10 Manga Like Inexpressive Kashiwada and Expressive Oota — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Inexpressive Kashiwada and Expressive Oota 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. You Can't Be in a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends! (幼馴染とはラブコメにならない)

by 三簾真也 · since 2022 · 18 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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2. How I Attended an All-Guy's Mixer (合コンに行ったら女がいなかった話)

by 蒼川なな · since 2021 · 12 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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3. Diary of Our Days at the Breakwater (放課後ていぼう日誌)

by 小坂泰之 · since 2017 · 6 volumes in Japan · ongoing (next volume already scheduled in Japan)

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

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4. The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity (薫る花は凛と咲く)

by 三香見サカ · since 2022 · 23 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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5. A Condition Called Love (花野井くんと恋の病 : I'm addicted to you)

by 森野萌 · since 2018 · 16 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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6. Li'l Miss Vampire Can't Suck Right (ちゃんと吸えない吸血鬼ちゃん)

by ]二式恭介 · since 2021 · 6 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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7. This Monster Wants to Eat Me (私を喰べたい、ひとでなし)

by 苗川采 · since 2021 · 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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8. Nights with a Cat (夜は猫といっしょ)

by キュルZ · since 2020 · 8 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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9. My Life as Inukai-san's Dog (犬になったら好きな人に拾われた。)

by 古川五勢 · since 2020 · 8 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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10. Aharen-san Is Indecipherable (阿波連さんははかれない)

by 水あさと · since 2017 · 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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