10 Manga Like Pumpkin Scissors — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Pumpkin Scissors 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. Bokurano (ぼくらの)

by 鬼頭莫宏 · since 2004 · 12 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. Zipang (ジパング)

by かわぐちかいじ · since 2001 · 88 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

3. Kinnikuman Nisei (キン肉マンII世)

by ゆでたまご · since 1998 · 80 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

4. Baki the Grappler (グラップラー刃牙)

by 板垣恵介 · since 1992 · 96 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

5. Aposimz (人形の国)

by 弐瓶勉 · since 2017 · 2 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

6. Play Ball (プレイボール)

by ちばあきお · since 1989 · 22 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

7. Red Eyes (red Eyes)

by 神堂潤 · since 2000 · 15 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

8. Napoleon: Shishi no Jidai (ナポレオン -獅子の時代-)

by 長谷川哲也 · since 2003 · 15 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

9. Kamichama Karin (かみちゃまかりん)

by コゲドンボ · since 2003 · 7 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

10. Tokyo Mew Mew (東京ミュウミュウ)

by 征海美亜 · since 2022 · 5 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.