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

If you finished Ultimo 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. Bokurano (ぼくらの)

by 鬼頭莫宏 · since 2004 · 12 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

2. Shutendoji (手天童子)

by 永井豪 · since 1984 · 25 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

3. Ultraman (ULTRAMAN)

by 下口智裕 · since 2012 · 12 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

4. Shaman King: Flowers (シャーマンキングFLOWERS)

by 武井宏之 · since 2012 · 12 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

5. Sanda (SANDA)

by 板垣巴留 · since 2021 · 16 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

6. Tokyo Mew Mew (東京ミュウミュウ)

by 吉田玲子 · since 2001 · 19 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

7. A Certain Scientific Railgun (とある科学の超電磁砲)

by 鎌池和馬 · since 2007 · 18 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

8. Ushio and Tora (うしおととら)

by 藤田和日郎 · since 1990 · 101 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

9. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (鬼滅の刃)

by 吾峠呼世晴 · since 2016 · 24 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

10. 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.

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.