10 Manga Like GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka 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. Young GTO (湘南純愛組!)

by 藤沢とおる · since 1991 · 99 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.

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2. 20th Century Boys (20世紀少年)

by 浦沢直樹 · since 2000 · 23 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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3. Bad Company (BAD COMPANY)

by 藤沢とおる · since 1997 · 2 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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4. Gintama (銀魂)

by 空知英秋 · since 2006 · 50 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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5. Kamen Teacher (仮面ティーチャー)

by 京山あつき · since 2003 · 1 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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6. Koko wa Ima kara Rinri Desu (ここは今から倫理です。)

by 雨瀬シオリ · since 2017 · 9 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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7. Kurogane (黒鉄)

by 冬目景 · since 1996 · 8 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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8. Fairy Tail (FAIRY TAIL)

by 真島ヒロ · since 2006 · 78 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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9. Even the Student Council Has Its Holes! (生徒会にも穴はある!)

by むちまろ · since 2022 · 9 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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10. Gokujō!! Mecha Mote Iinchō (極上!!めちゃモテ委員長)

by にしむらともこ · since 2006 · 17 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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