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

If you finished City 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. Nichijou (日常)

by あらゐけいいち · since 2007 · 11 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. Witch Hat Atelier (とんがり帽子のアトリエ)

by 白浜鴎 · since 2017 · 17 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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3. And Yet The Town Moves (それでも町は廻っている)

by 石黒正数 · since 2006 · 15 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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4. Shōnen yo Tambi o Idake (少年よ耽美を描け)

by ミキマキ · since 2007 · 8 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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5. A Galaxy Next Door (おとなりに銀河)

by 雨隠ギド · since 2020 · 6 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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6. Enomoto: New Elements that Shake the World (えの素)

by 榎本俊二 · since 1997 · 12 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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7. Me and the Alien MuMu (宇宙人ムームー)

by 宮下裕樹 · since 2020 · 9 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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8. You, I Love (ういらぶ。)

by 星森ゆきも · since 2015 · 10 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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9. Kojinsa Arimasu (個人差あり〼)

by 日暮キノコ · since 2019 · 6 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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10. Kawaii Tanuki mo Raku ja nai (可愛いたぬきも楽じゃない)

by 河口けい · since 2018 · 1 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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