10 Manga Like Death Note — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Death Note 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. Platinum End (プラチナエンド)

by 大場つぐみ · since 2016 · 13 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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2. Assassination Classroom (暗殺教室)

by 松井優征 · since 2012 · 28 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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3. Mission: Yozakura Family (夜桜さんちの大作戦)

by 権平ひつじ · since 2020 · 26 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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4. Neuro: Supernatural Detective (魔人探偵脳噛ネウロ)

by 松井優征 · since 2005 · 35 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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5. Gintama (銀魂)

by 空知英秋 · since 2006 · 50 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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6. Tista (TISTA)

by 遠藤達哉 · since 2008 · 2 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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7. Defense Devil (DEFENSE DEVIL)

by 梁慶一 · since 2009 · 10 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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8. Hokenshitsu no Shinigami (保健室の死神)

by 藍本松 · since 2010 · 10 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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9. Bengoshi no Kuzu (弁護士のくず)

by 井浦秀夫 · since 2004 · 10 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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10. Luck Stealer (Luck Stealer)

by かずはじめ · since 2008 · 10 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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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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