What is this genre all about? Since college/university students are typically at least eighteen years old, with stories covering mature everyday life topics, you will find the college setting quite often in seinen and josei anime.
Topics that can now be covered - as compared to High School settings - are higher education (i.e. coping with higher intellectual stress), the more adult party life (i.e. alcohol, smoking, sex), the issues of daily life vs. studying - especially when having to work to pay for bills, and finally the possible friction between those in and out of college.
We present you the list of University manga you should read right now.
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Top 15 University manga you should read right now. [2024 List]
- 15. Kanojo, Okarishimasu
- 14. Grand Blue
- 13. Uzaki-chan wa Asobitai!
- 12. Semantic Error
- 11. Minamoto-kun Monogatari
- 10. Sachaewangui Cheonjaesonja
- 9. Tsukiatte agete mo ii ka na
- 8. Guilty Circle
- 7. Futari Bocchi no Otasaa no Hime
- 6. Dore ga Koi ka ga Wakaranai
- 5. Torima Minshuku Yadori-teki na!
- 4. Kono Koi wo Hoshi ni wa Negawanai
- 3. Sketch
- 2. Shinderera Kurozetto
- 1. Waka-chan wa Kyou mo Azatoi
15. 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
14. 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
13. Uzaki-chan wa Asobitai!
Annoying! Cute! But Annoying!
The daily life of a quiet college student who just wants to left alone, being teased by his cute, stacked underclassman.
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!
12. Semantic Error
You're an error in my perfect world.
Sang-U Chu is a stickler for rules. So when his classmates free-ride on a group project, he doesn't credit them. But this prevents one senior, Jae-Yeong Jang, from graduating. And like oil and water, Sang-U and Jae-Yeong don't mix. Can Sang-U debug Jae-Yeong — a semantic error in his perfect life?
Note: Chapter count includes a Christmas Special.
Semantic Error has finished publishing and it has 94 Chapters. It is also Known as: Semantic Error
11. 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
10. 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
9. 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? is currently publishing and has 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?
8. 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
7. Futari Bocchi no Otasaa no Hime
Otasa joins an otaku club in the hopes of being worshiped as a princess, as she'd be the only female member there. When she arrives, however, she finds that said club only has two members - one of which is herself.
Based on a one shot of the same name.
Futari Bocchi no Otasaa no Hime has finished publishing and it has Chapters. It is also Known as: ふたりぼっちのオタサーの姫, Futaribocchi no Otaku Circle no Hime, Futaribocchi no OtaCir no Hime, Futari Bocchi no OtaCir no Hime
6. 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
5. Torima Minshuku Yadori-teki na!
"Guest House Yadori" is a seaside inn with a view of the Pacific Ocean.
A 34-year old tanned gal is the proprietress who runs the inn. In an unexpected turn of events, a university student named Youichi Sakimori ends up freeloading there. The playful and alluring proprietress Hana Yadori has him dancing in her palms from morning til night...!?
For Now, Let's Live at a Lodging Inn! is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: とりま民宿やどり的な!, Torima Minshuku Yadori Tekina!
4. Kono Koi wo Hoshi ni wa Negawanai
A beautiful and delicate love story in which different kinds of "love" intersect.
Kono Koi wo Hoshi ni wa Negawanai is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: この恋を星には願わない, Kono Koi wo Hoshi ni wa Negawanai
3. Sketch
Art student Lee Kyung-Eun is seeking a place to breathe from a suffocating, chaotic drinking party. He falls in love at first sight with Joo-Bin who even when exhaling cigarette smoke, creates a picturesque image shrouded in a strange atmosphere.
On the other hand, Joo-Bin sees ghosts of his past in Kyung-Eun. He recalls a friend in his painful memories but...
As Kyung-Eun starts to work as a model for Joo-Bin's photography, the two start to grow close, beginning to understand each other as time passes. Where will their relationship lead to?
Sketch has finished publishing and it has 103 Chapters. It is also Known as: Sketch
2. Shinderera Kurozetto
Haruka came to Tokyo for college, longing for the exciting city life. But lacking fashion sense and inexperienced in love, she didn't have the self-confidence to confess to Kurotaki-senpai. Until she ran into the mysterious beauty Hikaru, who will help make-over the ugly-duckling Haruka.
Cinderella Closet has finished publishing and it has 32 Chapters. It is also Known as: シンデレラクロゼット, Cinderella Closet - Debut into the New World, 신데렐라 클로젯
1. Waka-chan wa Kyou mo Azatoi
Tomoya, a first-year college student who is determined to get a girlfriend, becomes friends with a beautiful, soothing girl, Sakuraba Waka, but is unable to find the courage to take the first step.
Then one day, Tomoya witnesses another side of Waka...?
Waka-chan is Pushy Again is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 和歌ちゃんは今日もあざとい, Waka-chan Is Flirty Again, วากะจัง สาวแอ๊บใสหัวใจมีรัก