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

If you finished Swan 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. FIVE (ファイブ)

by ふるかわしおり · since 2004 · 27 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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2. Ai no Aranjuez (愛のアランフェス)

by 槇村さとる · since 1989 · 12 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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3. Arabesque (アラベスク)

by 山岸凉子 · since 1986 · 12 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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4. Glass Mask (ガラスの仮面)

by 美内すずえ · since 1976 · 61 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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5. High Score (HIGH SCORE)

by 津山ちなみ · since 1999 · 23 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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6. Kirinkan dōri (希林館通り)

by 塩森恵子 · since 1990 · 9 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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7. Chocolate Vampire (チョコレート・ヴァンパイア)

by くまがい杏子 · since 2017 · 21 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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8. Kimi ni Todoke (君に届け)

by 椎名軽穂 · since 2006 · 30 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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