10 Manga Like In This Corner of the World — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished In This Corner of the World 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. Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms (夕凪の街桜の国)

by こうの史代 · since 2004 · 3 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. Erased (僕だけがいない街)

by 三部けい · since 2013 · 9 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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3. Sengoku Youko (戦国妖狐)

by 水上悟志 · since 2008 · 22 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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4. Barefoot Gen (はだしのゲン)

by 中沢啓治 · since 1975 · 29 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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5. Nobunaga Concerto (信長協奏曲)

by 石井あゆみ · since 2009 · 31 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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6. A Town Where You Live (君のいる町)

by 瀬尾公治 · since 2008 · 30 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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7. My Dress-Up Darling (その着せ替え人形は恋をする)

by 福田晋一 · since 2018 · 20 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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8. Marmalade Boy (ママレード・ボーイ)

by 吉住渉 · since 1992 · 21 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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9. Broken Blade (ブレイクブレイド)

by 吉永裕ノ介 · since 2007 · 33 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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10. MF Ghost (MFゴースト)

by しげの秀一 · since 2018 · 22 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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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