10 Manga Like Cells at Work! — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Cells at Work! 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. Cells at Work! Code Black (はたらく細胞BLACK)

by 初嘉屋一生 · since 2018 · 6 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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2. Terra Formars (テラフォーマーズ)

by 貴家悠 · since 2012 · 26 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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3. Spy × Family (SPY×FAMILY)

by 遠藤達哉 · since 2019 · 15 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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4. Re/member (カラダ探し)

by ウェルザード · since 2015 · 22 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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5. School-Live! (がっこうぐらし!)

by 千葉サドル · since 2012 · 12 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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6. Boku no Hatsukoi o Kimi ni Sasagu (僕の初恋をキミに捧ぐ)

by 青木琴美 · since 2006 · 18 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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7. Triage X (トリアージX)

by 佐藤ショウジ · since 2009 · 19 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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8. Dandadan (ダンダダン)

by 龍幸伸 · since 2021 · 22 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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9. Phoenix (火の鳥)

by 手塚治虫 · since 1978 · 119 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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10. Play Ball (プレイボール)

by ちばあきお · since 1989 · 22 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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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