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

If you finished Gokurakugai 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. Blue Exorcist (青の祓魔師)

by 加藤和恵 · since 2009 · 33 volumes in Japan · ongoing

Why it matches: readers who look up this series often move on to it; close in story & tone and setting & themes.

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2. Make the Exorcist Fall in Love (エクソシストを堕とせない)

by 有馬あるま · since 2022 · 15 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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3. Reincarnation Coliseum (転生コロシアム)

by zunta · since 2023 · 7 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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4. Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi (悪祓士のキヨシくん)

by 臼井彰一 · since 2025 · 7 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. Home at the Horizon (おかえり水平線)

by 渡部大羊 · since 2025 · 4 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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6. Mobile Suit Gundam: Rust Horizon (機動戦士ガンダムラストホライズン)

by 吉野弘幸 · since 2022 · 5 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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7. Darashinai desu, Hotta-sensei! (だらしないです堀田先生!)

by なかだまお · since 2022 · 8 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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8. Hellhound (ヘルハウンド)

by 安藤慈朗 · since 2018 · 1 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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9. Kill Blue (キルアオ)

by 藤巻忠俊 · since 2023 · 11 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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10. Jūjika no Rokunin (十字架のろくにん)

by 中武士竜 · since 2020 · 22 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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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