10 Manga Like Smile Down the Runway — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Smile Down the Runway 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. Dance Dance Danseur (ダンス・ダンス・ダンスール)

by ジョージ朝倉 · since 2016 · 29 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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2. Yankee JK Kuzuhana-chan (ヤンキーJKクズハナちゃん)

by 宗我部としのり · since 2020 · 28 volumes in Japan · ongoing (next volume already scheduled in Japan)

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

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3. 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 setting & themes and story & tone.

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4. Domestic Girlfriend (ドメスティックな彼女)

by 流石景 · since 2014 · 30 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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5. Boys Run the Riot (ボーイズ・ラン・ザ・ライオット)

by 学慶人 · since 2020 · 4 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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6. The Titan's Bride (巨人族の花嫁)

by ITKZ · since 2020 · 11 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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7. Koko wa Ima kara Rinri Desu (ここは今から倫理です。)

by 雨瀬シオリ · since 2017 · 9 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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8. Bless (ブレス)

by 鎌田洋次 · since 1992 · 1 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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9. Atashin'chi (あたしンち)

by けらえいこ · since 1995 · 24 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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10. Maō Iburogia ni mi o Sasageyo (魔王イブロギアに身を捧げよ)

by 梶原伊緒 · since 2021 · 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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