10 Manga Like You Can't Be in a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends! — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished You Can't Be in a Rom-Com with Your 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. Girlfriend, Girlfriend (カノジョも彼女)

by ヒロユキ · since 2020 · 15 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: readers who look up this series often move on to it; close in setting & themes and story & tone.

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2. Yowayowa Sensei (よわよわ先生)

by 福地カミオ · since 2023 · 17 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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3. You and I Are Polar Opposites (正反対な君と僕)

by 阿賀沢紅茶 · since 2022 · 8 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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4. Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games (対ありでした。)

by 江島絵理 · since 2025 · 2 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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 story & tone and setting & themes.

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6. Starting Today, We're Childhood Friends (今日から始める幼なじみ)

by 帯屋ミドリ · since 2021 · 14 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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7. Dead Account (デッドアカウント)

by 渡辺静 · since 2023 · 15 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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8. Sahara-sensei to Toki-kun (佐原先生と土岐くん)

by 鳥谷コウ · since 2019 · 7 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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9. Puniru Is a Cute Slime (ぷにるはかわいいスライム)

by まえだくん · since 2022 · 5 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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10. Kindergarten Wars (幼稚園WARS)

by 千葉侑生 · since 2023 · 16 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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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