10 Manga Like School-Live! — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished School-Live! 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. Assassination Classroom (暗殺教室)

by 松井優征 · since 2012 · 28 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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2. Re/member (カラダ探し)

by ウェルザード · since 2015 · 22 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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3. I Am a Hero (アイアムアヒーロー)

by 花沢健吾 · since 2009 · 30 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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4. Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead (ゾン100)

by 高田康太郎 · since 2019 · 18 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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5. Sasaki and Miyano (佐々木と宮野)

by 春園ショウ · since 2016 · 11 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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6. 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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7. Tokyo Ghoul (東京喰種)

by 石田スイ · since 2012 · 20 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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8. Sachiiro no One Room (幸色のワンルーム)

by はくり · since 2017 · 11 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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9. Cells at Work! (はたらく細胞)

by 清水茜 · since 2015 · 11 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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10. 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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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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