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. [2025 List]
- 20. Jujutsu Kaisen
- 19. Kimi wa Yakamashi Tojite yo Kuchi wo!
- 18. Jimoto no Ijimekko-tachi ni Shikaeshi Shiyou to Shitara, Betsu no Tatakai ga Hajimatta.
- 17. Kuroiwa Medaka ni Watashi no Kawaii ga Tsuujinai
- 16. Himaten!
- 15. Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru
- 14. Legend of Star General
- 13. School of the Malice
- 12. Momose Akira no Hatsukoi Hatanchuu
- 11. Iljindamdangiljin
- 10. Tonari no Kurokawa-san
- 9. Fuufu Ijou, Koibito Miman.
- 8. Succubus to Hajimeru Shinkenkousai
- 7. Saikyou Ansatsusha, Class Ten'i de Isekai e
- 6. Kanojo mo Kanojo
- 5. Uchi ni Kaeru to Itsumo Kukkoro ga Iru
- 4. Gal-sen
- 3. ReLIFE
- 2. I Thought She Was a Yandere, but Apparently She's Even Worse
- 1. Kimi to Warui Koto ga Shitai
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 has finished publishing and it has 271 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. Kimi wa Yakamashi Tojite yo Kuchi wo!
Hiiragi Tsukino was born deaf. When she transfers to a new school, she meets a talkative boy named Enomoto Taiyou. Tsukino is slightly taken aback by Taiyou, who talks to her without regard to the fact that she can't hear.
You Talk Too Much, So Just Shut It Already! has finished publishing and it has 48 Chapters. It is also Known as: 君は喧し閉じてよ口を！, Kimi wa Yakamashi Tojite yo Kuchi wo!
18. 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.
17. 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
16. Himaten!
High school home ec expert Tenichi earns extra money with a part-time job cleaning houses. But one day, Himari, the owner and model of the popular cosmetics brand Hima Riz, transfers into his class. Say hello to some company president girl x house-cleaner boy romantic comedy hijinks!
Hima-Ten! is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: ひまてん!, Himaten!
15. 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
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. 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 has finished publishing and it has 87 Chapters. It is also Known as: Devil Returns to School Days, Evil School, School of Evil, Şeytanın Okula Dönüşü, Agui Deunggyo
12. 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
11. 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
10. 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
9. 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.
8. Succubus to Hajimeru Shinkenkousai
Yoshiki Tsuyoshi is the captain of Seizai High Karate Club which prohibits impure relationships. Akuno (a succubus) begins to tempt Yoshiki after he saved from her from a molester. How far can he go in the face of this clumsy but far from innocent girl? How far can he go in his pure, single-minded love?
Seriously Dating a Succubus has finished publishing and it has 21 Chapters. It is also Known as: サキュバスとはじめる真剣交際, 与魅魔开始认真交往
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. 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
5. Uchi ni Kaeru to Itsumo Kukkoro ga Iru
A high school boy looking for a place to live finds a cheap room for rent in a "notorious property." It is haunted by the ghost of a lady knight!
Whenever I Get Home, the Kukkoro Knight is Always There is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 家に帰るといつもくっころが居る, Whenever I Get Home, There's Always a Kukkoro Waiting For Me.
4. Gal-sen
When Sora enters high school, his homeroom teacher is a sexy gal with huge breasts and she's none other than the changed version of Suzune, the innocent girl next door who was his first love! As the teacher's "educational guidance" escalates day by day, Sora is awakened to pleasures he's never known before...!
Gal-sen has finished publishing and it has 81 Chapters. It is also Known as: ギャルせん, Gal Sen, Gyaru Sensei, Gyaru Sen, Gyaru-sen
3. 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
2. 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
1. 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
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