10 Manga Like Cells at Work! Code Black — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Cells at Work! Code Black 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. Cells at Work! (はたらく細胞)

by 清水茜 · since 2015 · 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.

2. Dandadan (ダンダダン)

by 龍幸伸 · since 2021 · 22 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

3. Fungus and Iron (菌と鉄)

by 片山あやか · since 2021 · 8 volumes in Japan · ongoing (next volume already scheduled in Japan)

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

4. 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 setting & themes and story & tone.

5. In the Heart of Kunoichi Tsubaki (くノ一ツバキの胸の内)

by 山本崇一朗 · since 2018 · 9 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

6. Black Night Parade (ブラックナイトパレード)

by 中村光 · since 2016 · 9 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

7. Bakuon!! (ばくおん!!)

by ]おりもとみまな · since 2019 · 5 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

8. Hitman (ヒットマン)

by 海法紀光 · since 2013 · 2 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

9. Dekin no Mogura (出禁のモグラ)

by 江口夏実 · since 2021 · 11 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

10. Edens Zero (Edens zero)

by 真島ヒロ · since 2018 · 30 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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.