10 Manga Like Magic Kaito — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Magic Kaito 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. Yaiba (YAIBA)

by 青山剛昌 · since 1989 · 70 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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2. Gosho Aoyama's Collection of Short Stories (青山剛昌短編集)

by 青山剛昌 · since 1994 · 3 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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3. Detective Conan: The Culprit Hanzawa (名探偵コナン犯人の犯沢さん)

by 青山剛昌 · since 2017 · 9 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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4. Case Closed (名探偵コナン)

by 青山剛昌 · since 1994 · 205 volumes in Japan · ongoing (next volume already scheduled in Japan)

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

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5. Mix (MIX)

by あだち充 · since 2012 · 25 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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6. Kongō Banchō (金剛番長)

by 鈴木央 · since 2008 · 18 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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7. Major (MAJOR)

by 満田拓也 · since 1995 · 89 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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8. Goku Midnight Eye (ゴクウ)

by 寺沢武一 · since 1987 · 12 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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9. Magical Taluluto (まじかる☆タルるートくん)

by 江川達也 · since 1989 · 37 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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10. 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.

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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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