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

If you finished Loveless 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. My Dearest Self with Malice Aforethought (親愛なる僕へ殺意をこめて)

by 井龍一 · since 2018 · 11 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: shares genre and subject categories on Wikipedia.

2. Boku no Noroi no Kyūketsukihime (僕の呪いの吸血姫)

by 金井千咲貴 · since 2022 · 10 volumes in Japan · ongoing (next volume already scheduled in Japan)

Why it matches: shares genre and subject categories on Wikipedia.

3. Sand Castle (砂の城)

by 一条ゆかり · since 1989 · 13 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: shares genre and subject categories on Wikipedia.

4. Koi Kaze (恋風)

by 吉田基已 · since 2002 · 10 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

5. Sekai de Ichiban Hayai Haru (世界で一番早い春)

by 川端志季 · since 2018 · 5 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: shares genre and subject categories on Wikipedia.

6. Dog and Scum (犬と屑)

by 朝賀庵 · since 2021 · 5 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: shares genre and subject categories on Wikipedia.

7. Descendants of Darkness (闇の末裔)

by 松下容子 · since 1997 · 13 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

8. First Love Limited (初恋限定。)

by 河下水希 · since 2008 · 4 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

9. Aoharu × Machinegun (青春×機関銃)

by NAOE · since 2013 · 19 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

10. CHROME BREAKER (クロム・ブレイカー)

by 阿倍野ちゃこ · since 2006 · 4 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.