Top 14 University manga you should read right now. [2026 List]

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. 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

12. 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

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. 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

9. 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

8. 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

7. Here U Are

Receiving the newcomers is a task for Yu Yang, and he ends up helping the unsociable and towering Li Huan, the kind of person that does everything to be disliked. But after better knowing each other, he discovers that the giant isn't that bad of a person at all...



Note: Includes 20 extra chapters.

Here U Are has finished publishing and it has 157 Chapters. It is also Known as: You are here, You're here

6. 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!

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. 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?

3. 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

2. Cigarette & Cherry

Cool beauty senpai x virgin-kun kouhai?!
Aiming to get a girlfriend with his college debut, what appeared before Kouhai-kun was a beautiful, smoker Senpai?!
Generating a lot of buzz on Twitter and Instagram, this clumsy love comedy starts its serialization!

Cigarette & Cherry has finished publishing and it has 126 Chapters. It is also Known as: シガレット＆チェリー, Cigarette & Cherry

1. Hime Koukan ～Otasaa no Hime ga Kareshi Koukan wo Goshomou na Ken～

Two couples, both led astray by lust, get a novel idea and decide to swap partners.

It doesn’t go over well.

Hime Koukan ～Otasaa no Hime ga Kareshi Koukan wo Goshomou na Ken～ has finished publishing and it has 41 Chapters. It is also Known as: ヒメコウカン～オタサーの姫がカレシ交換をご所望な件～, Hime Koukan: Otaku Circle no Hime ga Kareshi Koukan wo Goshomou na Ken, Hime Koukan: Otaku Circle no Hime ga Kareshi Koukan wo Goshomou na Ken, Hime Koukan