since 2010 · 12 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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4. Our Precious Conversations (僕と君の大切な話)

by ろびこ · since 2016 · 7 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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5. Ojō-sama no Shimobe (お嬢様の僕)

by 田口ホシノ · since 2018 · 15 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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6. Hadi Girl (はぢがーる)

by みやびあきの · since 2011 · 5 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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7. Ore no Kanojo ni Nanika Yōkai (俺の彼女に何かようかい)

by 高津カリノ · since 2014 · 9 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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8. Kimi to Aoi Haru no Hajimari (きみと青い春のはじまり)

by アサダニッキ · since 2019 · 5 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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9. A Condition Called Love (花野井くんと恋の病 : I'm addicted to you)

by 森野萌 · since 2018 · 16 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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10. Hoshigami-kun wa Dōka Shiteiru (星上くんはどうかしている)

by アサダニッキ · since 2014 · 5 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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