10 Manga Like Bakuon!! — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Bakuon!! 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. Barakamon (ばらかもん)

by ヨシノサツキ · since 2009 · 23 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

2. Ippon Again! (もういっぽん!)

by 村岡ユウ · since 2019 · 28 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

3. The Witch and the Beast (魔女と野獣)

by 佐竹幸典 · since 2017 · 9 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

4. Big Order (ビッグオーダー)

by えすのサカエ · since 2011 · 11 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

5. 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 story & tone and setting & themes.

6. Beelzebub (べるぜバブ)

by 田村隆平 · since 2009 · 28 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

7. Yankee JK Kuzuhana-chan (ヤンキーJKクズハナちゃん)

by 宗我部としのり · since 2020 · 28 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

8. Pupa (pupa)

by 茂木清香 · since 2011 · 8 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

9. Romantic Killer (ロマンティック・キラー)

by 百瀬渡 · since 2022 · 3 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

10. Baki Gaiden: Retsu Kaiō wa Isekai Tensei Shitemo Ikkō ni Kamawan (バキ外伝 烈海王は異世界転生しても一向にかまわんッッ)

by 板垣恵介/猪原賽/陸井栄史 · since 2026 · 2 volumes in Japan · ongoing (next volume already scheduled in Japan)

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

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.