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

If you finished Onmyōji 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. Onmyōji: Tamatebako (陰陽師 玉手匣)

by 夢枕獏 · since 2012 · 7 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

2. Ōten no mon (応天の門)

by 灰原薬 · since 2014 · 20 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

3. The Tale of Genji (あさきゆめみし)

by 大和和紀 · since 1980 · 52 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

4. Yume no ishibumi (夢の碑)

by 木原敏江 · since 1984 · 20 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

5. Nue's Exorcist (鵺の陰陽師)

by 川江康太 · since 2023 · 16 volumes in Japan · ongoing (next volume already scheduled in Japan)

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

6. Hitomi no Catoblepas (瞳のカトブレパス)

by 田中靖規 · since 2007 · 2 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

7. Otogimoyou Ayanishiki (お伽もよう綾にしき)

by ひかわきょうこ · since 2005 · 8 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

8. Ga-Rei (喰霊)

by 瀬川はじめ · since 2006 · 13 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

9. Hoshin Engi (封神演義)

by 藤崎竜 · since 1996 · 53 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

10. Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan (ぬらりひょんの孫)

by 椎橋寛 · since 2008 · 44 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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.