Manga like Horimiya: 6 series to read in English

Horimiya is a comedy romance with a slice of life feel. Kyouko Hori meets a boy with a lot of piercings when he walks her hurt little brother Souta home. He turns out to be Izumi Miyamura. At school he is the silent classmate who hides behind his glasses.

The picks below are the series on Mangainfo that share the most themes and genres with Horimiya in AniList's tags and have English volumes out, and a close call went to the more popular series. Volume counts are as of October 2026.

Teasing Master Takagi-san

Like Horimiya this is a school romance between a boy and a girl with plenty of slapstick. Teasing Master Takagi-san is by Souichirou Yamamoto. Nishikata is in middle school and has one big problem. Her name is Takagi-san. She has the seat next to his and teases him every single day.

The series finished in Japan with 20 volumes. All 20 are out in English. You can read it to the end today.

The Dangers in My Heart

Norio Sakurai's The Dangers in My Heart shares the school setting of Horimiya. It also shares its focus on growing up. Kyotaro Ichikawa is a gloomy middle schooler. He likes to think of himself as dangerous. He reads books about real killers. In his head the kids in his class meet awful fates.

It finished in Japan with 14 volumes. English has 13 of them so far. Mangainfo lists no next English volume yet.

Komi Can't Communicate

Slapstick, coming of age and a school setting tie Komi Can't Communicate to Horimiya. Tomohito Oda wrote it. Shoko Komi is the most admired girl at Itan Private High School. She rarely speaks. Her classmates all read that silence as elegance.

This one is the longest pick here. It finished in Japan with 37 volumes. All 37 are out in English.

Fly Me to the Moon

Kenjirou Hata's Fly Me to the Moon puts family life at its center. It keeps the coming of age thread and the boy and girl romance that Horimiya fans know. Nasa Yuzaki is a gifted teenager with an unusual first name. One night he sees a mysterious girl named Tsukasa for the first time. Moments later a truck hits him.

It is still releasing in Japan and has 37 volumes there. English has 33. Volume 34 comes out from VIZ Media on 8 December 2026.

Nisekoi: False Love

Naoshi Komi wrote Nisekoi: False Love. It matches Horimiya on school life and slapstick. Coming of age is part of it too. Raku Ichijo is the heir to a yakuza family. What he wants is a quiet life and a steady job.

Its tags also list a fake relationship and a love triangle. The series finished in Japan with 25 volumes. All 25 are out in English.

When Will Ayumu Make His Move?

Fans of Takagi-san get a second series from Souichirou Yamamoto here. When Will Ayumu Make His Move? shares Horimiya's school setting and its slapstick. It also has a boy and girl romance at its heart. The tags point to a school club and to shogi.

It finished in Japan with 17 volumes. All 17 are out in English.