Watashi ga Motenai no wa Dou Kangaetemo Omaera ga Warui!
No Matter How I Look at It, It's You Guys' Fault I'm Not Popular!

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"At just one glance, I can tell, she's just the same as I am. One who is not good at expressing him or herself. 'The aloof students.'" Secondary education is a period often romanticized in manga, characterized by years filled with fun, freedom, and friends. But for those who fail to connect with others, be it for lack of ability or lack of trying, those years can be hell, as fewer things cut deeper than the derision of one's peers. These manga provide a look into the sexual frustrations faced by these socially-challenged students during their adolescent years. These characters are deeply flawed, sometime pitiful, sometimes amusing, and above all, brutally realistic. read more 

Onani Master Kurosawa Watashi ga Motenai no wa Dou Kangaetemo Omaera ga Warui! (I will be referring to the latter by its English title: "It's Not My Fault I'm Not Popular!" Both of these manga revolve around a character who is a social outcast with perverted hobbies; one arguably moreso than the other. This isn't all that uncommon with a lot of characters these days, so why these two manga in particular? The one thing that they have in common is the thing that will make or break either series for the reader: Both will make you cringe of second hand embarrassment. The characters in both manga suffer through humiliation wrought upon themselves by their own mistakes. Onani Master Kurosawa's cringe-worthy moments are dramatic and in some cases over the top, suitable for a male main character, while "It's not my fault I'm not Popular" and the female protagonist include more realistic scenarios and may hit a lot closer to home for many of its readers; male or female. read more 

Onanie Master Korosawa takes itself more seriously and it's development for the main cast is more centered and faster, but overall both of these manga takes social outcasts from highschool in the beginning in completely cringe scenarios, like stomach-turning kind of thing where the only to blame for their situations are (mostly) themselves, the artstyle is similar in some aspects, but on closer inspection they both have a certain way to make it their own, also because this aspect there may be a couple of characters that appear similar, there's also a sort of second part in which the main character learns from it's mistakes and develops from it, so both have a similar end goal, recommended. read more 

Both manga revolve around a socially awkward teenage girl that desperately tries to make friends. 

Many people call Hitoribocchi as the more "optimistic WataMote" and there's definitely a reason for that, both have a lonely female protagonist that tries desperately to make friends, from there some of the themes and humour are alike, like the social awkwardness, however that things about the more optimistic version is true specially for the beginning of WataMote, it's obvious that it couldn't go on with the humiliation of Tomoko for much longer so the series became progressively more optimistic and the cast of characters became bigger, so nowadays there's even more in common between the two. 

It's practically the same premise but more cheerful and with a less.... perverted main character. 

Choku and Watashi ga both have a very strange feel to it, and when I mean strange, I mean a little disturbing at times (but in a funny way) The art style is somewhat similar, but for the most part the awkward and strangeness of both mangas are what really make it similar. Choku however focuses more on the relationship of the boy/girl, while in Watshi ga it only focuses on the girl and her attempts to become normal. 

Choku! Is the second most important work of Niko Tanigawa, that is after WataMote, many of the things that would make WataMote popular started in Choku! The absurd humour, a weirdo for female protagonists, the artstyle that at first glance it looks generic (but you later find it really appealing and recognizable as their own style), the social anxiety themes, yes, this is one of those products that if you like an artist's more popular stuff, then you've gotta check out the previous work to understand how those things came to be. Highly recommended if you like WataMote. 

Social ineptitude and rotten luck know not the bounds of age or gender.<br> <br> Kurosawa and Watamote are unique among the works of the cringecore/error comedy genre in that they do not simply portray their protagonists as well-intentioned but misunderstood and pitiable figures. Instead we get to peek into the minds of a pair of delusional and neurotic fools who, as charming as they are, often have nobody to blame but themselves. You want to see them succeed, but for some reason, they're just allergic to competence.<br> <br> And that, of course, just makes them all the more lovable. 

-Both handle a cringe comedy that can drift you away or love the series. -Both main characters are socially awkward people who desperately want to become popular. (The main difference is that Kurosawa is a middle-aged guy and Tomoko a high-school girl) -Sometimes they can handle a pretty grotesque humor -Both treat the theme of loneliness and anxiety -The two can made you tons of tears and laughs 

Taking place in a school life setting, Nazo no Kanojo X and Watamote both revolves around a main female character who is socially awkward towards others. They have trouble making friends and often misinterprets situations that leads up to controversy. Both series adapts comedy in peculiar ways with refreshing concepts molded with humor. There are also some relationship developments (more so in Nazo no Kanojo X) that influences the main characters' actions. Recommended for fans of bizarre comedy.  

Both are comedic stories about an awkward girl learning how to navigate her social life  

I can't believe it wasn't written by the same author, both really encapsulate being a nerd shutaway girl so well. If you want more like this read Princess Jellyfish and Paradise Kiss 

Both MC's have a very similar feel to them being dorks. They also share some pervy yuri themes, though Warui ga Watashi wa Yuri ja nai takes it a lot further and more explicit than Watamote 

Just your typical or maybe I should say, not-so-typical slice of life series. Tonari no Seki-kun and Watamote depicts slice of life but in a bit of an irregular way when we see how our main characters live their days. The main protagonists (male in Tonari no Seki-kun, female in Watamote) are both anti-social and have creative minds. What they do at school or around others are things that we might consider to be strange at times. The interactions they have with others is not very natural and can come off as bizarre. Yet, both series adapts well with comedy especially with the ingenious creativity behind them.  read more 

In both series, there's an experimental feel when it comes to characterization. The main protagonist from both series have little friends and tries to make the best out of their social life. Despite their attempts, they have face many challenges when it comes to interacting and engaging in social affairs with others. Both series explores youth in a rather peculiar manner in general. 

Sharing the seinen comedy genre, Watamote and Negative Twin Tower also have other traits for being similar and a musted lecture if you liked one of both: Following a premise about socially awkward high school girls and their struggle on fitting in the classroom, with unexpected bad results most of the time. Mixed with the characteristical red-humor from the main characters thoughts. Fun readings headed by endearing characters and made by peculiar authors.