10 Manga Like Blood on the Tracks — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Blood on the Tracks 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. PPPPPP (PPPPPP)

by マポロ3号 · since 2022 · 7 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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2. Journal with Witch (違国日記)

by ヤマシタトモコ · since 2017 · 9 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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3. Ship of Theseus (テセウスの船)

by 東元俊哉 · since 2017 · 9 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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4. Ijōsha no Ai (異常者の愛)

by 千田大輔 · since 2017 · 5 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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5. Sachiiro no One Room (幸色のワンルーム)

by はくり · since 2017 · 11 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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6. 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 story & tone and setting & themes.

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7. I Wanted to be Hurt by Love (君に愛されて痛かった)

by 知るかバカうどん · since 2018 · 14 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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8. Hozuki's Coolheadedness (鬼灯の冷徹)

by 江口夏実 · since 2011 · 47 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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9. Happiness (ハピネス)

by 葉山カイト · since 2001 · 1 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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10. The Masterful Cat Is Depressed Again Today (デキる猫は今日も憂鬱)

by 山田ヒツジ · since 2019 · 9 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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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