10 Manga Like Journal with Witch — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Journal with Witch 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. High School Family: Kokosei Kazoku (高校生家族)

by 仲間りょう · since 2021 · 11 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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2. Sayuri (サユリ)

by 押切蓮介 · since 2013 · 2 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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3. I Hear the Sunspot (ひだまりが聴こえる)

by 文乃ゆき · since 2014 · 1 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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4. Blood on the Tracks (血の轍)

by 押見修造 · since 2017 · 15 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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5. Ayame-kun no Nonbiri Nikushoku Nisshi (アヤメくんののんびり肉食日誌)

by 町麻衣 · since 2013 · 21 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. Atashi no! (あたしの!)

by 幸田もも子 · since 2018 · 4 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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7. Konin Todoke ni Han wo Oshita dake desu ga (婚姻届に判を捺しただけですが)

by 有生青春 · since 2018 · 8 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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8. The Ichinose Family's Deadly Sins (一ノ瀬家の大罪)

by タイザン5 · since 2023 · 6 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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9. Daytime Shooting Star (ひるなかの流星)

by やまもり三香 · since 2011 · 13 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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10. Chugakusei Nikki (中学聖日記)

by かわかみじゅんこ · since 2016 · 5 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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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