10 Manga Like Kusunoki's Flunking Her High School Glow-Up — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Kusunoki's Flunking Her High School Glow-Up 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. Koikimo (恋と呼ぶには気持ち悪い)

by もぐす · since 2016 · 8 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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2. The Flowers of Evil (惡の華)

by 押見修造 · since 2010 · 9 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

Why it matches: shares genre and subject categories on Wikipedia.

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3. Kimi ni Todoke (君に届け)

by 椎名軽穂 · since 2006 · 30 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: shares genre and subject categories on Wikipedia.

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4. Ao Haru Ride (アオハライド)

by 咲坂伊緒 · since 2011 · 13 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

Why it matches: shares genre and subject categories on Wikipedia.

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5. In the Clear Moonlit Dusk (うるわしの宵の月)

by やまもり三香 · since 2020 · 11 volumes in Japan · ongoing

Why it matches: shares genre and subject categories on Wikipedia.

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6. Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches (山田くんと7人の魔女)

by 吉河美希 · since 2012 · 31 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: shares genre and subject categories on Wikipedia.

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7. Orange (orange)

by 高野苺 · since 2012 · 9 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: shares genre and subject categories on Wikipedia.

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8. My Little Monster (となりの怪物くん)

by ろびこ · since 2009 · 23 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: shares genre and subject categories on Wikipedia.

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9. Highschool of the Dead (学園黙示録 HIGHSCHOOL OF THE DEAD)

by 佐藤ショウジ · since 2007 · 13 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: shares genre and subject categories on Wikipedia.

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10. Bloom Into You (やがて君になる)

by 仲谷鳰 · since 2015 · 8 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: shares genre and subject categories on Wikipedia.

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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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