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

If you finished Basilisk 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. Triage X (トリアージX)

by 佐藤ショウジ · since 2009 · 19 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

2. In the Heart of Kunoichi Tsubaki (くノ一ツバキの胸の内)

by 山本崇一朗 · since 2018 · 9 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

3. Nobunaga no Shinobi (信長の忍び)

by 重野なおき · since 2009 · 27 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

4. The Yagyu Ninja Scrolls (Y十M 柳生忍法帖)

by 山田風太郎 · since 2012 · 12 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

5. Azumi (あずみ)

by 小山ゆう · since 1995 · 76 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

6. Yamafūtan (山風短)

by 山田風太郎 · since 2010 · 4 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

7. Manyu Scroll (魔乳秘剣帖)

by 山田秀樹 · since 2007 · 7 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

8. Armed Girl's Machiavellism (武装少女マキャヴェリズム)

by 神崎かるな · since 2014 · 13 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

9. Bokurano (ぼくらの)

by 鬼頭莫宏 · since 2004 · 12 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

10. Magikano (マジカノ)

by 百瀬武昭 · since 2003 · 10 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.