10 Manga Like Honeko Akabane's Bodyguards — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Honeko Akabane's Bodyguards 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. Go! Go! Loser Ranger! (戦隊大失格)

by 春場ねぎ · since 2021 · 20 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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2. Me & Roboco (僕とロボコ)

by 宮崎周平 · since 2020 · 25 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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3. 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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4. You and I Are Polar Opposites (正反対な君と僕)

by 阿賀沢紅茶 · since 2022 · 8 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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5. Dr. Stone (Dr.STONE)

by Boichi · since 2017 · 24 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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6. Romantic Killer (ロマンティック・キラー)

by 百瀬渡 · since 2022 · 3 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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7. Blue Period (ブルーピリオド)

by 山口つばさ · since 2017 · 17 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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8. You Can't Be in a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends! (幼馴染とはラブコメにならない)

by 三簾真也 · since 2022 · 18 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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9. 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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10. Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider (東島丹三郎は仮面ライダーになりたい)

by 柴田ヨクサル · since 2018 · 13 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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