10 Manga Like The Urban Legend Files — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished The Urban Legend Files 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. Utsuranain desu (写らナイんです)

by コノシマルカ · since 2024 · 6 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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2. No Gyaru in This Class (このクラスにギャルはいない)

by 時田時雨 · since 2025 · 2 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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3. Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi (悪祓士のキヨシくん)

by 臼井彰一 · since 2025 · 7 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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4. Gal Amida Butsu (ギャルアミダブツ)

by シナガワ · since 2025 · 3 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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5. Shinobi Undercover (しのびごと)

by みたらし三大/たけぐし一本 · since 2026 · 1 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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6. Hakutaku (白卓HAKUTAKU)

by 石川光貴 · since 2025 · 1 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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7. Let's Go Kaikigumi (レッツゴー怪奇組)

by ビュー · since 2021 · 6 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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8. Shinigami.com (死神ドットコム)

by 優しい内臓 · since 2022 · 2 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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9. Tantei Yumemiya Sakura no Kanzenhaiboku (探偵夢宮さくらの完全敗北)

by ちょぼらうにょぽみ · since 2022 · 1 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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10. Shiba Inu Rooms (シバつき物件)

by 大森えす · since 2024 · 6 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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