10 Manga Like No Matter How I Look at It, It's You Guys' Fault I'm Not Popular! — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished No Matter How I Look at It, It's You Guys' Fault I'm Not Popular! 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. Kiss Him, Not Me (私がモテてどうすんだ)

by ぢゅん子 · since 2013 · 19 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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2. Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun (月刊少女野崎くん)

by 椿いづみ · since 2012 · 21 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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3. Daily Lives of High School Boys (男子高校生の日常)

by 山内泰延 · since 2010 · 7 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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4. Tanaka-kun Is Always Listless (田中くんはいつもけだるげ)

by ウダノゾミ · since 2014 · 13 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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5. The Morose Mononokean (不機嫌なモノノケ庵)

by ワザワキリ · since 2014 · 15 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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6. Koikimo (恋と呼ぶには気持ち悪い)

by もぐす · since 2016 · 8 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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7. One Week Friends (一週間フレンズ。)

by 葉月抹茶 · since 2012 · 9 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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8. Mitsudomoe (みつどもえ)

by 桜井のりお · since 2007 · 18 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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9. Chronicles of the Going Home Club (帰宅部活動記録)

by くろは · since 2012 · 5 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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10. Love Lab (恋愛ラボ)

by 宮原るり · since 2008 · 13 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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