10 Manga Like Farewell, My Dear Cramer — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Farewell, My Dear Cramer 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. Sayonara, Football (さよならフットボール)

by 新川直司 · since 2010 · 4 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. Blue Box (アオのハコ)

by 三浦糀 · since 2021 · 24 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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3. Aoashi (アオアシ)

by 上野直彦 · since 2015 · 75 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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4. Burning Kabaddi (灼熱カバディ)

by 武蔵野創 · since 2016 · 26 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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5. Medaka Kuroiwa Is Impervious to My Charms (黒岩メダカに私の可愛いが通じない)

by 久世蘭 · since 2021 · 24 volumes in Japan · ongoing (next volume already scheduled in Japan)

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

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6. Days (Days)

by 中村真理子 · since 2000 · 2 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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7. The Fable (ザ・ファブル)

by 南勝久 · since 2015 · 19 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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8. MF Ghost (MFゴースト)

by しげの秀一 · since 2018 · 22 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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9. Real (リアル)

by 井上雄彦 · since 2001 · 17 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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10. 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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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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