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

If you finished Rai Rai Rai 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. Cosmos (COSMOS)

by 田村隆平 · since 2023 · 9 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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. Drama Queen (ドラマクイン)

by 市川苦楽 · since 2025 · 6 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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3. Mad (MAD)

by 大鳥雄介 · since 2024 · 7 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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4. 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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5. Fungus and Iron (菌と鉄)

by 片山あやか · since 2021 · 8 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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6. Class of Brains (群脳教室)

by 市真ケンジ · since 2025 · 2 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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7. Mobile Suit Gundam: Wearwolf (機動戦士ガンダムウェアヴォルフ)

by 矢立肇, 富野由悠季 · since 2024 · 3 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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8. Mobile Suit Gundam MSV-R: Return of Johnny Ridden (機動戦士ガンダムMSV-R ジョニー・ライデンの帰還 MATERIAL-N14)

by 富野由悠季 · since 2010 · 3 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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9. Mobile Suit Gundam Bandiera (機動戦士ガンダムバンディエラ)

by 加納梨衣 · since 2020 · 6 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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10. Candy and Cigarettes (CANDY & CIGARETTES)

by 井上智徳 · since 2017 · 11 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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