10 Manga Like Wave, Listen to Me! — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Wave, Listen to Me! 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. A Silent Voice (聲の形)

by 大今良時 · since 2013 · 7 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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2. Skip and Loafer (スキップとローファー)

by 高松美咲 · since 2019 · 13 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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3. Diary of Our Days at the Breakwater (放課後ていぼう日誌)

by 小坂泰之 · since 2017 · 6 volumes in Japan · ongoing (next volume already scheduled in Japan)

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

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4. A Galaxy Next Door (おとなりに銀河)

by 雨隠ギド · since 2020 · 6 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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5. Catch Me at the Ballpark! (ボールパークでつかまえて!)

by 須賀達郎 · since 2021 · 18 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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6. Sweetness and Lightning (甘々と稲妻)

by 雨隠ギド · since 2013 · 13 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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7. We are not ourselves today (私たちはどうかしている)

by 安藤なつみ · since 2017 · 18 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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8. Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable! (道産子ギャルはなまらめんこい)

by 伊科田海 · since 2020 · 11 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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9. Golden Kamuy (ゴールデンカムイ)

by 野田サトル · since 2015 · 45 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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 story & tone and setting & themes.

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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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