10 Manga Like The Gender of Mona Lisa — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished The Gender of Mona Lisa 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 Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague (氷属性男子とクールな同僚女子)

by 殿ヶ谷美由記 · since 2019 · 11 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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2. Kimi ni wa Todokanai. (君には届かない。)

by みか · since 2019 · 7 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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3. 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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4. The Ramparts of Ice (氷の城壁)

by 阿賀沢紅茶 · since 2023 · 13 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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5. Ushiro no Shōmen Kamui-san (うしろの正面カムイさん)

by コノシロしんこ · since 2020 · 11 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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6. Do You Like Big Girls? (大きい女の子は好きですか?)

by 愛染五郎 · since 2014 · 8 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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7. Life with an Ordinary Guy Who Reincarnated into a Total Fantasy Knockout (異世界(ファンタジー)美少女受肉おじさんと)

by 池澤真, 津留崎優 · since 2020 · 11 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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8. If It's You, I Might Try Falling in Love (君となら恋をしてみても)

by 窪田マル · since 2022 · 8 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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9. Tanaka-kun Is Always Listless (田中くんはいつもけだるげ)

by ウダノゾミ · since 2014 · 13 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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10. Murciélago (MURCIELAGO)

by よしむらかな · since 2014 · 14 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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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