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These books are ranked using the relationships labels extracted for Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: 1953.
Relationships labels used: mentor-student, father-son, teamwork, fellow agents, professional partnership, friendship, racial tension, institutional hierarchy, recurring ensemble, protective bond
Focused on “mentor-apprentice” where exact label matches exist.
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their relationships embeddings are close.
![Cover of 怪獣8号 10 [Kaijū 8-gō 10] by Naoya Matsumoto](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1691180124i/123162823.jpg)
A kaiju assault escalates into tailored battles that push the Defense Force’s strongest fighters to their limits.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: Mentor-student · Rivalry · Duo · Teamwork · Family legacy · Parent-child · Symbiotic bond · Protective comradeship
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.0854
![Cover of ガチアクタ 2 [Gachiakuta 2] by Kei Urana](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1662301234i/61344260.jpg)
A wrongly cast-out rookie joins a trash-monster cleanup crew in a strange underworld while learning to survive and fight back.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: mentor-student · found family · teamwork · rivalry · friendship · protective bond · group belonging · character dynamics
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1014
An apprentice dollmaker seeks to prove her creations can fight monsters, but her quest upends everything she knows.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: mentor-student · friendship · rivalry · protective bond · community role · shared trauma
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1050
A villain-in-training must juggle secret identities, new heroes, and a buried enemy as old rivalries erupt.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: mentor-student · friendship across divide · hero-villain friendship · family secrecy · parent-child · romantic tension · roommates · team dynamics · rivalry · alliance
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1069
A young newcomer becomes a vigilante’s sidekick and uncovers a secret as the city turns against its heroes.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: mentor-student · hero-sidekick · father-son · hero-public · protector-protected · trust and suspicion · power imbalance · community backlash
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1099
A Spider-Man experiment gone wrong creates a lethal new monster and leaves Peter facing devastating consequences.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: mentor-student · friendship · father-son · romantic tension · housemates · peer friendship · scientist-patient · protector guilt · community loss
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1105
A former gang member gets a shot at an elite VR academy where combat, teamwork, and a snarky AI could remake his life.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: mentor-student · teamwork · friendship · brotherhood · found family · partner AI · authority conflict · family collaboration
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1108
A teen monster hunter is sent to a celebrity-filled city where walls, magic, and politics hide a deadly conspiracy.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: mentor-student · uncle-niece · friendship · romantic tension · rivalry · team camaraderie · human-hound bond · political dependency · community protection
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1128
Thrawn investigates a threat to the Chiss Ascendancy while flashbacks reveal how he rose in its military.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: mentor-student · friendship · loyalty · family rivalry · political alliance · caretaker bond
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1132
A spider-power outbreak turns Manhattan into chaos, forcing Spider-Man and allies to stop the infection and save the city.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: mentor-student · romantic tension · ex-partners · team-up · hero alliance · family responsibility · rivalry
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1135
![Cover of 怪獣8号 7 [Kaijū 8-gō 7] by Naoya Matsumoto](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1656779934i/60502488.jpg)
A defense force faces a stronger kaiju threat, while a human-monster weapon test and fresh losses raise the stakes.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: mentor-student · friendship · loyalty · rivalry · father-daughter · team camaraderie · unit politics · protective bond · power imbalance · found family
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1141
A quiet young man brings a baffling multi-life mystery to Misir Ali, who tries to explain an unsolved case spanning realities.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: mentor-student dynamic · father-son bond · family loss · marriage · romantic attachment · caregiving · community ties
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1153
