10 Manga Like Dame na Watashi ni Koishite Kudasai — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Dame na Watashi ni Koishite Kudasai 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. Kōdai-ke no hitobito (高台家の人々)

by 森本梢子 · since 2013 · 6 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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2. Blend S (ブレンド・S)

by 中山幸 · since 2015 · 7 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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3. Old-Fashioned Cupcake (オールドファッションカップケーキ)

by 佐岸左岸 · since 2020 · 1 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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4. Buchō to Shachiku no Koi Modokashii (部長と社畜の恋はもどかしい)

by 志茂 · since 2020 · 9 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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5. It is mainly crying (主に泣いてます)

by 東村アキコ · since 2010 · 10 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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6. My Boy (私の少年)

by 高野ひと深 · since 2016 · 13 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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7. Gokigenyō, Koharu-san (ごきげんよう、小春さん)

by 葉月かなえ · since 2019 · 2 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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8. Jo Kudoki Meshi (女くどき飯)

by 峰なゆか · since 2016 · 1 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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9. Chotto Ippai! (ちょっといっぱい!)

by 火曜 · since 2017 · 9 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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10. Momoiro Anzuiro Sakurairo (ももいろあんずいろさくらいろ)

by 咲 · since 2014 · 5 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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