Top 10 animated series featuring assassins
Silent Shadows: Top 10 animated series featuring assassins
Assassins may be on the darker side of the law, but there is no doubt that they are very intriguing characters in fictional stories. Many anime feature characters who are assassins, but few anime have them as central characters. That's why we've selected ten such anime that not only have assassin characters, but in which assassins play a crucial role in the plots and ranked them according to their ratings on . Let's see the best anime about assassins:
Top 10 best anime about assassins
10) Pride of assassins
| Anime Name | Pride of Assassins |
| MAL ratings | 5.93 |
| Number of episodes | 12 |
| Gender | Fantasy |
| Studio | EMT squared |
| Where to watch | Crunchyroll, HIDIVE, Netflix |
The first anime about assassins on this list is Assassins Pride from 2019. The anime takes place in a world where humanity is on the brink of extinction and lives in glass domes to protect themselves from the fearsome lycanthropes.
The nobles of this world can use mana to defeat lycanthropes. Melida Angel is a noble who cannot use mana and has a tutor to help her. His guardian, Kufa Vampir, unbeknownst to him, is sent to assassinate him.
9) The story of the devil's riddle
| Anime Name | Akuma no enigma |
| MAL ratings | 6:60 a.m. |
| Number of episodes | 12 + 1 (Special) |
| Gender | Action, Girl Love, Suspense |
| Studio | Diomedee |
| Where to watch | Funimation |
Tokaku Azuma is the new transfer student from the black class of the prestigious girls' boarding school Myoujou Academy. There are 12 other students in the class, including one Haru Ichinose. Unbeknownst to Haru, Tokaku and their 11 other classmates are all assassins intended to kill Haru.
Every assassin will get one chance and if they fail, they will be suspended. Tokaku is determined to win this challenge until she begins caring for the sweet and adorable Haru.
8) Code: Circuit breaker
| Anime Name | Descrambler |
| MAL ratings | 6.72 |
| Number of episodes | 13 |
| Gender | Action, Comedy, Supernatural |
| Studio | Citrus Cinema |
| Where to watch | Funimation |
After seeing a guy burn a bus full of people with blue flames, high school student Sakura Sakurakouji calls the police but turns out there is no proof of the attacker. The next day, Sakura meets her new classmate, Rei Oogami, who is the murderer she saw.
Despite Sakura's accusations, no one believes that the seemingly gentle and polite Rei is the killer. But Sakura soon discovers that there is more to the killer than he seems.
7) Canaan
| Anime Name | Canaan |
| MAL ratings | 7.22 |
| Number of episodes | 13 |
| Gender | Action, Mystery, Science fiction, Supernatural |
| Studio | Sound work |
| Where to watch | HIDE |
Japanese photographer Maria Oosawa and her assistant Minoru Minorikawa are on assignment in Shanghai. One day, when they are caught in the crossfire, they are saved by Maria's mysterious old friend.
Unbeknownst to them, Canaan is an assassin and there is more to her past than she remembers. But when a virus outbreak looms on the horizon, Canaan must confront his memories.
6) Gunslinger Girl
| Anime Name | gunslinger |
| MAL ratings | 7.39 |
| Number of episodes | 26 (2 seasons) + 2 (OVA) |
| Gender | Action, Drama, Science fiction |
| Studio | Crazy's house |
| Where to watch | Crunchyroll, Funimation |
In this assassin anime, the fictional Italian government recruits orphaned little girls into its cybernetic program to modify their bodies and transform them into ruthless killers. Girls are made to be assassins and do the government's dirty work.
Even though their hands are soaked in blood, these little girls are still children. While they are made to kill, they struggle with their innocence and sense of morality.
5) Akame ga Kill!
| Anime Name | Akame ga Kill! |
| MAL ratings | 7.47 |
| Number of episodes | 24 |
| Gender | Action, Fantasy |
| Studio | White fox |
| Where to watch | Crunchyroll, HIDIVE |
Akame ga Kill! is one of the most popular anime about assassins, known for its brutal scenes and the deaths of its main characters. The story begins with a village boy named Tatsumi who comes to town with his friends and is traumatized by the cruelty of the people.
He meets a mysterious girl named and learns that she is an assassin and that her group is trying to kill the corrupt officers and the Prime Minister to protect the citizens. Inspired by her, Tatsumi joins her assassin group Night Raid.
4) Ghost: Requiem for the Ghost
| Anime Name | Ghost: Requiem for the Ghost |
| MAL ratings | 7.94 |
| Number of episodes | 26 |
| Gender | Action, Drama, Suspense |
| Studio | Bee train |
| Where to watch | Crunchyroll, Funimation |
A dark tale of crime and blood, Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom is set in America where the mafia group Inferno terrorizes the streets with the use of their human weapon called the Phantom.
One day, a tourist ends up witnessing Phantom's latest murder who turns out to be the leader of Inferno, a girl named Ein. When Ein catches him, she brainwashes him and turns him into a puppet of Inferno, devoid of any memories.
3) Darker than black
| Anime Name | Darker than Black: Kuro no Keiyakusha |
| MAL ratings | 8.06 |
| Number of episodes | 37 (2 seasons) + 4 (Specials) |
| Gender | Action, Mystery, Science fiction |
| Studio | Bone |
| Where to watch | Crunchy roll |
The world is changed forever when one day two supernatural gates suddenly appear in the sky: the Gate to Heaven in South America and the Gate to Hell in Japan. These doors can grant humans supernatural powers in exchange for their humanity and this is how entrepreneurs are born.
10 years later, a mysterious and prolific entrepreneur named Hei becomes increasingly infamous in the underworld, leading Section 4 leader Misaki Kirihara to investigate him.
2) Assassination Class
| Anime Name | Ansatsu Kyoushitsu |
| MAL ratings | 8.09 |
| Number of episodes | 47 (2 seasons) |
| Gender | Action, Comedy |
| Studio | Lerché |
| Where to watch | Crunchyroll, Funimation, Netflix |
The government is thrown into chaos when a being suddenly appears and destroys 80% of the moon and promises to destroy the world in three months. Surprisingly, the being known as takes the position of teaching Class 3-E at Kunigigaoka Junior High.
Seeing this as an opportunity, the government promises great rewards to the student who is able to kill Koro-sensei. Now, every student in the class is looking for a way to kill the indestructible Koro-sensei.
1) Spy x Family
| Anime Name | Spy x Family |
| MAL ratings | 8.59 |
| Number of episodes | 25 |
| Gender | Action, Comedy |
| Studio | With Studio, CloverWorks |
| Where to watch | Crunchyroll, Hulu, Netflix |
Arguably one of the best anime about assassins and in recent years in general, tells the story of a fake family that grows to truly love each other.
Westalis' best spy is entrusted with a mission in Ostania where he assumes the identity of . He adopts a girl named who, unbeknownst to him, can read minds and marries a secret murderer, to keep his alias. Hilarity ensues as each of them attempts to hide their true identities from the others.
With this final entry, the ranking of the 10 best anime about assassins comes to an end. Despite a common factor, all these anime offer a different type of story and atmosphere. Check them out and for more anime recommendations, come visit.
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