10 Manga Like Starting Today, We're Childhood Friends — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Starting Today, We're Childhood Friends 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. Teasing Master Takagi-san (からかい上手の高木さん)

by 山本崇一朗 · since 2014 · 29 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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2. The Dangers in My Heart (僕の心のヤバイやつ)

by 桜井のりお · since 2018 · 21 volumes in Japan · ongoing (next volume already scheduled in Japan)

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

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3. Negima! Magister Negi Magi (魔法先生ネギま!)

by 赤松健 · since 2003 · 59 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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4. Love Com (ラブ★コン)

by 中原アヤ · since 2002 · 20 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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5. 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 story & tone and setting & themes.

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6. Strawberry 100% (いちご100%)

by 河下水希 · since 2002 · 29 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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7. 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: shares genre and subject categories on Wikipedia.

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8. Hi Score Girl (ハイスコアガール)

by 押切蓮介 · since 2012 · 11 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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9. Dusk Maiden of Amnesia (黄昏乙女×アムネジア)

by めいびい · since 2009 · 10 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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10. Obokoi Majo wa Majiwaritai! (おぼこい魔女はまじわりたい!)

by 仲邑エンジツ · since 2021 · 6 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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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