10 Manga Like The Book of Human Insects — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished The Book of Human Insects 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. Alabaster (アラバスター)

by 手塚治虫 · since 1978 · 6 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

2. Dororo Bon (どろろ梵)

by 手塚治虫 · since 2007 · 4 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

3. Die Wergelder (ベアゲルター)

by 沙村広明 · since 2013 · 7 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

4. Don Dracula (ドン・ドラキュラ)

by 手塚治虫 · since 1982 · 8 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

5. Apollo's Song (アポロの歌)

by 手塚治虫 · since 1977 · 8 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

6. Mushishi (蟲師)

by 漆原友紀 · since 2000 · 21 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

7. The Island of Giant Insects (巨蟲列島)

by 藤見泰高 · since 2015 · 6 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

8. Genzon! Kodai Seibutsu-shi Packy (現存!古代生物史パッキー)

by レツ · since 2012 · 2 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

9. Gokicha (ごきチャ)

by るい・たまち · since 2012 · 4 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

10. Yakeppachi no Maria (やけっぱちのマリア)

by 手塚治虫 · since 1971 · 7 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.