10 Manga Like Cipher Academy — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Cipher Academy 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. Kill Blue (キルアオ)

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

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

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2. Nue's Exorcist (鵺の陰陽師)

by 川江康太 · since 2023 · 16 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. Onna no Sono no Hoshi (女の園の星)

by 和山やま · since 2020 · 4 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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4. Learning to Love My Cat-like Classmate (となりの猫と恋知らず)

by あきのこ · since 2024 · 6 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. Walking Home with You (放課後帰宅びより)

by 松田舞 · since 2024 · 6 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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6. Shadow Eliminators (累々戦記)

by 雨宮ケント · since 2024 · 2 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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7. Chieri no Koi wa 8 Meters (ちえりの恋は8メートル)

by ミトガワワタル · since 2023 · 5 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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8. Kimochi Warui kara Kimi ga Suki (きもちわるいから君がすき)

by 西畑けい · since 2023 · 2 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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9. Akai Ringo (アカイリンゴ)

by ムラタコウジ · since 2020 · 8 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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10. Zaako Zako Zako Zako Sensei (ざーこざこざこざこ先生)

by ぜろよん · since 2022 · 4 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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