10 Manga Like Moonlight Mile — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Moonlight Mile and want your next read, these recommendations are not someone's opinion — they are computed from comic-lab's database of every manga published in Japan since 1968, combining three similarity axes (art style, setting, story) with real reader-behavior data.

1. Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt (機動戦士ガンダムサンダーボルト)

by 太田垣康男 · since 2012 · 30 volumes in Japan · ongoing

Why it matches: readers who look up this series often move on to it; close in story & tone and setting & themes.

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2. Land of the Lustrous (宝石の国)

by 市川春子 · since 2013 · 12 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: close in story & tone and setting & themes.

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3. Space Brothers (宇宙兄弟)

by 小山宙哉 · since 2008 · 65 volumes in Japan · ongoing

Why it matches: close in setting & themes and story & tone.

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4. Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin (機動戦士ガンダムTHE ORIGIN)

by 富野由悠季 · since 2002 · 42 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: close in story & tone and setting & themes.

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5. Kengan Ashura (ケンガンアシュラ)

by だろめおん · since 2012 · 29 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: close in story & tone and setting & themes.

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6. Planetes (プラネテス)

by 幸村誠 · since 2001 · 4 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: close in setting & themes and story & tone.

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7. Buso Renkin (武装錬金)

by 和月伸宏 · since 2004 · 15 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: close in setting & themes and story & tone.

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8. Imuri (イムリ)

by 三宅乱丈 · since 2007 · 25 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: close in setting & themes and story & tone.

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9. Coppelion (COPPELION)

by 井上智徳 · since 2008 · 26 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: close in setting & themes and story & tone.

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10. Twin Spica (ふたつのスピカ)

by 柳沼行 · since 2005 · 1 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: close in setting & themes and story & tone.

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Method: similarity is computed over cover-art embeddings, thematic categories and plot descriptions of 133,000+ works, blended with co-reading behavior. Volume counts and dates reflect Japanese editions and update automatically.

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