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 19 High School manga you should read right now. [2026 List]
- 19. Jujutsu Kaisen
- 18. Legend of Star General
- 17. Wanggeim
- 16. Kuroiwa Medaka ni Watashi no Kawaii ga Tsuujinai
- 15. Momose Akira no Hatsukoi Hatanchuu
- 14. Iljindamdangiljin
- 13. Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru
- 12. Kanojo mo Kanojo
- 11. Mane Mane Nichi Nichi
- 10. Kimi to Warui Koto ga Shitai
- 9. Danshi Kokosei Dakedo Gal ni TS Shimashita
- 8. Nande Koko ni Sensei ga!?
- 7. Saikyou Ansatsusha, Class Ten'i de Isekai e
- 6. Boku no Kanojo wa Dekkawai
- 5. Tonari no Kurokawa-san
- 4. Ta Na Me Liao
- 3. Sawaranaide Kotesashi-kun
- 2. Lust Geass
- 1. Osananajimi wa, Nyaa to Naite Skirt no Naka
19. 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.
- Includes one extra chapter.
Jujutsu Kaisen has finished publishing and it has 272 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
18. 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
17. Wanggeim
An action-packed suspense story of a boy who obtains absolute authority!
The story centers around a boy named "Hwang Chomin" who spends his high school days enduring unjust violent treatment. Being informed of his isolated brother's passing away, he receives his phone and confronts the truth about his brother. He learns that his brother is the leader of a notorious ring called [Emperor's Division]. Upon learning that he decides to impersonate his brother and take control of the division by passing judgment on its scums. And so the King's Game that must be never revealed begins!
Wanggeim is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: King Game
16. 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
15. Momose Akira no Hatsukoi Hatanchuu
Hajime Kugayama, a boy from the countryside, starts high school to find his old crush, Akira Momose, is now a classmate. He is content to savor his old feelings and admire her from afar... until Akira makes an unexpected move. Their meeting is “fated” in more ways than he could have imagined.
Momose Akira's First Love is a Failure. is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 百瀬アキラの初恋破綻中。, Momose Akira no Hatsukoi Hatanchuu
14. 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
13. Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru
Traumatized by a childhood incident with a friend who took exception to his love of traditional dolls, doll-artisan hopeful Gojou Wakana passes his days as a loner, finding solace in the home ec room at his high school. To Wakana, people like beautiful Kitagawa Marin, a trendy girl who's always surrounded by a throng of friends, is practically an alien from another world. But when cheerful Marin--never one to be shy--spots Wakana sewing away one day after school, she barges in with the aim of roping her quiet classmate into her secret hobby: cosplay! Will Wakana's wounded heart be able to handle the invasion from this sexy alien?!
Note: Includes 2 extra chapters.
My Dress-Up Darling has finished publishing and it has 117 Chapters. It is also Known as: その着せ替え人形〈ビスク・ドール〉は恋をする, Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru, Sono Kisekae Ningyou wa Koi wo suru, More than a Doll, My Dress-Up Darling, Sexy Cosplay Doll, That bisque doll who fell in love, その着せ替え人形は恋をする, 更衣人偶墜入愛河, 그 장난감 인형은 사랑을 한다
12. 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
11. Mane Mane Nichi Nichi
Set in a high school baseball club, it is a "coming-of-age sideline story," focusing on the three team managers with very different personalities: Nagisa, who barely knows the rules of baseball, Ichinose, a flamboyant gal, and Himemiya, the quiet girl with a surprisingly nasty side.
Mane Mane Nichi Nichi is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: マネマネにちにち, Manemane Nichinichi
10. 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 has finished publishing and it has 67 Chapters. It is also Known as: 君と悪いことがしたい, Kimi to Warui Koto ga Shitai
9. Danshi Kokosei Dakedo Gal ni TS Shimashita
Shunpei, a loner high schooler, became a gyaru after saving the god of gyaru from drowning. Through his mother's connections, he was able to transfer to an all-girls school, but it was stuffed to the brim with gyarus!
Every day is a sensory overload for Shunpei, who's never even talked to a girl, let alone a gyaru.
It's the beginning of an introverted high school guy => gender-swapped gyaru comedy!
