10 Manga Like Cross Game — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Cross Game 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. Mix (MIX)

by あだち充 · since 2012 · 25 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

2. H2 (H2)

by あだち充 · since 1993 · 106 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

3. Touch (タッチ)

by あだち充 · since 1981 · 124 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

4. Kuroko's Basketball (黒子のバスケ)

by 藤巻忠俊 · since 2009 · 38 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

5. Cross Manage (クロス・マネジ)

by KAITO · since 2013 · 5 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

6. Ahiru no Sora (あひるの空)

by 日向武史 · since 2001 · 50 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

7. Ace of Diamond (ダイヤのA)

by 寺嶋裕二 · since 2006 · 83 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

8. 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.

9. Gunjō ni Siren (群青にサイレン)

by 桃栗みかん · since 2015 · 12 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

10. Ippon Again! (もういっぽん!)

by 村岡ユウ · since 2019 · 28 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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.