10 Manga Like The Tale of Genji — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished The Tale of Genji 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. Tenjō no niji : Jitō tennō monogatari (天上の虹)

by 里中満智子 · since 1984 · 34 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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2. Tenji to Tenmu: Shinsetsu Nihon Shoki (天智と天武)

by 中村真理子 · since 2013 · 11 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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3. Hi Izuru Tokoro no Tenshi (日出処の天子)

by 山岸凉子 · since 1983 · 32 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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4. Glass Mask (ガラスの仮面)

by 美内すずえ · since 1976 · 61 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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5. Captivated, by You (夢中さ、きみに。)

by 和山やま · since 2019 · 1 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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6. Kinnikuman (キン肉マン)

by ゆでたまご · since 1983 · 169 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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7. Message to Adolf (アドルフに告ぐ)

by 手塚治虫 · since 1985 · 33 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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8. Patalliro Genji Monogatari! (パタリロ源氏物語!)

by 魔夜峰央 · since 2004 · 5 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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9. Otogimoyou Ayanishiki (お伽もよう綾にしき)

by ひかわきょうこ · since 2005 · 8 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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10. Wolf Girl and Black Prince (オオカミ少女と黒王子)

by 八田鮎子 · since 2011 · 16 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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