10 Manga Like Isekai Izakaya "Gen" — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Isekai Izakaya "Gen" 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. Today's Menu for the Emiya Family (衛宮さんちの今日のごはん)

by 只野まこと · since 2017 · 14 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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2. Parallel Paradise (パラレルパラダイス)

by 岡本倫 · since 2017 · 33 volumes in Japan · ongoing (next volume already scheduled in Japan)

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

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3. Tora and Mike (トラとミケ)

by ねこまき(ミューズワーク) · since 2019 · 5 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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4. Kohaku no Yume de Yoimashō (琥珀の夢で酔いましょう)

by 依田温 · since 2019 · 7 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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5. Wakakozake (ワカコ酒)

by 新久千映 · since 2013 · 25 volumes in Japan · ongoing

Why it matches: shares genre and subject categories on Wikipedia.

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6. The Ride-On King (ライドンキング)

by 馬場康誌 · since 2019 · 12 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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7. Maōjō no Ryōriban (魔王城の料理番)

by ワイエム系 · since 2025 · 1 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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8. Furin Shokudō (不倫食堂)

by 山口譲司 · since 2016 · 19 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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9. Tsutte Tabetai Gal Sawa-san (釣って食べたいギャル澤さん)

by ふなつかずき · since 2026 · 1 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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10. Hana to Oku-tan (花と奥たん : Uruwashigaoka Life!)

by 高橋しん · since 2009 · 5 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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