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The 12 best manga like After the Rain — also known as mangas like After the Rain — that readers recommend next.

If you loved After the Rain, you're in for a treat. This Drama, Romance, Slice of Life manga (2014) is beloved for its Age Gap, Work, Athletics elements, and the titles below share that same DNA — handpicked based on community votes, overlapping genres, and thematic similarities. Each recommendation is ranked by reader affinity on AniList.

After the Rain cover

After the Rain

恋は雨上がりのように

7.7/10
By Jun Mayuzuki2014MANGA83 ch.10 vol.Finished

Akira Tachibana. 17 years old, high school junior. Akira, awkward when it comes to expressing her feelings, finds herself secretly falling for the manager of the family restaurant where she works, one Masami Kondo, age 45. The curtain rises on the small love story that begins to unfold between Akira, stuck standing on the crossroads of adolescence, and Kondo, at the turning point of his own life… (Source: Kodansha USA) Notes: - Includes one extra chapter. - Won the 63rd Shogakukan Manga Award in the General Category. - The publishing rights of the manga got acquired by Shueisha on 2025, and the first volume of its Shinsouban got published on April 17th, 2025.

Top 12 Manga Similar to After the Rain

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#2
Match74%

My Boy

20157.6MANGAFinished
DramaRomanceSlice of Life

My Boy shares the Drama, Romance, Slice of Life genres and similar themes: Age Gap, Coming of Age, Female Protagonist.

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#7
Match80%

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20107.3MANGAFinished
DramaRomanceSlice of Life

& shares the Drama, Romance, Slice of Life genres and similar themes: Age Gap, Work, Female Protagonist.

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#8
Match74%

Sekine's Love

20097.3MANGAFinished
DramaRomanceSlice of Life

Sekine's Love shares the Drama, Romance, Slice of Life genres and similar themes: Age Gap, Work, Rehabilitation.

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#11
Match78%

Sensei!

19955.9MANGAFinished
DramaRomanceSlice of Life

Sensei! shares the Drama, Romance, Slice of Life genres and similar themes: Coming of Age, Female Protagonist.

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What is After the Rain about?

Akira Tachibana. 17 years old, high school junior. Akira, awkward when it comes to expressing her feelings, finds herself secretly falling for the manager of the family restaurant where she works, one Masami Kondo, age 45. The curtain rises on the small love story that begins to unfold between Akira...

How many chapters does After the Rain have?

After the Rain has 83 chapters.

What genre is After the Rain?

After the Rain belongs to the Drama, Romance, Slice of Life genres.

What are the best manga similar to After the Rain?

The top manga similar to After the Rain include Kowloon Generic Romance, My Boy, Musume no Tomodachi. These share key genres and themes with After the Rain.