10 Manga Like House of the Sun — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished House of the Sun 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. Real Girl (3D彼女)

by 那波マオ · since 2011 · 10 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

2. Our Precious Conversations (僕と君の大切な話)

by ろびこ · since 2016 · 7 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

3. Wake Up, Sleeping Beauty (おはよう、いばら姫)

by 森野萌 · since 2015 · 5 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

4. Say I Love You (好きっていいなよ。)

by 葉月かなえ · since 2008 · 22 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

5. N to S (NとS)

by 金田一蓮十郎 · since 2018 · 7 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

6. Inochi (いのち)

by ももち麗子 · since 2008 · 5 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

7. Mister Ajikko (ミスター味っ子)

by 寺沢大介 · since 1987 · 88 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

8. Gokigenyō, Koharu-san (ごきげんよう、小春さん)

by 葉月かなえ · since 2019 · 2 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

9. Principal (プリンシパル)

by いくえみ綾 · since 2011 · 7 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

10. I Messed Up and Made the Wrong Person Into a Magical Girl! (間違った子を魔法少女にしてしまった)

by 双龍 · since 2017 · 13 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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.