10 Manga Like Tekkonkinkreet — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Tekkonkinkreet 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. Ping Pong (ピンポン)

by 松本大洋 · since 1996 · 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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2. First Human Giatrus (ギャートルズ)

by 園山俊二 · since 1988 · 11 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. Spriggan (スプリガン)

by 皆川亮二 · since 1991 · 28 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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4. The Dangers in My Heart (僕の心のヤバイやつ)

by 桜井のりお · since 2018 · 21 volumes in Japan · ongoing (next volume already scheduled in Japan)

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

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5. Pluto (Pluto)

by 手塚眞 · since 2004 · 16 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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6. Space Brothers (宇宙兄弟)

by 小山宙哉 · since 2008 · 65 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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7. Blue Lock (ブルーロック)

by 金城宗幸 · since 2018 · 43 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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8. Detroit Metal City (デトロイト・メタル・シティ)

by 若杉公徳 · since 2006 · 10 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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9. Blade of the Immortal (無限の住人)

by 沙村広明 · since 1994 · 48 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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10. Cells at Work! (はたらく細胞)

by 清水茜 · since 2015 · 11 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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