25+ Manga Like Naruto! (RECOMMENDATIONS)

Updated on: July 21, 2022
by Ernie

Hello there everyone and welcome back to another exciting article. Today, we have planned to give recommendations about different manga that are in some way similar to Naruto. You may have already read a few of the manga.

We all know the story of Naruto and we all absolutely loved it. So, we then tried to find similar manga that we could watch to fill in the void that was left in us after completing Naruto.

The manga listed below is honestly an amazing suggestion for you guys. I would urge you to go through them. Maybe even start reading those you have not yet read.

Anyways, without further ado, grab your snacks and popcorn and get ready for an exciting read.

Japanese Comics like naruto that are a must read!

26. Bleach

Similarity	Character Writing	Plot	Art	Total
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Ichigo Kurosaki seems to be a regular high-school boy. Wait, do you think being able to see ghosts is an everyday feat? Ichigo is just like any regular teen of his age. His life changes when a blood-seeking Hollow assaults his family.

Rukia Kuchiki, a strange woman, visits him in his room one night. She introduces herself as a Soul Reaper. She claims to have come in search of an evil spirit or Hollow. She wants to take them away from any humans to keep the humans safe.

Unfortunately, she loses her peculiar powers when a Hollow injures her during a fight. She hands over the responsibility to Ichigo till the time she can reclaim her power. Like Naruto, Ichigo has his friends supporting him in the fight but it is not long before they realize that Hollows are not the real enemies.

25. Fairy Tail

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The story is built in a make-believe world that reflects the glorious architecture during the Renaissance in Southern Europe. It is a world dominated by magicians and sorcery.

Natsu embarks on an adventure to combat evil and search for his father. Just as Naruto has Sakura and Sasuke accompanying him in the journey, Happy and Lucy join Natsu.

The three of them consider themselves as family. They go on an adventure and realize that they are no less than family. It is fascinating to see how they develop along their journey to not only achieve their targets, but to support each other.

24. Blue Exorcist

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10/20	7/10	7/10	8/10	32/50

Laughter and thrill remain the dominant elements in the story as we see Satan’s surprise when he fails to find a host body he can possess to escape his world.

Distressed, Satan sends his illicit son, Rin Okumura, to become his source of transportation to Assiah. The seemingly regular-looking young man turns out to be rowdy during a fierce confrontation with monsters; his identity is exposed and he is shocked.

Naruto feels betrayed by his own people, because everyone treats him like a virus. Rin turns against his own clan to protect those who doubt him and hate him. But he continues to do what he feels is right to do and exercises exorcism.

23. Basilisk: The Kouga Ninja Scrolls

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12/20	7/10	7/10	6/10	32/50

Naruto and Basilisk, both are built around a glorious Ninja world. Both display awesome martial arts skills with particular attention to the skill built around their eyes.

Basilisk revolves around forbidden love. The leaders of two enemy clans have fallen in love. This forbids the clan people from fighting. But it is not as simple as that. The leaders must choose one: clan or love.

The Kouga and Iga are two enemy Ninja Tribes. The resentful war between them ceases when Ieyasu Tokugawa, a mighty warlord, commands them to a ceasefire. Years later, the successors of both tribes fall in love. However, their feelings are crushed when another war starts between the two rivals.

It carries more maturity and darker themes when compared with Naruto.

22. Soul Eater

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12/20	8/10	6/10	8/10	34/50

The Ninja Academy in Naruto and the Death Weapon Meister Academy in Soul Eater train students to become artful fighters. The students with their peculiar traits learn to use their unique supernatural powers against evil.

The story is built around three pairs, each pair has a human weapon and a meister weapon. They aim to become good enough for the Shinigami and reach the level of “Death Scythe“.

The Shinigami hopes to master Death Scythes to battle evil. These human hybrids are not made easily, it takes 1 meige soul and 99 evil souls to ready one Death Scythe. Master Maka and Evans the Soul Eater, hope to achieve this status. But some external elements make it an uphill task.

