10 Manga Like Platinum End — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Platinum End 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. Bakuman (バクマン。)

by 大場つぐみ · since 2009 · 34 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. Death Note (DEATH NOTE)

by 大場つぐみ · since 2004 · 21 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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3. To Your Eternity (不滅のあなたへ)

by 大今良時 · since 2017 · 22 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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4. The Vampire Dies in No Time (吸血鬼すぐ死ぬ)

by 盆ノ木至 · since 2015 · 25 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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5. Dark Gathering (ダークギャザリング)

by 近藤憲一 · since 2019 · 20 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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6. Kemono Jihen (怪物(けもの)事変)

by 藍本松 · since 2017 · 22 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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7. Darwin's Game (ダーウィンズゲーム)

by FLIPFLOPs · since 2013 · 29 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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8. The Ichinose Family's Deadly Sins (一ノ瀬家の大罪)

by タイザン5 · since 2023 · 6 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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9. Boy's Abyss (少年のアビス)

by 峰浪りょう · since 2020 · 15 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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10. Edens Zero (Edens zero)

by 真島ヒロ · since 2018 · 30 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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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