I’m a High School Boy, but I Got Gender-Swapped Into a Gyaru is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 男子高校生だけどギャルにTSしました, Danshi Kokosei Dakedo Gyaru ni TS Shimashita
8. Nande Koko ni Sensei ga!?
17-year-old Ichirou Satou is an average teenager who always happens to find himself in perverted situations with his teacher, Kana Kojima. Follow this erotic love comedy about their mishaps throughout their daily lives and how Ichirou and Kana choose to handle them.
Note: On Hiatus due to creator's illness.
Why are you here Sensei!? has finished publishing and it has 120 Chapters. It is also Known as: なんでここに先生が!?, Golden Times
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. Boku no Kanojo wa Dekkawai
For as long as he remembers, Komi has been shorter than his fellow classmates. He always felt inferior as a result, until he met Obinata - a girl who is head and shoulders above him.
Yes, Asumi Obinata is tall. She’s imposing. But she’s also Komi Amane’s girlfriend. And these two are the happiest kids in the world.
The super-popular one-shot has been expanded to a full series!
Boku no Kanojo wa Dekkawai is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 僕の彼女はデッカワイイ, My Girl Friend Is Big & Cute!, My Girlfriend Is Big & Cute!
5. Tonari no Kurokawa-san
Takahashi Hajime enrolled at Shuubi High School solely because it's the setting of his favorite manga. Everywhere he goes around the school, he recognizes locations that appeared in the manga, and he loves it! Amidst this excitement, Takahashi meets a beautiful girl, Yayoi Kurokawa, who looks just like the heroine from his favorite work, and they come to share a certain secret…
My Neighbor Ms. Kurokawa is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: となりの黒川さん, Moja Sąsiadka Panna Kurokawa, Cô bạn bàn bên Kurokawa
4. Ta Na Me Liao
On the kind Qin Qing's first day of transfer, she accidentally got involved in the middle of someone picking a fight. Qin Qing used a strategy to save her senior who's been ganged upon, not knowing that he's Wen Yufeng, the infamous school bully! From that moment forward, Qin Qing's peaceful high school life was gone forever...
Ta Na Me Liao is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Can't Hold, He's So Flirtatious, 他那么撩 Can't Hold, 이 선배는 위험해, 이 선배는 위험해!, Anh ta cứ trêu chọc tôi, He Is So Flirty
3. Sawaranaide Kotesashi-kun
Kotesashi Kouyou possesses outstanding skill as a masseur. He aspires to become a sports doctor and wants to get a scholarship in medical school. Starting spring, he attends the high school attached to Seiwa University, a sports powerhouse. Since his family is not wealthy, he has to work as a hostel manager, where he is also allowed to stay, to pay for his school expenses. There he encounters high school girl athletes with various problems. Kotesashi's job is to take care of them physically and mentally and be the hostel manager.
Don't Touch Kotesashi is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: さわらないで小手指くん, Don't Touch Me Kotesashi-kun
2. Lust Geass
Takatsuki Souta is in love with his childhood friend Amanome Rikka but he has a problem; because of their parents' upbringing, their relationship is viewed more like siblings. So whats going to happen when he obtains the power of "Geass" through a mysterious book which awakens sexual desires in the people around him?
Lust Geass has finished publishing and it has 49 Chapters. It is also Known as: ラストギアス, Last Geass, Rasuto Giasu, L**t Geass, Lust Geas
1. Osananajimi wa, Nyaa to Naite Skirt no Naka
Natsume Ichika is a very ordinary high school girl who once had a close childhood friend, Maki Saihara. However, the two became estranged and have not spoken to each other for more than a year. When they both end up in the same class and both become members of the gardening committee, Ichika sees an opportunity to make up with Maki. However, Maki still refuses to even make eye contact with her…
Until one day, when Maki suddenly comes over to Ichika's house. She wanted to show Ichika something unexpected: cat ears growing out of her head!
A high school girl who loves cats and a childhood friend who has become as carefree as a cat herself.
A story about a slightly mysterious "curse" is about to start!
My Childhood Friend Goes Meow Under Her Skirt is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 幼馴染は、にゃあと鳴いてスカートのなか, Osananajimi wa, Nyaa to Naite Skirt no Naka
