10 Manga Like Draw This, Then Die! — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Draw This, Then Die! 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 Summer Hikaru Died (光が死んだ夏)

by モクモクれん · since 2022 · 9 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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2. Tougen Anki (桃源暗鬼)

by 漆原侑来 · since 2020 · 31 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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3. Kanojo no Tomodachi (彼女の友達)

by じゅら · since 2022 · 5 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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4. Fool Night (フールナイト)

by 安田佳澄 · since 2021 · 11 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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5. Kaguya-sama: Love Is War (かぐや様は告らせたい : 天才たちの恋愛頭脳戦)

by 赤坂アカ · since 2016 · 27 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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6. I Want to End This Love Game (愛してるゲームを終わらせたい)

by 堂本裕貴 · since 2022 · 9 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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7. Nobunaga Concerto (信長協奏曲)

by 石井あゆみ · since 2009 · 31 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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8. Amano Megumi wa Sukidarake! (天野めぐみはスキだらけ!)

by ねこぐち · since 2016 · 26 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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9. The World Is Dancing (ワールドイズダンシング)

by ]三原和人 · since 2021 · 1 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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10. Salvation, Swallowed by the Nest (救い、巣喰われ)

by 琴子 · since 2025 · 2 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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