10 Manga Like Last Quarter — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Last Quarter 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. Judge (JUDGE)

by 外海良基 · since 2010 · 9 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

2. Golden Days (ゴールデン・デイズ)

by 高尾滋 · since 2005 · 12 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

3. Hotarubi no Mori e (蛍火の杜へ)

by 緑川ゆき · since 2003 · 2 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

4. Umanga (うまんが)

by 新井理恵 · since 2001 · 5 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

5. Hatsukoi to Taiyō (ハツコイと太陽)

by 木下ほのか · since 2018 · 9 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

6. Ahiru no Ōji-sama (あひるの王子さま)

by 森永あい · since 2001 · 9 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

7. Baby Love (ベイビィ★LOVE)

by 椎名あゆみ · since 1996 · 14 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

8. after-school starlight (4月の君、スピカ。)

by 杉山美和子 · since 2015 · 11 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

9. Spin Out (SPIN OUT)

by 春風邪三太 · since 1999 · 4 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

10. Mangetsu Monogatari (満月物語)

by 中村春菊 · since 2001 · 2 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.