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These books are ranked using the setting labels extracted for The Girl Who Leapt Through Time.
Setting labels used: high school, school science lab, 1960s, Japan, future society, everyday life, school setting
Focused on “alternate reality” where exact label matches exist.
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their setting embeddings are close.
A high school girl gets letters from her future self, warning her to change choices and save a friend’s life.
Why this is here
Setting labels: high school · school life · present day · future timeline · parallel world · contemporary Japan
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1183
A disfigured scientist builds a lifelike mask and discovers it may free, split, or destroy his sense of self.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Japan · 1960s Japan · Laboratory · Urban setting · Postwar setting · Modern society · Experimental science · Social world · Domestic setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1310
A shy high schooler gets a letter from her future self urging her to save a new classmate from a tragic fate.
Why this is here
Setting labels: high school · eleventh grade · school life · Japan · Matsumoto · contemporary · alternate timeline · parallel universe · future and present
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1440
A teen who knows his exact death date has two days to find love, answers, and maybe a way to survive.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near-present world · alternate reality · high school · senior prom · future society · deathdate culture
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1926
![Cover of 暗殺教室 18 [Ansatsu Kyōshitsu 18] by Yusei Matsui](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1456518069i/28228164.jpg)
A class of student assassins takes a risky space mission, then faces Valentine’s Day, exams, and life after graduation.
Why this is here
Setting labels: junior high school · classroom setting · space station · near-future · earthbound school setting · Japan · holiday setting · school year timeline
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1628
![Cover of 暗殺教室 10 [Ansatsu Kyōshitsu 10] by Yusei Matsui](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1406655148i/22839631.jpg)
A class of junior high students keeps trying to assassinate their alien teacher while learning teamwork, skills, and trust.
Why this is here
Setting labels: junior high school · classroom setting · school grounds · contemporary Japan · science fiction world · extraterrestrial premise
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1700
A teen secretly linked to a parasite is pulled into escalating danger as other parasites infiltrate society and politics.
Why this is here
Setting labels: high school · contemporary Earth · urban society · human society · political sphere · school setting · social infiltration setting · scientific/observational reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1717
An awkward teen swallows a tiny supercomputer that promises coolness, popularity, and a shot at his crush.
Why this is here
Setting labels: high school · teen social world · school cliques · contemporary setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1742
An eleven-year-old’s life changes when her scientist grandfather reverses aging and lands in middle school with her.
Why this is here
Setting labels: middle school · home life · scientific lab · present day · urban/suburban
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1757
Eleven strange, interconnected speculative stories twist aliens, music, witchcraft, and female anger into sharp, uncanny fiction.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Japan · 1960s Japan · 1970s Japan · counterculture · punk scene · spacefaring future · alternate reality · dystopian world · other dimensions · planetary setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2095
A teen who forgets each day but sees the future must navigate love, secrets, and a dark mystery.
Why this is here
Setting labels: high school · contemporary setting · suburban family life · school scenes · home scenes · teen social world · modern day · psychological realism
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1800
![Cover of タコピーの原罪 上 [Takopī no Genzai 1] by Taizan 5](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1645885963i/60500005.jpg)
An innocent alien tries to make a bullied child happy, but kindness, trauma, and time travel spiral into tragedy.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Japanese school · middle school · dysfunctional family · contemporary earth · supernatural reality · time travel setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1824
