Because college life is way different than the high school experience, I love reading about characters who navigate exciting new things that will form them as adults. It’s definitely something that cannot be expressed during your teenage years. Your first job, classes more focused on what you love, more independence, and maybe dropping out of college (anything can happen!) are the themes that you might see in these manga set in college. College is a new experience. Going away from home, growing up, meeting new people, it can be nerve-racking. It changes you. If you have experienced it, I hope these manga above can show you that you are not alone. It’s the perfect time to make mistakes and grow from them, so hopefully, the stories in this list give you a little bit of light. Yuki is a typical college student and is content with her life. But then a chance encounter with a stranger who happens to go to the same university as her changes her life completely. Itsuomi-kun loves traveling, his friends, and is definitely popular. The relationship between them is so cute! It was such a joy to see Itsuomi-kun learning sign language. Coming from a very wealthy family, Yanagi has been given everything on a silver platter. He has always been on top in class…but it soon changes when Kujou transfers to his school. Since they were children, they have been rivals and Yanagi is the one who always loses, so he’s tired and formulates a plan to make her fall in love with him and then eventually break her heart. But nothing goes a planned as Yanagi quickly falls for her first while Kujou unknowingly continues living her life. Shy Miwa has always dreamed of finding love, but living in a small town, she was out of luck. Especially because she likes girls. Moving out, going away to college, Miwa thought her chances would change, but sadly it isn’t looking good. But then she meets her classmate Saeko who suggests they should date! Read about how to fall in love when you’re already in a relationship. Eunki is jaded; all his vivid excitement of moving to a new city and starting college has slowly disappeared. Now he occasionally appears at some meet-ups, but he mostly keeps to himself. That soon changes when he meets a preppy freshman who wants to give a good impression. Then his grandma is hospitalized and he brings Chizuru along, making her think they’re dating. So now they have to pretend they are to his family and friends. It gets more complicated when they find out they’re next-door neighbors and going to the same college. Jihan has a special ability: he can see the future through his dreams. When he sees someone getting into a car accident, he thinks it’s his responsibility to help him! But he wasn’t able to see the guy’s face in his dream. One day, while going to get a coffee, he sees the guy from his dream: it’s that cute barista! Suchan Jang is at the top of the social food chain. Though, underneath that perfect facade, he’s hiding a pair of insect wings on his back. He got them when he used a mysterious bug spray called “Jungle Juice”, and when he bares his wings to the world to save someone’s life, his whole life crumbles. After thinking everything was ruined, he stumbles upon a new, hidden world of insect humans where everyone is accepted for what they are.
