10 Manga Like Hakushaku to Yōsei — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Hakushaku to Yōsei 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. 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.

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.

3. Magimoji Rurumo (まじもじるるも)

by 渡辺航 · since 2008 · 9 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

4. No Longer Allowed in Another World (異世界失格)

by 野田宏, 若松卓宏 · since 2020 · 11 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

5. Lady!! (レディ!!)

by 英洋子 · since 1987 · 21 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

6. Pavane for a Dead Girl (亡き少女の為のパヴァーヌ)

by こげどんぼ · since 2008 · 7 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

7. The Case Study of Vanitas (ヴァニタスの手記)

by 望月淳 · since 2016 · 11 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

8. Gushing over Magical Girls (魔法少女にあこがれて)

by 小野中彰大 · since 2019 · 12 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

9. Elfen Lied (エルフェンリート)

by 岡本倫 · since 2002 · 12 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

10. Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi (世界一初恋)

by 中村春菊 · since 2008 · 21 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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.