10 Manga Like How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift? — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift? 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. Kengan Ashura (ケンガンアシュラ)

by だろめおん · since 2012 · 29 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. Dance Dance Danseur (ダンス・ダンス・ダンスール)

by ジョージ朝倉 · since 2016 · 29 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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3. Detectives These Days Are Crazy! (まったく最近の探偵ときたら)

by 五十嵐正邦 · since 2016 · 14 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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4. 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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5. Super Lovers (Super lovers)

by あべ美幸 · since 2010 · 23 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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6. 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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7. Anima Yell! (アニマエール!)

by 卯花つかさ · since 2018 · 4 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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8. 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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9. Kotera-san Climbs! (のぼる小寺さん)

by 珈琲 · since 2015 · 4 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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10. Maken-ki (マケン姫っ!)

by 武田弘光 · since 2009 · 22 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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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