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These books are ranked using the relationships labels extracted for A Slip under the Microscope.
Relationships labels used: student-teacher, academic rivalry, class competition, mentor-pupil, romantic rivalry, social hierarchy, peer comparison
Focused on “rivalry” where exact label matches exist.
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their relationships embeddings are close.
![Cover of 暗殺教室 14 [Ansatsu Kyōshitsu 14] by Yusei Matsui](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1429879002i/25372741.jpg)
Class E faces school-festival and final-exam battles, while a fierce principal rivalry pushes the class to prove itself.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: teacher-student relationships · class rivalry · sibling rivalry · mentor-student bond · parent-child relationship · rivalry · group teamwork · adversarial relationship
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.0920
![Cover of 暗殺教室 2 [Ansatsu Kyōshitsu 2] by Yusei Matsui](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1361561351i/16078334.jpg)
A murderous alien teacher keeps coaching his lowest-ranked junior high class while new assassins, exams, and school trip dangers close in.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: teacher-student relationships · mentor bond · classroom trust · authority conflict · rivalry · student solidarity · predator-prey dynamic · principal-student antagonism
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1229
![Cover of 僕のヒーローアカデミア 2 [Boku No Hero Academia 2] by Kohei Horikoshi](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1681825921i/24481293.jpg)
Hero students face training, rivalries, and a sudden villain attack that turns practice into a real fight for survival.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: rivalry · mentor-student · teamwork · friendship · class bonds · childhood history · bullying · alliance · group trust · protective instinct
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1251
A class of junior high students is stranded on an island and forced into a state-run fight to the death.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: friendship · crushes · romance · betrayal · classmate conflict · school ties · trust and distrust · rivalry · alliance · loyalty · teacher-student power
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1302
A spoiled Yale student joins a fossil hunt in the 1876 West and gets caught in a ruthless scientific rivalry.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: academic rivalry · male rivalry · mentor-student · betrayal · betrayed ally · forced alliance · competition · team conflict
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1059
Five Earthsea tales and an essay deepen the world’s history, magic, and gender politics across past and future timelines.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: teacher-student · mentor-pupil · romance · love versus duty · power struggle · gender hierarchy · family expectation · community ties · romantic tension · rivalry · trust · oppression
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1361
A rule-breaking seventh grader suspects his new teacher is hiding an impossible secret in this humorous school mystery.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: friendship · teacher-student relationship · peer teamwork · student alliance · parent-teacher tension · faculty dependence · rivalry · community support · protective group · mentor role
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1365
Two alligator detectives use spy gadgets and toilet travel to solve a pair of absurd mysteries.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: partnership · friendship · teamwork · rivalry · family reveal · teacher-student cover · bullying · agency hierarchy
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1402
A gifted student returns to an eerie magical institute where language shapes reality and failure could remake the world.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: student-teacher rivalry · mentor-protégé · romance · pilot love interest · classmate distrust · peer support · familial leverage · protective friends · power imbalance
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1104
A future-school thief, a stolen sword, and a prophecy push Cleopatra into a fast-paced space quest.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: friendship · roommate relationship · school peer dynamics · student-teacher conflict · possible romance · rivalry · group teamwork · family-like friends · jealousy
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1407
![Cover of 僕のヒーローアカデミア 12 [Boku No Hero Academia 12] by Kohei Horikoshi](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1485848490i/32854622.jpg)
Class 1-A trains new signature moves, then faces a brutal provisional hero-license exam against rival schools.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: class teamwork · teacher student · rival schools · friendship · romantic tension · mentorship · protective bond · class loyalty
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1140
A military tribunal and a dangerous expedition push the fight against the titans into new territory, ending on a major cliffhanger.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: command hierarchy · teacher-student dynamic · squad bonds · rivalry · trust and suspicion · protective attachment · group loyalty · power struggle
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1505
