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

If you finished Shrink 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. Houkago Karte (放課後カルテ)

by 日生マユ · since 2012 · 16 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

2. The Dangers in My Heart (僕の心のヤバイやつ)

by 桜井のりお · since 2018 · 21 volumes in Japan · ongoing (next volume already scheduled in Japan)

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

3. Owakare Hospital (お別れホスピタル)

by 沖田×華 · since 2018 · 14 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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 story & tone and setting & themes.

5. Kenshirō ni Yoroshiku (ケンシロウによろしく)

by ジャスミン・ギュ · since 2020 · 8 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

6. My Wife Has No Emotion (僕の妻は感情がない)

by 杉浦次郎 · since 2020 · 6 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

7. Hakubo no Chronicle (白暮のクロニクル)

by ゆうきまさみ · since 2014 · 11 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

8. Radiation House (ラジエーションハウス)

by 横幕智裕 · since 2016 · 18 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

9. Yuria-sensei no Akai Ito (ゆりあ先生の赤い糸)

by 入江喜和 · since 2018 · 11 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

10. Sacchan, Boku wa. (さっちゃん、僕は。)

by 朝賀庵 · since 2019 · 4 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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.