10 Manga Like Choujin X — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Choujin X 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. Tokyo Ghoul (東京喰種)

by 石田スイ · since 2012 · 20 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. Make the Exorcist Fall in Love (エクソシストを堕とせない)

by 有馬あるま · since 2022 · 15 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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3. Higurashi When They Cry: Meguri (ひぐらしのなく頃に 巡)

by 赤瀬とまと · since 2022 · 5 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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4. Recommendations from Iwamoto-senpai (岩元先輩ノ推薦)

by 椎橋寛 · since 2021 · 15 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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5. Chiseigaku Boys: Kuni ga Salaryman ni Natte Hataraku Kaisha (地政学ボーイズ)

by 沢辺有司 · since 2022 · 8 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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6. Tsurenai hodo Aokute Azatoi kurai ni Akai (つれないほど青くてあざといくらいに赤い)

by tomomi · since 2022 · 5 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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7. Reincarnation Coliseum (転生コロシアム)

by zunta · since 2023 · 7 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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8. Toaru Kagaku no Mental Out (とある科学の心理掌握(メンタルアウト))

by 鎌池和馬 · since 2022 · 5 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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9. Psych House (さいくるびより)

by 小林おむすけ · since 2024 · 1 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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10. Interviews with Monster Girls (亜人ちゃんは語りたい)

by ペトス · since 2015 · 9 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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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