10 Manga Like Grand Blue Dreaming — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Grand Blue Dreaming 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. Aoashi (アオアシ)

by 上野直彦 · since 2015 · 75 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

2. Amanchu! (あまんちゅ!)

by 天野こずえ · since 2009 · 19 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

3. Hanebado! (はねバド!)

by 濱田浩輔 · since 2013 · 14 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

4. Blue Box (アオのハコ)

by 三浦糀 · since 2021 · 24 volumes in Japan · ongoing (next volume already scheduled in Japan)

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

5. Kotera-san Climbs! (のぼる小寺さん)

by 珈琲 · since 2015 · 4 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

6. Wandance (ワンダンス)

by 珈琲 · since 2019 · 13 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

7. The Fable (ザ・ファブル)

by 南勝久 · since 2015 · 19 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

8. Me & Roboco (僕とロボコ)

by 宮崎周平 · since 2020 · 25 volumes in Japan · ongoing (next volume already scheduled in Japan)

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

9. Botan Kamiina Fully Blossoms When Drunk (上伊那ぼたん、酔へる姿は百合の花)

by 塀 · since 2020 · 8 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

10. School-Live! (がっこうぐらし!)

by 千葉サドル · since 2012 · 12 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.