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Top 19 Middle School manga you should read right now. [2024 List]
- 19. Kusanagi-sensei wa Tamesarete Iru
- 18. Bijutsubu Girl
- 17. Segimal Putsagwa Boseupagwon
- 16. Akebi-chan no Sailor-fuku
- 15. Zaako Zako Zako Zako Sensei
- 14. The Challenger
- 13. Mahou Shoujo Site
- 12. Sasha-chan to Classmate Otaku-kun
- 11. JC Sasha-chan to Classmate Otaku-kun
- 10. Skeeter Rabbit!!
- 9. The Kabocha Wine
- 8. Konna Joshi wo Gyutte Shitai! Short Stories
- 7. Mizuiro Jidai
- 6. Jue Bu He Huli Zuo Pengyou de Tuzi
- 5. Paradise!
- 4. Azuki-chan
- 3. Hammer Session!
- 2. Nishikata-chan
- 1. Stay Gold
19. Kusanagi-sensei wa Tamesarete Iru
15 years ago, Kusanagi-sensei gave up her love (♀). Now, her lost love's daughter is her student?! As she wavers under the pressure of her student's relentless attacks, Kusanagi-sensei's (♀/36) era of trial begins!
Kusanagi-sensei Is Being Tested has finished publishing and it has 360 Chapters. It is also Known as: 草薙先生は試されている, Kusanagi-sensei wa Tamesarete Iru
18. Bijutsubu Girl
Middle school life isn’t all fun and games for an art club girl either!
From club activities to studying, games to manga, hobbies, BL, and “mufufu” fantasies...or even...love?! “Uchida” is a member of the “art club.”
She’s got a lot of strange obsessions and she’s not great at dealing with people.
A short candid manga about the ups and downs of school life with the classmates surrounding her and the adolescent boy who sits next to her.
Art Club Girl is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 美術部ガール, Bijutsubu Girl
17. Segimal Putsagwa Boseupagwon
Mi-ae is just a normal middle school girl trying to survive school. She likes reading comics, the pop group “The Fire Boys”, and karaoke. One day, a boy she used to know transfers to her school and begins to stir up trouble. No matter what she does, it seems he just doesn’t appreciate her efforts to get to know him. What’s up with that?
After School Lessons for Unripe Apples is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: The End of the Century Green Apple Tutoring School, 20th Century Green Apple School, A 90's Cram School for the Unripened, 世纪末青苹果补习班, 初戀補習班
16. Akebi-chan no Sailor-fuku
The setting is Roubai Private Academy, a prestigious girls' middle school in the country. For Akebi Komichi, donning this school's sailor uniform is a dream come true. Her middle school dream life is finally beginning. Verdant open countryside vistas. The slowly flowing time of youth.
(Source MU)
Akebi's Sailor Uniform is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 明日ちゃんのセーラー服, Akebi-chan no Serafuku, Akebi-chan no Serafuku, Akebi-chan's Sailor Uniform, Школьная форма Акэби-тян, 明日同学的水手服, 明日酱的水手服, 明日醬的水手服, 아케비 쨩의 세일러복
15. Zaako Zako Zako Zako Sensei
Souichi Kirisaki, who teaches at a private middle school, has a problem. Three of his students, Senka Yutugami, Yuki Kitsuregawa, and Momoka Watarase, make fun of him. Souichi wants to be friends with them, but they look down on him and tease him every day. Soichi is troubled, but the truth is that all three of them love Souichi, they just can't be honest with him, plus Momoka is a stalker... A sassy and cute romcom between a teacher and three middle school students!
Loooser Loser Loser Loser Sensei is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: ざーこざこざこざこ先生, Loser Sensei, Zako Sensei, ざこ先生
14. The Challenger
‘Loser’, ‘Weakling’, ‘Rock-bottom’. These are all titles people call me in real life. However, that’s only in the ‘Real World’. There’s no reason why I have to be a ‘Loser’ in a virtual reality game as well! I’m going to become the greatest in a video game! ‘Loser’ Park Noa’s challenge to become a pro-gamer.
Source: MU
The Challenger is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: The Challenger
13. Mahou Shoujo Site
Asagiri Aya, a girl bullied at school and at home. One day, an eerie website, Mahou Shoujo Site, flashes on her computer screen and welcomes her to the Mahou Shoujo World.
Magical Girl Site has finished publishing and it has 141 Chapters. It is also Known as: 魔法少女サイト, Mahou Shoujo Site
12. Sasha-chan to Classmate Otaku-kun
I am an aspiring mangaka, currently assisting in the production of erotic doujinshi as a middle school student. While I was reading doujinshi at school, a beautiful girl very interested in erotic things, Sasha-san, suddenly called me "Master"!?
The story of a beautiful, cheerful girl volunteering to be my ecchi disciple.
Note: This entry is for the serialized version of the story, not the original webcomic.
Sasha and Her Otaku Classmate is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: サーシャちゃんとクラスメイトオタクくん, Sasha-chan to Classmate Otaku-kun
11. JC Sasha-chan to Classmate Otaku-kun
I am an aspiring mangaka, currently assisting in the production of erotic doujinshi as a middle school student. While I was reading doujinshi at school, a beautiful girl very interested in erotic things, Sasha-san, suddenly called me "Master"!?
