10 Manga Like Kuma Miko: Girl Meets Bear — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Kuma Miko: Girl Meets Bear 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. Tying the Knot with an Amagami Sister (甘神さんちの縁結び)

by 内藤マーシー · since 2021 · 21 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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2. Noragami (ノラガミ)

by あだちとか · since 2011 · 45 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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3. Kamisama Kiss (神様はじめました)

by 鈴木ジュリエッタ · since 2008 · 24 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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4. Ah My Buddha (あまえないでよっ!!)

by 宗我部としのり · since 2004 · 6 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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5. Kamichama Karin (かみちゃまかりん)

by コゲドンボ · since 2003 · 7 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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6. Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid (小林さんちのメイドラゴン)

by クール教信者 · since 2014 · 18 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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7. Gabriel DropOut (ガヴリールドロップアウト)

by うかみ · since 2014 · 15 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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8. Sora no Manimani (宙のまにまに)

by 柏原麻実 · since 2006 · 10 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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9. The Everyday Tales of a Cat God (猫神やおよろず)

by FLIPFLOPs · since 2008 · 6 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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10. Phantom of the Idol (神クズ☆アイドル)

by いそふらぼん肘樹 · since 2018 · 10 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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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