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

If you finished Beck 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. The Gorilla Man (ゴリラーマン)

by ハロルド作石 · since 1989 · 67 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: readers who look up this series often move on to it; close in story & tone and setting & themes.

2. Blue Lock (ブルーロック)

by 金城宗幸 · since 2018 · 43 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

3. 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.

4. Hajime no Ippo (はじめの一歩)

by 森川ジョージ · since 1990 · 157 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

5. Mushishi (蟲師)

by 漆原友紀 · since 2000 · 21 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

6. Monster (Monster)

by 浦沢直樹,スタジオ・ナッツ · since 2008 · 9 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

7. Rin (RIN)

by 新井英樹 · since 2006 · 4 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

8. Boarding School Juliet (寄宿学校のジュリエット)

by 金田陽介 · since 2015 · 16 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

9. Mahoraba (まほらば)

by 小島あきら · since 2001 · 13 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

10. Kamen no Maid Guy (仮面のメイドガイ)

by 赤衣丸歩郎 · since 2005 · 15 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.