10 Manga Like A Journal of My Father — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished A Journal of My Father 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. A Distant Neighborhood (遥かな町へ)

by 谷口ジロー · since 1998 · 5 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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2. Blood on the Tracks (血の轍)

by 押見修造 · since 2017 · 15 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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3. Inu o Kau (犬を飼う)

by 谷口ジロー · since 1992 · 2 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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4. Magokoro Scramble! (真心スクランブル!)

by 谷中悟志 · since 2025 · 1 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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5. Daiku no Hatō (第九の波濤)

by 草場道輝 · since 2017 · 23 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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6. Municipal Force Daitenzin (市立戦隊ダイテンジン)

by 六道神士 · since 2001 · 1 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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7. Imuri (イムリ)

by 三宅乱丈 · since 2007 · 25 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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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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