Prison School Manga in Order (Arcs & Chapters)

1. Story arc 1

   Male Imprisonment Arc

   The newly admitted boys are caught after their failed scheme and placed under the Underground Student Council’s harsh disciplinary control.

   Chapters 1–7Volume 1

2. Story arc 2

   Prison Breakout Arc

   With expulsion looming, the imprisoned boys pursue increasingly complicated escape plans while their relationships with the girls outside grow more consequential.

   Chapters 8–29Volumes 1–4

3. Story arc 3

   Male Expulsion Arc

   After prison, the boys face a new campaign to remove them from the academy, prompting elaborate countermeasures, reversals, and fragile alliances.

   Chapters 30–81Volumes 4–9

4. Story arc 4

   Mad Wax Arc

   A short, volatile conflict centered on an unusual disciplinary threat pushes the boys and the Underground Student Council into another high-pressure confrontation.

   Chapters 82–87Volume 9

5. Story arc 5

   ASC Introductory Arc

   The Aboveground Student Council enters the story, introducing a new power structure whose methods and objectives unsettle the existing school order.

   Chapters 88–94Volumes 9–10

6. Story arc 6

   Middle School Arc

   Events involving the council members’ earlier school years complicate current rivalries and provide context for several tense personal dynamics.

   Chapters 95–100Volumes 10–11

7. Story arc 7

   USC Imprisonment Arc

   The balance of power flips when members of the Underground Student Council are themselves confined, forcing former enforcers to confront captivity from the other side.

   Chapters 101–141Volumes 11–15

8. Story arc 8

   USC Breakout Arc

   The Underground Student Council attempts to escape its own punishment system, while the boys’ loyalties and romantic misunderstandings create additional obstacles.

   Chapters 142–165Volumes 15–17

9. Story arc 9

   Sports Festival Arc

   A major school sports festival becomes the setting for contests, schemes, and interpersonal conflicts that pull competing student factions into public view.

   Chapters 166–201Volumes 17–21

10. Story arc 10

    Cavalry Battle Arc

    The sports festival’s escalating cavalry competition shifts attention to coordinated team tactics, rival agendas, and the fallout of earlier schoolwide disputes.

    Chapters 202–241

11. Story arc 11

    Preparations for the Yakiniku Party Arc

    As a planned yakiniku party approaches, overlapping preparations and misunderstandings turn an ordinary social event into another source of escalating tension.

    Chapters 242–258

12. Story arc 12

    The Day of the Yakiniku Party Arc

    The long-prepared party finally arrives, bringing together unresolved romantic, personal, and council conflicts in a concentrated final school event.

    Chapters 259–277

Sources checked: Yen Press — Prison School, Prison School Wiki — Story Arcs — checked July 20, 2026.