Top 18 Delinquent manga you should read right now. [2026 List]

18. Kaoru Hana wa Rin to Saku

This story takes place in a particular town with two infamous schools in constant dispute: Chidori High, a boys' school predominantly attended by low-class students with damning grades, and its neighbor Kikyo Girls' High, with most of its female students coming from wealthy and prestigious families. One day, high school second-year Rintaro Tsumugi, a fierce-looking but gentle-minded student at Chidori, is helping at his family's patisserie when he encounters a female customer by the name of Kaoruko Waguri. Rintaro enjoys his time with Kaoruko, as she doesn't judge him for his appearance, but this blissful peace is quickly disturbed when Rintaro makes the discovery that Kaoruko is actually a student at Kikyo. This revelation marks the beginning of the two's strenuous tale, as they fight against the limitations placed upon them by their schools and surroundings in an attempt to find their own path!

The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 薫る花は凛と咲く, Kaoru Hana wa Rin to Saku

17. Oemojisangjuui

Park Hyung Suk, overweight and unattractive, is bullied and abused on a daily basis. But a miracle is about to happen.

Lookism is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Apariências, Görünüşçülük, Дискриминация по внешности, Лукизм, 外見至上主義, 外貌至上主義, 看脸时代, 看臉時代, 외모지상주의

16. God Of Blackfield

“Who am I?”

The legend of the French Foreign Legion, ‘Kang Chan’!
During the African war, he was called ‘God of Blackfield’, the black land’s God, by his enemies who were terrified but in awe of him.
However, during a mission to kill Masallan, the brain behind SISS, the group of sunni supporters, Kang Chan was killed in action by an unknown bullet shot from behind him.
As his vision got blurry, he saw his thirteen team members, who had absolute faith in him, getting killed one after another.

As Kang Chan was awaiting death after being shot by a traitor, he was saved by a mysterious power and woke up 3 years later in South Korea.
However, he was in the body of another ‘Kang Chan’, a 19-year-old high school boy who was being bullied at school.

Kang Chan’s journey to get revenge on the traitor and to find out the truth behind his rebirth begins now!

God Of Blackfield is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: God Of Blackfield

15. Get Schooled

Hwajin Na’s teaching techniques are pretty violent for someone who works in the Ministry of Education. That being said, when punishments don't seem to work on even the worst of school bullies, there is no better man for the job. Sometimes you can’t get a good education until those bullies are taught a lesson.

Source: Webtoon

Get Schooled is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: True Education, The Real Lesson, 極權教師, การศึกษาที่แท้จริง, 鉄槌教師

14. Yankee JK Kuzuhana-chan

A male to female ratio of 1:359?!

Saotome-kun is admitted into a school full of gyarus and meets a delinquent girl named Hanako Kuzuryu.

Yankee High School Girl Kuzuhana-chan is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: ヤンキーJKクズハナちゃん, Delinquent high school girl KuzuHana-chan

13. Messiah: Isekai wo Sukutta Motoyuusha ga Mamono no Afureru Genjitsu Sekai wo Musou suru

The "former" savior, Takeru Yamato, was summoned to another world and executed because of his strength. When he wakes up, he finds himself in Japan, where he spent time before being summoned. However, in the city, demons appearing from "gates" rampage, and those called hunters fight using magic. Returning from another world, Takeru decides to hide his powers and live, but...

Messiah: Isekai wo Sukutta Motoyuusha ga Mamono no Afureru Genjitsu Sekai wo Musou suru is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 救世主〈メシア〉～異世界を救った元勇者が魔物のあふれる現実世界を無双する～, Kyuuseishu: Isekai wo Sukutta Moto Yuusha ga Mamono no Afureru Genjitsu Sekai wo Musou suru

12. Zeikin de Katta Hon

Ishidaira is a delinquent who visited the library for the first time since elementary school. He discovered that he still hadn't returned a book he borrowed 10 years ago. He ended up having to work part-time at the library to pay for it. This is the beginning of a manga that makes you want to go to the library after you read it.

Zeikin de Katta Hon is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 税金で買った本, Books Bought with Taxes

11. Ueno-kun wa Kaihatsuzumi

Ueno-kun Has Been Developed is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 上野くんは開発済み, Kennin Yuu Batsu, 堅忍有抜

10. Toaru Majutsu no Index Gaiden: Toaru Kagaku no Railgun

Welcome to a world where mysticism and science collide, and supernatural powers are derived from either science or religion. At the heart of this world is Academy City, an advanced metropolis whose population is comprised mostly of students The majority of students are enrolled in the city's "Power Curriculum Program," where they must learn to master their latent psychic powers. Out of several million students, only seven are deemed powerful enough to have Level 5 status.
Meet Mikoto Misaka, the third most powerful Level 5 esper in Academy City. Together with her best friends Kuroko Shirai and the other members of Judgment, a student-run law enforcement agency, Mikoto delves deep into the dark heart of the scientific sprawl she calls home, and uncovers secrets she wishes she hadn't!

The special edition of the 5th volume includes the mini-novel Toaru Jihanki no Sonzai Shoumei.

