10 Manga Like My Clueless First Friend — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished My Clueless First Friend 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. 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 story & tone and setting & themes.

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2. Yowayowa Sensei (よわよわ先生)

by 福地カミオ · since 2023 · 17 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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3. Nue's Exorcist (鵺の陰陽師)

by 川江康太 · since 2023 · 15 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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4. 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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5. Skip and Loafer (スキップとローファー)

by 高松美咲 · since 2019 · 13 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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6. Rock Is a Lady's Modesty (ロックは淑女の嗜みでして)

by 福田宏 · since 2023 · 7 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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7. 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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8. My Sweet Tyrant (あっくんとカノジョ)

by 杜若わか · since 2014 · 8 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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9. Noa-senpai wa Tomodachi (のあ先輩はともだち。)

by あきやまえんま · since 2023 · 11 volumes in Japan · ongoing (next volume already scheduled in Japan)

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

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10. Shadows House (シャドーハウス)

by ソウマトウ · since 2019 · 21 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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