10 Manga Like My Boy — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished My Boy 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. Mononofu (ものの歩)

by 池沢春人 · since 2016 · 4 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

2. Boku to Issho (僕といっしょ)

by 古谷実 · since 1998 · 9 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

3. Blue Box (アオのハコ)

by 三浦糀 · since 2021 · 24 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

4. Happiness (ハピネス)

by 葉山カイト · since 2001 · 1 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

5. Tokyo Tribe Waru (TOKYO TRIBE WARU)

by 井上三太 · since 2016 · 3 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

6. Suteki na Kareshi (素敵な彼氏 : Where's my lovely sweetheart?)

by 河原和音 · since 2016 · 13 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

7. Soredemo Ai o Chikaimasu ka? (それでも愛を誓いますか?)

by 萩原ケイク · since 2020 · 8 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

8. Makaze ga Fuku (魔風が吹く)

by 円城寺真己 · since 2018 · 4 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

9. Dōkyūsei!! (同・級・生!!)

by 池山田剛 · since 2018 · 9 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

10. Yawara no Michelangelo (柔のミケランジェロ)

by カクイシシュンスケ · since 2018 · 2 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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.