10 Manga Like Nisekoi — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Nisekoi 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. Kaguya-sama: Love Is War (かぐや様は告らせたい : 天才たちの恋愛頭脳戦)

by 赤坂アカ · since 2016 · 27 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. Ao Haru Ride (アオハライド)

by 咲坂伊緒 · since 2011 · 13 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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3. The Fable (ザ・ファブル)

by 南勝久 · since 2015 · 19 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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4. Nana & Kaoru (ナナとカオル)

by 甘詰留太 · since 2008 · 20 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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5. Marmalade Boy (ママレード・ボーイ)

by 吉住渉 · since 1992 · 21 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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6. Kids on the Slope (坂道のアポロン)

by 小玉ユキ · since 2008 · 12 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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7. March Comes in Like a Lion (3月のライオン)

by 先崎学 · since 2008 · 23 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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8. Wolf Girl and Black Prince (オオカミ少女と黒王子)

by 八田鮎子 · since 2011 · 16 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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9. The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity (薫る花は凛と咲く)

by 三香見サカ · since 2022 · 23 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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10. Asahinagu (あさひなぐ)

by こざき亜衣 · since 2011 · 32 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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