10 Manga Like The Devil Is a Part-Timer! — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished The Devil Is a Part-Timer! 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. The Devil Is a Part-Timer! High School! (はたらく魔王さま!ハイスクール!)

by 和ケ原聡司 · since 2013 · 4 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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2. I Became a Legend after My 10 Year-Long Last Stand (ここは俺に任せて先に行けと言ってから10年がたったら伝説になっていた。)

by 阿倍野ちゃこ · since 2019 · 19 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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3. Ame no Hi mo Kami-sama to Sumō o (雨の日も神様と相撲を)

by 城平京 · since 2020 · 3 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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4. Demon Lord, Retry! R (魔王様、リトライ!R)

by 飯野まこと · since 2020 · 12 volumes in Japan · ongoing (next volume already scheduled in Japan)

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

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5. The Hero's Bereaved Family (勇者遺族)

by 印牧巻 · since 2026 · 4 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. Student Council's Discretion (生徒会の一存)

by 葵せきな · since 2009 · 8 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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7. Corpse Party: Blood Covered (コープスパーティーblood covered)

by 祁答院慎 · since 2009 · 10 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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8. The Sacred Blacksmith (聖剣の刀鍛冶)

by 三浦勇雄 · since 2009 · 9 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: close in art style 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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