10 Manga Like Arifureta — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Arifureta 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. The Rising of the Shield Hero (盾の勇者の成り上がり)

by 弥南せいら · since 2014 · 29 volumes in Japan · ongoing (next volume already scheduled in Japan)

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

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2. Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest Zero (ありふれた職業で世界最強 零)

by 神地あたる · since 2018 · 8 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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3. I'm the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire! (俺は星間国家の悪徳領主!)

by 三嶋与夢 · since 2021 · 9 volumes in Japan · ongoing

Why it matches: close in art style and story & tone.

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4. The World's Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in a Different World as an Aristocrat (世界最高の暗殺者、異世界貴族に転生する)

by れい亜 · since 2019 · 8 volumes in Japan · ongoing

Why it matches: close in art style and story & tone.

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5. The Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy (聖剣学院の魔剣使い)

by 遠坂あさぎ · since 2020 · 9 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

Why it matches: close in art style and story & tone.

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6. Reign of the Seven Spellblades (七つの魔剣が支配する)

by 宇野朴人 · since 2019 · 7 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: close in art style and story & tone.

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7. Gunbured × Sisters (ガンバレッド×シスターズ)

by ミトガワワタル · since 2020 · 3 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: close in art style and story & tone.

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8. Sūji de Sukū! Jyakushō Kokka (数字で救う!弱小国家)

by 紅緒 · since 2021 · 3 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: close in art style 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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