Top 16 University manga you should read right now. [2026 List]

16. Kanojo, Okarishimasu

Kinoshita Kazuya is a regular college student who was just dumped by his girlfriend for another guy. Feeling down in the dumps, he decides to use an app called Diamond to hire Mizuhara Chizuru, a rental girlfriend, to make himself feel better. From their first meeting, she seems to be the perfect girl for him, but is there more to her than meets the eye? And how will their not quite typical relationship develop?

Rent-A-Girlfriend is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 彼女、お借りします, I'd like to Borrow a Girlfriend

15. Grand Blue

A new life begins for Kitahara Iori as he begins his college career near the ocean in Izu city, full of excitement for his new life. He will be moving into his Uncle's diving store "Grand Blue." There he finds the beautiful ocean, beautiful women, and men that love diving and alcohol. Will Iori be able to live his dream college life?

Grand Blue Dreaming is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: ぐらんぶる, Grand Blue

14. Uzaki-chan wa Asobitai!

Sakurai Shinichi’s one wish is for a little peace and quiet. But Uzaki Hana–his boisterous, well-endowed underclassman–has other plans. All she wants is to hang out and poke fun at him. With the help of her chipper charm and peppy persistence, this might just be the start of a beautiful relationship!

Uzaki-chan wa Asobitai! is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 宇崎ちゃんは遊びたい!, Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out!, Uzaki-chan Wants to Play!

13. Sachaewangui Cheonjaesonja

Kim Mu-hyuk, the Grandson of the Loan Shark King Cheon Tae-san, whom even the wealthy elites of South Korea bowed to, strives to be recognized as a member of the Cheon Family. Despite his efforts, Mu-Hyuk is betrayed and killed by his uncles in a vicious struggle over his grandfather’s inheritance. However, instead of dying, he wakes up in the 1990’s, with a second chance to rewrite his fate. Determined to prevent the death of his grandmother, who raised him, and reclaim the legacy of the Cheon family, Mu-hyuk sets out to preserve his severed friendships and take brutal revenge on his uncles and anyone else who stands in his way. Though once a troublemaker, Mu-hyuk quickly rises to the top both academically and socially, earning his grandfather’s trust. As he solidifies his place in the family, Mu-hyuk begins manipulating the underworld, gaining control over criminal organizations and influential figures in politics and business. Gradually, he paves his path to fulfill his ambitions and exact his revenge, one step at a time.

Genius Grandson of the Loan Shark King is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Sachaewangui Cheonjaesonja

12. Himegoto: Juukyuusai no Seifuku

This is a story of a group of college-age people who struggle with gender and sexual identity.

Yuki (nicknamed Yoshiki) is a girl, but she is terrible at 'being feminine.' She mostly dresses like a boy and is often mistaken as one. However, she has to wear a skirt and imagine being dominated by a guy in order to masturbate.

Nagao Mikako seems young and innocent, and she uses that apparent innocence to sell her body as a fake 15-year-old. She knows her youthfulness can't last forever, but she enjoys tricking the men. Her friends have no idea of her sexual habits and believe her to be sweet and sheltered.

Aiba Kaito is a pretty good-looking guy, but he wants to be Nagao Mikako. He often dresses as a girl, picking out clothes that mimic Mikako's style. Though he's into cross-dressing, he is still attracted to women.

Will these young adults and their friends be able to handle their 'guilty secrets' and muddle their way through this confusing period of their lives?

Himegoto: Uniforms at the Age of Nineteen has finished publishing and it has 100 Chapters. It is also Known as: ヒメゴト ～十九歳の制服～, Himegoto - Uniforms at the Age of Nineteen, Secrets - Uniforms at the Age of Nineteen, HIME-GOTO: uniforms at the age of nineteen

11. Yane no Shita no Artemis

A prodigy of science and a solitary genius—yet terrible at so many things!?

When the poor university student Sanosuke Saraki started at a new part-time job at his old high school, he unexpectedly reunites with Koharu Kobachi, a classmate that he admired as a brilliant genius. However, this supposed genius is now a "5th year high school student" who must repeat her senior year for the second time…! Saraki's mission is to "help Koharu graduate by the end of the year." A coming-of-age story about starting over with a 20-year-old high school student!

Artemis Under the Same Roof is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 屋根の下のアルテミス, Artemis Under the Roof

10. Tsukiatte agete mo ii ka na

For as long as she’s known, Miwa’s been into women - and now she’s at university, it might finally be time for her to come out of her straight-passing shell. Of course, that takes a lot of confidence, and coming out is never easy - but could Saeko, her trashy popular weirdo of a friend, give her the help she needs - or just maybe, could the two of them be more alike than Miwa realises…?!

This series is a reimagining of tmfly’s earlier work of the same name.

How Do We Relationship? has finished publishing and it has 133 Chapters. It is also Known as: 付き合ってあげてもいいかな, So, Do You Wanna Go Out, Or?

