10 Manga Like Kakukaku Shikajika — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Kakukaku Shikajika 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. Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! (映像研には手を出すな!)

by 大童澄瞳 · since 2017 · 10 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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2. Prison School (監獄学園)

by 平本アキラ · since 2011 · 26 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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3. Mainichi Kaasan (毎日かあさん)

by 西原理恵子 · since 2004 · 17 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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4. Romantic Killer (ロマンティック・キラー)

by 百瀬渡 · since 2022 · 3 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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5. Medaka Kuroiwa Is Impervious to My Charms (黒岩メダカに私の可愛いが通じない)

by 久世蘭 · since 2021 · 24 volumes in Japan · ongoing (next volume already scheduled in Japan)

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

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6. Princess Jellyfish (海月姫)

by 東村アキコ · since 2009 · 17 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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7. Hope You're Happy, Lemon (クソ女に幸あれ)

by 岸川瑞樹 · since 2024 · 9 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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8. The Abashiri Family (あばしり一家)

by 永井豪 · since 1986 · 23 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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9. Future Diary (未来日記)

by えすのサカエ · since 2006 · 12 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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10. Machida-kun no Sekai (町田くんの世界)

by 安藤ゆき · since 2015 · 7 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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