10 Manga Like Ghost in the Shell — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Ghost in the Shell 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. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (攻殻機動隊STAND ALONE COMPLEX)

by 衣谷遊 · since 2010 · 5 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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2. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man (攻殻機動隊STAND ALONE COMPLEX~The Laughing Man~)

by 衣谷遊 · since 2014 · 4 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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3. Reversible Man (リバーシブルマン)

by ナカタニD. · since 2011 · 6 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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4. Tokkabu (とっかぶ)

by 桑原太矩 · since 2013 · 4 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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5. Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo (呪術廻戦≡)

by アクタミゲゲ · since 2026 · 3 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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6. Space Battleship Yamato (宇宙戦艦ヤマト)

by 松本零士 · since 1992 · 17 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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