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If you liked Eyeshield 21 add

...then you might like Days add

Days and Eyeshield feature weak and meek main characters who are introduced to a sport they have no knowledge in (Days - soccer, Eyeshield - american football) and grow a passion for in for one reason or another. They both have strong supporting casts, but Eyeshield is more comedic in its characters and tone. They have very similar total run lengths and the same structure (given the fact that they're both tournament-based series sports) but I'd say that Eyeshield makes better use of its matches and downtime, making it the easier read (barring the last 30 chapters or so which, without spoiling, are pretty much just a extra filler-esque arc).

If you liked Blue Period add

...then you might like Suugaku Golden add

Both protagonists want to reach the top of their subjects/be the best they can be in them. In Blue Period its art and in Suugaku Golden its math. Both works have distinctive art styles and strong side characters. Both mangas have heavy emphasis on the mentality of their characters, whether it be their raw desires to improve or more negative emotions like jealousy towards those more gifted/hardworking, doubting their abilities or questioning their efforts and decisions. Overall, both of these have very realistic depictions of the mentality of those who want to be the very best in a subject they love.

If you liked SKET Dance add

...then you might like Witch Watch add

Not only are both of these by the same mangaka, both center around a small cast of friends (an initial trio) who have odd quirks and personalities. They're set in high schools and the main focus is helping other students with their requests and the comedy that comes from it. Witch Watch includes the added factor of magic and a slightly different group dynamic between the main three (the third doesn't show up at the very start though), plus the art is cleaner. It's still too early to tell if Witch Watch will get the more dramatic and emotional parts that SKET Dance had, but I don't think it'd be a stretch to say it will.

If you liked Berserk add

...then you might like Trigun Maximum add

Both cover similar themes at some point of their stories, even if one dives deeper into them than the other or cover them in different ways. They both deal with: death/the nature of death, deaths of loved ones, trauma, survivor's guilt, loneliness, the nature of killing and self-sacrifice. Trigun Maximum lacks the driving revenge motivation Berserk has. Vash and Guts have both have tragic pasts, one event in particular being brought up repeatedly throughout each of their journeys that have heavily impacted their situation, goals and personalities. Both have the characters going around a vast world (medieval dark fantasy in Berserk and an alternate wild west in Trigun Maximum) with a circle of friends that grows along the way. Berserk is more gorey and darker in tone and when it comes to art, Trigun's action is harder to follow in the beginning compared to Berserk. The art in Trigun Maximum does improve by the end, but not to the scale Berserk's does.

If you liked Kiryuu-sensei wa Renai ga Wakaranai. add

...then you might like Mine-kun wa Non-Sexual add

Both are manga with aspec characters, Mine-kun is asexual/aromantic and uninterested in sexual/romantic relationships and Kiryuu is asexual/on the fence when it comes to romance due to lack of experience with it. Kiryuu is more of a rom-com and longer.

If you liked Ajin add

...then you might like Birdmen add

Ajin and Birdmen both tackle similar dynamics in their plots - humans who gain supernatural powers (Ajin - immortality + black ghosts/IBMs, Birdmen - bird-related superpowers that evolve over time) - these 'humans' are a minority and mostly feared/treated like urban legends by society - govt is highly interested in these people + experiments w/ them - Birdmen is more shounen while Ajin is seinen with emphasis on reality As for the characters, - Characters in Birdmen are more tropey but with development, while characters in Ajin are less so but still have development - MCs are similar, indifferent/dislike for others - MCs have a 'delinquent' best friend who just want to help MC out - Adults help out as supporting characters/have their own side plots The art in Birdmen is consistently good (more shounen aesthetic, was a weekly series), art in Ajin changes a lot over time (went from weekly to monthly) but later on its simple style evolves into a rendered + realistic one. Both mangas are completed and had similar run lengths (Birdmen 2013-2020, 80 chapters and Ajin 2012-2021, 86 chapters)

If you liked Katekyou Hitman Reborn! add

...then you might like Boku no Hero Academia add

Both are about an MC who is granted abilities beyond their capabilities and must learn to wield them, (in BNHA Izuku is willing while Tsuna in Reborn doesn't really want the power) both have the MC get to know/befriend others, both casts get their own development arcs. BNHA and Reborn have different plots over all (superheros vs villains and mafia vs rival families/gangs) and end up in different places plot-wise (Reborn ends up being sort of aimless later on but BNHA hasn't run out of in-world material).

