10 Manga Like The World Is Still Beautiful — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished The World Is Still Beautiful 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. Yona of the Dawn (暁のヨナ)

by 草凪みずほ · since 2010 · 51 volumes in Japan · ongoing (next volume already scheduled in Japan)

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

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2. TsumaSho (妻、小学生になる。)

by 村田椰融 · since 2019 · 14 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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3. Domestic Girlfriend (ドメスティックな彼女)

by 流石景 · since 2014 · 30 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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4. Tokimeki Tonight (ときめきトゥナイト)

by 白泉社 · since 1982 · 66 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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5. The Seven Knights of the Marronnier Kingdom (マロニエ王国の七人の騎士)

by 岩本ナオ · since 2017 · 12 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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6. With You and the Rain (雨と君と)

by 二階堂幸 · since 2021 · 8 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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7. Aoi Horus no Hitomi: Dansō no Joō no Monogatari (碧いホルスの瞳)

by 犬童千絵 · since 2015 · 4 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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8. NG Life (NGライフ)

by 草凪みずほ · since 2006 · 9 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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9. Kin no Kuni Mizu no Kuni (金の国水の国)

by 岩本ナオ · since 2016 · 2 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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10. 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.

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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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