10 Manga Like The Summer Hikaru Died — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished The Summer Hikaru Died 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. 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: readers who look up this series often move on to it; close in setting & themes and story & tone.

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2. Hirayasumi (ひらやすみ)

by 真造圭伍 · since 2021 · 9 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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3. Daemons of the Shadow Realm (黄泉のツガイ)

by 荒川弘 · since 2022 · 14 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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4. Dandadan (ダンダダン)

by 龍幸伸 · since 2021 · 22 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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5. Boy's Abyss (少年のアビス)

by 峰浪りょう · since 2020 · 15 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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6. Sanda (SANDA)

by 板垣巴留 · since 2021 · 16 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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7. I Want to Hold Aono-kun so Badly I Could Die (青野くんに触りたいから死にたい)

by 椎名うみ · since 2017 · 13 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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8. Draw This, Then Die! (これ描いて死ね)

by とよ田みのる · since 2022 · 9 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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9. 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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10. The Magical Girl and the Evil Lieutenant Used to Be Archenemies (かつて魔法少女と悪は敵対していた。)

by 藤原ここあ · since 2014 · 5 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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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