10 Manga Like Red Blue — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Red Blue 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. Ranma ½ (らんま1/2)

by 高橋留美子 · since 1988 · 99 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: shares genre and subject categories on Wikipedia.

2. Komi Can't Communicate (古見さんは、コミュ症です。)

by オダトモヒト · since 2016 · 36 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

Why it matches: shares genre and subject categories on Wikipedia.

3. Shimobē (しもべえ)

by 村田ひろゆき · since 2020 · 1 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

4. Tenjho Tenge (天上天下)

by ホーム社 · since 1998 · 22 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: shares genre and subject categories on Wikipedia.

5. Kyō Kara Ore Wa!! (今日から俺は!!)

by 西森博之 · since 1990 · 93 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: shares genre and subject categories on Wikipedia.

6. Yugami-kun ni wa Tomodachi ga Inai (湯神くんには友達がいない)

by 佐倉準 · since 2012 · 17 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: shares genre and subject categories on Wikipedia.

7. Ultimate Otaku Teacher (電波教師)

by 東毅 · since 2012 · 30 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

Why it matches: shares genre and subject categories on Wikipedia.

8. Ochanigosu. (お茶にごす。)

by 西森博之 · since 2007 · 11 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

Why it matches: shares genre and subject categories on Wikipedia.

9. Kimi wa 008 (君は008)

by 松江名俊 · since 2018 · 32 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: shares genre and subject categories on Wikipedia.

10. Kanakana (カナカナ)

by 西森博之 · since 2020 · 6 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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.