10 Manga Like Mr. Tonegawa — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Mr. Tonegawa 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. 1-nichi Gaishutsuroku Hanchō (1日外出録ハンチョウ)

by 上原 求/新井 和也/萩原 天晴/福本 伸行 · since 2026 · 1 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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2. Chaser Game (チェイサーゲーム)

by 松山洋 · since 2019 · 13 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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3. Yōjo Shachō (幼女社長)

by 藤井おでこ · since 2019 · 3 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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4. Junket Bank (ジャンケットバンク)

by 田中一行 · since 2020 · 23 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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5. Munō no Taka (無能の鷹)

by はんざき朝未 · since 2020 · 6 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: shares genre and subject categories on Wikipedia.

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6. Kariage-kun (かりあげクン : ほんにゃらゴッコ)

by 植田まさし · since 1998 · 9 volumes in Japan · ongoing

Why it matches: shares genre and subject categories on Wikipedia.

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7. In the Heart of Kunoichi Tsubaki (くノ一ツバキの胸の内)

by 山本崇一朗 · since 2018 · 9 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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8. African Office Worker (アフリカのサラリーマン)

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

Why it matches: shares genre and subject categories on Wikipedia.

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9. Aka-chan Honbuchō (赤ちゃん本部長)

by 竹内佐千子 · since 2018 · 3 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: shares genre and subject categories on Wikipedia.

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10. The Special Duty Combat Unit Shinesman (特務戦隊シャインズマン)

by 橘皆無 · since 1993 · 14 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: shares genre and subject categories on Wikipedia.

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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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