10 Manga Like Heaven's Design Team — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Heaven's Design Team 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. The Darwin Incident (ダーウィン事変)

by うめざわしゅん · since 2021 · 9 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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2. 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: close in setting & themes and story & tone.

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3. Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead (ゾン100)

by 高田康太郎 · since 2019 · 18 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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4. 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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5. Orb: On the Movements of the Earth (チ。-地球の運動について-)

by 魚豊 · since 2021 · 5 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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6. Plus-sized Misadventures in Love! (デブとラブと過ちと!)

by ままかり · since 2020 · 13 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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7. Phantom of the Idol (神クズ☆アイドル)

by いそふらぼん肘樹 · since 2018 · 10 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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8. Arata: The Legend (アラタカンガタリ)

by 渡瀬悠宇 · since 2009 · 32 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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9. Nights with a Cat (夜は猫といっしょ)

by キュルZ · since 2020 · 8 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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10. I Have a Crush at Work (この会社に好きな人がいます)

by 榎本あかまる · since 2019 · 13 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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