10 Manga Like Red Cat Ramen — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Red Cat Ramen 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. 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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2. She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to Eat (作りたい女と食べたい女)

by ゆざきさかおみ · since 2021 · 6 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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3. The Masterful Cat Is Depressed Again Today (デキる猫は今日も憂鬱)

by 山田ヒツジ · since 2019 · 9 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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4. Nights with a Cat (夜は猫といっしょ)

by キュルZ · since 2020 · 8 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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5. Me & Roboco (僕とロボコ)

by 宮崎周平 · since 2020 · 25 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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6. Dandadan (ダンダダン)

by 龍幸伸 · since 2021 · 23 volumes in Japan · ongoing (next volume already scheduled in Japan)

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

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7. 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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8. Neko ni Tensei Shita Oji-san (ねこに転生したおじさん)

by やじま · since 2023 · 5 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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9. Meshi o Kurahite Hana to Tsugu (飯を喰らひて華と告ぐ)

by 足立和平 · since 2022 · 4 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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10. Old-Fashioned Cupcake (オールドファッションカップケーキ)

by 佐岸左岸 · since 2020 · 1 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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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