10 Manga Like Love and Lies — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Love and Lies 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. Your Lie in April (四月は君の嘘)

by 新川直司 · since 2011 · 21 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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2. Usogui (嘘喰い)

by 迫稔雄 · since 2006 · 49 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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3. Liar x Liar (ライアー×ライアー)

by 金田一蓮十郎 · since 2011 · 10 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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4. Kanojo wa Uso o Aishisugiteru (カノジョは嘘を愛しすぎてる)

by 青木琴美 · since 2009 · 20 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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5. My Boy in Blue (PとJK)

by 三次マキ · since 2013 · 15 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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6. 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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7. Me & Roboco (僕とロボコ)

by 宮崎周平 · since 2020 · 25 volumes in Japan · ongoing (next volume already scheduled in Japan)

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

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8. 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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9. 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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10. Yakuza Lover (恋と弾丸)

by 箕野希望 · since 2019 · 12 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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