10 Manga Like Altair: A Record of Battles — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Altair: A Record of Battles 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. March Comes in Like a Lion (3月のライオン)

by 先崎学 · since 2008 · 23 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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2. Arata: The Legend (アラタカンガタリ)

by 渡瀬悠宇 · since 2009 · 32 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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3. Servamp (SERVAMP)

by 田中ストライク · since 2013 · 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. Fairy Tail (FAIRY TAIL)

by 真島ヒロ · since 2006 · 78 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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5. Dance Dance Danseur (ダンス・ダンス・ダンスール)

by ジョージ朝倉 · since 2016 · 29 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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6. Landreaall (Landreaall)

by おがきちか · since 2003 · 55 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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7. Übel Blatt (ユーベルブラット)

by 塩野干支郎次 · since 2005 · 24 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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8. Kamichama Karin (かみちゃまかりん)

by コゲドンボ · since 2003 · 7 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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9. Nyx no Lantern (ニュクスの角灯)

by 高浜寛 · since 2017 · 4 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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10. Cuticle Detective Inaba (キューティクル探偵因幡)

by もち · since 2008 · 20 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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