10 Manga Like Akebi's Sailor Uniform — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Akebi's Sailor Uniform 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. 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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2. Interviews with Monster Girls (亜人ちゃんは語りたい)

by ペトス · since 2015 · 9 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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3. In the Heart of Kunoichi Tsubaki (くノ一ツバキの胸の内)

by 山本崇一朗 · since 2018 · 9 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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4. 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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5. You Can't Be in a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends! (幼馴染とはラブコメにならない)

by 三簾真也 · since 2022 · 18 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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6. Nue's Exorcist (鵺の陰陽師)

by 川江康太 · since 2023 · 15 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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7. The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity (薫る花は凛と咲く)

by 三香見サカ · since 2022 · 23 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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8. Akane-banashi (あかね噺)

by 馬上 鷹将/末永 裕樹 · since 2026 · 1 volumes in Japan · ongoing (next volume already scheduled in Japan)

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

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9. Tsugumomo (つぐもも)

by 浜田よしかづ · since 2008 · 33 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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10. Minami-ke (みなみけ)

by 桜場コハル · since 2018 · 13 volumes in Japan · ongoing (next volume already scheduled in Japan)

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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