10 Manga Like My Awkward Senpai — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished My Awkward Senpai 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. A Mangaka's Weirdly Wonderful Workplace (笑顔のたえない職場です。)

by くずしろ · since 2019 · 12 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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2. Medaka Kuroiwa Is Impervious to My Charms (黒岩メダカに私の可愛いが通じない)

by 久世蘭 · since 2021 · 24 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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3. 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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4. I Have a Crush at Work (この会社に好きな人がいます)

by 榎本あかまる · since 2019 · 13 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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5. Anyway, I'm Falling in Love with You (どうせ、恋してしまうんだ。)

by 満井春香 · since 2021 · 13 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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: close in setting & themes and art style.

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7. The Maid I Hired Recently Is Mysterious (最近雇ったメイドが怪しい)

by 昆布わかめ · since 2020 · 6 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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8. Recommendations from Iwamoto-senpai (岩元先輩ノ推薦)

by 椎橋寛 · since 2021 · 15 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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9. Cultural Exchange With a Game Centre Girl (ゲーセン少女と異文化交流)

by ]安原宏和 · since 2020 · 8 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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10. Himegasaki Sakurako Is a Hot Mess (姫ヶ崎櫻子は今日も不憫可愛い)

by 安田剛助 · since 2023 · 4 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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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