10 Manga Like My Roommate Is a Cat — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished My Roommate Is a Cat 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. My Senpai Is Annoying (先輩がうざい後輩の話)

by しろまんた · since 2018 · 13 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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2. The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn't a Guy at All (気になってる人が男じゃなかった)

by 新井すみこ · since 2023 · 4 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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3. The Masterful Cat Is Depressed Again Today (デキる猫は今日も憂鬱)

by 山田ヒツジ · since 2019 · 9 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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4. Onimai (お兄ちゃんはおしまい!)

by ねことうふ · since 2018 · 16 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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5. Comic Girls (こみっくがーるず)

by はんざわかおり · since 2015 · 9 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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6. The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague (氷属性男子とクールな同僚女子)

by 殿ヶ谷美由記 · since 2019 · 11 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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7. Nights with a Cat (夜は猫といっしょ)

by キュルZ · since 2020 · 8 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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8. My Wife Has No Emotion (僕の妻は感情がない)

by 杉浦次郎 · since 2020 · 6 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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9. Shadows House (シャドーハウス)

by ソウマトウ · since 2019 · 21 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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10. A Mangaka's Weirdly Wonderful Workplace (笑顔のたえない職場です。)

by くずしろ · since 2019 · 12 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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