What is this genre all about? Even though school clubs in Japan are not mandatory, there is some pressure from the social grid (e.g. fellow students, teachers) to participate in some kind of after-school activity, be it in sports or arts. Colleges also have clubs.
As a comedy element in anime, some students have joined too many clubs, and are thus constantly stressed out. There is also the element of social commentary, making it clear that you have to join a club, if you want to be part of the class. Since self-founded clubs need at least 3 members, the desperate search and advertising for new members can be cause for hilarity in anime.
We present you the list of School Clubs manga you should read right now.
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Top 20 School Clubs manga you should read right now. [2025 List]
- 20. Haikyuu!!
- 19. Ao Ashi
- 18. Houkago, Bokura wa Uchuu ni Madou
- 17. Girl Crush
- 16. Slam Dunk
- 15. Mane Mane Nichi Nichi
- 14. Yuru Yuri
- 13. Saki
- 12. 3-gatsu no Lion
- 11. Wondance
- 10. Boku no Suki na Hito ga Suki na Hito
- 9. Game Club
- 8. Rifle Is Beautiful
- 7. Magical Trans!
- 6. Guilty Circle
- 5. R15+ ja dame desu ka?
- 4. Atsumare! Fushigi Kenkyuubu
- 3. Araburu Kisetsu no Otome-domo yo.
- 2. Asahinagu
- 1. Hyouka
20. Haikyuu!!
Ever since he saw the legendary player known as the "Little Giant" compete at the national volleyball finals, Shoyo Hinata has been aiming to be the best volleyball player ever! He decides to join the team at the high school the Little Giant went to-and then surpass him. Who says you need to be tall to play volleyball when you can jump higher than anyone else?
After losing his first and last volleyball match against Tobio Kageyama, "the King of the Court," Shoyo Hinata swears to become his rival after graduating middle school. But what happens when the guy he wants to defeat ends up being his teammate?!
Note: Includes 2 extra chapters.
Haikyu!! has finished publishing and it has 404 Chapters. It is also Known as: ハイキュー!!, Haikyuu!!
19. Ao Ashi
Ashito Aoi, a third-year middle school student from Ehime, meets Fukuda Tatsuya, a J Youth League coach. Even though he's still rough around the edges, Ashito has such amazing potential that he gets invited by coach Fukuda to participate in his team's tryouts in Tokyo. The story of a boy who will revolutionize Japanese football begins to unfold.
Notes:
- Nominated for the 2017 Manga Taishou Award.
- Winner of the 65th Shogakukan Manga Award for the "Best General Manga" category in 2019.
Ao Ashi has finished publishing and it has 410 Chapters. It is also Known as: アオアシ, Ao Ashi
18. Houkago, Bokura wa Uchuu ni Madou
"This love shot up like a rocket."
Kinoshima Rocketry Club casually uploaded a test vlog of a test firing of their hybrid engine. The engine exploded — carrying away the dreams of reaching space with it — but that wasn't the only thing that exploded in that vlog. Madoi Ayame, from the engine section, who just so happened to appear in the vlog, also exploded in popularity when viewers from across the world found her cute. While she finds this bewildering, she actually has someone she wished found her cute...
From the author of "Pseudo Harem", Saitou Yuu, a youthful, buzzing romantic comedy that sparks from a single video!
After School, We Wander in Space is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 放課後、僕らは宇宙に惑う, Houkago, Bokura wa Uchuu ni Madou
17. Girl Crush
Momose Tenka is a first year high school student who can sing, dance, and has a killer body. She's good at everything... except love. She meets a K-pop obsessed girl named Satou Erina, and is dazzled by her earnest nature.
This is the story of two young girls dreaming of becoming K-pop idols! A heart-throbbing story about pure love!
Girl Crush is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: ガールクラッシュ, Girl Crush
16. Slam Dunk
Winning isn't everything in the game of basketball, but who wants to come in second? It takes dedication and discipline to be the best, and the Shohoku High hoops team wants to be just that. They have one last year to make their captain's dream of reaching the finals come true--will they do it? Takehiko Inoue's legendary beloved basketball manga is finally here and the tale of a lifetime is in your hands.
Hanamichi Sakuragi's got no game with girls--none at all! It doesn't help that he's known for throwing down at a moment's notice and always coming out on top. A hopeless bruiser, he's been rejected by 50 girls in a row! All that changes when he meets the girl of his dreams, Haruko, and she's actually not afraid of him! When she introduces him to the game of basketball, his life is changed forever...
Included one-shot:
Volume 31: Slam Dunk: 10 Days After
Slam Dunk has finished publishing and it has 276 Chapters. It is also Known as: SLAM DUNK, Slam Dunk
15. 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
14. Yuru Yuri
Four mischievous girls illegally occupy the former Traditional Tea Ceremony clubroom, in order to create the "Amusement Club." These scamps...who ignore repeated warnings - in direct rebellion with the righteous directives of the Student Council - decide to remain in the room until they finally get off their bums and do something! In this slightly sluggish manga, full of fits and starts, the four girls set off from their homes for a walk together with days full of a little this and that! ♪
Yuru Yuri is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: ゆるゆり, Yuruyuri
13. Saki
Miyanaga Saki is a high-school freshman who doesn’t like mahjong. Ever since she was a child, she would lose her New Year’s gift money during her family mahjong game. If she won, her parents would be upset, and if she lost, well, she lost.
As a result, she’s learned to play in such a way that her score always remains plus/minus zero: not good enough to win, but not bad enough to lose. When we meet her, she’s being dragged to her school’s mahjong club by an old friend. How will a girl who hates mahjong, yet has become adept at the game as a result of her upbringing, survive in this environment?
