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. Kuroiwa Medaka ni Watashi no Kawaii ga Tsuujinai
- 18. Fuufu Ijou, Koibito Miman.
- 17. Iljindamdangiljin
- 16. I Thought She Was a Yandere, but Apparently She's Even Worse
- 15. ReLIFE
- 14. Legend of Star General
- 13. Jimoto no Ijimekko-tachi ni Shikaeshi Shiyou to Shitara, Betsu no Tatakai ga Hajimatta.
- 12. Kimi wa Houkago Insomnia
- 11. Sunjeong Villain
- 10. Saikyou Ansatsusha, Class Ten'i de Isekai e
- 9. School of the Malice
- 8. Saotome Senshu, Hitakakusu
- 7. Yeounori
- 6. Pseudo Harem
- 5. Takane no Hana wa Midaresaki
- 4. Kishuku Gakkou no Juliet
- 3. Operation: True Love
- 2. Shiro Gal to Kuro Gal no Yuuwaku
- 1. In-Cha no Boku ni Batsu Game ni Kokuhaku shitekita Hazu no Gal ga, Doumitemo Boku ni Betabore desu
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. 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
18. 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.
17. 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
16. 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
15. 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
14. 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
13. 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.
12. 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
11. 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
10. 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
9. School of the Malice
On the last day of my 19, an ill-willed school violence brought my life to a halt. And I returned to the past. So I decided to be the 'Malice' wiping out the evil.
School of the Malice is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Devil Returns to School Days, Evil School, School of Evil, Şeytanın Okula Dönüşü
8. 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
7. Yeounori
Meet Sangmok High’s Fox Club, home to the prettiest, wealthiest, and most popular girls in school. To ordinary Onyu Park, whose most extraordinary trait is being best friends with the gorgeous Chaeri Shin, the Foxes exist in a whole other world – or so she thinks – until she and Chaeri are suddenly thrown into the Fox Club headfirst! As if adjusting to high school wasn’t hard enough, the girls find themselves surrounded by prying eyes, rumors, catty schemes, and budding romance. Will Onyu and Chaeri’s friendship survive all of the drama and secrets? Who are the Foxes, really? And does Onyu have what it takes to become one of them?
The Fox Club is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: プレイガールズ, 狐狸游戏, 狐狸遊戲
6. Pseudo Harem
The story of Nanakura Rin of the Drama Club, who has indisputable talent as an actress, and her senpai in the same club, Kitahama Eiji. With the power of her acting, Rin teases Eiji with a variety of personas, giving him the harem he's always dreamed of!
Note: Chapter count includes 27 extra chapters.
Pseudo Harem has finished publishing and it has 157 Chapters. It is also Known as: Giji Harem, 疑似ハーレム, Giji-Harem
5. Takane no Hana wa Midaresaki
She is the perfect student, beautiful, clever and with lots of friends... He is an ordinary boy in the class, staring at her from afar but one day he sees her in a very compromising situation! How will she react? The lives of these two will now intermingle with totally unexpected outcomes!
The Unattainable Flower's Twisted Bloom is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 高嶺の華は乱れ咲き, Takane no Hana wa Midaresaki
4. Kishuku Gakkou no Juliet
Grigio Academy Boarding School. The students that attend this school come from two countries, and reside in their own dormitories. Inazuka and Persia are leaders of rival dorms, but in secret they love each other. Now, they have to keep their relationship a secret from their dorm mates or else bad things will happen to them.
Boarding School Juliet has finished publishing and it has 119 Chapters. It is also Known as: 寄宿学校のジュリエット, Kishukugakkou no Juliet
3. Operation: True Love
It’s hard dating someone who won’t give you the time of day. Su-ae Shim knows that better than anyone, having dated her indifferent boyfriend, Minu Kang, for years. She sometimes wishes she could be more like her charismatic stepsister, Ra-im, who seems to have it all. But life takes a turn for the weird when Su-ae discovers Jellypop, a sentient flip phone, in her locker. Jellypop has a lot to say about her love life, especially as Su-ae drifts further away from Minu and finds herself running into Minu’s friend, Eunhyeok. Add to the mix a growing suspicion that Minu and Ra-im might be more than friends, and Su-ae might need a miracle to navigate the ups and downs of high school romance!
Operation: True Love is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Operation Name Pure Love
2. Shiro Gal to Kuro Gal no Yuuwaku
Curvy body… Glowing skin… Ahhhh!
Are you trying to seduce me!?
Rei is a pale-skinned gal with perfect style.
Natsuyu is a tanned gal with a voluptuous body.
The two of them were supposed to be teasing the otaku boy... but...
Something is not right......!
Natsuyu had her eyes not on the otaku, but on......?
Note: Originally a self-published Twitter comic, it was collected into a commercially published tankoubon by Kadokawa, with 20 pages of additional content.
Shiro Gal to Kuro Gal no Yuuwaku has finished publishing and it has 36 Chapters. It is also Known as: 白ギャルと黒ギャルの誘惑, Shiro Gal to Kuro Gal no Yuuwaku, Temptation of Shirogal & Kurogal, Shiro Gyaru to Kuro Gyaru no Yuuwaku
1. In-Cha no Boku ni Batsu Game ni Kokuhaku shitekita Hazu no Gal ga, Doumitemo Boku ni Betabore desu
Misumai Youshin, a boy with a negative personality, starts going out with Barato Nanami, a prim and proper type gyaru who is at the top of the class caste. But as a matter of fact, the confession was part of a punishment game!?
And yet, Nanami, who he thought was a gyaru, was only a gyaru in appearance; in truth, she was not good with men!
But the way they met in the morning, went to school together and ate their lunches together, none of this appeared to be a punishment; Nanami looked deeply in love with Youshin――!?
This is a super sweet love story that starts with two beginners in love!
The Gal Who Was Meant to Confess to Me as a Game Punishment Has Apparently Fallen in Love with Me is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 陰キャの僕に罰ゲームで告白してきたはずのギャルが、どう見ても僕にベタ惚れです, Inkya no Boku ni Batsu Game ni Kokuhaku shitekita Hazu no Gal ga, Dou Mitemo Boku ni Betabore desu, No Matter How I Look at It, the Gal who Should Have Only Confessed to me for a Punishment Game Fell in Love With me, An Introvert's Hookup Hiccups: This Gyaru Is Head Over Heels for Me!
