10 Manga Like Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches 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. Flunk Punk Rumble (ヤンキー君とメガネちゃん)

by 吉河美希 · since 2007 · 35 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. Prison School (監獄学園)

by 平本アキラ · since 2011 · 26 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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3. Rent-A-Girlfriend (彼女、お借りします)

by 宮島礼吏 · since 2017 · 41 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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4. Kanojo no Tomodachi (彼女の友達)

by じゅら · since 2022 · 5 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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5. Comic Girls (こみっくがーるず)

by はんざわかおり · since 2015 · 9 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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6. Yano-kun's Ordinary Days (矢野くんの普通の日々)

by 田村結衣 · since 2021 · 11 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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7. Puniru Is a Cute Slime (ぷにるはかわいいスライム)

by まえだくん · since 2022 · 5 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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8. Ranma ½ (らんま1/2)

by 高橋留美子 · since 1988 · 99 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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9. Moyashimon (もやしもん)

by 石川雅之 · since 2005 · 31 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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10. Flower and Asura (花は咲く、修羅の如く)

by むっしゅ/武田綾乃 · since 2026 · 1 volumes in Japan · ongoing (next volume already scheduled in Japan)

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

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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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