10 Manga Like A Distant Neighborhood — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished A Distant Neighborhood 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. A Journal of My Father (父の暦)

by 谷口ジロー · since 1995 · 3 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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. Inu o Kau (犬を飼う)

by 谷口ジロー · since 1992 · 2 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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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3. The Darwin Incident (ダーウィン事変)

by うめざわしゅん · since 2021 · 9 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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4. The Walking Man (歩くひと)

by 谷口ジロー · since 1992 · 4 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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5. Majo ni Sasageru Trick (魔女に捧げるトリック)

by 渡辺静 · since 2020 · 4 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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6. Magical Girl Apocalypse (魔法少女・オブ・ジ・エンド)

by 佐藤健太郎 · since 2013 · 16 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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7. Tsumugu Otome to Taishō no Tsuki (紡ぐ乙女と大正の月)

by ちうね · since 2021 · 3 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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8. Slow Life Ieyasu (スローライフ家康)

by 丈月城 · since 2025 · 2 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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9. Internet Shopping Prince Yoshimi Ida (おとりよせ王子飯田好実)

by 高瀬志帆 · since 2011 · 8 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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10. Fight-sensei (ファイト先生)

by 関谷ひさし · since 2010 · 2 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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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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