10 Manga Like The Elusive Samurai — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished The Elusive Samurai 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. Kill Blue (キルアオ)

by 藤巻忠俊 · since 2023 · 11 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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2. Kagurabachi (カグラバチ)

by 外薗健 · since 2024 · 8 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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3. Akane-banashi (あかね噺)

by 馬上鷹将 · since 2022 · 21 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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4. Golden Kamuy (ゴールデンカムイ)

by 野田サトル · since 2015 · 45 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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5. Go! Go! Loser Ranger! (戦隊大失格)

by 春場ねぎ · since 2021 · 20 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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6. RuriDragon (ルリドラゴン)

by 眞藤雅興 · since 2022 · 5 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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7. Me & Roboco (僕とロボコ)

by 宮崎周平 · since 2020 · 25 volumes in Japan · ongoing (next volume already scheduled in Japan)

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

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8. Ya Boy Kongming! (パリピ孔明)

by 小川亮 · since 2020 · 23 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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9. Nue's Exorcist (鵺の陰陽師)

by 川江康太 · since 2023 · 15 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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10. The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity (薫る花は凛と咲く)

by 三香見サカ · since 2022 · 23 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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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