10 Manga Like Black Joke — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Black Joke 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. Voynich Hotel (ヴォイニッチホテル)

by 道満晴明 · since 2010 · 3 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

2. Franken Fran (フランケン・ふらん)

by 木々津克久 · since 2007 · 8 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

3. Blood Rain (BLOOD RAIN)

by 村生ミオ · since 2000 · 13 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

4. Bloody Cross (ブラッディ・クロス)

by 米山シヲ · since 2009 · 10 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

5. Magical Somera-chan (不思議なソメラちゃん)

by ちょぼらうにょぽみ · since 2010 · 2 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

6. Black Yome ni Yoroshiku! (ブラック嫁によろしく!)

by 赤衣丸歩郎 · since 2013 · 1 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

7. Diary of Our Days at the Breakwater (放課後ていぼう日誌)

by 小坂泰之 · since 2017 · 6 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

8. Ten Count (テンカウント)

by ちばてつや · since 1987 · 1 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.