I was like average in popularity at high-school. Everyone in my grade knew my face & name, that's it. I never got that much hate either nor have I showed any hate towards others. I wasn't the greatest at sports either, I sucked at basketball/soccer. However I was really great at badminton but it's a sport that is perceived as being kind of "femininit", which kinda made me ignore any badminton clubs. That's prob. one of my biggest regret in HS. Other than that HS was a big joke.
My friends for the most part had the same interest as me. (playing online video-games, manga, anime, checking out girls, etc.) So yes, they did read manga as well. Now at uni. I'm like a loner because not that many people from my school are in the same program as I am.