10 Manga Like Pokémon Adventures — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Pokémon Adventures 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. Pocket Monsters (ポケットモンスター)

by 穴久保幸作 · since 1996 · 14 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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2. Pop Team Epic (ポプテピピック)

by 大川ぶくぶ · since 2015 · 3 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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3. Pocket Monsters RéBURST (ポケットモンスターRéBURST)

by 田村光久 · since 2011 · 8 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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4. Pokémon: The Electric Tale of Pikachu (電撃!ピカチュウ)

by オノトシヒロ · since 1997 · 4 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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5. 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 story & tone and setting & themes.

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6. Super Mario-kun (スーパーマリオくん)

by 沢田ユキオ · since 1991 · 59 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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7. Arata: The Legend (アラタカンガタリ)

by 渡瀬悠宇 · since 2009 · 32 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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8. Tsurupika Hagemaru (つるピカハゲ丸)

by のむらしんぼ · since 1986 · 30 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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9. 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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10. Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All (ポケモンゲットだぜ!)

by あさだみほ · since 1999 · 5 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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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