10 Manga Like Battle Angel Alita: Mars Chronicle — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Battle Angel Alita: Mars Chronicle 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. Battle Angel Alita: Last Order (銃夢last order)

by 木城ゆきと · since 2001 · 31 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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2. Battle Angel Alita (銃夢)

by 木城ゆきと · since 1991 · 28 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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3. Stars (ST&RS)

by ミヨカワ将 · since 2011 · 5 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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4. No Guns Life (ノー・ガンズ・ライフ)

by カラスマタスク · since 2015 · 13 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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5. Mobile Suit Crossbone Gundam (機動戦士クロスボーン・ガンダム)

by 富野由悠季 · since 1995 · 15 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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6. Otherworld Barbara (バルバラ異界)

by 萩尾望都 · since 2003 · 7 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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7. Dokyo boshi (度胸星)

by 山田芳裕 · since 2000 · 12 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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8. Ashen Victor (灰者)

by 木城ゆきと · since 1998 · 1 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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9. Mobile Suit Gundam: The Battle Tales of Flanagan Boone (機動戦士ガンダムフラナガン・ブーン戦記)

by 矢立肇, 富野由悠季 · since 2023 · 6 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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10. Gundriver (ガンドライバー)

by せたのりやす · since 1995 · 11 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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