10 Manga Like Dead Tube — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Dead Tube 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. Kimi wa Yotsuba no Clover (きみは四葉のクローバー)

by こうし · since 2024 · 9 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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2. Real Account (リアルアカウント)

by 渡辺静 · since 2014 · 22 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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3. Rengoku no Karma (煉獄のカルマ)

by 廣瀬俊 · since 2015 · 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. Ijōsha no Ai (異常者の愛)

by 千田大輔 · since 2017 · 5 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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5. Though You May Burn to Ash (たとえ灰になっても)

by 鬼八頭かかし · since 2016 · 6 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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6. The widow takes her husband’s revenge. (復讐の未亡人 : The Woman takes revenge on the wicked)

by 黒澤R · since 2016 · 13 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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7. Succubus & Hitman (サキュバス&ヒットマン)

by 深見真 · since 2020 · 13 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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8. Kodomo no Kodomo (コドモのコドモ)

by さそうあきら · since 2005 · 3 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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9. Deathtopia (DEATHTOPIA)

by 山田恵庸 · since 2014 · 9 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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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