10 Manga Like Kill Blue — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Kill Blue 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. Nue's Exorcist (鵺の陰陽師)

by 川江康太 · since 2023 · 15 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. RuriDragon (ルリドラゴン)

by 眞藤雅興 · since 2022 · 5 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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3. Cipher Academy (暗号学園のいろは)

by 西尾維新 · since 2023 · 7 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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4. 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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5. Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku (地獄楽)

by 賀来ゆうじ · since 2018 · 11 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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6. The Darwin Incident (ダーウィン事変)

by うめざわしゅん · since 2021 · 9 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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7. I Want to Love You Till Your Dying Day (きみが死ぬまで恋をしたい)

by あおのなち · since 2019 · 11 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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8. You Are Ms. Servant (君は冥土様。)

by しょたん · since 2020 · 10 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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9. The Ramparts of Ice (氷の城壁)

by 阿賀沢紅茶 · since 2023 · 13 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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10. Marriagetoxin (マリッジトキシン)

by 依田 瑞稀/静脈 · since 2026 · 1 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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