21. Katekyo Hitman Reborn

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12/20	8/10	6/10	8/10	34/50

A baby mafia boss! Imagine a baby at your doorstep claiming to be a mafia boss and informing you that you are going to be next.

Tsunayoshi Sawada’s class fellows call him ‘loser Tsuna’ because he is lazy and useless. However, an encounter with the mafia boss baby turned his life 180 degrees.

The hitman baby has been given the target to train Tsunayoshi to become the heir boss of the Vongola Family. It is certainly a challenging path for Tsuna. The story reminds us of Naruto at each point of his journey.

20. Black Clover

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13/20	8/10	6/10	8/10	35/50

In a world ruled by sorcery, Asta is born without any magical powers. He is an orphan and uses all his energy to train himself to become a magician.

On the other hand, Yuno has had superior magical powers since the time of his birth. Both Asta and Yuno make their way up the world of magic to earn the title of Wizard King.

Naruto does not know how to control the power of the Nine-Tails that he possesses and strives to gain control. Like Naruto, Asta is determined to become the strongest sorcerer and become the Wizard King.

Yuno is Asta’s childhood friend. He is a prodigy at magic. He is pursuing the same dream as Asta. The way both of them contest with each other reminds us of Sasuke and Naruto’s rivalry.

19. Boruto

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13/20	8/10	7/10	8/10	36/50

Why is this story very similar to Naruto? The story is built around Naruto’s son. However, the time it is set in gives it a unique character at the same time.

You can see martial arts strengthened by scientific tools. Set in a modern Ninja age, Boruto has a grown-up feel about it when compared with Naruto. It is an exciting story that will keep you hooked.

Known as an attention-seeking rowdy child, Boruto realizes his blessing soon and grows up to be a loving and soft-hearted soul who is a sincere friend. Let us embark on an adventure with him while he strives to become a top-rated ninja.

18. Katanagatari

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13/20	8/10	7/10	8/10	36/50

Yasuri Shichika is an exceptional warrior who does not need a sword to fight. While Togame is determined to make her scheme work to collect 12 ancient swords for the shogunate. Togame was deceived earlier by people around her. Now, she manages to persuade Shichika to become her ally in her search for the Deviant Blades.

Shichika Yasuri, an expert in sword fighting, is a maestro in the distinctive Kyotouryuu style. In exile, he is leading a contented life with his sister. He is not interested in becoming involved in any combat.

However, Shichika’s feelings towards Togame influence him to go on a precarious expedition to retrieve the ‘Deviant Blades’, a collection of twelve peculiar swords.

The story is similar to Naruto as it involves Samurai and Ninjas from ancient times. Let’s read to find out a few more similarities.

17. My Hero Academia

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14/20	8/10	7/10	8/10	37/50

Deku is ambitious about achieving his target just like Naruto. None of both is gifted but the resolve to reach a certain level makes them successful.

It is impressive to see how both the stories probe the beautiful world of friendship. Their morality is strong when it comes to valuing people close to them.

Izuku Midoriya has no quirk by birth but has the strongest desire to become a hero. He idolizes the Japanese superhero, ‘All Might’.

Seeing Bakugo, his friend in distress, he does not think twice to protect him from evil. Noticing his selflessly brave act, All Might grants him his quirk.

You will enjoy impressive action and dramatic development.

16. Death Note

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14/20	8/10	8/10	8/10	38/50

A prodigal teenager finds a magical notebook, the Death Note, originally owned by the Shinigami Ryuk. It gives the owner a superpower to take the life of anyone whose name is listed in the book.

In Death Note, Light and L confront each other. Light is a high school teen. His immediate desire is to rid the world of corruption and crime. Will the police like the idea? No.

L is a genius detective who is assigned the task of stopping Light. Death note and Naruto are not quite similar, but they are often compared together.

15. Dragon Ball

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It is a story of resilience against all odds, passion to prove oneself, determination to succeed, and struggle to achieve a target. Does it not sound familiar? Certainly like Naruto.

You move along with regular characters who prove themselves worthy of value and become GOAT. Characters who you can relate with when it comes to moments when you see him cry, become hopeless, confident, cheerful, and a lot more.

