10 Manga Like Shimeji Simulation — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Shimeji Simulation 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 the Student Council Has Its Holes! (生徒会にも穴はある!)

by むちまろ · since 2022 · 9 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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2. Off the record TIME (おふれこタイムス)

by 南瓜 · since 2016 · 1 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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3. Shachiku-san to Iede Shōjo (社畜さんと家出少女)

by タツノコッソ · since 2019 · 4 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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4. Tantei Yumemiya Sakura no Kanzenhaiboku (探偵夢宮さくらの完全敗北)

by ちょぼらうにょぽみ · since 2022 · 1 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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5. Tsukushi Massugu Life! (つくしまっすぐライフ!)

by 松田円 · since 2008 · 3 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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6. Shizune-chan wa Kyō mo Nemurenai (しずねちゃんは今日も眠れない)

by 逸見 · since 2021 · 1 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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7. Nyoroko no Namahōsō! (ニョロ子の生放送!)

by むく · since 2015 · 2 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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8. Siscon Oneechan to Kinishinai Imōto (シスコンお姉ちゃんと気にしない妹)

by 桐灰きねそ · since 2019 · 3 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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9. Shishunki-chan no Shitsukekata (思春期ちゃんのしつけかた)

by ]中田ゆみ · since 2019 · 6 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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10. Kimi to Aoi Haru no Hajimari (きみと青い春のはじまり)

by アサダニッキ · since 2019 · 5 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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