10 Manga Like Buso Renkin — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Buso Renkin 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. Embalming (エンバーミング)

by 和月伸宏 · since 2008 · 10 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

2. Fullmetal Alchemist (鋼の錬金術師)

by 荒川弘 · since 2002 · 70 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

3. Shaman King (シャーマンキング)

by 武井宏之 · since 1998 · 95 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

4. Nisekoi (ニセコイ)

by 古味直志 · since 2012 · 44 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

5. Ouran High School Host Club (桜蘭高校ホスト部)

by 葉鳥ビスコ · since 2003 · 18 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

6. Violinist of Hameln (ハーメルンのバイオリン弾き)

by 渡辺道明 · since 1991 · 42 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

7. Monster (Monster chapter)

by 浦沢直樹 · since 1995 · 20 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

8. To Love Ru (To LOVEる)

by 矢吹健太朗 · since 2006 · 28 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

9. Armed Girl's Machiavellism (武装少女マキャヴェリズム)

by 神崎かるな · since 2014 · 13 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

10. Ikki Tousen (一騎当千)

by 塩崎雄二 · since 2000 · 51 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.