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

If you finished Barakamon 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. Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku (地獄楽)

by 賀来ゆうじ · since 2018 · 11 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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2. World Trigger (ワールドトリガー)

by 葦原大介 · since 2013 · 24 volumes in Japan · ongoing (next volume already scheduled in Japan)

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

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3. Kagurabachi (カグラバチ)

by 外薗健 · since 2024 · 8 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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4. Ao Haru Ride (アオハライド)

by 咲坂伊緒 · since 2011 · 13 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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5. Kimi to Boku (君と僕。)

by 堀田きいち · since 2005 · 17 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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6. Watashitte Sabasaba Shiteru kara (ワタシってサバサバしてるから)

by 江口心 · since 2022 · 4 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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7. Bakuon!! (ばくおん!!)

by おりもとみまな · since 2012 · 15 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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8. The Gender of Mona Lisa (性別「モナリザ」の君へ。)

by 吉村旋 · since 2018 · 10 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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9. Fermat Kitchen (フェルマーの料理)

by 小林有吾 · since 2019 · 7 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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10. Baban Baban Ban Vampire (ババンババンバンバンパイア)

by 奥嶋ひろまさ · since 2022 · 13 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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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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