10 Manga Like Hajime no Ippo — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Hajime no Ippo 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. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (鬼滅の刃)

by 吾峠呼世晴 · since 2016 · 24 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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2. Shy (SHY)

by 実樹ぶきみ · since 1998 · 34 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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3. Wistoria: Wand and Sword (杖と剣のウィストリア)

by 大森藤ノ · since 2021 · 13 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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4. Medaka Kuroiwa Is Impervious to My Charms (黒岩メダカに私の可愛いが通じない)

by 久世蘭 · since 2021 · 24 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. Real (リアル)

by 井上雄彦 · since 2001 · 17 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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6. Rokudenashi Blues (ろくでなしBLUES)

by 森田まさのり · since 1989 · 73 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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7. In the Heart of Kunoichi Tsubaki (くノ一ツバキの胸の内)

by 山本崇一朗 · since 2018 · 9 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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8. Natsuki Crisis (なつきクライシス)

by 鶴田洋久 · since 1991 · 19 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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9. Beck (BECK)

by ハロルド作石 · since 2000 · 90 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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10. Ironfist Chinmi (鉄拳チンミ)

by 前川たけし · since 1984 · 102 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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