10 Manga Like Jaco the Galactic Patrolman — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Jaco the Galactic Patrolman 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. Sand Land (Sand land)

by 鳥山明 · since 2000 · 2 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: readers who look up this series often move on to it; close in story & tone and setting & themes.

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2. Cowa! (Cowa!)

by 鳥山明 · since 1998 · 1 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

Why it matches: readers who look up this series often move on to it; close in story & tone and setting & themes.

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3. Gintama (銀魂)

by 空知英秋 · since 2006 · 50 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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4. Kajika (カジカ)

by 鳥山明 · since 1999 · 1 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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5. Akira Toriyama's Manga Theater (鳥山明○作劇場)

by 白泉社 · since 1983 · 3 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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6. Cosmos (COSMOS)

by 田村隆平 · since 2023 · 9 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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7. Kimi o Shinryaku Seyo! (キミを侵略せよ!)

by 稲岡和佐 · since 2018 · 2 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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8. Kiss x Death (KISS×DEATH)

by 叶恭弘 · since 2015 · 7 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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9. Bakuman (バクマン。)

by 大場つぐみ · since 2009 · 34 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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10. Mobile Suit Gundam U.C. 0094: Across the Sky (機動戦士ガンダムU.C.0094アクロス・ザ・スカイ)

by 葛木ヒヨン · since 2013 · 4 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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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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