10 Manga Like Yawara! — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Yawara! 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. Happy! (Happy!)

by 浦沢直樹 · since 1994 · 38 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

2. Monster (Monster chapter)

by 浦沢直樹 · since 1995 · 20 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

3. 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.

4. Ranma ½ (らんま1/2)

by 高橋留美子 · since 1988 · 99 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

5. Bio Booster Armor Guyver (強殖装甲ガイバー)

by クリエイティブ・SANO・ジャパン · since 1986 · 48 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

6. Aoashi (アオアシ)

by 上野直彦 · since 2015 · 75 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

7. Blue Period (ブルーピリオド)

by 山口つばさ · since 2017 · 17 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

8. Patlabor (機動警察パトレイバー)

by ゆうきまさみ · since 1988 · 62 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

9. Tsuyoshi Shikkari Shinasai (ツヨシしっかりしなさい)

by 永松潔 · since 1986 · 26 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

10. Silent Möbius (サイレントメビウス)

by 麻宮騎亜 · since 1998 · 37 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.