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. Mane Mane Nichi Nichi
- 15. Houkago, Bokura wa Uchuu ni Madou
- 14. A Guide to Proper Dating
- 13. Yuru Yuri
- 12. Megane, Tokidoki, Yankee-kun
- 11. Wondance
- 10. 3-gatsu no Lion
- 9. Abe-kun ni Nerawaretemasu
- 8. Slam Dunk
- 7. Pseudo Harem
- 6. Atsumare! Fushigi Kenkyuubu
- 5. Boku no Suki na Hito ga Suki na Hito
- 4. Shunrai Table Tennis
- 3. Karaoke Iko!
- 2. Guilty Circle
- 1. Unmei wa Yaku ni Tatanai
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?!
Notes:
Winner of the 61st Shogakukan Manga Award in the Shounen Category in 2017.
Includes 2 extra chapters.
Haikyu!! has finished publishing and it has 404 Chapters. It is also Known as: ハイキュー!!, Haikjú!!, Haikyu!! Chàng khổng lồ tí hon, Haikyu!! Fly High! Volleyball!, Haikyuu!!, Haikyû!! - Les As du Volley, Haikyū!!, Haikyū!! - L'asso del Volley, High Kyuu!!, HQ!!, Volleyball!!, Волейбол!, Хайкю:!!, هايكيو!!, هایکیو, ഹൈക്ക്യു!!, ไฮคิว!! คู่ตบฟ้าประทาน (SIC), ハイキュー!!, 排球!!, 排球少年!!, 하이큐!!
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. 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
15. 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
14. A Guide to Proper Dating
Jung Ba-Reum has always been top of her life; everything from her college assignments to her workouts are perfectly planned and executed. However, there is one thing that has eluded Ba-Reum her whole life: dating. Determined to find love, she impulsively joins her university’s programming club to be with her crush Jae-Hyun, but soon finds herself butting heads with another senior Yoo-Yeon. Will Ba-Reum succeed in her quest to find her first boyfriend?
A Guide to Proper Dating has finished publishing and it has 158 Chapters. It is also Known as: Ba-Reum's Guide to Dating, The Right Love Guide
13. 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
12. Megane, Tokidoki, Yankee-kun
Momose, a clumsy girl who has always been slaved around to run errands by delinquents in her middle school, will now be attending a non-yankee high school. At her new school, she thinks of joining a club so as to not bother anyone and one day meets a classmate, a serious boy with glasses, Ichikura-kun. In reality though, that Ichikura has been an undefeated yankee in his middle school which he hid from everyone when he enrolled into this high school!
Momose is the only one who knows Ichikura-kun's secret yankee past?!
The youthful former yankee X a girl who was bullied by yankees are now having a LOVE SURVIVAL ♡
- MU
Megane, Tokidoki, Yankee-kun is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: メガネ、時々、ヤンキーくん, Megane, Tokidoki, Yankee-kun
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. 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
9. Abe-kun ni Nerawaretemasu
Akari couldn't think less of her school's karate champ, Abe-kun, despite him being the national champion. He's giant, uncouth, and couldn't be more different than her sweet angel and childhood friend, Takuto. But when Abe-kun injures his arm protecting her, she takes it upon herself to get him healed—after all, the school's pride is at stake—but finds the tables suddenly turned when he confesses to her! Now she's the goal he's aiming for, and she'll soon find out how driven a national champion can be!
Abe-kun's Got Me Now! has finished publishing and it has 52 Chapters. It is also Known as: 阿部くんに狙われてます, Abe-kun ni Nerawaretemasu
8. 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
7. 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
6. 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
5. 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
4. 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〉
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. 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
1. 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.
