What is Delinquent manga?

Delinquents - Every school has them, but not all anime with school setting make delinquents a central topic. There are several versions of these delinquents, though some are grounded on a misunderstanding: * The student with a really bad image and attitude, based on his real criminal actions outside of the school and is even feared by teachers. * The primitive "class bully" that pushes around ("clobbers") his classmates for no apparent reason, possibly extorting lunch money. * The student with an sinister complexion or "evil eye", but is actually a "good" student (unfoundedly feared character). * The rebellious student, who does not care for studying, but is otherwise docile. Called a "delinquent" as a joke.

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Kaoru Hana wa Rin to Saku

8.39

Description:

In a certain place, there were two neighboring high schools: Chidori High School, a bottom-feeder boys' school full of delinquents, and Kikyo Girls' School, a fancy girls' private school. Rintaro Tsumugi, a strong and quiet second year student at Chidori High, meets Kaoruko Wakuri, a girl who visited his family's cake shop while he was helping out. Rintaro feels comfortable spending time with Kaoruko. However, she is a student at Kikyo, and all of the girls there seems to hate Chidori boys. This is the story of two people who are so close and yet so far apart.
Type

manga

Rating

13

Status

current

Started

2021-10-21

Banana Fish

8.24

Description:

Nature made Ash Lynx beautiful; nurture made him a cold ruthless killer. A runaway brought up as the adopted heir and sex toy of "Papa" Dino Golzine, Ash, now at the rebellious age of seventeen, forsakes the kingdom held out by the devil who raised him. But the hideous secret that drove Ash's older brother mad in Vietnam has suddenly fallen into Papa's insatiably ambitious hands--and it's exactly the wrong time for Eiji Okamura, a pure-hearted young photographer from Japan, to make Ash Lynx's acquaintance... (Source: VIZ)
Type

manga

Volumes

19

Chapters

110

Status

finished

Started

1985-05-01

Durarara!!

(Durarara!!)

8.21

Description:

The story takes place in a downtown of Tokyo, Ikebukuro. Teenage punks gang up and fight against each other. The gangsters are afraid of an urban legend "Dullahan" headless rider, who rides a black motorcycle without head lights nor sounds of engine. Ryuugamine Mikado is a normal high school boy who seeks peculiar beings. When he moves in to Ikebukuro, a mad scramble for Dullahan's missing head breaks out.
Type

novel

Volumes

13

Chapters

89

Status

finished

Started

2004-04-10

Tokyo卍Revengers

(Tokyo Revengers)

8.16

Description:

Hanagaki Takemichi was once a low-life punk, but after biting off more than he could chew with a gang in middle school, he ran away from his old life. Now that he’s an adult, the gang that once terrorized him has grown into the largest gang in Tokyo, and they’ve started killing people–including his old girlfriend! After learning this news, a mysterious force on a train platform shoves Takemichi right in front of an approaching train. As his life flashes before his eyes, he blinks to find himself transported back to middle school, before he fled from the gang! Now he has the chance to right what went wrong all those years ago. Can he save his girlfriend’s life in the future–and what else might he change if he’s rewriting the past? (Source: Seven Seas Entertainment) Notes: - Winner of the Shounen Manga category of the 44th annual Kodansha Manga Awards. - Includes 1 extra chapter.
Type

manga

Volumes

31

Chapters

278

Status

finished

Started

2017-03-01

Get Schooled

(Get Schooled)

8.14

Description:

Hwajin Na’s teaching techniques are pretty violent for someone who works in the Ministry of Education. That being said, when punishments don't seem to work on even the worst of school bullies, there is no better man for the job. Sometimes you can’t get a good education until those bullies are taught a lesson. Source: Webtoon
Type

manhwa

Status

current

Started

2020-11-01

The Head

8.14

Description:

In the lawless Arang Technical High School, Kim-gu simply hopes to lead his life as a "good student"... (Source: MU)
Type

manhwa

Rating

Status

current

Started

2016-01-01

Private Opinion: Banana Fish Another Story

(Private Opinion)

8.12

Description:

A collection of Banana Fish sidestories. Contains: - Private Opinion - Ura Banana - Fly boy, in the sky - ANGEL EYES - Hikari no Niwa - THE GARDEN WITH HOLY LIGHT
Type

manga

Volumes

1

Chapters

3

Status

finished

Started

1997-12-01

Oemojisangjuui

(Lookism)

8.06

Description:

Park Hyung Suk, overweight and unattractive, is bullied and abused on a daily basis. But a miracle is about to happen. (Source: MU)
Type

manhwa

Status

current

Started

2014-11-20

Toorigakari ni One Point Advice shiteiku Type no Yankee

8.03

Description:

Sakurai-san looks like a yankee, but gives people he passes one point advice. Those who meet him for the first time are often scared by his frightening appearance but through the advice, they learn of how kind hearted he can be. Slowly, Sakurai's circle of people begin to grow. (Source: Square Enix, translated) Note: Toorigakari ni One Point Advice shiteiku Type no Yankee is as a web comic released on the author's Twitter account on June 9, 2018. Official serialization began in Gangan pixiv on February 16, 2019. Note 2: Chapter count includes 22 extra chapters
Type

manga

Volumes

8

Chapters

110

Status

finished

Started

2019-02-16

Naega Jukgiro Gyeolsimhan Geoseun

(My Reason To Die)

