10 Manga Like Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead 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. School-Live! (がっこうぐらし!)

by 千葉サドル · since 2012 · 12 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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2. The Fable (ザ・ファブル)

by 南勝久 · since 2015 · 19 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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3. The Promised Neverland (約束のネバーランド)

by 出水ぽすか · since 2016 · 20 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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4. Assassination Classroom (暗殺教室)

by 松井優征 · since 2012 · 28 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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5. I Am a Hero (アイアムアヒーロー)

by 花沢健吾 · since 2009 · 30 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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6. Mob Psycho 100 (モブサイコ100)

by ONE · since 2012 · 15 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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7. Heaven's Design Team (天地創造デザイン部 : WHAT A STRANGE ANIMAL! TEN DE BU)

by たら子 · since 2017 · 9 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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8. Me & Roboco (僕とロボコ)

by 宮崎周平 · since 2020 · 25 volumes in Japan · ongoing (next volume already scheduled in Japan)

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

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9. Under Ninja (アンダーニンジャ)

by 花沢健吾 · since 2019 · 15 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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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.

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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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