Recommendation systems for anime and manga should move beyond "if you liked X, try Y." By clustering series according to narrative complexity, emotional tone, and demographic target, curators can significantly reduce abandonment rates. The five clusters and top picks presented here offer a practical toolkit for librarians, streaming services, and fans seeking to navigate the vast sea of Japanese visual narratives.
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This paper relies on Western aggregator data (MAL, Reddit), which may overrepresent action-shōnen and underrepresent josei (women’s) and kodomomuke (children’s) genres. Future research should integrate Japanese sales data (Oricon) and streaming completion rates. Additionally, the rise of AI-generated recommendation agents could personalize these archetypes further. Recommendation systems for anime and manga should move