10 Manga Like Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san 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. A Sign of Affection (ゆびさきと恋々)

by 森下suu · since 2019 · 12 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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2. Love of Kill (殺し愛)

by Fe · since 2016 · 14 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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3. Denkigai no Honya-san (デンキ街の本屋さん)

by 水あさと · since 2012 · 15 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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4. Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You (スーパーの裏でヤニ吸うふたり)

by 地主 · since 2022 · 12 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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5. Skip and Loafer (スキップとローファー)

by 高松美咲 · since 2019 · 13 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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6. Kakushigoto (かくしごと)

by 久米田康治 · since 2016 · 12 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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7. Undead Unluck (アンデッドアンラック)

by 戸塚慶文 · since 2020 · 23 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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8. Asobi Asobase (あそびあそばせ)

by 涼川りん · since 2016 · 14 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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9. Rokuhōdō Yotsuiro Biyori (鹿楓堂よついろ日和)

by 清水ユウ · since 2014 · 20 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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10. Sorry About My Little Brothers (うちの弟どもがすみません)

by オザキアキラ · since 2020 · 14 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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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