Manga like Sakamoto Days: 6 series to read in English

Sakamoto Days is an action comedy about Taro Sakamoto. He is heavyset and quiet and runs a small convenience store with his wife and young daughter.

These 6 picks share the most themes and genres with it in AniList's tags among Mangainfo series with English volumes out and a more popular series won any close call. All volume counts and release dates below are as of October 2026.

Reborn!

Akira Amano's Reborn! mixes mafia business with slapstick. It also has a touch of urban fantasy. The hero is Tsuna Sawada. He is a middle schooler who fails at nearly everything. His classmates have written him off as a hopeless loser. The series is finished in Japan at 42 volumes. Mangainfo lists 1 English volume so far. No next English volume is listed yet.

Mission: Yozakura Family

Espionage and family life sit at the center of Mission: Yozakura Family by Hitsuji Gondaira. Assassins turn up here too. The tags point to an action comedy with romance and a streak of surreal comedy. The series finished in Japan with 29 volumes. In English 24 are out. Volume 25 from VIZ Media arrives on 20 October 2026.

SPY x FAMILY

Spies and assassins are the obvious link to SPY x FAMILY by Tatsuya Endou. It also builds a found family around its action. The lead is Twilight. He is the top spy of the nation of Westalis. His target is Donovan Desmond. Desmond is a powerful politician in rival Ostania who almost never shows his face. The series is still releasing in Japan with 17 volumes. English has 16. Volume 17 from VIZ Media is set for 16 March 2027.

Hunter x Hunter

Assassins, gangs and crime connect Yoshihiro Togashi's Hunter x Hunter to Sakamoto Days. Gon Freecss is twelve. He grew up on a quiet island with a relative named Mito. He has never really known his father. The series is still releasing in Japan with 30 volumes. English has caught up with 30 volumes out. No next English volume is listed yet.

One Piece

Gangs and found family tie One Piece to Sakamoto Days. Espionage shows up as well. Eiichirou Oda's series follows Monkey D. Luffy. It is an action comedy with adventure and fantasy. The series is still releasing in Japan with 115 volumes. English has 112 volumes out. Volume 113 comes from VIZ Media on 10 November 2026.

Kindergarten Wars

Assassins and crime are the overlap with Kindergarten Wars by You Chiba. Guns come along too. The tags point to an action comedy with drama and romance. A teacher theme and surreal comedy are part of the mix. The series is still releasing in Japan with 18 volumes. English has 4 so far. No next English volume is listed yet.