10 Manga Like Upotte!! — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Upotte!! 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. Pop Team Epic (ポプテピピック)

by 大川ぶくぶ · since 2015 · 3 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

2. Magical Sempai (手品先輩)

by アズ · since 2016 · 6 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

3. Nobunagun (ノブナガン)

by 久正人 · since 2012 · 6 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

4. 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.

5. Assassination Classroom (暗殺教室)

by 松井優征 · since 2012 · 28 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

6. Miritari! (みりたり!)

by まもウィリアムズ · since 2009 · 5 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

7. Re-Kan! (レーカン!)

by 瀬田ヒナコ · since 2011 · 16 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

8. Beelzebub (べるぜバブ)

by 田村隆平 · since 2009 · 28 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

9. Pupa (pupa)

by 茂木清香 · since 2011 · 8 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

10. Cipher Academy (暗号学園のいろは)

by 西尾維新 · since 2023 · 7 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.