10 Manga Like What's Michael? — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished What's Michael? 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. Touch (タッチ)

by あだち充 · since 1981 · 124 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

2. Kimagure Orange Road (きまぐれオレンジ☆ロード)

by まつもと泉 · since 1984 · 38 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

3. Parasyte (寄生獣)

by 岩明均 · since 1990 · 45 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

4. Obocchama-kun (おぼっちゃまくん)

by 小林よしのり · since 1987 · 30 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

5. GeGeGe no Kitarō (ゲゲゲの鬼太郎)

by 水木しげる · since 1984 · 114 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

6. Wing-Man (ウイングマン)

by 桂正和 · since 1983 · 27 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

7. Miracle Girls (ミラクル☆ガールズ)

by 秋元奈美 · since 1991 · 18 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

8. Tokyo Mew Mew (東京ミュウミュウ)

by 吉田玲子 · since 2001 · 19 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

9. Konpora Kid (コンポラキッド)

by もとはしまさひで · since 1985 · 5 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

10. OL Shinkaron (OL進化論)

by 秋月りす · since 1990 · 56 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: 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.