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

If you finished Overlord 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. Now I'm a Demon Lord! (魔王になったので、ダンジョン造って人外娘とほのぼのする)

by だぶ竜 · since 2019 · 10 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

2. The Witch and the Mercenary (魔女と傭兵)

by 超法規的かえる · since 2024 · 7 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

3. Sword Art Online: Progressive (ソードアート・オンラインプログレッシブ)

by abec · since 2014 · 7 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

4. Suterare Elf-san wa Sekai de Ichiban Tsuyokute Kawaii! (捨てられエルフさんは世界で一番強くて可愛い!)

by 月夜涙 · since 2025 · 3 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

5. Monster Eater (魔物喰らいの冒険者)

by 錬金王 · since 2024 · 3 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

6. Kurenai no Ōkami to Ashikase no Hitsuji (紅の狼と足枷の羊)

by 岸本聖史 · since 2012 · 4 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

Why it matches: close in art style and story & tone.

7. The Saga of Tanya the Evil (幼女戦記)

by 篠月しのぶ · since 2016 · 31 volumes in Japan · ongoing

Why it matches: close in story & tone and art style.

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.