10 Manga Like Fake Affair — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Fake Affair 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. Even If You Don't Do It (あなたがしてくれなくても)

by ハルノ晴 · since 2018 · 14 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

2. Anata no koto wa sorehodo (あなたのことはそれほど)

by いくえみ綾 · since 2012 · 6 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

3. Koisuru Hahatachi (恋する母たち : koi haha)

by 柴門ふみ · since 2018 · 8 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

4. Sweet 10 (スイート10)

by こやまゆかり · since 2000 · 10 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

5. Good Bye (グッド・バイ)

by 持田あき · since 2003 · 1 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

6. Love Phantom (ラブファントム)

by みつきかこ · since 2015 · 12 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

7. My Boy in Blue (PとJK)

by 三次マキ · since 2013 · 15 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

8. Bokura wa Koi ga Heta sugiru (僕らは恋がヘタすぎる)

by 橘えいこ · since 2020 · 7 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

9. My Boy (私の少年)

by 高野ひと深 · since 2016 · 13 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

10. Watashi no Uchū (わたしの宇宙)

by 野田彩子 · since 2013 · 2 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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.