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

If you finished Adekan 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. Antique Bakery (西洋骨董洋菓子店)

by よしながふみ · since 2000 · 7 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

2. Our Miracle (ボクラノキセキ)

by 久米田夏緒 · since 2009 · 46 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

3. Ateya no Tsubaki (当て屋の椿)

by 川下寛次 · since 2008 · 18 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

4. Hitorijime My Hero (ひとりじめマイヒーロー)

by ありいめめこ · since 2012 · 25 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

5. Jujutsu Kaisen (呪術廻戦)

by 芥見下々 · since 2018 · 41 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

6. Nue's Exorcist (鵺の陰陽師)

by 川江康太 · since 2023 · 16 volumes in Japan · ongoing (next volume already scheduled in Japan)

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

7. Kuroko's Basketball (黒子のバスケ)

by 藤巻忠俊 · since 2009 · 38 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

8. Even If You Don't Do It (あなたがしてくれなくても)

by ハルノ晴 · since 2018 · 14 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

9. Clean Freak! Aoyama kun (潔癖男子!青山くん)

by 坂本拓 · since 2015 · 11 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

10. Doubt (Doubt)

by 外海良基 · since 2008 · 4 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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.