10 Manga Like Sometimes Even Reality Is a Lie! — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Sometimes Even Reality Is a Lie! 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 setting & themes and story & tone.

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2. Pseudo Harem (疑似ハーレム)

by 斉藤ゆう · since 2019 · 6 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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3. My Cute Cousin Always Gets Her Way (いとこのこ)

by いぬちく · since 2025 · 5 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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4. Kawaii Uso no Kawauso (可愛い嘘のカワウソ)

by Lommy · since 2021 · 5 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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5. So you weren't into me?! (私のこと好きじゃなかったのかよ!?)

by 昆布わかめ · since 2026 · 2 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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6. Beast Children (ビーストチルドレン)

by 寺坂研人 · since 2019 · 3 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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7. Baki Gaiden: Retsu Kaiō wa Isekai Tensei Shitemo Ikkō ni Kamawan (バキ外伝 烈海王は異世界転生しても一向にかまわんッッ)

by 板垣恵介/猪原賽/陸井栄史 · since 2026 · 2 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. How I Lose Bets With My Sadistic Gifted Childhood Friend and She Steals All of My Firsts (性悪天才幼馴染との勝負に負けて初体験を全部奪われる話)

by コナタエル · since 2025 · 2 volumes in Japan · ongoing

Why it matches: close in art style and setting & themes.

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9. High School Family: Kokosei Kazoku (高校生家族)

by 仲間りょう · since 2021 · 11 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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10. Watashitte Sabasaba Shiteru kara (ワタシってサバサバしてるから)

by 江口心 · since 2022 · 4 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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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