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

If you finished Downfall 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. Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction (デッドデッドデーモンズデデデデデストラクション)

by 浅野いにお · since 2014 · 19 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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2. Goodnight Punpun (おやすみプンプン)

by 浅野いにお · since 2007 · 22 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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3. Chainsaw Man (チェンソーマン)

by 藤本タツキ · since 2019 · 22 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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4. Real Account (リアルアカウント)

by 渡辺静 · since 2014 · 22 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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5. Pompo: The Cinéphile (映画大好きポンポさん)

by 杉谷庄吾 · since 2018 · 2 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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6. Gintama (銀魂)

by 空知英秋 · since 2006 · 50 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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7. Solanin (ソラニン)

by 浅野いにお · since 2006 · 3 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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8. Sorry About My Little Brothers (うちの弟どもがすみません)

by オザキアキラ · since 2020 · 14 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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9. Watashitte Sabasaba Shiteru kara (ワタシってサバサバしてるから)

by 江口心 · since 2022 · 4 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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10. Akane-banashi (あかね噺)

by 馬上 鷹将/末永 裕樹 · since 2026 · 1 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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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