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

If you finished Sanctum 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. All Rounder Meguru (オールラウンダー廻)

by 遠藤浩輝 · since 2009 · 18 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

2. Danza (manga) (Danza)

by オノ・ナツメ · since 2007 · 2 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

3. Black Joke (ブラック・ジョーク)

by 小池倫太郎 · since 2008 · 11 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

4. Run Day Burst (RUN day BURST)

by 長田悠幸 · since 2009 · 8 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

5. Coffee Time (珈琲時間)

by 豊田徹也 · since 2009 · 1 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

6. Sprite (スプライト)

by 石川優吾 · since 2010 · 20 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

7. Tsuriya Nagare (釣り屋ナガレ)

by 竹下けんじろう · since 2009 · 10 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

8. Nina to Usagi to Mahou no Sensha (ニーナとうさぎと魔法の戦車)

by 薮口黒子 · since 2012 · 3 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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.