10 Manga Like Flunk Punk Rumble — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Flunk Punk Rumble 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. Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches (山田くんと7人の魔女)

by 吉河美希 · since 2012 · 31 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. Glasses with a Chance of Delinquent (メガネ、時々、ヤンキーくん)

by なるき · since 2021 · 11 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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3. Medaka Box (めだかボックス)

by 西尾維新 · since 2009 · 22 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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4. Elite Yankee Saburo (エリートヤンキー三郎)

by 阿部秀司 · since 2000 · 65 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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5. Minami-ke (みなみけ)

by 桜場コハル · since 2018 · 13 volumes in Japan · ongoing (next volume already scheduled in Japan)

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

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6. Prison School (監獄学園)

by 平本アキラ · since 2011 · 26 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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7. Hanamaru Kindergarten (はなまる幼稚園)

by 勇人 · since 2007 · 11 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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8. Hagane no Onna (ハガネの女)

by 深谷かほる · since 2008 · 11 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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9. Mei-chan no Shitsuji (メイちゃんの執事)

by 宮城理子 · since 2006 · 21 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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10. Bengoshi no Kuzu (弁護士のくず)

by 井浦秀夫 · since 2004 · 10 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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