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These books are ranked using the setting labels extracted for The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes.
Setting labels used: contemporary Japan, high school, rural town, summer setting, supernatural reality, small-town atmosphere, contemporary fantasy
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their setting embeddings are close.
![Cover of タコピーの原罪 下 [Takopī no Genzai 2] by Taizan 5](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1651737596i/60545179.jpg)
An innocent alien tries to bring happiness to a bullied child, but human pain, family chaos, and time shifts upend everything.
Why this is here
Setting labels: contemporary Japan · school setting · summer vacation · domestic setting · urban setting · fictional alien world · time travel · extraterrestrial fiction
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1180
A brilliant fourth-grader investigates penguins appearing in his town, using notes and experiments to solve a strange mystery.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Japanese town · small town · school setting · dentist office · summer vacation · everyday reality · alternate reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1182
A sarcastic high school boy gets pulled into a club led by a girl whose boredom may be able to reshape reality.
Why this is here
Setting labels: high school · school club · after-school · modern Japan · supernatural reality · contemporary fantasy
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1227
An unlucky teen is forced into a bizarre tag game with an alien princess, unleashing chaotic, episodic comedy.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Earth · Japan · school setting · small town · Tomobiki town · urban fantasy · mythic Japan · space invasion · alternate reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1241
Two teens from different places begin waking up in each other’s lives, turning ordinary days into a fate-bound mystery.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Japan · Tokyo · mountain town · small-town countryside · contemporary setting · high school setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1290
![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: 0.1324
A teen sharing his body with an alien parasite faces escalating horror, family loss, and a fight to stay human.
Why this is here
Setting labels: high school · small town · seaside town · contemporary Japan · urban horror · alien invasion
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1325
![Cover of ダンダダン 9 [Dan Da Dan 9] by Yukinobu Tatsu](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1677565567i/123026807.jpg)
A chaotic teen crew turns a repaired house into a giant robot to battle a kaiju, then meets a mysterious alien girl.
Why this is here
Setting labels: contemporary Japan · high school · home base · school commute · urban supernatural · alien invasion · ghost story world · science-fantasy world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1341
In the final volume, Shinichi faces the deadliest parasite yet while confronting what separates humans from monsters.
Why this is here
Setting labels: rural village · small town · modern Japan · Earth · alien-invaded world · present-day setting · school setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1441
With a month left before an asteroid ends the world, a misfit teen hunts the truth behind her friend’s death.
Why this is here
Setting labels: small town · coastal town · high school · pre-apocalyptic future · present-day contemporary reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1479
![Cover of ダンダダン 7 [Dan Da Dan 7] by Yukinobu Tatsu](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1664650812i/62840725.jpg)
A possessed friend, a fragile house, and a bizarre training plan push a chaotic teen crew into new rules and new bonds.
Why this is here
Setting labels: modern school · family home · shared household · boarding house · shrine · urban supernatural · Japanese setting · present day
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1500
A boy who can alter reality joins a secret agency to uncover a father’s disappearance and a strange school mystery.
Why this is here
Setting labels: modern-day · school setting · coastal setting · small-town setting · alternate realities · supernatural reality · contemporary world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1546
