10 Manga Like Rokudenashi Blues — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Rokudenashi Blues 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. Crows (クローズ)

by タカハシヒロシ · since 1991 · 60 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

2. Ouran High School Host Club (桜蘭高校ホスト部)

by 葉鳥ビスコ · since 2003 · 18 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

3. Nisekoi (ニセコイ)

by 古味直志 · since 2012 · 44 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

4. Boys Over Flowers (花より男子)

by 神尾葉子 · since 1992 · 60 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

5. Ashita no Joe (あしたのジョー)

by 高森朝雄 · since 1985 · 102 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

6. Hajime no Ippo (はじめの一歩)

by 森川ジョージ · since 1990 · 157 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

7. Marmalade Boy (ママレード・ボーイ)

by 吉住渉 · since 1992 · 21 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

8. Nana (Na Na)

by 綱淵貴仁 · since 1996 · 6 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

9. Omae wa Mada Gunma o Shiranai (お前はまだグンマを知らない)

by 井田ヒロト · since 2014 · 10 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

10. Anonymous Noise (覆面系ノイズ)

by 福山リョウコ · since 2013 · 20 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.