A Certain Scientific Railgun has finished publishing and it has 180 Chapters. It is also Known as: とある魔術の禁書目録外伝 とある科学の超電磁砲〈レールガン〉, To Aru Kagaku no Choudenjihou

9. Dokgo Rewind

Dokgo Rewind has finished publishing and it has 272 Chapters. It is also Known as: Dokgo Rewind

8. Wind Breaker

This is the legend of how delinquent Sakura rises to become a hero! Fuurin High is known for having the lowest test scores, and the strongest fighters. This spring, Sakura Haruka decides to aim for the top of Fuurin, and learns of the alias Fuurin High holds, namely ‘Boufuurin’, acting as a protective shield for the town and its inhabitants. Sakura joins this group as a member, and his battle to protect the town begins!

Source: MU

Wind Breaker is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: ウィンドブレイカ, Wind Breaker

7. Jukji Aneuryeomyeon

Im Dajun is a high school student who gets bullied at school every day. He came across an interview on TV just when he was on the verge of giving up on life. It was with a murderer who killed the classmates that bullied him. Dajun becomes inspired by what he saw and decides to take revenge as well. His revenge was successful. However, his life steered into an undesired direction. Im Dajun, leaving school, ends up joining a strange Runaway Fam. The young runaway, Im Dajun, no longer suffers from the bullies at his school. Instead, he now must survive against even more vicious thugs on the street...

Source: MU

To Not Die is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Jugji Anh-eulyeomyeon, Jugji Anheulyeomyeon, Not to Die

6. Tokyo卍Revengers

Hanagaki Takemichi was once a low-life punk, but after biting off more than he could chew with a gang in middle school, he ran away from his old life. Now that he’s an adult, the gang that once terrorized him has grown into the largest gang in Tokyo, and they’ve started killing people–including his old girlfriend! After learning this news, a mysterious force on a train platform shoves Takemichi right in front of an approaching train. As his life flashes before his eyes, he blinks to find himself transported back to middle school, before he fled from the gang! Now he has the chance to right what went wrong all those years ago. Can he save his girlfriend’s life in the future–and what else might he change if he’s rewriting the past?



Notes:
- Winner of the Shounen Manga category of the 44th annual Kodansha Manga Awards.
- Includes 1 extra chapter.

Tokyo Revengers has finished publishing and it has 278 Chapters. It is also Known as: 東京卍リベンジャーズ, Tokyo Manji Revengers, Toukyou Revengers, Toukyou卍Revengers

5. Tonari no Seki no Yankee Shimizu-san ga Kami o Kuroku Sometekita

"Shimizu-san, you dyed your hair black."
"Ah, yeah."
"Why did you dye it all of a sudden?"
"Because…yesterday…"

Shimizu-san, the delinquent JK who sits next to me with her newly-dyed hair, gradually lowered her voice, slightly blushed, and laid her face down on the desk.

After that, when I, Daiki Hondo, talked with my friend about how I wanted to be with a girl who can cook, the next day I ended up partnered with Shimizu-san in cooking class, even though she used to always skip class. When I mentioned that I wished I could try a girl's hand-made cooking, for some reason she brought two bentos to lunch the next day and shared one with me…

is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 隣の席のヤンキー清水さんが髪を黒く染めてきた, The Yankee Shimizu-san Sitting Next to Me Has Dyed Her Hair Black, The Delinquent Shimizu-san Sitting Next to Me Has Dyed Her Hair Black

4. Kuma to Usagi wa Tomodachi dewa Irarenai

A playboy goes after an innocent-seeming girl, having no idea what he's getting into.

Kuma to Usagi wa Tomodachi dewa Irarenai is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Bear and Bunny Cannot Be Friends, Playboy-kun & Neat-chan, クマとウサギは友達ではいられない, チャラ男くんと清楚ちゃん, Kuma to Usagi wa Tomodachi de wa Irarenai, Charao-kun to Seiso-chan

3. Naega Jukgiro Gyeolsimhan Geoseun

Ji-o’s luck runs out when she gets injured before the tryouts for the national taekwondo team. In the middle of facing what seems to be the biggest crisis of her life, she meets Gyeol, a mysterious boy who changes her life forever. He’s the definition of a bad boy with a good heart, and she finds herself unable to resist his charms. However, she might be playing with fire as he’s someone who’s involved with the wrong crowd. Is falling for Gyeol worth the risk?

My Reason To Die has finished publishing and it has 100 Chapters. It is also Known as: What I Decided to Die For, 我为之离开的理由, 我之所以決定去死

2. Flawed Almighty

Do good or go to hell. The conditions of his new curse seem simple enough for once-hopeful hoodlum Jeon-Ji Kim. Or so it seems when his perky guardian angel shows up on his doorstep one day and heals his limp. But will simply going through the motions of helping people be enough to appease a petty god with a grudge?

Flawed Almighty has finished publishing and it has 121 Chapters. It is also Known as: 天癡全能

1. Rooftop Sword Master

After being beat up and put into a coma by eight of his classmates at Nun'Gwang Middle school, Se'young woke up after nine long months and found out that his father committed suicide by self-immolation in an attempt to get justice for what happened to him.As a result, the investigation re-opened and that attackers who tried to sweep it under the rug received a proper sentence for their crimes. But Se'young was unable to assuage the anger and fear he felt for the unjust world. Se'young thoroughly hid himself from this sort of world.The sun would rise and set, the seasons changed, and not once did he step outside of his home. But one day, a sudden and strange sound enticed him to open the door…Embedded in the center of the rooftop was a gigantic blade emblazoned with the words “War Sword” and with it, came the whispers of a God.

Rooftop Sword Master has finished publishing and it has 125 Chapters. It is also Known as: El maestro de espadachin en la azotea, شمشیرزن پشت‌بام نشین