10 Manga Like Ya Boy Kongming! — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Ya Boy Kongming! 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. Kagurabachi (カグラバチ)

by 外薗健 · since 2024 · 8 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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2. Play It Cool, Guys (クールドジ男子)

by 那多ここね · since 2019 · 5 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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3. The Elusive Samurai (逃げ上手の若君)

by 松井優征 · since 2021 · 23 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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4. Tougen Anki (桃源暗鬼)

by 漆原侑来 · since 2020 · 27 volumes in Japan · ongoing (next volume already scheduled in Japan)

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

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5. Baban Baban Ban Vampire (ババンババンバンバンパイア)

by 奥嶋ひろまさ · since 2022 · 13 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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6. Fermat Kitchen (フェルマーの料理)

by 小林有吾 · since 2019 · 7 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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7. Stardust Telepath (星屑テレパス)

by 大熊らすこ · since 2020 · 5 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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8. Dance Dance Danseur (ダンス・ダンス・ダンスール)

by ジョージ朝倉 · since 2016 · 29 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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9. Tonkatsu DJ Agetarō (とんかつDJアゲ太郎)

by イーピャオ · since 2015 · 11 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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10. Rent-A-Girlfriend (彼女、お借りします)

by 宮島礼吏 · since 2017 · 41 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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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