9. Kamina Boten, Yoeru Sugata wa Yuri no Hana

Kamiina Botan is a 20-year-old college student. At the welcome party for the dorm she was assigned to, the dorm leader Ibuki gives her a highball to drink and she becomes tipsy, leading to her involvement with Ibuki from now on...

Kamina Boten, Yoeru Sugata wa Yuri no Hana is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 上伊那ぼたん、酔へる姿は百合の花, Kamiina Botan, Drunk Figure Is Lily Flower, Kamiina Botan, the Drunken Appearance Is a Lily Flower, Kamiina Botan, Yoiheru Sugata wa Yuri no Hana

8. Asumi-chan wa Les Fuuzoku ni Kyoumi ga Arimasu!

The story focuses on the erotic experiences that Asumi-chan, our protagonist, has in a lesbian focused sex establishment.

Asumi-chan is Interested in Lesbian Brothel! is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 彩純ちゃんはレズ風俗に興味があります！, Asumi-chan wa Lesbian Fuuzoku ni Kyoumi ga Arimasu!, Asumi-chan wa Rezu Fuuzoku ni Kyoumi ga Arimasu!, Asumi-chan is interested in lesbian sex!

7. Dore ga Koi ka ga Wakaranai

I Don't Know Which One Is Love is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: どれが恋かがわからない, I Don't Know Which One Is in Love

6. Foul's Start

Eun Hae-il grew up unable to forget the boy he had a crush on. That year, after retaking the exam four times, he finally got into the college he wanted. However, after rescuing a child from drowning in the sea, he lost his strength and fell to his death. Before his breathing stopped, he closed his eyes, thinking of the boy he missed. But when he opened them again, he was not at the sea but inside the bus. A tsunami had taken him out of his unconsciousness, he had crossed time, and come back to life. Then, the boy he loved, Yoon Pado, appeared in front of him. Did God really give them another chance?

Foul's Start is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Foul's Start

5. Ex-Love Review

Gi-Ju is highly competent, but when it comes to love, she always seems to choose the wrong guy. This time, she thought things would be different. But again her faith is betrayed, and during a heated argument, she ends up falling down a flight of stairs. When she awakens in the hospital, she starts seeing suspicious ‘relationship reviews’ of others! ‘Love reviews written by their former exes…?’ Could this strange phenomenon be able to save Gi-Ju’s love life?

Ex-Love Review is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Love Review, รีวิวที รักนี้กี่คะแนน?, 恋爱评分, Relationship Review

4. Summer Solstice Point

“I’ve never kissed anyone before… so help me out. Please?” Seoha’s divorce is still fresh in her mind when 20-year-old Jihoo begins working at her café. Jihoo’s unassuming beauty immediately draws her in, and his desire for Seoha burns too bright for her not to notice. Seoha decides it wouldn’t hurt to shake him up a bit… but Jihoo’s not the only one stepping into unfamiliar territory this summer.

Summer Solstice Point has finished publishing and it has 46 Chapters. It is also Known as: Summer Solstice Point

3. Minamoto-kun Monogatari

Minamoto-kun has a face pretty enough to make people think he's a girl. Because of his face, he was bullied by the girls in middle school who were jealous of his good looks. He developed a fear of women due to the trauma, and for that reason chose to attend a high school for boys. Just as he enters college and makes a promise to himself to overcome the trauma of his past, his father remarries and asks him to move out of the house. His father arranges for him to live with his aunt (Minamoto-kun's father's younger sister) for the time being. She is an extremely beautiful woman who is also a non-tenured professor at his college. When he arrives at her apartment, she shows him her breasts and tells him that he will be her "guinea pig" in her reverse Hikari Genji project.

Minamoto-kun Monogatari has finished publishing and it has 360 Chapters. It is also Known as: 源君物語, Minamoto's Story, Love Instruction: How to become a seductor

2. Cheese in the Trap

Having returned to college after a year long break, Hong Sul, a hard-working over-achiever, inadvertently got on the wrong side of a suspiciously perfect senior named Yoo Jung. From then on her life took a turn for the worse and Sul was almost certain it was all Yoo Jung's doing. So why is he suddenly acting so friendly a year later?

Cheese in the Trap has finished publishing and it has 46 Chapters. It is also Known as: チーズ・イン・ザ・トラップ, Cheese in the Trap

1. Waka-chan wa Kyou mo Azatoi

Tomoya is a college freshman on a mission to finally get his first ever girlfriend, but with one small problem: he's still a virgin! While he's gotten close with the beautiful and charming girl Waka Sakuraba in his club at school, he can't wrack up the courage to take the first step and ask her out. One day, Tomoya stumbles upon a hidden side to his crush Waka...

From the creator of "Class Maid" comes a new love story about an unlucky college student and his crush!



Note: Includes 8 extra chapters

A Hidden Side to my Crush has finished publishing and it has 222 Chapters. It is also Known as: 和歌ちゃんは今日もあざとい, Waka-chan is Pushy Again, วากะจัง สาวแอ๊บใสหัวใจมีรัก, Waka-chan is Flirty Again, A Hidden Side to my Crush