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

If you finished Hi Score 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. Pico-Pico Boy (ピコピコ少年)

by 押切蓮介 · since 2009 · 1 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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2. High Score (HIGH SCORE)

by 津山ちなみ · since 1999 · 23 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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3. Over Drive Girl 1/6 (超可動ガール1/6)

by ÖYSTER · since 2013 · 4 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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4. 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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5. Joshi Kausei (女子かう生)

by 若井ケン · since 2014 · 9 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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6. The Klutzy Class Monitor and the Girl with the Short Skirt (ポンコツ風紀委員とスカート丈が不適切なJKの話)

by 横田卓馬 · since 2019 · 18 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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7. Kimagure Orange Road (きまぐれオレンジ☆ロード)

by まつもと泉 · since 1984 · 38 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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8. Wasteful Days of High School Girls (女子高生の無駄づかい)

by ビーノ · since 2016 · 14 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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9. Yu Yu Hakusho (幽☆遊☆白書)

by 冨樫義博 · since 1991 · 20 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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10. Kodocha (こどものおもちゃ)

by 小花美穂 · since 1995 · 18 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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