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10 Manga Like Banana Fish — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Banana Fish 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. Yasha (YASHA-夜叉-)

by 吉田秋生 · since 1997 · 18 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: readers who look up this series often move on to it; close in setting & themes and story & tone.

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2. Black Lagoon (BLACK LAGOON)

by 広江礼威 · since 2003 · 18 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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3. Btooom! (BTOOOM!)

by 井上淳哉 · since 2009 · 25 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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4. Triage X (トリアージX)

by 佐藤ショウジ · since 2009 · 19 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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5. Onimai (お兄ちゃんはおしまい!)

by ねことうふ · since 2018 · 16 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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6. Baban Baban Ban Vampire (ババンババンバンバンパイア)

by 奥嶋ひろまさ · since 2022 · 13 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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7. Marmalade Boy (ママレード・ボーイ)

by 吉住渉 · since 1992 · 21 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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8. Senpai Is an Otokonoko (先輩はおとこのこ)

by ぽむ · since 2021 · 9 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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9. Wandering Son (放浪息子)

by 志村貴子 · since 2003 · 15 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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10. Call of the Night (よふかしのうた)

by コトヤマ · since 2019 · 21 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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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