10 Manga Like Shinobi Undercover — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Shinobi Undercover 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 · 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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2. The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn't a Guy at All (気になってる人が男じゃなかった)

by 新井すみこ · since 2023 · 4 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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3. Mane Mane Nichi Nichi (マネマネにちにち)

by ヤマモトソウイチロウ · since 2025 · 3 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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4. 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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5. Shy (SHY)

by 実樹ぶきみ · since 1998 · 34 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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6. The Urban Legend Files (都市伝説先輩)

by 平岡一輝 · since 2025 · 4 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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7. Ayashimon (アヤシモン)

by 賀来ゆうじ · since 2022 · 3 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

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

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8. Tatsuki to Tamaki (タツキとタマキ)

by 吉田ユウマ · since 2025 · 4 volumes in Japan · ongoing

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

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9. Hakutaku (白卓HAKUTAKU)

by 石川光貴 · since 2025 · 1 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

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

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10. Konzukushi (こんづくし)

by 森長あやみ · since 2025 · 3 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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