10 Manga Like The Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished The Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting 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. 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 setting & themes and story & tone.

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2. Yakuza Fiancé (来世は他人がいい)

by 小西明日翔 · since 2017 · 8 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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3. Citrus (citrus)

by サブロウタ · since 2013 · 16 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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4. The Helpful Fox Senko-san (世話やきキツネの仙狐さん)

by リムコロ · since 2018 · 11 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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5. Yakuza Lover (恋と弾丸)

by 箕野希望 · since 2019 · 12 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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6. Police in a Pod (ハコヅメ~交番女子の逆襲~)

by 泰三子 · since 2018 · 20 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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7. Petals of Reincarnation (リィンカーネーションの花弁)

by 小西幹久 · since 2015 · 20 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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8. From Bureaucrat to Villainess (悪役令嬢転生おじさん)

by 上山道郎 · since 2020 · 10 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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9. My Home Hero (マイホームヒーロー)

by 山川直輝 · since 2017 · 24 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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10. Onimai (お兄ちゃんはおしまい!)

by ねことうふ · since 2018 · 16 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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