10 Manga Like Ranma ½ — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Ranma ½ 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. Urusei Yatsura (うる星やつら)

by 高橋留美子 · since 1980 · 161 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

2. Rin-ne (境界のRINNE)

by 高橋留美子 · since 2009 · 37 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

3. Mao (MAO)

by 高橋留美子 · since 2019 · 25 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

4. Yawara! (YAWARA!)

by 浦沢直樹 · since 1987 · 65 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

5. Inuyasha (犬夜叉)

by 高橋留美子 · since 1997 · 99 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

6. Rumic Theater (高橋留美子劇場)

by 高橋留美子 · since 2003 · 8 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

7. Mission: Yozakura Family (夜桜さんちの大作戦)

by 権平ひつじ · since 2020 · 26 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

8. Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches (山田くんと7人の魔女)

by 吉河美希 · since 2012 · 31 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

9. Rent-A-Girlfriend (彼女、お借りします)

by 宮島礼吏 · since 2017 · 41 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

10. Atashin'chi (あたしンち)

by けらえいこ · since 1995 · 24 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.