10 Manga Like Kaguya-sama: Love Is War — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Kaguya-sama: Love Is War 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. Nisekoi (ニセコイ)

by 古味直志 · since 2012 · 44 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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2. March Comes in Like a Lion (3月のライオン)

by 先崎学 · since 2008 · 23 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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3. The Fable (ザ・ファブル)

by 南勝久 · since 2015 · 19 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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4. Omoi, Omoware, Furi, Furare (思い、思われ、ふり、ふられ)

by 咲坂伊緒 · since 2015 · 11 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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5. Asahinagu (あさひなぐ)

by こざき亜衣 · since 2011 · 32 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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6. Honeko Akabane's Bodyguards (赤羽骨子のボディガード)

by 丹月正光 · since 2023 · 11 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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7. Honey and Clover (ハチミツとクローバー)

by 羽海野チカ · since 2001 · 19 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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8. Gannibal (ガンニバル)

by 二宮正明 · since 2019 · 20 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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9. Ashi-Girl (アシガール)

by 森本梢子 · since 2012 · 15 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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10. Sing "Yesterday" for Me (イエスタデイをうたって)

by 冬目景 · since 1999 · 11 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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