10 Manga Like Fist of the North Star — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Fist of the North Star 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. Hokuto no Ken: Ichigo Aji (北斗の拳 イチゴ味)

by 河田雄志 · since 2013 · 5 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.

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2. Fist of the Blue Sky (蒼天の拳)

by 武論尊 · since 2001 · 38 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.

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3. Hokuto no Ken: Seikimatsu Drama Satsuei-den (北斗の拳世紀末ドラマ撮影伝 : 金曜ドラマ)

by 武論尊, 原哲夫 · since 2021 · 7 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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4. Kenshirō ni Yoroshiku (ケンシロウによろしく)

by ジャスミン・ギュ · since 2020 · 8 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.

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5. 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 setting & themes and story & tone.

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6. Gintama (銀魂)

by 空知英秋 · since 2006 · 50 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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7. City Hunter (シティーハンター)

by 北条司 · since 1986 · 131 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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8. Kenji (拳児)

by 藤原芳秀 · since 1988 · 44 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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9. The Elusive Samurai (逃げ上手の若君)

by 松井優征 · since 2021 · 23 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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10. Kinnikuman (キン肉マン)

by ゆでたまご · since 1983 · 169 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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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