10 Manga Like One Week Friends — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished One Week Friends 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. 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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2. Nisekoi (ニセコイ)

by 古味直志 · since 2012 · 44 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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3. No Matter How I Look at It, It's You Guys' Fault I'm Not Popular! (私がモテないのはどう考えてもお前らが悪い!)

by 谷川ニコ · since 2012 · 31 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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4. School-Live! (がっこうぐらし!)

by 千葉サドル · since 2012 · 12 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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5. Tokyo Tarareba Girls (東京タラレバ娘)

by 東村アキコ · since 2014 · 9 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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6. Peach Girl (ピーチガール)

by 上田美和 · since 1998 · 49 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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7. Domestic Girlfriend (ドメスティックな彼女)

by 流石景 · since 2014 · 30 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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8. 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 setting & themes and story & tone.

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9. Amanchu! (あまんちゅ!)

by 天野こずえ · since 2009 · 19 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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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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