10 Manga Like We are not ourselves today — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished We are not ourselves today 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. Promise Cinderella (プロミス・シンデレラ)

by 橘オレコ · since 2018 · 14 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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2. Kiss Him, Not Me (私がモテてどうすんだ)

by ぢゅん子 · since 2013 · 19 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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3. I Wanted to be Hurt by Love (君に愛されて痛かった)

by 知るかバカうどん · since 2018 · 14 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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4. Houkago Karte (放課後カルテ)

by 日生マユ · since 2012 · 16 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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5. Eating Crab with a Yukionna (雪女と蟹を食う)

by Gino0808 · since 2019 · 6 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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6. Tsuka no Ma no Ichika (束の間の一花)

by タダノなつ · since 2021 · 3 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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7. An Incurable Case of Love (恋はつづくよどこまでも)

by 円城寺マキ · since 2017 · 6 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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8. Chihayafuru (ちはやふる)

by 末次由紀 · since 2008 · 53 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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9. Seisei suru hodo, Aishiteru (せいせいするほど、愛してる)

by 北川みゆき · since 2006 · 14 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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10. Shishunki-chan no Shitsukekata (思春期ちゃんのしつけかた)

by ]中田ゆみ · since 2019 · 6 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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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