10 Manga Like Dokaben — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Dokaben 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. Dai Kōshien (大甲子園)

by 水島新司 · since 1983 · 63 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. Dokaben: Pro Yakyū-hen (ドカベン プロ野球編)

by 水島新司 · since 2001 · 33 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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3. Dokaben: Super Stars-hen (ドカベン スーパースターズ編)

by 水島新司 · since 2004 · 51 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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4. Otoko Doaho Koshien (男どアホウ甲子園)

by ミズシマシンジ · since 1970 · 20 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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5. Yakyū-kyō no Uta (野球狂の詩)

by 水島新司 · since 1984 · 27 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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6. Play Ball (プレイボール)

by ちばあきお · since 1989 · 22 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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7. Ikkyū-san (一球さん)

by 水島新司 · since 1976 · 19 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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8. Captain (キャプテン)

by ちばあきお · since 1986 · 54 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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9. Samurai Giants (侍ジャイアンツ)

by 梶原一騎 · since 2002 · 16 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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10. Babel II (バビル2世)

by 横山光輝 · since 1972 · 54 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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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