10 Manga Like Marmalade Boy Little — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Marmalade Boy Little 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: readers who look up this series often move on to it; close in story & tone and setting & themes.

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2. Kiss and White Lily for My Dearest Girl (あの娘にキスと白百合を)

by 缶乃 · since 2014 · 10 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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3. The Flowers of Evil (惡の華)

by 押見修造 · since 2010 · 9 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

Why it matches: shares genre and subject categories on Wikipedia.

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4. Sailor Moon (美少女戦士セーラームーン)

by 武内直子 · since 1992 · 63 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: shares genre and subject categories on Wikipedia.

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5. A Girl on the Shore (うみべの女の子)

by 浅野いにお · since 2011 · 2 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: shares genre and subject categories on Wikipedia.

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6. Love Com (ラブ★コン)

by 中原アヤ · since 2002 · 20 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

Why it matches: shares genre and subject categories on Wikipedia.

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7. Boyfriend (ボーイフレンド)

by 森田ゆき · since 2018 · 5 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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8. YuruYuri (ゆるゆり)

by なもり · since 2009 · 47 volumes in Japan · ongoing

Why it matches: shares genre and subject categories on Wikipedia.

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9. Fujiyama-san wa Shishunki (富士山さんは思春期)

by オジロマコト · since 2013 · 11 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: shares genre and subject categories on Wikipedia.

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10. Anedoki (あねどきっ)

by 河下水希 · since 2009 · 3 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

Why it matches: shares genre and subject categories on Wikipedia.

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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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