10 Manga Like Nagareboshi Lens — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Nagareboshi Lens 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. Hiyokoi (ひよ恋)

by 雪丸もえ · since 2010 · 14 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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2. Good Morning Call (グッドモーニング・コール)

by 高須賀由枝 · since 1998 · 17 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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3. Hoshi no Hitomi no Silhouette (星の瞳のシルエット)

by 柊あおい · since 1986 · 17 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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4. Kirarin Revolution (きらりん☆レボリューション)

by 中原杏 · since 2004 · 26 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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5. Daytime Shooting Star (ひるなかの流星)

by やまもり三香 · since 2011 · 13 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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6. Whisper of the Heart (耳をすませば)

by 柊あおい · since 1990 · 9 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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7. Hime-chan's Ribbon (姫ちゃんのリボン)

by 水沢めぐみ · since 1991 · 16 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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8. 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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9. 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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10. 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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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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