Top 17 The Arts manga you should read right now. [2025 List]

17. [Oshi no Ko]

"In the world of showbiz, lies are weapons." Goro works as an OB-GYN in the countryside, a life far removed from the entertainment industry. Meanwhile, his favorite idol, Ai Hoshino, has begun her climb to stardom. The two meet in the "worst possible way," setting the gears of fate in motion! The amazing Aka Akasaka and Mengo Yokoyari team up to depict the world of showbiz from a completely new perspective in this shocking series!

【OSHI NO KO】 has finished publishing and it has 166 Chapters. It is also Known as: 【推しの子】, My Favorite's Child, Favorite Girl, My Idol's Child, Oshi no Ko, [Mein*Star], เกิดใหม่เป็นลูกโอชิ

16. Kakunaru Ue wa

Uehara-kun loves 2-dimensional characters and his dream is to become a manga artist!

One day, a gal in his class, Miyamoto-san, sees his manuscript and starts a pseudo-romance with him that's a little too close to comfort, to help him with his manga!

This is a manga artist x adolescent love comedy!

Now That We Draw is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 描くなるうえは, Kakunaru Ue wa

15. Blue Period

Yatora is the perfect high school student, with good grades and lots of friends. It’s an effortless performance, and, ultimately…a dull one. But he wanders into the art room one day, and a lone painting captures his eye, awakening him to a kind of beauty he never knew. Compelled and consumed, he dives in headfirst — and he’s about to learn how savage and unforgiving art can be!

Blue Period is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: ブルーピリオド, The Blue Period., النقطة الزرقاء, 藍色時期, Blue Period.

14. Love Gives Me Superpowers

"Art student Zhong Shenxiu encountered a bottleneck during a drawing class. No matter how she tried, she couldn't "see clearly" the good student, Xu Ke, who was the subject of her drawing. Unable to see clearly, she couldn't draw him... Zhong Shenxiu put down her paintbrush. Could it be that becoming a good student would bring him closer to her, a little closer, and then she could see a little clearer? Until the distance between them became negative—face to face. Phew! Now she finally saw it clearly! But! This... isn't it a bit too...

Love Gives Me Superpowers is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Lian'ai Rang Wo Youle Chao Nengli, Falling In Love Gives Me Superpowers, Liàn'ài Ràng Wǒ Yǒule Chāo Nénglì

13. Act-age

Kei Yonagi comes from a poor family. Her father ran out on her and her two younger siblings, leaving her to fend for the family herself after their mother's death. When the opportunity comes to chase her dream of becoming an actress, Yonagi jumps at the chance. Catching the eye of Director Sumiji Kuroyama, Yonagi's opportunity to shine has come. However, Yonagi's talent for acting comes from her extreme and innate ability for Method Acting, one that various individuals note as potentially self-destructive.

Act-age has finished publishing and it has 123 Chapters. It is also Known as: アクタージュ act-age, Act-age

12. Imouto ga Oshi Sugiru

Imouto ga Oshi Sugiru is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 妹が推すぎる, Imouto ga Oshi Sugiru

11. Kasane

Beautiful people are loved and revered. They have everything they desire right at their fingertips... Even if that beauty is a complete illusion.

Before Kasane's mother died, she was given a special tube of lipstick from her mother. She was told that if times ever got really really hard, she should wear the lipstick and kiss whatever she really desires.

But is this keepsake a blessing? Or a curse?

Kasane has finished publishing and it has 126 Chapters. It is also Known as: 累－かさね－, Rui

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. Dance Dance Danseur

Junpei is happily snoozing away during his sister's ballet recital when a male ballet dancer steps onto the stage. Moved by the strength and skills the dancer displays, the boy discovers his love for this art.

But after a certain tragedy happens, he vows to leave his past behind and turn into the epitome of manliness! What will he do when his love for ballet reignites?!

Dance Dance Danseur is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: ダンス・ダンス・ダンスール, Dance Dance Danseur

8. Watashi no Kouguchi-Sensei

Kouguchi Ruri, a skilled yet socially awkward male manga artist, has built a career creating niche "loli" manga. His carefully structured life takes a chaotic turn when Shiina Karen, an energetic young woman claiming to be a university student, joins him as his assistant.

