10 Manga Like The Case Study of Vanitas — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished The Case Study of Vanitas 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. Devils' Line (デビルズライン)

by 花田陵 · since 2013 · 13 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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2. Dance in the Vampire Bund (ダンスインザヴァンパイアバンド)

by 環望 · since 2006 · 21 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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3. Li'l Miss Vampire Can't Suck Right (ちゃんと吸えない吸血鬼ちゃん)

by ]二式恭介 · since 2021 · 6 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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4. Boku no Noroi no Kyūketsukihime (僕の呪いの吸血姫)

by 金井千咲貴 · since 2022 · 9 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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5. Wistoria: Wand and Sword (杖と剣のウィストリア)

by 大森藤ノ · since 2021 · 13 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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6. Vampire Dormitory (ヴァンパイア男子寮(ドミトリー))

by 遠山えま · since 2019 · 14 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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7. Shadows House (シャドーハウス)

by ソウマトウ · since 2019 · 21 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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8. Ms. Vampire Who Lives in My Neighborhood (となりの吸血鬼さん)

by 甘党 · since 2015 · 7 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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9. Daemons of the Shadow Realm (黄泉のツガイ)

by 荒川弘 · since 2022 · 14 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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10. 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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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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