10 Manga Like Maison Ikkoku — Data-Driven Picks (2026)
If you finished Maison Ikkoku 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. Urusei Yatsura (うる星やつら)
by 高橋留美子 · since 1980 · 161 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.
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.