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Manga like Not Your Idol

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Skip Beat!

2002, Manga, ongoing, 83%

Shoujo, Acting, Work

Kyoko Mogami followed her true love Sho to Tokyo to support him while he made it big as an idol. But he's casting her out now that he's famous! Kyoko won't suffer in silence--she's going to get her sweet revenge by beating Sho in show biz!

More manga for fans of Not Your Idol

  1. Cover of Kageki Shojo!! The Curtain Rises
    Kageki Shojo!! The Curtain Rises

    2012, Manga, 15 ch, 77%

    Recommended by 3 Not Your Idol fans on AniList. Both have Tragedy.

  2. Cover of Full Moon
    Full Moon

    2001, Manga, 42 ch, 77%

    Shoujo, Idol, Magic

  3. Cover of Kodocha: Sana's Stage
    Kodocha: Sana's Stage

    1994, Manga, 54 ch, 82%

    Primarily Child Cast, Coming of Age, Shoujo

  4. Cover of Kiss and Never Cry
    Kiss and Never Cry

    2006, Manga, 65 ch, 72%

    Josei, Ice Sports, Female Protagonist

  5. Cover of Confidential Confessions
    Confidential Confessions

    1998, Manga, 23 ch, 74%

    School, Shoujo, Female Protagonist

  6. Cover of Glass no Kamen
    Glass no Kamen

    1975, Manga, ongoing, 84%

    Both have Tragedy.

  7. Cover of Idol Dreams
    Idol Dreams

    2013, Manga, ongoing, 66%

    Age Regression, Shoujo, Coming of Age

  8. Cover of HAL
    HAL

    2010, Manga, 4 ch, 62%

    Shoujo, Anthology, Bullying

  9. Cover of Sekai no Hate
    Sekai no Hate

    2011, Manga, 17 ch, 71%

    Bullying, School, Shoujo

  10. Cover of The Rose of Versailles
    The Rose of Versailles

    1972, Manga, 85 ch, 84%

    Shoujo, Class Struggle, Foreign

  11. Cover of Girl Crush
    Girl Crush

    2020, Manga, ongoing, 77%

    Dancing, Female Protagonist, Idol

  12. Cover of Fruits Basket
    Fruits Basket

    1998, Manga, 137 ch, 85%

    Shoujo, Mythology, Animals

  13. Cover of Nana
    Nana

    2000, Manga, ongoing, 88%

    Both have Urban.

  14. Cover of Odoriba ni Skirt ga Naru
    Odoriba ni Skirt ga Naru

    2020, Manga, 31 ch, 81%

    Dancing, Yuri, Primarily Female Cast

  15. Cover of [Oshi no Ko] Spica the First Star
    [Oshi no Ko] Spica the First Star

    2023, Light novel, 5 ch, 79%

    The same kind of story: idol otaku comedies.

  16. Cover of Gakuen Alice
    Gakuen Alice

    2002, Manga, 180 ch, 82%

    Female Protagonist, Magic, Primarily Child Cast

  17. Cover of orange
    orange

    2012, Manga, 39 ch, 79%

    Love Triangle, Shoujo, School

  18. Cover of Tamon’s B-Side
    Tamon’s B-Side

    2021, Manga, ongoing, 81%

    The same kind of story: idol otaku comedies.

  19. Cover of Drowning Love
    Drowning Love

    2004, Manga, 64 ch, 80%

    Shoujo, Heterosexual, Coming of Age

  20. Cover of Dance Dance Danseur
    Dance Dance Danseur

    2015, Manga, ongoing, 78%

    Dancing, Male Protagonist, Ballet

  21. Cover of Boy Meets Maria
    Boy Meets Maria

    2017, Manga, 7 ch, 81%

    LGBTQ+ Themes, School, Crossdressing

  22. Cover of Hana-Kimi: For You in Full Blossom
    Hana-Kimi: For You in Full Blossom

    1996, Manga, 148 ch, 79%

    Shoujo, Female Protagonist, Crossdressing

  23. Cover of Kare Kano: His and Her Circumstances
    Kare Kano: His and Her Circumstances

    1995, Manga, 108 ch, 79%

    Both have Urban.

Anime for fans of Not Your Idol

Perfect Blue1998, Movie, 1 ep, 85% Slam Dunk1993, TV, 101 eps, 83% Renegade Immortal2023, ONA, 180 eps, ongoing, 85% Chiikawa2022, TV short, ongoing, 85% Samurai Champloo2004, TV, 26 eps, 84% Spirited Away2001, Movie, 1 ep, 86% Journal with Witch2026, TV, 13 eps, 87% The Tatami Galaxy2010, TV, 11 eps, 85%

About Not Your Idol

2018, Manga, ongoing, 77%

After that day, she stopped being a girl.

In the wake of an assault, Nina Kamiyama, a former idol in the group Pure Club, shuns her femininity and starts dressing as a boy. At high school she keeps to herself, but fellow student Hikaru Horiuchi realizes who she is. What secrets is she keeping? The shocking drama starts.

(Source: VIZ Media)

Notes: Nominated to the 23rd Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.

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