10 Manga Like Shōnan Bakusōzoku — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Shōnan Bakusōzoku 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. Hot Road (ホットロード)

by ツムギタク · since 1986 · 9 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

2. Young GTO (湘南純愛組!)

by 藤沢とおる · since 1991 · 99 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

3. Yankee Reppu-tai (ヤンキー烈風隊)

by もとはしまさひで · since 1987 · 43 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

4. Bakuon Rettō (爆音列島)

by 高橋ツトム · since 2003 · 15 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

5. Bad Boys (BAD BOYS)

by 田中宏 · since 1989 · 55 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

6. Out (manga) (OUT)

by 二ノ宮知子 · since 1999 · 2 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

7. 750 Rider (750ライダー)

by 石井いさみ · since 1983 · 27 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

8. Futari Daka (ふたり鷹)

by 新谷かおる · since 1982 · 55 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

9. The Flowers of Evil (惡の華)

by 押見修造 · since 2010 · 9 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

10. Aitsu to lullaby (あいつとララバイ)

by 楠みちはる · since 1982 · 72 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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.