10 Manga Like Barrage — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Barrage 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. Arata: The Legend (アラタカンガタリ)

by 渡瀬悠宇 · since 2009 · 32 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

2. Hoshi no Ōji-sama (星の王子さま)

by ジョアン・スファール · since 2011 · 1 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

3. Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer (惑星のさみだれ)

by 水上悟志 · since 2006 · 11 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

4. Sengoku Youko (戦国妖狐)

by 水上悟志 · since 2008 · 22 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

5. Yōko (妖子)

by イケダリヨコ · since 1984 · 3 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

6. The Creator: Kami Manga Senki (ゼクレアトル 神マンガ戦記)

by 戸塚たくす · since 2012 · 4 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

7. Guardian of the Witch (魔女の守人)

by 坂野旭 · since 2020 · 3 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

8. Negiho (ネギほ (幼) 文)

by YUI · since 2011 · 1 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

9. My Hero Academia (僕のヒーローアカデミア)

by 堀越耕平 · since 2014 · 56 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

10. Torikae baya (とりかえ・ばや)

by さいとうちほ · since 2013 · 13 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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.