If you liked Eyeshield 21 add

...then you might like Boku no Hero Academia add

Both manga have great art, character development in Eyeshield is reminiscent of BNHA but I'd say the development in Eyeshield is better. Eyeshield is an American football manga (which was also published in SJ). Some similarities: - Large colorful + likable casts of characters who are (mostly) all paid attention to and developed - Both MC's are originally meek/bullied (Izuku has no particular talent other than being smart pretty much and Sena is similar but happens to be a very fast runner) - Characters work hard to improve themselves and have superpowers or talents (BNHA - quirks, Eyeshield - special moves/techniques) - Training arcs + tournament arcs, rivals and befriending past rivals (more so in Eyeshield considering it is a sports manga) Notably, Eyeshield is older than BNHA (2002-2009 compared to 2014-present) so some things in Eyeshield haven't aged super well (minor mild racist stuff).

If you liked Haikyuu!! add

...then you might like Blue Period add

Blue Period is a manga about art, but if you liked the struggle and personal conflicts in Haikyuu, you'd probably enjoy Blue Period. Blue Period's structure is similar in that: - MC is at a disadvantage compared to his peers in his favorite sport/hobby (Hinata is a short spiker and Yaguchi only started getting into art late into high school) - both wholeheartedly enjoy what they do despite the struggle - both constantly work to improve, other players/artists are often catalysts for their improvement - both aim for high goals I'd say Blue Period is slightly darker/gets into the mentality of its characters on a different level compared to Haikyuu and it lacks the team dynamics other sports mangas have.

If you liked Sakamichi no Apollon add

...then you might like Tetsugaku Letra add

MC's both get into hobbies that they are initially hesitant to get into (Sakamichi - jazz, Tetsugaku - flamenco), both stories are about the small group of people they meet through said hobby and the relationships/friendships they get out of it. Both have a similar vibe being calm, personal dramas.

If you liked Hanayome wa Motodanshi. add

...then you might like Boku ga Watashi ni Naru Tame ni add

Both are autobiographical accounts of MtF (male-to-female) transitions, Hanayome wa Motodanshi. is more informal and touches on a wider range of trans topics (in Japan)/MC's life while Boku ga Watashi ni Naru Tame ni focuses on MC's journey to get gender conformation surgery.

If you liked Shingeki no Kyojin add

...then you might like Houseki no Kuni add

Main characters follow a very similar path in terms of their main character's overall character progression, both are largely political conflicts with HnK being more fantastical and less complicated than SnK. Both are tragedy stories with large casts of likable characters in some sort of training to stop the bad guys (but are they really as bad as they thought?). HnK seems to being aiming for almost half the length of SnK though, and both have art styles that take getting used to.

If you liked Shimanami Tasogare add

...then you might like Kanojo ni Naritai Kimi to Boku add

Both follow LGBTQ+ characters, more so in Shimanami Tasogare. Both focus on romance with Shimanami Tasogare having a more realistic view on the LGBTQ+ community in general, offering a bunch of view points from different characters with different sexualities and genders. Both have good aspec rep but in Shimanami Tasogare, the aroace character plays a much bigger role and is implied x-gender (term similar to agender or nonbinary, used in Japan). The LGBTQ+ rep in Shimanami Tasogare is: a gay highschool boy (protag), two older gay men who are partners, two lesbian characters in a relationship explored in-manga, a trans man and a middle school kid who's gender questioning (translations use he/him pronouns).

If you liked Hourou Musuko add

...then you might like Kanojo ni Naritai Kimi to Boku add

Both follow transgender characters, in Hourou Musuko its a trans boy and a trans girl, while in Kanojo ni Naritai Kimi to Boku its just a trans girl. Both are realistic but I'd say Kanojo ni Naritai Kimi to Boku treats its trans characters much better than Hourou Musuko (considering the trainwreck that are the last couple chapters of Hourou Musuko) since Hourou Musuko is largely a trauma story. Overall, Kanojo ni Naritai Kimi to Boku does a much better job when it comes to gender issues in general, even if Hourou Musuko is much more raw about it. It helps that compared to Hourou Musuko (which started in 2002) , Kanojo ni Naritai Kimi to Boku is from 2018.

If you liked Monster add

...then you might like Ajin add

Both follow a seemingly average protagonist with some sort of 'genius' aspect. In Monster, its a genius surgeon and in Ajin its a highschool kid with what can be described as a really high IQ. Both protags are fighting an evil genius antag alongside (mostly) likable side characters. Monster's protagonists are all adults while Ajin follows highschoolers and adults, plus the settings are different. Ajin takes place entirely in Japan with some references to places like the United States, and Monster takes place almost entirely in Germany (and Czech Republic). Both are good underdog stories, and I'd say the art in Monster isn't as good as the later Ajin chapters but it's still good. Another pro is that Monster is completed since it's pretty old while Ajin is still ongoing (as I'm writing this).