10 Manga Like The Journey of Shuna — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished The Journey of Shuna 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. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (風の谷のナウシカ)

by 宮崎駿 · since 1984 · 20 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.

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2. Marginal (マージナル)

by 萩尾望都 · since 1986 · 11 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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3. Hayao Miyazaki's Daydream Data Notes (宮崎駿の雑想ノート)

by 宮崎駿 · since 1992 · 2 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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4. JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (ジョジョの奇妙な冒険)

by 荒木飛呂彦 · since 1987 · 122 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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5. A Distant Neighborhood (遥かな町へ)

by 谷口ジロー · since 1998 · 5 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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6. Cantarella (カンタレラ)

by 氷栗優 · since 2001 · 12 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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7. Miss Hokusai (百日紅)

by 杉浦日向子 · since 1996 · 2 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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8. Drifting Dragons (空挺ドラゴンズ)

by 桑原太矩 · since 2016 · 22 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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9. Kamen Rider Black (仮面ライダーBlack)

by 石ノ森章太郎 · since 1988 · 14 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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10. Makū Hakkenden (魔空八犬伝)

by 石川賢 · since 1992 · 7 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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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