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

If you finished Holyland 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. Gokusen (ごくせん)

by 森本梢子 · since 2000 · 41 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

2. Hitorijime My Hero (ひとりじめマイヒーロー)

by ありいめめこ · since 2012 · 25 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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 setting & themes and story & tone.

4. Boys Over Flowers Season 2 (花のち晴れ)

by 神尾葉子 · since 2015 · 14 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

5. Ijime (いじめ)

by 五十嵐かおる · since 2007 · 16 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

6. Air Master (エアマスター)

by 柴田ヨクサル · since 1997 · 28 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

7. Judo-bu Monogatari (柔道部物語)

by コバヤシマコト · since 1987 · 40 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

8. Boy's Abyss (少年のアビス)

by 峰浪りょう · since 2020 · 15 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

9. Shinjuku Swan (新宿スワン)

by 和久井健 · since 2005 · 47 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

10. All Rounder Meguru (オールラウンダー廻)

by 遠藤浩輝 · since 2009 · 18 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.