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

If you finished Innocent 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 Seven Deadly Sins (七つの大罪)

by 鈴木央 · since 2013 · 55 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

2. Rainbow: Nisha Rokubō no Shichinin (RAINBOW)

by 安部譲二 · since 2003 · 22 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

3. A Silent Voice (聲の形)

by 大今良時 · since 2013 · 7 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

4. RuriDragon (ルリドラゴン)

by 眞藤雅興 · since 2022 · 5 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

5. Ihōjin (異法人)

by 山本松季 · since 2013 · 3 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

6. D.Gray-man (D.Gray-man)

by 星野桂 · since 2004 · 38 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

7. Innocent Rouge (イノサンRouge)

by 坂本眞一 · since 2015 · 12 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

8. Ikigami: The Ultimate Limit (イキガミ)

by 間瀬元朗 · since 2005 · 11 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

9. Children of the Whales (クジラの子らは砂上に歌う)

by 梅田阿比 · since 2013 · 20 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

10. Rainbow Parakeet (七色いんこ)

by 手塚治虫 · since 1981 · 34 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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.