Come along and immerse yourself in a world of legendary action built around friendship and enemies.

14. One Piece

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14/20	8/10	8/10	9/10	39/50

Quite similar yet unlike Naruto, the story makes us live through Luffy’s dream to find the hidden fortune, ‘One Piece’, and become a Pirate King. While Naruto had a lifelong dream of becoming the Hokage.

Unaware of the qualities of the fruit, Luffy ends up eating Devil Fruit that turns his body into rubber. This gives him protection against some weapons.

Luffy is the captain of the Straw Hat Pirates. His crew is ready to embark on the dangerous mission with him as the leader. We see Luffy evolve while steering through many challenging and demanding situations during his adventure.

Let us hop on the escapade and be thrilled!

13. Demon Slayer

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15/20	8/10	8/10	9/10	40/50

Challenges can initiate transformation and growth. Tanjiro Kamado is a kind-hearted young man who changes into an unforgiving fighter, just like Naruto, when the situation leaves him no other choice.

On coming back one fateful day, he finds out that demons have killed his entire family and his sister, the only survivor, has turned into a demon. At this point, his sole purpose is to bring his sister back into human form and avenge his family.

Like Naruto, Tanjiro’s love and concern for his family and people around him give him strength and motivation to courageously fight evil.

12. Jujutsu Kaisen

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Yuji Itadori is a high schooler who has a knack for sports. However, most of his time is spent attending to his grandfather who is hospitalized or being engaged with club activities.

The soft-hearted Yuji becomes part of Occult Club only for enjoyment purposes. The members are actually sorcerers. The sorcerers can bend energy in any way they like.

His friends at the club unleash a cursed talisman. In order to protect them from its wrath, he swallows it and turns into the host for Ryomen Sukuna. Luckily, Yuji is able to keep his body under control. Find out for yourself what happens next.

We are reminded of Naruto when we notice Yuji’s strong resilient spirit. The thrilling action to eliminate a curse is packed with thrill and drama.

11. Hunter X Hunter

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16/20	8/10	8/10	9/10	41/50

The structure and development of Hunter X Hunter is amazingly similar to Naruto. We have hunters with ranks in Hunter X Hunter just like the hierarchical order of ninjas in Naruto. Among other similarities, we can notice the theme offriendship dominating both stories.

The protagonists in both anime have to step out of their comfort zones and combat unusual enemies in unfamiliar conditions. It is impressive that the action sequences and fight scenes make the two similar anime look so different from each other.

10. Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

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Hoping to revive their deceased mother, the Elric brothers conduct a prohibited alchemy procedure. The experiment led to catastrophic loss. Pinako Rockbell, their neighbor, rescues them with assistance from his granddaughter.

It is interesting to see how the supporting characters enjoy a lot of attention in the story just like Naruto. You will become quite familiar with who the side characters are, what part they play and how they move along the storyline.

9. Air Gear

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16/20	9/10	8/10	9/10	42/50

Advanced and machine-powered skates are the latest obsession in the country. The desperados have learned to lay around with their speed control mechanism. The skill to skate around the street on Air Trecks has become their matter of pride.

Known for street brawls, Itsuki Minami is a middle schooler. His desire to remain indomitable has made him rash and tough. Along with his close friends, he audaciously thrashes all hurdles coming his way.

His obsession reaches new heights and passion finds new wings when he finds a pair of Air Trecks in his house.

8. Dr. Stone

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It is a story about a world in turmoil where a complete generation has turned into stone. Taiju, like Naruto, has great concern and value for human life. He, along with his friend Senku, is exploring the world of science to find a solution to bring humans back to life.

In order to reach his target, Taiju is prepared to face any challenges. He and Senku are adamant to invest all their energy and effort to revive the petrified humans using Senku’s scientific ingenuity. It is a heartwarming tale about the value of friendship and helping others.

You will be thrilled as you embark on the mission to save humanity with the brilliant scientist Senku and the resilient and sturdy Taiju.

