10 Manga Like The Fake Alchemist — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished The Fake Alchemist 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. Kagurabachi (カグラバチ)

by 外薗健 · since 2024 · 8 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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2. Kinato's Magic (回撃のキナト)

by 雨宮ケント · since 2026 · 3 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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3. Wistoria: Wand and Sword (杖と剣のウィストリア)

by 大森藤ノ · since 2021 · 13 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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4. Makai no Shuyaku wa Wareware da! (魔界の主役は我々だ!)

by コネシマ · since 2020 · 21 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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5. The Kingdoms of Ruin (はめつのおうこく)

by yoruhashi · since 2019 · 11 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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6. Lupin the Third: Neighbor World Princess (ルパン三世 異世界の姫君)

by モンキー・パンチ/エム・ピー・ワークス/内々けやき/佐伯庸介 / 白狼 · since 2026 · 1 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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7. From Bureaucrat to Villainess (悪役令嬢転生おじさん)

by 上山道郎 · since 2020 · 11 volumes in Japan · ongoing (next volume already scheduled in Japan)

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

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8. Chiikawa (ちいかわ なんか小さくてかわいいやつ)

by ナガノ · since 2026 · 2 volumes in Japan · ongoing (next volume already scheduled in Japan)

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

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9. Dying Elf & Apothecary (ボロボロのエルフさんを幸せにする薬売りさん)

by 細川 真義/ぎばちゃん/綾坂 キョウ · since 2026 · 1 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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10. How to Treat a Lady Knight Right (今まで一度も女扱いされたことがない女騎士を女扱いする漫画)

by マツモトケンゴ · since 2019 · 6 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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