10 Manga Like The Five Star Stories — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished The Five Star Stories 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. Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt (機動戦士ガンダムサンダーボルト)

by 太田垣康男 · since 2012 · 30 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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2. Neon Genesis Evangelion (新世紀エヴァンゲリオン)

by 貞本義行 · since 1995 · 26 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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3. Venus Wars (ヴイナス戦記)

by 安彦良和 · since 1988 · 7 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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4. Land of the Lustrous (宝石の国)

by 市川春子 · since 2013 · 12 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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5. Attack on Titan (進撃の巨人)

by 諫山創 · since 2010 · 49 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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6. Me & Roboco (僕とロボコ)

by 宮崎周平 · since 2020 · 25 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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7. Ambassador Magma (マグマ大使)

by 手塚治虫 · since 1980 · 8 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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8. Magical Record Lyrical Nanoha Force (魔法戦記リリカルなのはforce)

by 都築真紀 · since 2010 · 5 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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9. Ginga Sengoku Gun'yūden Rai (銀河戦国群雄伝ライ)

by 真鍋譲治 · since 1990 · 60 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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10. 2001 Nights (2001夜物語)

by 星野之宣 · since 1991 · 12 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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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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