7.99

Description:

Ji-o’s luck runs out when she gets injured before the tryouts for the national taekwondo team. In the middle of facing what seems to be the biggest crisis of her life, she meets Gyeol, a mysterious boy who changes her life forever. He’s the definition of a bad boy with a good heart, and she finds herself unable to resist his charms. However, she might be playing with fire as he’s someone who’s involved with the wrong crowd. Is falling for Gyeol worth the risk? (Source: WEBTOON)
Type

manhwa

Volumes

7

Chapters

100

Status

finished

Started

2021-12-07

Dokgo

7.97

Description:

After Kang Hu’s death from bullying, the family was torn into pieces. His younger brother suppresses his resentment and heads back to school. The story begins exactly one year after Kang Hu’s death when his brother seeks to destroy the delinquent circle... (Source: MU)
Type

manhwa

Chapters

90

Rating

Status

finished

Started

2015-12-30

Bokutachi ga Yarimashita

7.9

Description:

The manga centers on a group of friends who are satisfied and complacent with their everyday lives. The friends include Tobio, a passive high schooler who makes it a rule not to hope too much; Maru, a scheming boy who gossips behind people's back; Isami, a gaudy student who likes girls and recently got a girlfriend with big breasts; and their senior Paisen (slang for senpai), a 20-year old man who is rich and has long graduated from high school. (Source: ANN)
Type

manga

Volumes

9

Chapters

87

Status

finished

Started

2015-04-06

Senryuu Shoujo

(Senryuu Girl)

7.91

Description:

Yukishiro Nanako is a cute, cheerful high school girl with one peculiar trait – instead of verbal communication, she writes senryu (a type of haiku) poems to relay her thoughts. Together with ex-delinquent Busujima Eiji, they are budding freshmen of the school’s Literature Club. Even though Nanako doesn’t talk, with the power of senryu, the adorable pair has no problem enjoying their fun school-life through the tune of 5-7-5 syllables. (Source: MU)
Type

manga

Volumes

13

Chapters

173

Status

finished

Started

2016-10-19

Dokgo Rewind

7.9

Description:

Type

manhwa

Chapters

272

Status

finished

Started

2014-03-07

Jukji Aneuryeomyeon

(To Not Die)

7.79

Description:

Im Dajun is a high school student who gets bullied at school every day. He came across an interview on TV just when he was on the verge of giving up on life. It was with a murderer who killed the classmates that bullied him. Dajun becomes inspired by what he saw and decides to take revenge as well. His revenge was successful. However, his life steered into an undesired direction. Im Dajun, leaving school, ends up joining a strange Runaway Fam. The young runaway, Im Dajun, no longer suffers from the bullies at his school. Instead, he now must survive against even more vicious thugs on the street... Source: MU
Type

manhwa

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

current

Started

2021-05-20

Wind Breaker

(Wind Breaker)

7.78

Description:

This is the legend of how delinquent Sakura rises to become a hero! Fuurin High is known for having the lowest test scores, and the strongest fighters. This spring, Sakura Haruka decides to aim for the top of Fuurin, and learns of the alias Fuurin High holds, namely ‘Boufuurin’, acting as a protective shield for the town and its inhabitants. Sakura joins this group as a member, and his battle to protect the town begins! Source: MU
Type

manga

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

current

Started

2021-01-13

Kaeseul

(Castle)

7.67

Description:

'Kim Shin', a special killer who has sharpened his sword for revenge, and his life with 'Absolute Power' in the afterlife! Source: MU
Type

manhwa

Chapters

120

Status

finished

Started

2019-11-26

Tale of a Girl and a Delinquent Who's Bad with Women

7.72

Description:

A "delinquent" who freezes up and says violent things when around women meets a small girl in the library when he's out studying. To his surprise, she tutors him, even though an elementary student shouldn't be able to. As it turns out, she's a high school student and his classmate; she's eager to befriend him. Also surprising to him is the fact that he isn't afraid of her. Could it be because he sees her as a kid? Or does he? (Source: MU)
Type

manga

Volumes

3

Chapters

25

Status

finished

Started

2018-09-28

Pounding

(Pounding)

7.68

Description:

I was in despair because of my miserable life. This all changed when I met him. He is my savior, but... he is also my worst enemy. (Source: Toomics)
Type

manhwa

Volumes

0

Chapters

80

Status

finished

Started

2018-03-05

Batuque

7.67

Description:

The story of a middle school girl trying to find herself in the confusion of adolescence. Skateboard-loving Ichiri Sanjou, nicknamed "Icchi," may look like a normal energetic kid, but whenever she sees the full moon, she is hit with a wave of emotion she cannot comprehend. The series revolves around her learning the Afro-Brazilian martial art of Capoeira. (Source: MU)
Type

manga

Volumes

18

Chapters

157

Status

finished

Started

2018-07-05

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