10 Manga Like April Showers Bring May Flowers — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished April Showers Bring May Flowers 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. 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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2. Watari-kun's ****** Is About to Collapse (渡くんの××が崩壊寸前)

by 鳴見なる · since 2015 · 17 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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3. A Condition Called Love (花野井くんと恋の病 : I'm addicted to you)

by 森野萌 · since 2018 · 16 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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4. Futari Bus (ふたりバス)

by 豊林サカネ · since 2026 · 2 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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5. 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 story & tone and setting & themes.

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6. My Awkward Senpai (不器用な先輩。)

by 工藤マコト · since 2021 · 9 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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7. Flower and Asura (花は咲く、修羅の如く)

by むっしゅ/武田綾乃 · since 2026 · 1 volumes in Japan · ongoing (next volume already scheduled in Japan)

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

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8. More Than a Married Couple, But Not Lovers (夫婦以上、恋人未満。)

by 金丸祐基 · since 2018 · 12 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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9. Detectives These Days Are Crazy! (まったく最近の探偵ときたら)

by 五十嵐正邦 · since 2016 · 14 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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10. Namaiki Zakari (なまいきざかり。)

by ミユキ蜜蜂 · since 2014 · 27 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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