What is this genre all about? A secondary school that usually contains grades 10 through 12 in Japan, or 9 through 12 in America.
We present you the list of High School manga you should read right now.
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Top 20 High School manga you should read right now. [2024 List]
- 20. Jujutsu Kaisen
- 19. Iljindamdangiljin
- 18. Kuroiwa Medaka ni Watashi no Kawaii ga Tsuujinai
- 17. Fuufu Ijou, Koibito Miman.
- 16. Sunjeong Villain
- 15. I Thought She Was a Yandere, but Apparently She's Even Worse
- 14. Kimi wa 008
- 13. Kanojo mo Kanojo
- 12. Legend of Star General
- 11. Jimoto no Ijimekko-tachi ni Shikaeshi Shiyou to Shitara, Betsu no Tatakai ga Hajimatta.
- 10. ReLIFE
- 9. Cheotsarangege
- 8. Kimi ni Todoke
- 7. Saikyou Ansatsusha, Class Ten'i de Isekai e
- 6. Kimi to Warui Koto ga Shitai
- 5. Kimi wa Houkago Insomnia
- 4. Saotome Senshu, Hitakakusu
- 3. Master of the Fox Bead
- 2. Pink to Habanero
- 1. Acception
20. Jujutsu Kaisen
Although Yuji Itadori looks like your average teenager, his immense physical strength is something to behold! Every sports club wants him to join, but Itadori would rather hang out with the school outcasts in the Occult Research Club. One day, the club manages to get their hands on a sealed cursed object. Little do they know the terror they’ll unleash when they break the seal…
Notes:
- Ranked 1st in Japan's Bookstore Employees Top Manga of 2018.
- Nominated for the 25th Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2021.
- Nominated for the 65th Shogakukan Manga Award in the Shounen Category in 2019.
Jujutsu Kaisen is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 呪術廻戦, Chú Thuật Hồi Chiến, Jujutsu Kaisen - Batalha de feiticeiros, Jujutsu Kaisen - Contiendas de brujería, Lanet Savaşları, Sorcery Fight, Магическая битва, Магічна битва, جوجوتسو كايسين, जादुई लडाई, 咒术回战, 咒術迴戰, 주술회전
19. Iljindamdangiljin
After dropping out of school, Kwon Dae-Gun is preparing for his qualification exam. While working a part-time job in a convenience store he got into a fight with some thugs. Dae-Gun, who easily overpowered them, is offered a project called “Iljin in Charge/The Bully In Charge” by the Educational Foundation, which has been closely watching him for a long time. He, who accepted the offer after much consideration, enters a high school that belongs to the foundation and defeats the core bullies of this school one by one according to the order of the foundation.
The Bully In-Charge is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Iljindamdangiljin
18. Kuroiwa Medaka ni Watashi no Kawaii ga Tsuujinai
Born and raised in Osaka, Mona moved to Tokyo to enjoy her high school life to the fullest. Hiding her country accent and going full throttle on her feminine charm, she's dead-set on becoming the queen bee and making every single guy fall for her! But what's a girl to do when her classmate Medaka Kuroiwa refuses to look her way, no matter how darnin' hard she tries...?
My Charms Are Wasted On Kuroiwa Medaka is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 黒岩メダカに私の可愛いが通じない, Kuroiwa Medaka ni Watashi no Kawaii ga Tsuujinai
17. Fuufu Ijou, Koibito Miman.
Jirou, a third-year in high school, is forced to live with a gal named Akari under a course called the "Couple Practical." In order to be paired with their own romantic interests, they're going to act as a married couple...!?
More than a married couple, but not lovers. is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 夫婦以上、恋人未満。, More than a Couple, Less than Lovers.
16. Sunjeong Villain
Dumped after confessing to her first crush of three years, Ro-Sa Park falls for her second when the nation’s favorite Superpowered Police Officer, Do-Ryeong Han, swoops in to save her as she’s plummeting from a toppling building. A few years later, a mysterious villain called Blackdog appears, but Do-Ryeong notices something is not quite right. Will the world’s worst villain ever win the heart of the strongest hero in the country?
Villain with a Crush is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Pure Love Villain, Pure Villain, Sunjeongbilleon, 純情反派, 纯情反派
15. I Thought She Was a Yandere, but Apparently She's Even Worse
A man who no longer can turn a blind eye saves a girl who's being bullied by the other classmate, but little did he know.