While Karen appears eager to learn, she harbors a mysterious secret and ulterior motives for working with Kouguchi. As they navigate the creative challenges of manga production, their quirky relationship evolves, blending humor, tension, and unexpected revelations.

This workplace romantic comedy dives into the challenges of collaboration, personal growth, and the surprising connections that emerge in the unlikeliest of circumstances.

My Kouguchi Sensei is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: わたしの工口先生, Watashi no Kouguchi-Sensei

7. Oshiegoto

A female art teacher who creates doujinshi meets a high school student gyaru who is a talented artist.

Oshiegoto has finished publishing and it has 15 Chapters. It is also Known as: おしえごと, おしえごと 同人教師と天才ギャル, Oshiegoto: Doujin Kyoushi to Tensai Gal, Oshiegoto: Doujin Kyoushi to Tensai Gyaru, Oshiegoto: Doujin Teacher and Prodigy Gyaru

6. Eizouken ni wa Te wo Dasu na!

Asakusa Midori wants to create an anime, but she's too disheartened to make that first step by herself. But by pure chance, she meets Mizusaki Tsubame, an up-and-coming socialite secretly dreaming of becoming an animator. Together with Midori's money-loving best friend Kanamori Sayaka, the energetic trio slowly work towards making their "ultimate world" a reality!

Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 映像研には手を出すな！, Hands off the Motion Pictures Club!

5. Ero Mangaka Onee-san to Otukare Ryman

Ero Mangaka Onee-san to Otukare Ryman is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: エロ漫画家おねーさんとお疲れリーマン, Ero Mangaka Onee-san to Otsukare Riman, Ero Mangaka Oneesan to Otsukare Ryman, Ero Mangaka to Otsukare Riman

4. Sora wo Matotte

Namiji Ogawa is a high school student who teaches himself oil painting every day in order to draw the ultimate nude. After an encounter with a certain "witch", the goal is to take the entrance exam to Tokyo University of the Arts...!?

Wear the sky is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 空をまとって, Sora wo Matotte

3. Alabaster no Kisetsu

Maeda Gin is a student who enjoys drawing graffitis at an abandoned apartment complex building near his school, with his friends and acolytes, Teppei and Kon-chan. One night, while they're at work on one of their masterpieces, they're interrupted by a mysterious ghastly pale-skinned woman who scares them. In the process of fleeing, Gin loses his sketchbook to her and then from this point onwards, his life will change in a major way! Some nude painting with his beautiful and attractive art teacher? Welcome to Season of Alabaster.

Season Of Alabaster has finished publishing and it has 18 Chapters. It is also Known as: アラバスターの季節, Alabaster no Kisetsu

2. Boku no Idol

This year, the student council has decided to add an exciting new contribution to the school's culture festival; an Idol performance! However, they don't actually have the money to hire any real Idols, so someone's going to have to train up an idol group from their female classmates. Hirano Harufumi is that unlucky someone. He has no interest in Idols at all, but he must put together a performance or risk expulsion from the school for his failure.
Not surprisingly, most high school girls are too embarrassed and self-conscious to dance and sing in front of their classmates in a skimpy outfit. When Harufumi tries to think about who he would like to see as an Idol, his thoughts are drawn to his cute, shy, clumsy childhood friend Aizawa Momoka. Will Harufumi be able to convince her to be an Idol before it's too late?

Boku no Idol has finished publishing and it has 1 Chapters. It is also Known as: ボクのアイドル, My Idol

1. Butai ni Sake!

Oniwa Asahi is just starting his high-school life, and he has decided it is time to turn over a new leaf and learn how to make friends and get to know those around him. How does someone who is terrible at interacting with other people go about doing that, though? Turns out, it's as easy as joining the Theatre Club and its quirky cast of characters, including the captain Imari, who seems to have his own issues opening up to others.

Butai ni Sake! is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 舞台に咲け!, Bloom Onstage!