The story of a beautiful, cheerful girl volunteering to be my ecchi disciple.
Note: this refers to the original webcomic, not it's serialization.
JC Sasha-chan to Classmate Otaku-kun is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: JCサーシャちゃんとクラスメイトオタクくん。, Middle School Sasha and Her Otaku Classmate
10. Skeeter Rabbit!!
Usa Ayano is a middle-school girl who is bad at physical activities. One day at gym class, she sees another girl in her grade, Hoshihara Chika, a transfer student who muddles through the dancing lesson like she couldn't care less.
Ayano, intrigued by how mysterious Chika is, tries to approach the new girl but gets pushed away. That is until she later discovers Chika's secret.
Skeeter Rabbit!! has finished publishing and it has 19 Chapters. It is also Known as: スキーターらびっと!!, Skeeter Rabbit!!
9. The Kabocha Wine
Transfer student, Aoba Shunsuke, arrived at Sunshine School only to find the premises empty. He was secretly gleeful to be the first to reach the school, oblivious to the fact that it was Foundation Day and a rest day for the institution. At that moment, a big-sized "L"(Eru) beauty by the name of Natsumi appeared before him and the two of them hit off together even though Shunsuke was so much smaller than her. Shunsuke's mother runs a women's apparel busines but the shop is in need of manpower. Shunsuke offers to help out at the shop but fumbles a lot because he does not know how to interact with the ladies. Eru decides to step in and help out around the shop and this pleases Shunsuke's mother. This is a romance story that shares the joys and woes of the "SL" combi between Shunsuke and Eru.
(Source: MangaUpdates
The Kabocha Wine has finished publishing and it has Chapters. It is also Known as: The・かぼちゃワイン, The Pumpkin Wine
8. Konna Joshi wo Gyutte Shitai! Short Stories
An anthology about girls you would want to hug.
I Want to Hug a Girl Like This! Short Stories has finished publishing and it has 43 Chapters. It is also Known as: こんな女子をぎゅってしたい!ショートストーリーズ, Konna Joshi wo Gyutte Shitai! Short Stories
7. Mizuiro Jidai
The story follows Yuko Kawai, a junior highschool student, as she faces the challenges of growing up and overcoming her shyness as she comes of age. She begins seeing her best friend Hiroshi Naganuma, the boy next door, in a different light. (from Wikipedia)
Aqua Age has finished publishing and it has 45 Chapters. It is also Known as: 水色時代, Aqua Age, The Blue-Green Years
6. Jue Bu He Huli Zuo Pengyou de Tuzi
One is a rabbit girl with a congenital defect, and the other is a fox girl that's super popular but has a lonely heart. Despite their differences, they are each other's precious 'The Other Me in This World'. When they meet, a story of mutual healing and mutual growth begins...
Source: MU
Almost Friends is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: The Rabbit That Refuses to Be Friends With the Fox
5. Paradise!
Mayu and Kiki are two middle school girls from Hokkaido who came to Harajuku as part of their school trip. Kiki ends up going to an Idol concert with her otaku friend Mayu. Will the happy-go-lucky Mayu and the left out Kiki be able to take a picture with her idol?
Paradise! has finished publishing and it has 1 Chapters. It is also Known as: パラダイス!, Paradise!
4. Azuki-chan
Azuki-chan is a manga series about a young schoolgirl named Azusa Noyama, nicknamed Azuki-chan because when she was younger she was accidentally called Azuki instead of Azusa.
She always hated the name until one day a new boy starts in the same class as her called Yūnosuke Ogasawara, the same day she is teased by a boy called Ken-chan about her nickname. Yūnosuke-kun passes by and happily memorizes the name becoming the first girl he notices. Azuki is over joyed, and instantly falls in love with him, loving both him and her nickname.
However Azuki gets jealous when she sees him chatting to other girls and cannot work out why he doesn't realize her love.
There are two arcs of Azuki-chan Manga:
Elementary School (animated)
Junior High School
Azuki-chan has finished publishing and it has 57 Chapters. It is also Known as: あずきちゃん, Azuki-chan
3. Hammer Session!
Two prisoners managed to escape after the police truck carrying them crashed on the highway. One of them, Imamura Shouhei is a gangster who has sent 10 opposite bosses to hospital. The other called Yazwa Yuu—our protagonist—is a con artist whose cheating profile has piled up to approximately 100 billion yen. Accidentally, Yuu then becomes the new teacher for the nearby junior high school, under the new name Hachisuka Gorou, and according to a deal of "Hammer Session" with the headmaster.
Hammer Session! has finished publishing and it has 96 Chapters. It is also Known as: ハンマーセッション!, Hammer Session!
2. Nishikata-chan
The adventures of Nishikata Chi in middle school.
Nishikata-chan has finished publishing and it has 3 Chapters. It is also Known as: 西片ちゃん, Nishikata-chan
1. Stay Gold
Three years after their mother's abandonment, Hayato and younger sister Kikka are living a relatively normal life with their step uncles, Yuuji and Kou. All seems well, except Hayato harbors romantic feelings for Yuuji. No longer able to bear the burden of his secret love, Hayato confesses to Yuuji, and throws their seemingly normal life into chaos.
Stay Gold has finished publishing and it has 43 Chapters. It is also Known as: STAYGOLD, ステイ ゴールド, Stay Gold