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

If you finished Ratman 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. Ga-Rei (喰霊)

by 瀬川はじめ · since 2006 · 13 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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2. Rubbers 7 (ラバーズ7)

by 犬上すくね · since 2003 · 7 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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3. Hitman (ヒットマン)

by 海法紀光 · since 2013 · 2 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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4. Bakuman (バクマン。)

by 大場つぐみ · since 2009 · 34 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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5. Recently, My Sister Is Unusual (最近、妹のようすがちょっとおかしいんだが。)

by 松沢まり · since 2011 · 11 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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6. My Animal (マイアニマル)

by 土田健太 · since 2015 · 4 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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7. Ranpou (らんぽう)

by 内崎まさとし · since 1982 · 19 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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8. Shōnen Maid (少年メイド)

by 乙橘 · since 2008 · 11 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: close in story & tone and art style.

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9. Kämpfer (けんぷファー)

by 橘由宇 · since 2008 · 10 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: close in art style.

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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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