10 Manga Like Rough — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Rough 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. H2 (H2)

by あだち充 · since 1993 · 106 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

2. 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.

3. Itsumo Misora (いつも美空)

by あだち充 · since 2000 · 10 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

4. Miyuki (みゆき)

by あだち充 · since 1981 · 39 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

5. Jinbē (じんべえ)

by あだち充 · since 1997 · 3 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

6. Love Game (LOVE GAME)

by 宮沢ゆら · since 2004 · 1 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

7. Be Blues! - Ao ni Nare (Be blues!)

by 田中モトユキ · since 2011 · 51 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

8. Ore wa Chokkaku (おれは直角)

by 小山ゆう · since 1975 · 21 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

9. Vampir (ヴァムピール)

by 樹なつみ · since 2008 · 5 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.