10 Manga Like Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Smoking Behind the Supermarket with 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. Chainsmoker Cat (ヤニねこ)

by にゃんにゃんファクトリー · since 2023 · 8 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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2. The Shiunji Family Children (紫雲寺家の子供たち)

by 雪野れいじ · since 2022 · 7 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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3. Takane no Hana-san (高嶺のハナさん)

by ムラタコウジ · since 2019 · 11 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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4. Blue Box (アオのハコ)

by 三浦糀 · since 2021 · 24 volumes in Japan · ongoing (next volume already scheduled in Japan)

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

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5. Servamp (SERVAMP)

by 田中ストライク · since 2013 · 22 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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6. In the Heart of Kunoichi Tsubaki (くノ一ツバキの胸の内)

by 山本崇一朗 · since 2018 · 9 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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7. Mii-chan and Yamada-san (みいちゃんと山田さん)

by 亜月ねね · since 2024 · 7 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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8. Li'l Miss Vampire Can't Suck Right (ちゃんと吸えない吸血鬼ちゃん)

by ]二式恭介 · since 2021 · 6 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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9. Akane-banashi (あかね噺)

by 馬上鷹将/末永裕樹 · since 2026 · 1 volumes in Japan · ongoing (next volume already scheduled in Japan)

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

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10. Honō no Tōkyūjo: Dodge Danko (炎の闘球女ドッジ弾子)

by こしたてつひろ · since 2023 · 10 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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