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

If you finished Life 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. Ijōsha no Ai (異常者の愛)

by 千田大輔 · since 2017 · 5 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

2. My Clueless First Friend (事情を知らない転校生がグイグイくる。)

by 川村拓 · since 2018 · 21 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

3. Kiss×sis (Kiss×sis)

by ぢたま某 · since 2007 · 23 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

4. 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.

5. Ciguatera (シガテラ)

by 古谷実 · since 2003 · 13 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

6. Zekkyō Gakkyū (絶叫学級)

by いしかわえみ · since 2009 · 21 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

7. Sora o Kakeru Yodaka (宇宙を駆けるよだか)

by 川端志季 · since 2015 · 3 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

8. A Devil and Her Love Song (悪魔とラブソング)

by 桃森ミヨシ · since 2007 · 21 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

9. Sekirei (セキレイ)

by 極楽院櫻子 · since 2005 · 18 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

10. The Life of Genius Professor Yanagizawa (天才柳沢教授の生活)

by 山下和美 · since 1989 · 55 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.