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

If you finished Haikyu!! 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. Oblivion Battery (忘却バッテリー)

by みかわ絵子 · since 2018 · 22 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

2. Beelzebub (べるぜバブ)

by 田村隆平 · since 2009 · 28 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

3. Kamisama Kiss (神様はじめました)

by 鈴木ジュリエッタ · since 2008 · 24 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

4. Shojo Fight (少女ファイト)

by 日本橋ヨヲコ · since 2006 · 24 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

5. Teekyu (てーきゅう)

by Piyo · since 2012 · 15 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

6. Ahiru no Sora (あひるの空)

by 日向武史 · since 2001 · 50 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

7. Monster Musume (モンスター娘のいる日常)

by オカヤド · since 2012 · 20 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

8. Tokyo Mew Mew (東京ミュウミュウ)

by 吉田玲子 · since 2001 · 19 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

9. Dig It (ディグイット)

by ヨシダ。 · since 2025 · 3 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

10. Devils and Realist (魔界王子 devils and realist)

by 雪広うたこ · since 2010 · 16 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.