10 Manga Like Blue — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Blue 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. Rokudenashi Blues (ろくでなしBLUES)

by 森田まさのり · since 1989 · 73 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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2. Blue Period (ブルーピリオド)

by 山口つばさ · since 2017 · 17 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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3. Love My Life (LOVE MY LIFE)

by やまじえびね · since 2001 · 1 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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4. Yume no Kayoiji (ゆめのかよいじ)

by 大野安之 · since 1988 · 2 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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5. Boku wa Imōto ni Koi o Suru (僕は妹に恋をする)

by 青木琴美 · since 2003 · 15 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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6. Kabocha to mayoêzu (南瓜とマヨネーズ)

by 魚喃キリコ · since 1999 · 3 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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7. Atashi tenshi Anata akuma (あたし天使あなた悪魔 : 子育てマンガ)

by タジマミルク · since 1992 · 3 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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