Saki is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 咲-Saki-, Saki
12. 3-gatsu no Lion
A youth named Kiriyama Rei, who lost his family as a child, endures loneliness to become a professional shogi player. Then, through a chance meeting, he develops a relationship with the three Kawamoto sisters, who hail from a working-class district of the city, and little by little his frozen heart begins to thaw.
March Comes in Like a Lion is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 3月のライオン, Sangatsu no Lion, March Comes in Like a Lion, Lion of March
11. Wondance
Kaboku Kotani lives by suppressing his own feelings and matching those around him. He ends up attracted to Hikari Wanda who doesn't mind how she's seen by others as she's fully immersed in dance. To dance with her, he'll take on dancing despite his inexperience!
Wondance is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: ワンダンス, Wondance
10. Boku no Suki na Hito ga Suki na Hito
This story begins when the protagonist, a boy named Sora Akizuki, confesses his love to Miya Fuwa, a girl he has been in love with for a long time, and is rejected. When Sora learns that Miya likes someone else, he visits the dubious “Trialing Club," of which he is president, and tries to find out if he is the right person for her. The first episode shows the reality of the Trialing Club, whose activities one cannot imagine from its name, and the reason why its president, Suzukaze, created the club.
My Crush's Crush is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: ぼくの好きな人が好きな人, Boku no Suki na Hito ga Suki na Hito
9. Game Club
Follow the daily activities of the members of the Game Club.
Game Club has finished publishing and it has 27 Chapters. It is also Known as: Geemu-Bu, ゲーム部, Game-Bu
8. Rifle Is Beautiful
Kokura Hikari is a first-year high school girl who loves rifle shooting. She entered Chidori High School because it had a shooting club, but finds that the club had been disbanded. She had only one day to find enough members to reform the club, but luckily was able to find three other first-year girls who she had met at a competition in middle school.Thus begins the daily activities of the Chidori High Shooting Club.
Rifle Is Beautiful has finished publishing and it has 176 Chapters. It is also Known as: ライフル・イズ・ビューティフル, Rifle Is Beautiful
7. Magical Trans!
Minami-kun spots a poster recruiting new members for the Magical Girl Club. Thinking "Cosplay cuties woohoo!" he decides to join... What the hell!? It's not cosplay—we actually become magical girls?
Magical Trans! has finished publishing and it has 65 Chapters. It is also Known as: まじとら！, Maji Tora!, MajiTora
6. Guilty Circle
April! Sawaya Doji's college life at his dream school of Seio University starts with an encounter with the beautiful Kaede Hoshimi during the club recruiting fair. Sawaya believes that if he goes to Tokyo... if he joins a university... if he joins a club, he can get a girlfriend! It's a great way to meet new people, but what kind of club has he gotten himself into?
Source: MU
Guilty Circle is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: ギルティサークル, Guilty Circle
5. R15+ ja dame desu ka?
What should I do to become an adult? Akane Amou, who grew up with her parents forbidding any kind of entertainment, is a little bad with "stimulating" stuff, to the point she can't even watch a kissing scene in a drama. Now that she’s a highschool student, she somehow wants to overcome it! Those are her intentions, but it’s not that easy. Meanwhile, she got acquainted with a movie otaku named Fuyumine. Will she be able to watch an R15 movie…?
How About R15? has finished publishing and it has 84 Chapters. It is also Known as: R15＋じゃダメですか？, R15+ ja dame desu ka?
4. Atsumare! Fushigi Kenkyuubu
The "girls comedy" series follows a protagonist named Daisuke who cannot decide on a club to join because he does not have anything he particularly wants to do. He has an encounter that changes his school life.
Assemble! Mysterious Research Club has finished publishing and it has 379 Chapters. It is also Known as: あつまれ！ふしぎ研究部, Gather! Mystery Research Club
3. Araburu Kisetsu no Otome-domo yo.
The girls in a high school literature club do a little icebreaker to get to know each other: answering the question, "What's one thing you want to do before you die?" One of the girls blurts out, "Sex." Little do they know, the whirlwind unleashed by that word pushes each of these girls, with different backgrounds and personalities, onto their own clumsy, funny, painful, and emotional paths toward adulthood.
O Maidens in Your Savage Season has finished publishing and it has 33 Chapters. It is also Known as: 荒ぶる季節の乙女どもよ。, Maidens of the Savage Season
2. Asahinagu
Everyone wants a fresh start in high school and that applies ten fold for Toujima Asahi. She hopes that she can create a new image of coolness at Futatsuzaka High School; a school that used to be all girls until recently, which explains the female population being 5 times that of the male and the extracurricular activities being female oriented. Change isn’t as easy as Asahi thought and she is introduced to Maharu, a strong minded girl, and to Naginata, a sport similar to kendo. Asahi realizes that Naginata is what she needs in order to become a new person, as the sport allows those who are not the most athletical to shine even on a national level.
Asahinagu has finished publishing and it has 388 Chapters. It is also Known as: あさひなぐ, Asahi Nagu
1. Hyouka
Oreki Houtarou is a minimalistic high school boy. One day, he joins the Classic Literature Club at his elder sister's request.
There he meets Chitanda Eru, Fukube Satoshi, and Ibara Mayaka. Chitanda is a calm beautiful girl but she turns into an embodiment of curiosity once she says, "I'm interested in it (Watashi, Kininarimasu)". Fukube is a smiling boy with a fantastic memory who calls himself a database. Ibara is a short girl and is strict with others and herself. She loves Fukube, but he always dodges her approaches.
They begin to investigate a case that occurred 45 years ago. Hints of the mystery are buried in an old collection of works of the former members of Classics Club. The collection is titled "Hyouka."
Hyouka is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 氷菓, Hyōka
