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Manga like AKB49: Renai Kinshi Jourei

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Who’s That Girl?

Oneurui Hanyoireun Yeojada

2025, Manga, ongoing, 78%

Recommended by 7 AKB49 fans on AniList.

Sang-Hyeon Kim has the talent and the drive to become a K-pop star—but one thing keeps holding him back: a false school bullying accusation. After countless rejections, his dream feels more distant than ever. But when the head director of a major entertainment company hands him…

More manga for fans of AKB49

  1. Cover of IDOL x IDOL STORY!
    IDOL x IDOL STORY!

    2022, Manga, ongoing, 77%

    Recommended by 3 AKB49 fans on AniList.

  2. Cover of Idolatry
    Idolatry

    2025, Manga, ongoing, 80%

    Idol, Otaku Culture, Female Protagonist

  3. Cover of Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches
    Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches

    2012, Manga, 246 ch, 78%

    School Club, School, Male Protagonist

  4. Cover of King of Idol
    King of Idol

    2017, Manga, 61 ch, 62%

    Recommended by 3 AKB49 fans on AniList.

  5. Cover of KimoOta, Idol Yarutteyo
    KimoOta, Idol Yarutteyo

    2016, Manga, ongoing, 64%

    Recommended by 3 AKB49 fans on AniList. The same kind of story: josei-leaning work and family dramas.

  6. Cover of Mahou Shoujo ni Yasashii Gal
    Mahou Shoujo ni Yasashii Gal

    2024, Manga, ongoing, 74%

    Superhero, LGBTQ+ Themes, Gender Bending

  7. Cover of Voice Over!: Seiyuu Academy
    Voice Over!: Seiyuu Academy

    2009, Manga, 70 ch, 79%

    Acting, School, Shoujo

  8. Cover of Tokyo Ghoul
    Tokyo Ghoul

    2011, Manga, 144 ch, 85%

    Cannibalism, Urban Fantasy, Gore

  9. Cover of The Voynich Hotel
    The Voynich Hotel

    2006, Manga, 68 ch, 78%

    Surreal Comedy, Seinen, Witch

  10. Cover of A Silent Voice
    A Silent Voice

    2013, Manga, 64 ch, 87%

    Rehabilitation, Language Barrier, Bullying

  11. Cover of Kaguya-sama: Love is War
    Kaguya-sama: Love is War

    2015, Manga, 281 ch, 87%

    School, Heterosexual, Tsundere

  12. Cover of How Many Light-Years to Babylon?
    How Many Light-Years to Babylon?

    2017, Manga, 32 ch, 70%

    Aliens, Seinen, Gender Bending

  13. Cover of Destiny Unchain Online: How I became the Crimson Devil
    Destiny Unchain Online: How I became the Crimson Devil

    2022, Manga, ongoing, 77%

    Video Games, Vampire, Virtual World

  14. Cover of Buddy Go!
    Buddy Go!

    2014, Manga, 60 ch, 74%

    Shoujo, Gender Bending, Idol

  15. Cover of Helck
    Helck

    2014, Manga, 117 ch, 81%

    Demons, Shounen, War

  16. Cover of Watashitachi wa Moto Joshi desu
    Watashitachi wa Moto Joshi desu

    2022, Manga, ongoing, 71%

    LGBTQ+ Themes, Transgender, Gender Bending

  17. Cover of Onani Master Kurosawa
    Onani Master Kurosawa

    2007, Manga, 31 ch, 81%

    Coming of Age, Masturbation, Male Protagonist

  18. Cover of Everyone’s Darling Has a Secret
    Everyone’s Darling Has a Secret

    2022, Manga, ongoing, 71%

    Heterosexual, School, Idol

  19. Cover of ReLIFE
    ReLIFE

    2013, Manga, 238 ch, 85%

    Age Regression, School, Full Color

  20. Cover of Ookami Shounen wa Kyou mo Uso wo Kasaneru
    Ookami Shounen wa Kyou mo Uso wo Kasaneru

    2014, Manga, 34 ch, 78%

    Crossdressing, Heterosexual, Love Triangle

  21. Cover of Just Like Mona Lisa
    Just Like Mona Lisa

    2018, Manga, 53 ch, 72%

    Agender, LGBTQ+ Themes, Love Triangle

  22. Cover of From Star Strings
    From Star Strings

    2011, One-shot, 1 ch, 75%

    Philosophy, Space, Chibi

  23. Cover of ONIMAI: I'm Now Your Sister!
    ONIMAI: I'm Now Your Sister!

    2017, Manga, ongoing, 78%

    Gender Bending, Cute Girls Doing Cute Things, Iyashikei

Anime for fans of AKB49

Love You Baby2004, TV, 26 eps, 71% Genius Party2007, Movie, 7 eps, 66% Kino no Tabi: Nanika wo Suru Tame ni -life goes on.-2005, Movie, 1 ep, 76% Precure2004, TV, 49 eps, 71% Death Note2006, TV, 37 eps, 84% Delicious in Dungeon2024, TV, 24 eps, 85% Renegade Immortal2023, ONA, 180 eps, ongoing, 85% HAIKYU!!2014, TV, 25 eps, 83%

About AKB49: Renai Kinshi Jourei

2010, Manga, 263 ch, 76%

Urayama Minoru is a care free boy who has no interest in the idol group AKB48. On the other hand, he does worry about Yoshinaga, his fellow classmate. She wants to become a member of the group and auditions for a spot, so Minoru goes undercover as a female in order to help Yoshinaga with her stage fright. Words of encouragement can only go so far however, and the web Minoru finds himself in is getting bigger.

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