For some, going back to school suuuuuucks! No more summer! No more lying on the floor looking up at the ceiling determining the exact manner in which you should waste your day. Well, what if you could go back to a school in an SJ Manga? You can’t! Not really, but it’s kinda fun to think about. Here are some schools we think you’d love to go back to.

U.A. High School
My Hero Academia

Imagine going to school and instead of sitting at your desk doing math problems, you got to beat up giant robots! Or fight the other students…but with fantastic powers called Quirks. That’s exactly what happens at U.A. Academy, where they train the next generation of officially licensed superheroes. But it’s not all fun and games, well there is a lot of that, but this academy is a pressure cooker as the students must compete against each other in all manner of contests. Heck, just getting in is incredibly hard and many are denied. But if you have a good Quirk, or a decent Quirk and a lot of brains, you might have what it takes to be a hero...officially.

Coolest Teacher: All Might
The strongest superhero in the world and a shining beacon of hope for mankind! Plus, he's really nice and supportive! 

Scariest Teacher: Shota Aizawa--Eraser Head
His Quirk can take away yours just by looking at it! He's strict! And he's known for expelling students. Lots of them! 

You can pretend you've enrolled in U.A. High School by picking up the manga, available here!

Kunugigaoka Junior High
Assassination Classroom

Sometimes you may want to kill your teacher when they announce a pop quiz or unload a dump truck load of homework on you, but what if you were SUPPOSED to kill your teacher? What if the world depended on it? And your teacher is more than willing to help you! Even giving you pointers and words of encouragement! That’s the setup in Assassination Classroom and that’s what makes Class 3-E so fun! They’re considered the flunkies of the school, but all that changes when an octopus-like creature with incredible powers becomes their teacher and says he’ll destroy the world if they can’t kill him by the end of the year. But killing Koro Sensei is no easy feat! He can move at speeds of Mach 20 and has a wide array of defensive mechanisms. Many involving slime. But Koro Sensei’s most powerful weapon is his love for his students. And while they try to murder him, they learn a valuable lesson or two along the way.

Coolest Teacher: Koro Sensei
He really does love his students. He'll do anything to help them succeed, even endanger his own life! 

Scariest Teacher: Koro Sensei
You do not want to get on his bad side. Don't use or abuse other classmates, or you'll see a very scary side of him! 

You can learn techniques for killing Koro Sensei by picking up the manga, available here! 

Totsuki Institute
Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma

Have you ever eaten something so delicious, your clothes blew off your body and you had an out of body experience involving a hilarious hallucination? This happens every day at the Totsuki Institute where Soma Yukihira has enrolled. This is one of the most, if not the most prestigious culinary institutes in the world. The food prepared here is on a higher level than most professional chefs have seen in their lives. And every day is a battle! Students compete against each other in Shokugeki to see who is the top chef! If you went to this school, you’d get to eat unimaginably delicious food every day! And get naked all the time. It’s a win-win!

Coolest Teacher: Dean Senzaemon Nakiri
Known as the "Gastric Godfather," he's tough but loving. He's also really ripped and is famous for disrobing to show the students that they've cooked something truly special.  

Scariest Teacher: Dean Azami
The ultimate evil dean! He's determined to make the Totsuki Institute into his vision by stamping out creativity and making everyone buckle under his iron rule. He even has evil guy slicked back hair! That's one of the evilest haircuts of all! 

You can follow the adventures of student chefs and see them nearly naked by picking up Food Wars!, right here!

Ninja Academy
Naruto

If you get caught cheating in school, you’re in big trouble right? But what if cheating is actually part of the test. Not just cheating, but cheating with ninja powers! One of the main principles of the shinobi lifestyle is being sneaky. Part of the strength of the ninja is their ability to use trickery to achieve their objectives. And in one the first stages of the Chunin Exam, Naruto, and his classmates must figure out how to cheat while several instructors are watching them. Only the sneakiest of the sneakiest can pass this exam! Oh, another reason why going to this school is awesome is…it’s a school for ninja!!! That’s automatically awesome! Ninja school!

Coolest Teacher: Hayate Kakashi
Not only is he an extraordinarily powerful shinobi, but he's laid back and loves his students. And you don't have worry about being late because he always is! 

Scariest Teacher: Morino Ibiki
The scar on his face and burns on his head should tell you enough to know that you don't want to cross this teacher. His no-nonsense approach to teaching means instant disqualification for breaking any of his rules! 

You can learn how to cheat on tests the ninja way by reading the Naruto manga, available here! 

True Cross Academy
Blue Exorcist

Demons are real! And they’re everywhere! They're a major threat to mankind and there’s only one way to stop them—learn how to become an exorcist. And the place to do that is the beautiful True Cross Academy. Here you can learn the basics of exorcism and eventually specialize in your own field. You could be a Tamer and summon demons to help you fight. Or an Aria, who recites holy scriptures and chants to exorcise demons. Or a Knight and fight with specialized swords. This is just a few of the choices available to you as a student. At first, you’ll be Page, but if you work hard you may eventually become an Exwire and even the Paladin! The sky's the limit! Then again, you might get killed along the way by a demon. But it would still be a cool place to go to school.

Scariest Teacher: Yukio Okumura
Imagine if your know-it-all annoying brother was your teacher! How scary would that be? That's exactly what happens to Rin Okumura, the son of Satan turned exorcist. Schools hard enough without extra family demonic drama! 

Coolest Teacher: Mephisto Pheles
President of the True Cross Academy, this instructor has amazing fashion sense and is full of surprises. And he can turn into a cute dog! Talk about fun! 

You can learn how to fight demons and save the world by reading Blue Exorcist, available here!

Tenbin Elementary
School Judgment: Gakkyu Hotei

Did someone ever steal your eraser and you knew who it was, but you just couldn’t prove it? Well, what if you could take them to court? A court of your peers, grade school kids! That’s the exact setup for School Judgment: Gakkyu Hotei. The School Judgement System allows you to take other kids to court. The prosecutor is a kid. The defense attorney is a kid. Even the judge is a kid—a middle-aged looking toddler to be exact! School will never be boring here, especially since some of the cases involve dismembered classroom pets, haunted swimming pools, and…attempted murder?

Coolest Teacher: School Judgment Association President: Sakamichi Makasa
Not only does he smoke cigars and look like a tough guy, he started the School Judgment System!

Scariest Teacher: Akane Akimoto
Let's just say, she's got issues. A lot of issues. 

You can study the complex and hilarious world of elementary school law by reading School Judgment, available here! 

Even though you can’t actually go to these schools, you can feel like you're part of the student body by reading the manga! They're all available right now on viz.com! 

by Urian Brown