10 Manga Like Hokenshitsu no Shinigami — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Hokenshitsu no Shinigami 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. Nurse Hitomi's Monster Infirmary (ヒトミ先生の保健室)

by 鮭夫 · since 2014 · 21 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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2. Yūyami Tokkōtai (ゆうやみ特攻隊)

by 押切蓮介 · since 2007 · 13 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

Why it matches: shares genre and subject categories on Wikipedia.

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3. Death Note (DEATH NOTE)

by 大場つぐみ · since 2004 · 21 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: shares genre and subject categories on Wikipedia.

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4. Mashle (マッシュル-MASHLE-)

by 甲本一 · since 2020 · 18 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: shares genre and subject categories on Wikipedia.

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5. The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. (斉木楠雄のΨ難)

by 麻生周一 · since 2012 · 27 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: shares genre and subject categories on Wikipedia.

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6. Psyren (PSYREN)

by 岩代俊明 · since 2008 · 16 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

Why it matches: shares genre and subject categories on Wikipedia.

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7. Kagamigami (カガミガミ)

by 岩代俊明 · since 2015 · 5 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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8. Jigoku Sensei Nūbē (地獄先生ぬ~べ~)

by 真倉翔 · since 1994 · 54 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: shares genre and subject categories on Wikipedia.

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9. 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 story & tone and setting & themes.

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10. Super Psychic Policeman Chojo (超巡!超条先輩)

by 沼駿 · since 2024 · 6 volumes in Japan · ongoing

Why it matches: shares genre and subject categories on Wikipedia.

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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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