10 Manga Like Ganbare, Dōki-chan — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Ganbare, Dōki-chan 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 story & tone and setting & themes.

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2. 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 story & tone.

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3. A Sign of Affection (ゆびさきと恋々)

by 森下suu · since 2019 · 12 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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4. 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 story & tone and setting & themes.

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5. The Moon on a Rainy Night (雨夜の月)

by くずしろ · since 2021 · 10 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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6. Kawaii Kōhai ni Iwasaretai (かわいい後輩に言わされたい)

by 川村拓 · since 2020 · 10 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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7. Kanojo no Tomodachi (彼女の友達)

by じゅら · since 2022 · 5 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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8. Hajirau Kimi ga Mitainda (恥じらう君が見たいんだ)

by 甜米らくれ · since 2021 · 9 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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9. Maō Iburogia ni mi o Sasageyo (魔王イブロギアに身を捧げよ)

by 梶原伊緒 · since 2021 · 8 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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10. 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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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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