10 Manga Like Iron Wok Jan — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Iron Wok Jan 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. Mister Ajikko (ミスター味っ子)

by 寺沢大介 · since 1987 · 88 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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2. Fermat Kitchen (フェルマーの料理)

by 小林有吾 · since 2019 · 7 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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3. She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to Eat (作りたい女と食べたい女)

by ゆざきさかおみ · since 2021 · 6 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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4. The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses (女神のカフェテラス)

by 瀬尾公治 · since 2021 · 19 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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5. Toriko (トリコ)

by 島袋光年 · since 2008 · 42 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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6. Bambino! (バンビ~ノ!)

by せきやてつじ · since 2005 · 15 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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7. Shin'ya Shokudō (深夜食堂)

by 安倍夜郎 · since 2007 · 30 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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8. Cooking Papa (クッキングパパ)

by うえやまとち · since 1986 · 414 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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9. Chūka Ichiban! (中華一番!)

by 小川悦司 · since 1996 · 18 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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10. Nagatan to Ao to: Ichika no Ryōrichō (ながたんと青と : いちかの料理帖)

by 磯谷友紀 · since 2018 · 14 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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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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