10 Manga Like In the Heart of Kunoichi Tsubaki — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished In the Heart of Kunoichi Tsubaki 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. Teasing Master Takagi-san (からかい上手の高木さん)

by 山本崇一朗 · since 2014 · 29 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: readers who look up this series often move on to it; close in story & tone and setting & themes.

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2. Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out! (宇崎ちゃんは遊びたい!)

by 丈 · since 2018 · 4 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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3. Under Ninja (アンダーニンジャ)

by 花沢健吾 · since 2019 · 15 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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4. Onimai (お兄ちゃんはおしまい!)

by ねことうふ · since 2018 · 16 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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5. Phantom of the Idol (神クズ☆アイドル)

by いそふらぼん肘樹 · since 2018 · 10 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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6. Chainsmoker Cat (ヤニねこ)

by にゃんにゃんファクトリー · since 2023 · 8 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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7. Jingai-san no Yome (人外さんの嫁)

by 八坂アキヲ, 相川有 · since 2016 · 11 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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8. We Never Learn (ぼくたちは勉強ができない)

by 筒井大志 · since 2017 · 24 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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9. Tsubasa to Hotaru (つばさとホタル)

by 春田なな · since 2014 · 9 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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10. Too Cute Crisis (カワイスギクライシス)

by 城戸みつる · since 2020 · 12 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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