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

If you finished Pluto 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. Astro Boy (鉄腕アトム)

by 手塚治虫 · since 1979 · 146 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. Me & Roboco (僕とロボコ)

by 宮崎周平 · since 2020 · 25 volumes in Japan · ongoing (next volume already scheduled in Japan)

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

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3. Atom: The Beginning (アトムザ・ビギニング)

by ゆうきまさみ · since 2015 · 24 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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4. Spriggan (スプリガン)

by 皆川亮二 · since 1991 · 28 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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5. Space Brothers (宇宙兄弟)

by 小山宙哉 · since 2008 · 65 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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6. Erased (僕だけがいない街)

by 三部けい · since 2013 · 9 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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7. Sanda (SANDA)

by 板垣巴留 · since 2021 · 16 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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8. Neko ni Tensei Shita Oji-san (ねこに転生したおじさん)

by やじま · since 2023 · 5 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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9. Takopi's Original Sin (タコピーの原罪)

by タイザン5 · since 2022 · 2 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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10. You Can't Be in a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends! (幼馴染とはラブコメにならない)

by 三簾真也 · since 2022 · 18 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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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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