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. Saikyou Ansatsusha, Class Ten'i de Isekai e
- 18. Legend of Star General
- 17. Kuroiwa Medaka ni Watashi no Kawaii ga Tsuujinai
- 16. School of the Malice
- 15. Iljindamdangiljin
- 14. Himaten!
- 13. Class no Daikirai na Joshi to Kekkon Suru Koto ni Natta
- 12. Momose Akira no Hatsukoi Hatanchuu
- 11. Sagaksagak Romance
- 10. Tomodachi Toshite Daisuki
- 9. Fuufu Ijou, Koibito Miman.
- 8. Sunjeong Villain
- 7. Koushinchou no Kouhai (♀) to Teishinchou no Senpai (♂) ga Renai ni Hatten suru made
- 6. Kimi wa Yakamashi Tojite yo Kuchi wo!
- 5. The Artistic Genius of Music Is the Reincarnation of Paganini
- 4. Narikawari
- 3. Gyakusatsu Happy End
- 2. Anemone wa Netsu wo Obiru
- 1. Tonari no Kurokawa-san
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. 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
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.
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Legend of Star General is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Star Armor Soul Will Pass, Star General Regression
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. 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
15. 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
14. 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!
13. Class no Daikirai na Joshi to Kekkon Suru Koto ni Natta
High school student Saito Houjo has married his classmate, Akane Sakuramori, the girl who is his biggest rival at school. The two can't seem to get along with each other, but their heart-pounding newlywed life is about to begin!
I'm Getting Married to a Girl I Hate in My Class is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: クラスの大嫌いな女子と結婚することになった, Kurasu no Daikiraina Joshi to Kekkon Suru Koto ni Natta
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. Sagaksagak Romance
Chan-U finds it difficult talking to Seol-Hui, who always seems to be angry about something. However, what he says to her actually makes her heart beat like crazy! A sweet, romantic story of a young couple's first love!
Drawing Romance is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Sagaksagak Romance
10. Tomodachi Toshite Daisuki
When escaping from the angry girlfriend of a boy she just finished blowing, Sanako enters a random room and meets Yuito, a serious boy who she immediately falls in love with and proceeds to get aroused by. Taking to heart the school rule that forbids students from forming romantic relationships, the overly serious Yuito refuses her confession. So what is she to do? Naturally, sexually harass him with the excuse that it's simply just a little skinship between friends until he gives in.
I Love You, as a Friend has finished publishing and it has 17 Chapters. It is also Known as: 友達として大好き, Tomodachi to Shite Daisuki
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. 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
7. Koushinchou no Kouhai (♀) to Teishinchou no Senpai (♂) ga Renai ni Hatten suru made
 and the Short Senpai (♂) Relationship Develops Into Romance)
A younger, tall, conceited female kouhai doing as she pleases towards her short senpai!
A senpai who is teased about his height and treated as a kid...but unexpectedly shows a manly side of him!
Will their relationship develop into romance...?
Until the Tall Kouhai (♀) and the Short Senpai (♂) Relationship Develops Into Romance is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 高身長の後輩（女）と低身長の先輩（男）が恋愛に発展するまで, High & Low (INABA Shiro), Koushinchou no Kouhai (Onna) to Teishinchou no Senpai (Otoko) ga Renai ni Hatten suru made, Until the Tall Kouhai (Girl) and the Short Senpai (Boy) Relationship Develops Into Romance, Until the Tall Kouhai (Girl) and the Short Senpai (Boy) Develop a Romance, H!gh & Low
6. 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!
5. The Artistic Genius of Music Is the Reincarnation of Paganini
The Rebirth of Paganini, Joo-won Moon. He was once a gifted violinist, but due to an injury, he gradually distanced himself from music and lived the life of a regular high school student. “I don’t pursue music.” However, perhaps the irony of fate… Joo-won Moon accidentally transferred to the music class of an arts high school, he picked up the violin… Will Joo-won Moon be able to overcome his psychological trauma? And is there a chance for him to be reborn as a true violinist?
The Artistic Genius of Music Is the Reincarnation of Paganini is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: High School Musical Genius Is Paganini Reincarnated, El Genio Musical del Instituto es Paganini reencarnado
4. Narikawari
Mario Ando, is feeling a total failure, being treated as invisible at home and at school is unable to build the courage to help his best friend who was constantly being bullied and eventually tries to commit suicide! However, one day, a bracelet arrives claiming that he could now "possess another person" with the use of a special sticker! If he could become "someone" everything he desired would come true!
Impersonation has finished publishing and it has 72 Chapters. It is also Known as: ナリカワリ, Narikawari
3. Gyakusatsu Happy End
High school student Kusakabe Makoto has to work all day to raise money for the treatment of his younger sister, who suffers from a serious illness. The father is unemployed, the mother ran away, leaving the children, bullying at work ... Despite all this, he does not lose hope and continues to live for her sister. But having learned that she did not have long, Makoto falls into despair. Fear of the unknown causes him to take a different look at the value of human life.
Massacre Happy End has finished publishing and it has 55 Chapters. It is also Known as: 虐殺ハッピーエンド, Gyakusatsu Happy End
2. Anemone wa Netsu wo Obiru
Nagisa Ootsuki shed her former self out of shame from failing her highschool entrance exams. On her first day in her new highschool, who does she meet but the girl who made her fail the exam! How does Nagisa deal with these complicated emotions?
Anemone is in Heat is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: アネモネは熱を帯びる, The Girl Doesn't Know Her Heat., Anemone wa Netsu o Obiru
1. 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
