10 Manga Like Golden Days — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Golden Days 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. Hi-Posi (ハイポジ)

by きらたかし · since 2017 · 4 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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2. Ojīchan wa Shōnen Tantei (おじいちゃんは少年探偵)

by 井上よしひさ · since 2006 · 5 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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3. Tsumugu Otome to Taishō no Tsuki (紡ぐ乙女と大正の月)

by ちうね · since 2021 · 3 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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4. Yumekui Kenbun (夢喰見聞)

by 真柴真 · since 2002 · 9 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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5. Hoshi wa Utau (星は歌う)

by 高屋奈月 · since 2008 · 11 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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6. Flowers & Bees (花とみつばち)

by 安野モヨコ · since 2000 · 13 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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7. 1+2=Paradise (1+2=パラダイス)

by 上村純子 · since 1989 · 6 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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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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