10 Manga Like Vampire Knight — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Vampire Knight 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. Vampire Dormitory (ヴァンパイア男子寮(ドミトリー))

by 遠山えま · since 2019 · 14 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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2. Dance in the Vampire Bund (ダンスインザヴァンパイアバンド)

by 環望 · since 2006 · 21 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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3. The Case Study of Vanitas (ヴァニタスの手記)

by 望月淳 · since 2016 · 11 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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4. The Record of a Fallen Vampire (ヴァンパイア十字界)

by 木村有里 · since 2004 · 9 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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5. The Vampire Dies in No Time (吸血鬼すぐ死ぬ)

by 盆ノ木至 · since 2015 · 25 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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6. Chocolate Vampire (チョコレート・ヴァンパイア)

by くまがい杏子 · since 2017 · 21 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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7. Kamisama Kiss (神様はじめました)

by 鈴木ジュリエッタ · since 2008 · 24 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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8. Blood Blockade Battlefront (血界戦線)

by 内藤泰弘 · since 2010 · 11 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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9. Descendants of Darkness (闇の末裔)

by 松下容子 · since 1997 · 13 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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10. Black Rose Alice (黒薔薇アリス)

by 水城せとな · since 2008 · 11 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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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