10 Manga Like One Outs — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished One Outs 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. Big Windup! (おおきく振りかぶって)

by ひぐちアサ · since 2004 · 37 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

2. Major (MAJOR)

by 満田拓也 · since 1995 · 89 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

3. Mr. Tonegawa (中間管理録トネガワ)

by 萩原天晴 · since 2015 · 10 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

4. Last Inning (ラストイニング)

by 神尾龍 · since 2004 · 44 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

5. Shaman King (シャーマンキング)

by 武井宏之 · since 1998 · 95 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

6. Otōto Catcher Ore Pitcher De! (弟キャッチャー俺ピッチャーで!)

by 兎中信志 · since 2008 · 20 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

7. Meipuru senki (メイプル戦記)

by 川原泉 · since 1992 · 5 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

8. 81diver (ハチワンダイバー)

by 柴田ヨクサル · since 2006 · 35 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

9. Nana Maru San Batsu (ナナマルサンバツ)

by 杉基イクラ · since 2011 · 18 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

10. Natsuki Crisis (なつきクライシス)

by 鶴田洋久 · since 1991 · 19 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.