10 Manga Like Saint Cecilia and Pastor Lawrence — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Saint Cecilia and Pastor Lawrence 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. Yuri Is My Job! (私の百合はお仕事です!)

by 未幡 · since 2017 · 14 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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2. The Duke of Death and His Maid (死神坊ちゃんと黒メイド)

by 井上小春 · since 2018 · 8 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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3. Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts (贄姫と獣の王)

by 友藤結 · since 2016 · 17 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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4. Otaku Elf (江戸前エルフ)

by 樋口彰彦 · since 2020 · 11 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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5. TenPuru (てんぷる : No one can live on loneliness)

by 吉岡公威 · since 2019 · 16 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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6. Ōsama Ranking (王様ランキング)

by 十日草輔 · since 2019 · 23 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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7. The Classroom of a Black Cat and a Witch (黒猫と魔女の教室)

by 金田陽介 · since 2022 · 13 volumes in Japan · ongoing (next volume already scheduled in Japan)

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

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8. The Kingdoms of Ruin (はめつのおうこく)

by yoruhashi · since 2019 · 11 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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9. My Senpai Is Annoying (先輩がうざい後輩の話)

by しろまんた · since 2018 · 13 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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10. The Idaten Deities Know Only Peace (平穏世代の韋駄天達)

by クール教信者 · since 2019 · 6 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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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