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 18 School Clubs manga you should read right now. [2026 List]
- 18. Haikyuu!!
- 17. Ao Ashi
- 16. Houkago, Bokura wa Uchuu ni Madou
- 15. Mane Mane Nichi Nichi
- 14. Boku no Suki na Hito ga Suki na Hito
- 13. Houkago no Goumon Shoujo
- 12. 3-gatsu no Lion
- 11. Slam Dunk
- 10. Shunrai Table Tennis
- 9. Pseudo Harem
- 8. Koisuru Asteroid
- 7. Unmei wa Yaku ni Tatanai
- 6. Senryuu Shoujo
- 5. R15+ ja dame desu ka?
- 4. Araburu Kisetsu no Otome-domo yo.
- 3. Karaoke Iko!
- 2. Magical Trans!
- 1. Hello, Melancholic!
18. 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!!
17. 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
16. 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
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. 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
13. Houkago no Goumon Shoujo
After years of being unlucky with girls, Daito Ishimaru only wishes to enjoy his high school life with a normal, cute girlfriend. However, after losing a game to his two new seniors Kiyoka Sasahara and Asami Tomochika, he is forced to join the "Humanism Studies" club, which is actually a torture studies club. Will Ishimaru get the normal high school life he always wanted?
Torture Club Girls After School has finished publishing and it has 168 Chapters. It is also Known as: 放課後の拷問少女, Houkago no Goumon Shoujo
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. 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
10. Shunrai Table Tennis
Mirai Todoroki, a freshman at Arashino Girls' High School, is petite but has a deep passion for table tennis. She once had the skill to compete at the national level, but after suffering a crushing defeat against a player with overwhelming talent during her middle school years, she gave up the sport. Then one day, a transfer student named Oka Harusaki joins the table tennis club...
Shunrai Table Tennis is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Shunrai Takkyuu, 春雷卓球, Shunrai Takkyū, Tenis de mesa Shunrai, 春雷卓球 〈テーブルテニス〉
9. Pseudo Harem
The story of Nanakura Rin of the Drama Club, who has indisputable talent as an actress, and her senpai in the same club, Kitahama Eiji. With the power of her acting, Rin teases Eiji with a variety of personas, giving him the harem he's always dreamed of!
Note: Chapter count includes 27 extra chapters.
Pseudo Harem has finished publishing and it has 157 Chapters. It is also Known as: Giji Harem, 疑似ハーレム, Giji-Harem
8. Koisuru Asteroid
Astronomy and geology are fun…!
Mira, who promised to “find an asteroid” with the boy she found at the campsite as a child.
She tried to join the astronomy club, but from this year the “astronomy club” and the “geology research society” merged into the “earth sciences club”!?
Let’s go search for the asteroid that we promised to look for that day.
Asteroid in Love has finished publishing and it has 81 Chapters. It is also Known as: 恋する小惑星〈アストロイド〉, Koisuru Shouwakusei
7. Unmei wa Yaku ni Tatanai
One day, red threads appeared on the fingers of all humans worldwide. Since those bound by that thread were destined for lasting relationships, it became known as the "red thread of fate," and a new era dawned where thread-based romance became the norm. While all this was happening, a red thread suddenly appeared on the finger of the protagonist, Tsumugi, who, incidentally, just happens to despise "thread-based love"....
Unmei wa Yaku ni Tatanai is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 運命は役に立たない, Fate is Useless.
6. Senryuu Shoujo
Yukishiro Nanako is a cute, cheerful high school girl with one peculiar trait – instead of verbal communication, she writes senryu (a type of haiku) poems to relay her thoughts. Together with ex-delinquent Busujima Eiji, they are budding freshmen of the school’s Literature Club.
Even though Nanako doesn’t talk, with the power of senryu, the adorable pair has no problem enjoying their fun school-life through the tune of 5-7-5 syllables.
Senryuu Girl has finished publishing and it has 173 Chapters. It is also Known as: 川柳少女, Senryu Girl, Senryu Shoujo, Senryuu Girl
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. 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
3. Karaoke Iko!
Satomi, president of his school’s choir club, gets embroiled in a bizarre situation when he’s asked by Kyouji the yakuza to give him voice lessons. A stand-alone comedy from Yama Wayama, creator of Captivated, by You!
Let's Go Karaoke! has finished publishing and it has 3 Chapters. It is also Known as: カラオケ行こ!, Andiamo al karaoke, Đi hát karaoke đi!, ¡Vamos al karaoke!, Let's Go to Karaoke!, Đi hát karaoke đi!, 가라오케 가자!
2. 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
1. Hello, Melancholic!
Asano Minato is hiding in plain sight. She’s tall, but she’s very quiet, and very withdrawn. She keeps her hair over her face and her head down. It’s not hard to see that she’s avoiding being seen. While eating lunch alone in her secret spot, she hears what is obviously an instrument. She immediately wonders why, since this high school doesn’t have a band. She knows that… because that’s why she transferred here.
Note: Chapter count includes 4 bonus chapters
Hello, Melancholic! has finished publishing and it has 18 Chapters. It is also Known as: ハロー、メランコリック！, Hello, Melancholic!
