10 Manga Like Taboo Tattoo — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Taboo Tattoo 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. Triage X (トリアージX)

by 佐藤ショウジ · since 2009 · 19 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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2. Detectives These Days Are Crazy! (まったく最近の探偵ときたら)

by 五十嵐正邦 · since 2016 · 14 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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3. The Severing Crime Edge (断裁分離のクライムエッジ)

by 緋鍵龍彦 · since 2009 · 11 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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4. Fairy Tail (FAIRY TAIL)

by 真島ヒロ · since 2006 · 78 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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5. Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out! (宇崎ちゃんは遊びたい!)

by 丈 · since 2018 · 4 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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6. Arata: The Legend (アラタカンガタリ)

by 渡瀬悠宇 · since 2009 · 32 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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7. Wistoria: Wand and Sword (杖と剣のウィストリア)

by 大森藤ノ · since 2021 · 13 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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8. Ace of Diamond (ダイヤのA)

by 寺嶋裕二 · since 2006 · 83 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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9. Super Lovers (Super lovers)

by あべ美幸 · since 2010 · 23 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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10. Engaged to the Unidentified (未確認で進行形)

by 荒井チェリー · since 2010 · 24 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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