10 Manga Like To A New You — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished To A New You 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. Onna no Sono no Hoshi (女の園の星)

by 和山やま · since 2020 · 4 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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2. I Wanted to be Hurt by Love (君に愛されて痛かった)

by 知るかバカうどん · since 2018 · 14 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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3. Zaako Zako Zako Zako Sensei (ざーこざこざこざこ先生)

by ぜろよん · since 2022 · 4 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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4. Bokura ga Koi o Shita no wa (僕らが恋をしたのは)

by オノナツメ · since 2021 · 4 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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5. Naraku no Futari (奈落のふたり)

by 五郎丸えみ · since 2020 · 1 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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6. Firefly Wedding (ホタルの嫁入り)

by 橘オレコ · since 2023 · 11 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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7. Yankee JK Kuzuhana-chan (ヤンキーJKクズハナちゃん)

by 宗我部としのり · since 2020 · 28 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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8. Chijō no Seppun (痴情の接吻)

by 如月ひいろ · since 2019 · 9 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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9. Blue Box (アオのハコ)

by 三浦糀 · since 2021 · 25 volumes in Japan · ongoing (next volume already scheduled in Japan)

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

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10. Nue's Exorcist (鵺の陰陽師)

by 川江康太 · since 2023 · 16 volumes in Japan · ongoing (next volume already scheduled in Japan)

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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