10 Manga Like My Life as Inukai-san's Dog — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished My Life as Inukai-san's Dog 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. 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.

Find on Amazon Japanese editions (CDJapan)

2. Inexpressive Kashiwada and Expressive Oota (顔に出ない柏田さんと顔に出る太田君)

by 東ふゆ · since 2018 · 1 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

Find on Amazon Japanese editions (CDJapan)

3. Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible (久保さんは僕(モブ)を許さない)

by 雪森寧々 · since 2020 · 11 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

Find on Amazon Japanese editions (CDJapan)

4. Dog Signal (DOG SIGNAL)

by みやうち沙矢 · since 2019 · 15 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

Find on Amazon Japanese editions (CDJapan)

5. Marika's Love Meter Malfunction (茉莉花ちゃんの好感度はぶっ壊れている)

by 小麦りん · since 2026 · 3 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

Find on Amazon Japanese editions (CDJapan)

6. Umibe no Kyū (海辺のキュー)

by 背川昇 · since 2020 · 4 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

Find on Amazon Japanese editions (CDJapan)

7. Hanamaru Skip (はなまるスキップ)

by みくるん · since 2021 · 2 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

Find on Amazon Japanese editions (CDJapan)

8. Wonder Rabbitgirl (ワンダーラビットガール)

by 廣瀬ゆい · since 2015 · 6 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: close in art style and story & tone.

Find on Amazon Japanese editions (CDJapan)

9. Kamiyama-san no Kamibukuro no Naka ni wa (紙山さんの紙袋の中には)

by 江ノ島アビス · since 2022 · 3 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: close in art style and story & tone.

Find on Amazon Japanese editions (CDJapan)

10. With a Dog AND a Cat, Every Day is Fun (犬と猫どっちも飼ってると毎日たのしい)

by 松本ひで吉 · since 2018 · 6 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

Find on Amazon Japanese editions (CDJapan)
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.

→ Japan Manga Release Calendar (upcoming volumes)