10 Manga Like Shoot! — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Shoot! 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. The Knight in the Area (エリアの騎士)

by 伊賀大晃 · since 2006 · 57 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

Why it matches: shares genre and subject categories on Wikipedia.

2. Dear Boys (Dear boys)

by 八神ひろき · since 1989 · 55 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

3. Seito Shokun! (生徒諸君!)

by 庄司陽子 · since 1978 · 36 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

4. Play Ball (プレイボール)

by ちばあきお · since 1989 · 22 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

5. Childhood Days (少年時代)

by 藤子不二雄A · since 1989 · 14 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

6. Miyamoto kara Kimi e (宮本から君へ)

by 新井英樹 · since 1991 · 5 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

7. Get! Fujimaru (Get!フジ丸)

by 能田達規 · since 1994 · 10 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

8. Otoko Zaka (男坂)

by 車田正美 · since 1985 · 14 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

9. The Gorilla Man (ゴリラーマン)

by ハロルド作石 · since 1989 · 67 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

10. Kattobi Itto (かっとび一斗)

by 門馬もとき · since 1986 · 47 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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.