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

If you finished Medalist 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. The Darwin Incident (ダーウィン事変)

by うめざわしゅん · since 2021 · 9 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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. Medaka Kuroiwa Is Impervious to My Charms (黒岩メダカに私の可愛いが通じない)

by 久世蘭 · since 2021 · 24 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. 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.

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4. 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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5. Touring After the Apocalypse (終末ツーリング)

by さいとー栄 · since 2021 · 9 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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6. Glasses with a Chance of Delinquent (メガネ、時々、ヤンキーくん)

by なるき · since 2021 · 11 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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7. The Red Ranger Becomes an Adventurer in Another World (戦隊レッド異世界で冒険者になる)

by 中吉虎吉 · since 2021 · 10 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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8. Hanebado! (はねバド!)

by 濱田浩輔 · since 2013 · 14 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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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. Mechanical Marie (機械じかけのマリー)

by あきもと明希 · since 2020 · 6 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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