10 Manga Like Fushigi na Shōnen — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Fushigi na Shōnen 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. Majo ni Sasageru Trick (魔女に捧げるトリック)

by 渡辺静 · since 2020 · 4 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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2. Time Paradox Ghostwriter (タイムパラドクスゴーストライター)

by 伊達恒大 · since 2020 · 2 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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3. Tomodachi Gokko (トモダチごっこ)

by ももち麗子 · since 2011 · 3 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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4. Let's Lagoon (レッツ☆ラグーン)

by 岡崎武士 · since 2010 · 6 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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5. Fushigi Yûgi Byakko Ibun (ふしぎ遊戯白虎仙記)

by 渡瀬悠宇 · since 2024 · 5 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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6. Kounodori: Dr. Stork (コウノドリ)

by 鈴ノ木ユウ · since 2013 · 31 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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7. Happy Cafe (幸福喫茶3丁目)

by 松月滉 · since 2005 · 15 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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8. Emerging (エマージング)

by 外薗昌也 · since 2004 · 9 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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9. Horente-tō no Mahōtsukai (ホレンテ島の魔法使い)

by 谷津 · since 2021 · 2 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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10. Seirei-sama no Nangi na Nichijō (精霊さまの難儀な日常)

by 琴慈 · since 2019 · 3 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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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.

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