10 Manga Like Cooking Papa — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Cooking Papa 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. Sweetness and Lightning (甘々と稲妻)

by 雨隠ギド · since 2013 · 13 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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2. What Did You Eat Yesterday? (きのう何食べた?)

by よしながふみ · since 2007 · 26 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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3. Marmalade Boy (ママレード・ボーイ)

by 吉住渉 · since 1992 · 21 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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4. Gohōbi Gohan (ごほうびごはん)

by こもとも子 · since 2015 · 17 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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5. Papa and Daddy's Home Cooking (パパと親父のウチご飯)

by 豊田悠 · since 2014 · 13 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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6. Shinmai Shimai no Futari Gohan (新米姉妹のふたりごはん)

by 柊ゆたか · since 2015 · 9 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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7. Oishinbo (美味しんぼ)

by 雁屋哲 · since 1985 · 273 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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8. Nonchan Noriben (のんちゃんのり弁)

by 入江喜和 · since 1995 · 6 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: shares genre and subject categories on Wikipedia.

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9. Ms. Koizumi Loves Ramen Noodles (ラーメン大好き小泉さん)

by 鳴見なる · since 2014 · 11 volumes in Japan · ongoing (next volume already scheduled in Japan)

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

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10. Mangaka Yashoku Kenkyūjo (マンガ家夜食研究所)

by 村田雄介 · since 2016 · 1 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: shares genre and subject categories on Wikipedia.

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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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