10 Manga Like When Will Ayumu Make His Move? — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished When Will Ayumu Make His Move? 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. Jujutsu Kaisen (呪術廻戦)

by 芥見下々 · since 2018 · 41 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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2. Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie (可愛いだけじゃない式守さん)

by 真木蛍五 · since 2019 · 18 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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3. Undead Unluck (アンデッドアンラック)

by 戸塚慶文 · since 2020 · 23 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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4. Senryu Girl (川柳少女)

by 五十嵐正邦 · since 2017 · 13 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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5. A Mangaka's Weirdly Wonderful Workplace (笑顔のたえない職場です。)

by くずしろ · since 2019 · 12 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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6. 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 setting & themes and story & tone.

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7. Koi ni Mudaguchi (恋に無駄口)

by 福山リョウコ · since 2020 · 10 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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8. The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses (好きな子がめがねを忘れた)

by 藤近小梅 · since 2019 · 13 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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9. Yankee-kun to Hakujō Girl (ヤンキー君と白杖ガール)

by うおやま · since 2019 · 8 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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10. 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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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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