Top 20 Delinquent manga you should read right now. [2026 List]

20. 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

19. 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

18. 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

17. 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

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. 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…

has finished publishing and it has 22 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

13. 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

12. 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

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. Kaeseul

'Kim Shin', a special killer who has sharpened his sword for revenge, and his life with 'Absolute Power' in the afterlife!

Source: MU

Castle has finished publishing and it has 120 Chapters. It is also Known as: Kaeseul

9. Toorigakari ni One Point Advice shiteiku Type no Yankee

Sakurai-san looks like a yankee, but gives people he passes one point advice.
Those who meet him for the first time are often scared by his frightening appearance but through the advice, they learn of how kind hearted he can be. Slowly, Sakurai's circle of people begin to grow.



Note: Toorigakari ni One Point Advice shiteiku Type no Yankee is as a web comic released on the author's Twitter account on June 9, 2018. Official serialization began in Gangan pixiv on February 16, 2019.
Note 2: Chapter count includes 22 extra chapters

A Delinquent's Life Hacks has finished publishing and it has 110 Chapters. It is also Known as: 通りがかりにワンポイントアドバイスしていくタイプのヤンキー, One Point Yankee, One Point Advice Yankee, Toorigakari ni One Point Advice shite iku Type no Yankee, Tourigakari ni wanpointo adobaisu shite iku taipu no yankii

8. 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

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. Megane, Tokidoki, Yankee-kun

Momose, a clumsy girl who has always been slaved around to run errands by delinquents in her middle school, will now be attending a non-yankee high school. At her new school, she thinks of joining a club so as to not bother anyone and one day meets a classmate, a serious boy with glasses, Ichikura-kun. In reality though, that Ichikura has been an undefeated yankee in his middle school which he hid from everyone when he enrolled into this high school!

Momose is the only one who knows Ichikura-kun's secret yankee past?!

The youthful former yankee X a girl who was bullied by yankees are now having a LOVE SURVIVAL ♡

- MU

Megane, Tokidoki, Yankee-kun is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: メガネ、時々、ヤンキーくん, Megane, Tokidoki, Yankee-kun

5. Pashiri na Boku to Koisuru Banchou-san

One could describe Fuyuhiko Unoki as a weakling. From elementary to middle school, he was constantly bullied by his peers. He has now entered high school, and yet this has not changed. One day, the school's top delinquent, Kanade Toramaru, calls him out, and she immediately declares ownership over him.

His high school days will now be full of fear, as he spends them as Kanade's personal errand boy. However, one big misunderstanding between Fuyuhiko and Kanade remains: Kanade believes that the two of them are dating. Her confession of love is misinterpreted by him, leaving her blissfully unaware of Fuyuhiko's dread for her.

While this misunderstanding stays neglected, Fuyuhiko and Kanade become ever closer, slowly pushing this imaginary romance on the verge of turning into a real one.

I Belong To The Baddest Girl At School has finished publishing and it has 78 Chapters. It is also Known as: パシリな僕と恋する番長さん, Pashiri na Boku to Koi suru Banchou-san, Pashiri na Boku to Koisuru Banchou

4. Warui ga Watashi wa Yuri ja Nai

In an attempt to win her homeroom teacher's heart, Itsumi Toudou purchashed a shady love potion, and tested it out on her stuck-up student committee president, Yomotsuka. Now, she has an uncharacteristically affectionate girl to deal with, and she's not even a lesbian! Right?



Note: Warui ga Watashi wa Yuri ja Nai is a web manga released on the author's Twitter and pixiv accounts since December 13, 2019. Official serialization began in @vitamin on February 3, 2020.

Sorry, but I'm Not Yuri is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 悪いが私は百合じゃない, Warui ga Watashi wa Yuri Janai, Sorry But I'm Not Into Yuri, warui ga watashiwa yuri janai

3. Bokutachi ga Yarimashita

The manga centers on a group of friends who are satisfied and complacent with their everyday lives. The friends include Tobio, a passive high schooler who makes it a rule not to hope too much; Maru, a scheming boy who gossips behind people's back; Isami, a gaudy student who likes girls and recently got a girlfriend with big breasts; and their senior Paisen (slang for senpai), a 20-year old man who is rich and has long graduated from high school.

Bokutachi ga Yarimashita has finished publishing and it has 87 Chapters. It is also Known as: 僕たちがやりました, We Did It

2. Watashi no Kobushi wo Uketomete!

From back alley brawls to bashful bonds, two former-delinquents face their next fight: long-term relationships. During her high school years, Takebe was the top dog at her school. But with her old friends now living as happy adults, Takebe was faced with an impending sense of crisis. Takebe thus resolved herself to quit delinquency, but the result of that was a fated meeting with her old rival, Soramori. Losing a fist-fight against Soramori, for some reason or other Takebe was now dating her. What kind of relationship did the two of them have back in high school? And will Takebe ever manage to graduate from delinquency...!?

Catch These Hands! has finished publishing and it has 20 Chapters. It is also Known as: 私の拳をうけとめて！, Accept my Fist!, Accept my Fist of Love

1. Metsuki Warui Ko Kawaii Ko

Tanaka is a high school student who believes that scary girls are actually cute. He secretly wants to become friends with Mizuno-san, a delinquent who sits next to him. She has a "nasty look," creating rumors about her and making her feared by her classmates! At first, she shuns Tanaka, but gradually, she opens up to his fierce attacks. Tanaka plans to make her fit in with their class, but on the day of the school festival, a big incident breaks out.

A Cute Girl with a Nasty Look has finished publishing and it has 66 Chapters. It is also Known as: 目つき悪い子かわいい子, Scary Girl, Cute Girl