10 Manga Like Detective School Q — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Detective School Q 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 Kindaichi Case Files (金田一少年の事件簿)

by 金成陽三郎 · since 1993 · 151 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

2. Honey and Clover (ハチミツとクローバー)

by 羽海野チカ · since 2001 · 19 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

3. Glass Mask (ガラスの仮面)

by 美内すずえ · since 1976 · 61 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

4. Ace of Diamond (ダイヤのA)

by 寺嶋裕二 · since 2006 · 83 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

5. Hana-Kimi (花ざかりの君たちへ)

by 中条比紗也 · since 1997 · 36 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

6. Muhyo & Roji's Bureau of Supernatural Investigation (ムヒョとロージーの魔法律相談事務所)

by 西義之 · since 2005 · 35 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

7. Love and Lies (恋と嘘)

by ムサヲ · since 2015 · 10 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

8. Nanaka 6/17 (ななか6/17)

by 八神健 · since 2001 · 14 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

9. Twin Spica (ふたつのスピカ)

by 柳沼行 · since 2005 · 1 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

10. Beelzebub (べるぜバブ)

by 田村隆平 · since 2009 · 28 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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.