10 Manga Like Ayaka-chan wa Hiroko-senpai ni Koishiteru — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Ayaka-chan wa Hiroko-senpai ni Koishiteru 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. My Senpai Is Annoying (先輩がうざい後輩の話)

by しろまんた · since 2018 · 13 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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2. Senpai Is an Otokonoko (先輩はおとこのこ)

by ぽむ · since 2021 · 9 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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3. Ase to Sekken (あせとせっけん)

by 山田金鉄 · since 2018 · 8 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: shares genre and subject categories on Wikipedia.

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4. The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague (氷属性男子とクールな同僚女子)

by 殿ヶ谷美由記 · since 2019 · 11 volumes in Japan · ongoing

Why it matches: shares genre and subject categories on Wikipedia.

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5. Buchō to Shachiku no Koi Modokashii (部長と社畜の恋はもどかしい)

by 志茂 · since 2020 · 9 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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6. My Tiny Senpai (うちの会社の小さい先輩の話)

by 斎創 · since 2020 · 15 volumes in Japan · ongoing

Why it matches: shares genre and subject categories on Wikipedia.

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7. Takane no Hana-san (高嶺のハナさん)

by ムラタコウジ · since 2019 · 11 volumes in Japan · ongoing

Why it matches: shares genre and subject categories on Wikipedia.

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8. Mairunovich (マイルノビッチ)

by 佐藤ざくり · since 2011 · 12 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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9. Living Game (りびんぐゲーム)

by 星里もちる · since 1991 · 17 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: shares genre and subject categories on Wikipedia.

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10. Hotaru no Hikari (ホタルノヒカリ)

by ひうらさとる · since 2005 · 22 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: shares genre and subject categories on Wikipedia.

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