7. Pandora Hearts

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16/20	9/10	9/10	9/10	43/50

Wrapped inside layers of secrets, the story keeps you hooked till the end. Heir of an aristocratic family, Oz Bezarius, realizes all that he believed was made up to scare children is in fact true.

Reaching adulthood, Oz is pushed into the darkest hole when he enters adulthood as a punishment for the offenses that he does not even remember he committed.

In order to find a way out, he must sign a contract with a Chain Monster called Alice.

6. O-Parts Hunter

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16/20	9/10	9/10	10/10	44/50

Jo is an ambitious young boy that wants to command the world. Ruby Crescent, a scavenger, informs him about O-Parts, relics of the primeval times that can be operated by only O-Parts Tacticians.

Jio’s obscure past has taught him not to rely on anyone. It’s money that engages him with Ruby when she hires him as her bodyguard. They part ways when Ruby is short on money.

Knowing that Ruby is kidnapped, Jo comes back to protect her, giving us strong Naruto feelings. It is during this time that Jio and Ruby realize that Jio is an O-Parts Tactician.

5. Nabari no Ou (king of nabari)

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17/20	9/10	9/10	10/10	45/50

A world parallel to the earth exists secretly. Nabari is a world where ninjas fight to claim the Shinra Banshou, the supreme power.

A high school teenager, Miharu Rokujou, is happy with his loner life. He becomes vulnerable to evil enemies when he finds out that he holds the ultimate power inside him. The only way to stay safe is to become the Nabari King.

Will he succeed in embracing his powers with support from his Ninja friends? This journey on a new path with new friends is a strong reminder of Naruto.

4. Kekkaishi

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Yoshimura Sumimura is a descendant of “Kekkaishi,” with the superpower to annihilate evil, violating boundaries of the human world now and then.

The demons desire to infuse the strength emitting from Karasumori. Had it not been the location of Yoshimura’s high school, he would have pursued baking as a hobby.

Just like Naruto, Yoshimura’s friends join him in the fight.

3. Yu Yu Hakusho

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17/20	9/10	10/10	10/10	47/50

While saving a child from a traffic accident, Yusuke Urameshi loses his life. Because of his errant behavior, even the spirits were shocked at the sacrifice he made.

Since it was not his moment to die, he is given another chance at life as a spirit detective. Two monsters released on bail join him along with a fairy and a good man.

His training in martial arts, handling complex situations and teamwork will remind you of Naruto.

2. Seraph of the End

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A fatal virus attack kills most humans older than 13 years-old. Vampires take advantage of the situation and begin to enslave the surviving humans.

Yuuichirou, along with his friends, are captured. While trying to escape, the situation becomes complicated and Yuuichirou manages to escape alone while everyone sacrifices their lives so he could live.

You will find the value of friendship a dominant element just like the relationship between Naruto and the rest of the Shinobi in Naruto.

1. Dragon Ball Z

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18/20	9/10	10/10	10/10	48/50

Goku, the most courageous man, and his comrades, the Z warriors, protect the Earth against demons and villains. After defeating the evil king, Piccolo, he is enjoying a happy family life and now has a son, Gohan.

This peace is shattered when a visitor from another world reveals Goku’s identity as an alien. This visitor is Goku’s evil brother who threatens the safety of Goku’s family and the Earth.

The situation forces Goku to make difficult decisions. He is required to team up with his sworn enemy, Piccolo, to defeat his unbelievably sturdy brother.

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Now, you are here at the end of the article, how are you feeling? Was reading this article worth it? Were you excited while going through it? I hope you had fun and have also finished your snacks by now.

This was one of the most exciting articles that I have written yet. I loved the manga of Dragon Ball Z because it had a very similar story to that of Naruto. There was betrayal, fighting, love, friendship, hate, and strong enemies.

The main character has an orange outfit while his best friend is a villain and a hero in a blue outfit. This is how close both of them are related.

Anyways, now is the time to say goodbye. If you have any suggestions or queries let me know in the comments below and we will give you a reply. Adios.