10 Manga Like Brutal: Satsujin Keisatsukan no Kokuhaku — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Brutal: Satsujin Keisatsukan no Kokuhaku 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. Dr. Kiriko: Shiroi Shinigami (Dr.キリコ白い死神)

by 手塚治虫 · since 2016 · 5 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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2. Ms. Rinna's Lovesickness! (リンナ警部は呼吸ができない)

by あららぎあゆね · since 2018 · 2 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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3. Keishicho Tokuhanka 007 (警視庁特犯課007)

by 舵英里 · since 2007 · 18 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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4. Nichijō Lock (日常ロック)

by トラゾー · since 2021 · 10 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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5. Gannibal (ガンニバル)

by 二宮正明 · since 2019 · 20 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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6. Until Your Bones Rot (骨が腐るまで)

by 内海八重 · since 2016 · 5 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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7. Monkey Peak (モンキーピーク)

by 粂田晃宏 · since 2017 · 12 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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8. Psycho x Past: Ryōki Satsujin Sennyū Sōsa (サイコ×パスト 猟奇殺人潜入捜査)

by 本田真吾 · since 2026 · 1 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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9. Takuan to Batsu no Nichijō Enma-chō (たくあんとバツの日常閻魔帳)

by 井谷賢太郎 · since 2016 · 3 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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

by 上山道郎 · since 2020 · 11 volumes in Japan · ongoing (next volume already scheduled in Japan)

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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