10 Manga Like Pompo: The Cinéphile — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Pompo: The Cinéphile 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. Erased (僕だけがいない街)

by 三部けい · since 2013 · 9 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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2. Me & Roboco (僕とロボコ)

by 宮崎周平 · since 2020 · 25 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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3. You and I Are Polar Opposites (正反対な君と僕)

by 阿賀沢紅茶 · since 2022 · 8 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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4. The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn't a Guy at All (気になってる人が男じゃなかった)

by 新井すみこ · since 2023 · 4 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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5. Glasses with a Chance of Delinquent (メガネ、時々、ヤンキーくん)

by なるき · since 2021 · 12 volumes in Japan · ongoing (next volume already scheduled in Japan)

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

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6. Fall in Love, You False Angels (恋せよまやかし天使ども)

by 卯月ココ · since 2023 · 7 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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7. Clover (Clover)

by Clamp · since 1997 · 6 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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8. Yarichin Bitch Club (ヤリチン☆ビッチ部)

by おげれつたなか · since 2016 · 8 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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9. The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You (君のことが大大大大大好きな100人の彼女)

by 野澤 ゆき子/中村 力斗 · since 2026 · 1 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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10. D.N.Angel (D・N・ANGEL)

by 杉崎ゆきる · since 1997 · 15 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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