10 Manga Like Major 2nd — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Major 2nd 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. Major (MAJOR)

by 満田拓也 · since 1995 · 89 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 setting & themes and story & tone.

2. Buyuden (BUYUDEN)

by 満田拓也 · since 2011 · 13 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.

3. Bungo (BUNGO)

by 二宮裕次 · since 2015 · 38 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

4. Ace of Diamond (ダイヤのA)

by 寺嶋裕二 · since 2006 · 83 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

5. Saigo wa? Straight!! (最後は?ストレート!!)

by 寒川一之 · since 2011 · 20 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

6. Be-Kaku (ベー革)

by クロマツテツロウ · since 2022 · 9 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

7. Sanda (SANDA)

by 板垣巴留 · since 2021 · 16 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

8. Mononofu (ものの歩)

by 池沢春人 · since 2016 · 4 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

9. Buddy Strike (バディストライク)

by KAITO · since 2016 · 1 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

10. Tsubasa-kun wa Akanuketai no ni (翼くんはあかぬけたいのに)

by 小花オト · since 2017 · 11 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.