10 Manga Like Blame! — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Blame! 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. Knights of Sidonia (シドニアの騎士)

by 弐瓶勉 · since 2009 · 24 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. Ajin (亜人)

by 桜井画門 · since 2013 · 20 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

3. Appleseed (アップルシード)

by 士郎正宗 · since 1987 · 11 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

4. 7 Seeds (7SEEDS)

by 田村由美 · since 2002 · 36 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

5. Pluto (Pluto)

by 手塚眞 · since 2004 · 16 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

6. Yokohama Kaidashi Kikō (ヨコハマ買い出し紀行)

by 芦奈野ひとし · since 1995 · 25 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

7. Cyborg Kuro-chan (サイボーグクロちゃん)

by 横内なおき · since 1998 · 16 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

8. Snowball Earth (スノウボールアース)

by 辻次夕日郎 · since 2021 · 10 volumes in Japan · ongoing (next volume already scheduled in Japan)

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

9. Kagaku Na Yatsura (カガクなヤツら)

by 吉川英朗 · since 2011 · 6 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

10. Teiko Penguin (テイコウペンギン)

by とりのささみ。 · since 2019 · 1 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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.