10 Manga Like Cardcaptor Sakura — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Cardcaptor Sakura 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. Clover (Clover)

by Clamp · since 1997 · 6 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: readers who look up this series often move on to it; close in setting & themes and story & tone.

2. Clamp School Detectives (Clamp学園探偵団)

by Clamp · since 1997 · 9 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

3. Magic Knight Rayearth (魔法騎士レイアース)

by Clamp · since 1994 · 7 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

4. Crows (クローズ)

by タカハシヒロシ · since 1991 · 60 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

5. Saint Tail (怪盗セイント・テール)

by 立川恵 · since 1995 · 12 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

6. Tokyo Mew Mew (東京ミュウミュウ)

by 吉田玲子 · since 2001 · 19 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

7. Ohayō! Spank (おはよう!スパンク)

by たかなししずえ · since 1978 · 17 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

8. Asari-chan (あさりちゃん)

by 室山まゆみ · since 1980 · 112 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

9. Miracle Girls (ミラクル☆ガールズ)

by 秋元奈美 · since 1991 · 18 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

10. Romantic Killer (ロマンティック・キラー)

by 百瀬渡 · since 2022 · 3 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.