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

If you finished Shibatora 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. Psychometrer Eiji (サイコメトラーEiji)

by 朝基まさし · since 1996 · 69 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. Kunimitsunomatsuri (クニミツの政)

by 朝基まさし · since 2001 · 64 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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3. The Knight in the Area (エリアの騎士)

by 伊賀大晃 · since 2006 · 57 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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4. Psycho x Past: Ryōki Satsujin Sennyū Sōsa (サイコ×パスト 猟奇殺人潜入捜査)

by 本田真吾 · since 2026 · 1 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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5. Mogura no Uta (土竜の唄)

by 高橋のぼる · since 2006 · 104 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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6. Kimi wa 008 (君は008)

by 松江名俊 · since 2018 · 32 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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7. Hi-Fi Cluster (ハイファイクラスタ)

by 後藤逸平 · since 2015 · 3 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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8. Akujiki (アクジキ)

by 鈴木小波 · since 2010 · 1 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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9. The Black Museum (黒博物館スプリンガルド)

by 藤田和日郎 · since 2007 · 1 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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10. 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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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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