10 Manga Like Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma 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. Nue's Exorcist (鵺の陰陽師)

by 川江康太 · since 2023 · 15 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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2. Kimi wa Midara na Boku no Joō (君は淫らな僕の女王)

by 横槍メンゴ · since 2013 · 2 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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3. Shinmai Shimai no Futari Gohan (新米姉妹のふたりごはん)

by 柊ゆたか · since 2015 · 9 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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4. Yankee-kun to Kagaku Gohan (ヤンキー君と科学ごはん)

by ]岡叶 · since 2023 · 4 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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5. Papa and Daddy's Home Cooking (パパと親父のウチご飯)

by 豊田悠 · since 2014 · 13 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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6. What Did You Eat Yesterday? (きのう何食べた?)

by よしながふみ · since 2007 · 26 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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7. N to S (NとS)

by 金田一蓮十郎 · since 2018 · 7 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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8. Red Cat Ramen (ラーメン赤猫)

by アンギャマン · since 2022 · 8 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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9. Teasing Master Takagi-san (からかい上手の高木さん)

by 山本崇一朗 · since 2014 · 29 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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10. Iron Wok Jan (鉄鍋のジャン!)

by 西条真二 · since 1995 · 45 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: close in story & tone 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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