10 Manga Like Inside Mari — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Inside Mari 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. Sora o Kakeru Yodaka (宇宙を駆けるよだか)

by 川端志季 · since 2015 · 3 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

2. We Never Learn (ぼくたちは勉強ができない)

by 筒井大志 · since 2017 · 24 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

3. Boys Over Flowers (花より男子)

by 神尾葉子 · since 1992 · 60 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

4. Please Save My Earth (ぼくの地球を守って)

by 日渡早紀 · since 1987 · 48 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

5. Boys Over Flowers Season 2 (花のち晴れ)

by 神尾葉子 · since 2015 · 14 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

6. A Devil and Her Love Song (悪魔とラブソング)

by 桃森ミヨシ · since 2007 · 21 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

7. Asami-kun wa Gachi Koi ja Nai! (麻実くんはガチ恋じゃない!)

by ひととせはるひ · since 2018 · 6 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

8. Soredemo boku wa kimigasuki (それでも僕は君が好き)

by 絵本奈央 · since 2014 · 7 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

9. Dōkyūsei!! (同・級・生!!)

by 池山田剛 · since 2018 · 9 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

10. 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: close in story & tone and setting & themes.

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.