10 Manga Like Kengan Ashura — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Kengan Ashura 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. How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift? (ダンベル何キロ持てる?)

by MAAM · since 2016 · 19 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: readers who look up this series often move on to it; close in story & tone and setting & themes.

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2. Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple (史上最強の弟子ケンイチ)

by 松江名俊 · since 2002 · 75 volumes in Japan · ongoing (next volume already scheduled in Japan)

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

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3. Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt (機動戦士ガンダムサンダーボルト)

by 太田垣康男 · since 2012 · 30 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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4. Gannibal (ガンニバル)

by 二宮正明 · since 2019 · 20 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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5. Kenshirō ni Yoroshiku (ケンシロウによろしく)

by ジャスミン・ギュ · since 2020 · 8 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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6. Kenka Shōbai (喧嘩商売)

by 木多康昭 · since 2005 · 36 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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7. Ajin (亜人)

by 桜井画門 · since 2013 · 20 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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8. Under Ninja (アンダーニンジャ)

by 花沢健吾 · since 2019 · 15 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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9. Ranma ½ (らんま1/2)

by 高橋留美子 · since 1988 · 99 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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10. Kengan Omega (ケンガンオメガ)

by だろめおん · since 2019 · 27 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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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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