10 Manga Like Young GTO — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Young GTO 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. Bad Company (BAD COMPANY)

by 藤沢とおる · since 1997 · 2 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. GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka (GTO)

by 藤沢とおる · since 1997 · 79 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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. Shōnan Bakusōzoku (湘南爆走族)

by 吉田聡 · since 1983 · 40 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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4. Kyō Kara Ore Wa!! (今日から俺は!!)

by 西森博之 · since 1990 · 93 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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5. Hot Road (ホットロード)

by ツムギタク · since 1986 · 9 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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6. Senpai Is an Otokonoko (先輩はおとこのこ)

by ぽむ · since 2021 · 9 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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7. Yu Yu Hakusho (幽☆遊☆白書)

by 冨樫義博 · since 1991 · 20 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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8. Ayaka-chan wa Hiroko-senpai ni Koishiteru (彩香ちゃんは弘子先輩に恋してる)

by Sal Jiang · since 2021 · 3 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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9. Futari Daka (ふたり鷹)

by 新谷かおる · since 1982 · 55 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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10. Adesugata Junjō Boy (艶姿純情BOY)

by 藤沢とおる · since 1989 · 8 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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