10 Manga Like Mao — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Mao 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. Ranma ½ (らんま1/2)

by 高橋留美子 · since 1988 · 99 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: readers who look up this series often move on to it; close in setting & themes and story & tone.

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2. This Monster Wants to Eat Me (私を喰べたい、ひとでなし)

by 苗川采 · since 2021 · 11 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. Mission: Yozakura Family (夜桜さんちの大作戦)

by 権平ひつじ · since 2020 · 26 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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4. Sakamoto Days (SAKAMOTO DAYS)

by 鈴木祐斗 · since 2021 · 24 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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5. Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku (地獄楽)

by 賀来ゆうじ · since 2018 · 11 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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6. Me and the Alien MuMu (宇宙人ムームー)

by 宮下裕樹 · since 2020 · 9 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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7. I Want to Hold Aono-kun so Badly I Could Die (青野くんに触りたいから死にたい)

by 椎名うみ · since 2017 · 13 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

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

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9. Love of Kill (殺し愛)

by Fe · since 2016 · 14 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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10. The Demon Prince of Momochi House (百千さん家のあやかし王子)

by 硝音あや · since 2013 · 14 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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