Top 18 School Clubs manga you should read right now. [2026 List]

18. 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

17. 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!!

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. 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

13. 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

12. Nine Dragons' Ball Parade

Hakuo Gakuin's mighty baseball team consistently makes it to Koushien, and Tamao Azukida dreams of making the team. To achieve his goal, Tamao does extensive research and undergoes a strict daily training regimen. But at tryouts, Tamao meets the enigmatic genius pitcher Tao Ryuudou, and the course of his destiny may be forever changed! If people aren't laughing, then you're not dreaming big enough! A new baseball tale for the era begins!

Nine Dragons' Ball Parade has finished publishing and it has 20 Chapters. It is also Known as: Kowloon's Ball Parade, クーロンズ・ボール・パレード, Kūronzu Bōru Parēdo

11. Kagakubu Girl

Science Club Girl is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 科学部ガール, Kagakubu Gaaru, Science Department Girl

10. 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

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. 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

7. 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

6. 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?

5. 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〉

4. The Band

The series is a new band story following a young man who sets off on a music journey when his soul is set aflame after discovering a guitar

The Band is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: THE BAND, ザ・バンド

3. 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!

2. 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!

1. 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