10 Manga Like Battle Angel Alita — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Battle Angel Alita 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. Battle Angel Alita: Last Order (銃夢last order)

by 木城ゆきと · since 2001 · 31 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. Battle Angel Alita: Mars Chronicle (銃夢 火星戦記)

by 木城ゆきと · since 2015 · 10 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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3. Ashen Victor (灰者)

by 木城ゆきと · since 1998 · 1 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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4. Gunslinger Girl (GUNSLINGER GIRL)

by 相田裕 · since 2002 · 21 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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5. Slam Dunk (SLAM DUNK)

by 井上雄彦 · since 1994 · 48 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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6. Violinist of Hameln (ハーメルンのバイオリン弾き)

by 渡辺道明 · since 1991 · 42 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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7. Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt (機動戦士ガンダムサンダーボルト)

by 太田垣康男 · since 2012 · 30 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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8. Gundam 0079 (機動戦士ガンダム0079)

by 富野由悠季 · since 1994 · 13 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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9. Chobits (ちょびっツ)

by Clamp · since 2001 · 22 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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10. Tokyo Babylon (東京BABYLON)

by Clamp · since 1991 · 15 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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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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