10 Manga Like The Comic Artist and His Assistants — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished The Comic Artist and His Assistants 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. Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun (月刊少女野崎くん)

by 椿いづみ · since 2012 · 21 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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2. My Senpai Is Annoying (先輩がうざい後輩の話)

by しろまんた · since 2018 · 13 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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3. 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 setting & themes and story & tone.

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4. Dōjin Work (ドージンワーク)

by ヒロユキ · since 2006 · 6 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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5. School Babysitters (学園ベビーシッターズ)

by 時計野はり · since 2010 · 29 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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6. Uchi no Maid ga Uzasugiru! (うちのメイドがウザすぎる!)

by 中村カンコ · since 2017 · 8 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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7. The Maid I Hired Recently Is Mysterious (最近雇ったメイドが怪しい)

by 昆布わかめ · since 2020 · 6 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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8. Btooom! (BTOOOM!)

by 井上淳哉 · since 2009 · 25 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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9. Kamen no Maid Guy (仮面のメイドガイ)

by 赤衣丸歩郎 · since 2005 · 15 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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10. 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.

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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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