I Thought She Was a Yandere, but Apparently She's Even Worse is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: ヤンデレかと思ったらもっとヤベー女だった, Ku kira dia yandere tapi ternyata lebih parah, ヤンデレかと思ったらもっとヤベー女だった, Yandere ka to Omottara Motto Yabe Onna Datta
14. Kimi wa 008
Akashi Eito has failed miserably on all high school admissions exams but somehow, he receives a letter of acceptance from a school he does not remember applying for. He nevertheless happily enrolls, expecting to live the ideal school life, but his aspiration are quickly destroyed as he discovers that this mysterious school is a training institution for secret agents!
Immediately, Eito wants to return home and live a normal life with his normal family, until the director of the school makes a shocking revelation: Eito's deceased father was also a secret agent! He subsequently wants to know more about the past and memories of his father, so he decides to stay in this school. However, as a student of this institution, Eito will have to face a deadly exam made to test the skills of all new students...
Follow this story of action and espionage, in which our hero, who lacks physical strength, compensates for it with great bravery, and captivates everyone around him with the power of his courage and friendship!!
You Are Double-O Eight has finished publishing and it has 297 Chapters. It is also Known as: 君は008, You Are 008
13. Kanojo mo Kanojo
Mukai Naoya has loved Saki Saki since grade school, and when she finally accepts his feelings, he's at his happiest. But one day, a cute girl named Minase Nagisa confesses to him! Not wishing to choose only one over another, Naoya chooses to go out with both of them!! What will be of this love triangle that challenges morality itself?
Girlfriend, Girlfriend has finished publishing and it has 144 Chapters. It is also Known as: カノジョも彼女, Girlfriend and Girlfriend, Her, and Also Her, Two-Timing Fair and Square
12. Legend of Star General
Song Yunxiang, the last Star Soul General of the Human Race, brought the system back to the campus era. When he was a teenager, he was blinded by the incomplete soul, because he was weak and could only watch his relatives and friends die in front of him. In this life, he returned with a system rebirth, with 60 years of combat experience and knowledge and technology, and returned to school. From then on, he used to build mechas to fight monsters... The things that have regretted, the people who have missed, this time will not leave regrets.
Source: MU
Legend of Star General is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Star Armor Soul Will Pass, Star General Regression
11. Jimoto no Ijimekko-tachi ni Shikaeshi Shiyou to Shitara, Betsu no Tatakai ga Hajimatta.
Local bullies tormented Kotaro when he was a youngster.
They were the skilled wrestler Akari.
Kanae, a basketball prodigy, and Shigure, a prodigy in video games.
Every day, Kotaro competed against these three guys in their respective sports with the intention of winning. Unfortunately, he was no match for them.
As a senior in high school, Kotaro now has another opportunity to confront them and exact his retribution...!
But he will discover a secret that he never would have expected....
When Trying to Get Back at the Hometown Bullies, Another Battle Began is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 地元のいじめっ子達に仕返ししようとしたら、別の戦いが始まった。, Jimoto no Ijimekko-tachi ni Shikaeshi Shiyou to Shitara, Betsu no Tatakai ga Hajimatta.
10. ReLIFE
The story follows Kaizaki Arata, a 27-year-old jobless man, who fails at every job interview he had after quitting his last company. His life changes after he met Yoake Ryou of the ReLife Research Institute, who offered him a drug that can change his appearance to 17-years-old and to become a subject in an experiment for one year. Thus, he begins his life as a high school student once more.
ReLIFE has finished publishing and it has 222 Chapters. It is also Known as: リライフ, 重返17歲
9. Cheotsarangege
When her grandmother, her only remaining family, passed away, Jisoo was taken in by Haijin's family. Even though she lost her whole family at such a young age, Haijin never saw a trace of depression in Jisoo! A fresh story of first-love will unfold under the same roof.
"Isn't it funny?"
"What?"
"How I fell in love with a guy I thought I would never ever like."
is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: To My First Love, Dear First Love, แด่รักแรกของฉัน, 致初恋, 致我的初戀
8. Kimi ni Todoke
Kuronuma Sawako is completely misunderstood by her classmates. Her timid and sweet demeanor is often mistaken for malicious behavior. This is due to her resemblance to the ghost girl from "The Ring", which has led her peers to give her the nickname Sadako. Longing to make friends and live a normal life, she is naturally drawn to Kazehaya Shouta, the most popular guy in class, whose "100% refreshing" personality earns him great admiration from Sawako. So when Kazehaya starts talking to her, maybe there is hope for the friendships Sawako has always longed for. Maybe...there is even a little hope for some romance in her future.
Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You has finished publishing and it has 125 Chapters. It is also Known as: 君に届け, Reaching You, Mayuge no Kakudo wa 45° de, 45 Degree Eyebrows, 45° Eyebrows
7. Saikyou Ansatsusha, Class Ten'i de Isekai e
High school student by day, by night an underworld company assassin. He has a taciturn personality and an eerie vibe, and his classmates hate him.
One day, without warning, Araki and his entire class are transported to another World. A world of sword and sorcery.
During their confusion, a woman by the name of Leonora arrives and tells them, "You are Hero Candidates summoned to defeat the Dark Lord. Please help us."
Leonora bestows each of them with special abilities. Amidst powerful blessings like telekinesis and explosion, the blessing granted to Araki is Appraisal. It allows him to view the specs of his target, but, partially because he was already ostracized by his classmates, they mock him for having a skill that's useless in combat.
However, as a skilled assassin with the ability to calmly assess the situation, he begins to move behind the scenes in the other world too.
The Strongest Assassin Gets Transferred to Another World With His Whole Class is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 最強暗殺者、クラス転移で異世界へ, The Strongest Assassin Gets Transported to Another World With His Class, 最強暗殺者クラス転移で異世界へ
6. Kimi to Warui Koto ga Shitai
Mamori Wataya is a tall but plain and introverted high school girl. One day, she ran into Kanashi Fuji, who is short and frail, with a mischievous smile. A background character that no one notices, and a villain that no one likes. The encounter will turn their gray skies blue.
I Want to Do Bad Things with You is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 君と悪いことがしたい, Kimi to Warui Koto ga Shitai
5. Kimi wa Houkago Insomnia
A story about two students who share a bad case of insomnia, who find napping refuge in their school's abandoned observatory.
Insomniacs After School has finished publishing and it has 125 Chapters. It is also Known as: 君は放課後インソムニア, Kimi wa Houkago Insomnia
4. Saotome Senshu, Hitakakusu
High-Schooler Tsukishima Satoru gets confessed to by local female High-School boxing-talent Saotome Yae. He rejects her initially because he does not want to impede her boxing career (and prevent getting beaten up by her fans).
Her female coach, Shioya hears about this and decides to install him as Saotome's trainer so that they can secretly date each other. This situation is also aided by his extensive boxing knowledge.
Saotome Senshu, Hitakakusu has finished publishing and it has 124 Chapters. It is also Known as: 早乙女選手、ひたかくす, Saotome Girl, Hitakakusu, Saotome-Senshu, Hitakakusu
3. Master of the Fox Bead
Lee Jinhwa lived an ordinary life until she swallowed a fox bead gifted by a mysterious peddler, mistaking it for a wish-fulfilling marble. Little did Jinhwa know that her actions would lead her to be haunted by Koo Miho, an infamous nine-tailed fox who wishes to retrieve the bead. To add fuel to the fire, Jinhwa soon discovers that she's also become a target for various spirits and demons, and the only way to extract the cause of the issue is for Miho to kill her... or kiss her!
Master of the Fox Bead has finished publishing and it has 60 Chapters. It is also Known as: 玉の主, Bead Master, Bead's Owner, Marble's Owner, The Bead's Owner, The Marble's Owner
2. Pink to Habanero
Two weeks have passed since the start of high school. Miyao Mugi encounters the handsome, cool Kurose Kei coldly rejecting a confession. That very same day, Mugi meets him again, but in the most unexpected place and even acting completely differently?! What will happen now that she knows Kei's secret?
Pink and Habanero is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: ピンクとハバネロ, Pink & Habanero, 粉色与哈瓦那辣椒
1. Acception
With his rainbow-colored hair and love of all things fashion, Arcus is anything BUT your average teenager. He’s an upbeat independent thinker, proud fashionista, and like the rest of us, is just looking for a few friends to call his own. Acception may be Arcus’ story – but it’s all OUR stories too - and it is for anyone who’s ever struggled to fit in, find love, or thought that High School was pretty much the worst thing ever invented.
Acception is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Acception
