10 Manga Like Initial D — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Initial D 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. MF Ghost (MFゴースト)

by しげの秀一 · since 2018 · 22 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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2. Subaru and Subaru (昴と彗星)

by しげの秀一 · since 2025 · 3 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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. Bari Bari Densetsu (バリバリ伝説)

by しげの秀一 · since 1983 · 148 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. The Flowers of Evil (惡の華)

by 押見修造 · since 2010 · 9 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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5. D.N.Angel (D・N・ANGEL)

by 杉崎ゆきる · since 1997 · 15 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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6. F (F)

by 六田登 · since 1997 · 27 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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7. Triage X (トリアージX)

by 佐藤ショウジ · since 2009 · 19 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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8. Air Gear (エア・ギア)

by 大暮維人 · since 2003 · 36 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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9. 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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10. Nisekoi (ニセコイ)

by 古味直志 · since 2012 · 44 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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