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

If you finished Usogui 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. Liar Game (LIAR GAME)

by 甲斐谷忍 · since 2005 · 21 volumes in Japan · ongoing (next volume already scheduled in Japan)

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

2. Junket Bank (ジャンケットバンク)

by 田中一行 · since 2021 · 18 volumes in Japan · ongoing (next volume already scheduled in Japan)

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

3. Love and Lies (恋と嘘)

by ムサヲ · since 2015 · 10 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

4. Kaiji (賭博黙示録カイジ)

by 福本伸行 · since 1996 · 45 volumes in Japan · ongoing (next volume already scheduled in Japan)

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

5. Darwin's Game (ダーウィンズゲーム)

by FLIPFLOPs · since 2013 · 29 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

6. Grand Blue Dreaming (ぐらんぶる)

by 井上堅二 · since 2014 · 22 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

7. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (鬼滅の刃)

by 吾峠呼世晴 · since 2016 · 24 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

8. Kaguya-sama: Love Is War (かぐや様は告らせたい : 天才たちの恋愛頭脳戦)

by 赤坂アカ · since 2016 · 27 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

9. Acma: Game (ACMA:GAME)

by 恵広史 · since 2013 · 19 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

10. Out (manga) (OUT)

by 二ノ宮知子 · since 1999 · 2 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.