What is this genre all about? Stories about those who kill for money.
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Top 19 Assassin anime you should watch right now. [2025 List]
- 19. SPY×FAMILY Season 3
- 18. Ansatsusha de Aru Ore no Status ga Yuusha yori mo Akiraka ni Tsuyoi no da ga
- 17. Ansatsu Kyoushitsu
- 16. Ansatsu Kyoushitsu 2nd Season
- 15. Tensei Akujo no Kuro Rekishi
- 14. SAKAMOTO DAYS Part 2
- 13. SPY×FAMILY
- 12. SAKAMOTO DAYS
- 11. SPY x FAMILY Part 2
- 10. SPY×FAMILY Season 2
- 9. SPY×FAMILY CODE: White
- 8. Buddy Daddies
- 7. Lycoris Recoil
- 6. Dead Mount Death Play
- 5. Kimi wa Meido-sama.
- 4. Sekai Saikou no Ansatsusha, Isekai Kizoku ni Tensei suru
- 3. Ninja to Koroshiya no Futarigurashi
- 2. Hotel Inhumans
- 1. The Fable
19. SPY×FAMILY Season 3
The third season of SPY×FAMILY.
World peace is at stake, and secret agent Twilight must undergo his most difficult mission yet—pretend to be a family man. Posing as a loving husband and father, he’ll infiltrate an elite school to get close to a high-profile politician. He has the perfect cover, except his wife’s a deadly assassin and neither knows each other’s identity. But someone does, his adopted daughter, who’s a telepath!
SPY x FAMILY Season 3 is currently airing and will have 13 Episodes. It is also Known as: SPY×FAMILY Season 3
18. Ansatsusha de Aru Ore no Status ga Yuusha yori mo Akiraka ni Tsuyoi no da ga
Akira Oda and his high school classmates are summoned to another world! While the other students are granted cheat abilities through the summoning, Akira merely gains the abilities of a mediocre “assassin.” However, his status soon surpasses “hero,” the strongest profession. After Akira becomes suspicious of the King behind the summoning, he is falsely framed for a crime and forced to flee.
My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero’s is currently airing and will have 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: 暗殺者である俺のステータスが 勇者よりも明らかに強いのだが, Sutetsuyo, ステつよ, ถึงเป็นแค่นักฆ่า แต่ดูยังไงข้าก็เทพกว่าผู้กล้าซะอีก
17. Ansatsu Kyoushitsu
When a mysterious creature chops the moon down to a permanent crescent, the students of class 3-E of Kunugigaoka Middle School find themselves confronted with an enormous task: assassinate the creature responsible for the disaster before Earth suffers a similar fate. However, the monster, dubbed Koro-sensei (the indestructible teacher), is able to fly at speeds of up to Mach 20, which he demonstrates freely, leaving any attempt to subdue him in his extraterrestrial dust. Furthermore, the misfits of 3-E soon find that the strange, tentacled beast is more than just indomitable—he is the best teacher they have ever had!
Adapted from the humorous hit manga by Yuusei Matsui, Ansatsu Kyoushitsu tells the story of these junior high pupils as they polish their assassination skills and grow in order to stand strong against the oppressive school system, their own life problems, and one day, Koro-sensei.
Assassination Classroom has finished airing and it has 22 Episodes. It is also Known as: 暗殺教室, Ansatsu Kyoushitsu
16. Ansatsu Kyoushitsu 2nd Season
The students return as school is back in session for the second semester. Following their exploits on the island during summer vacation, Class 3-E continues to sharpen their blades with their sights set on their teacher, the slippery Koro-sensei. They have more to worry about than just their teacher, however, as enemy assassins, both old and new, are out for the increased bounty on the octopus' head.
Moreover, their rivals in Class A, as well as Kunugigaoka Junior High's fearsome principal, stand to block Class E from achieving academic excellence. With all of these obstacles opposing them, the group must continue to work together in order to overcome their foes and accomplish their goal of successfully assassinating their teacher.
Assassination Classroom Second Season has finished airing and it has 25 Episodes. It is also Known as: 暗殺教室 第２期, Ansatsu Kyoushitsu Season 2, Ansatsu Kyoushitsu Final Season
15. Tensei Akujo no Kuro Rekishi
Konoha Satou has a dark history, written throughout middle school—a fantasy adventure of love and magic about the Count’s daughter Konoha Magnolia and the knights who love her! But when it looks like that dark history is going to be uncovered by her mother, Konoha panics and dies in a traffic accident! Opening her eyes, she finds that she’s been reincarnated into the world of her own dark history as Iana Magnolia, the worst villainess of her own creation!
The Dark History of the Reincarnated Villainess is currently airing and will have Episodes. It is also Known as: 転生悪女の黒歴史, Tensei Akujo no Kuro Rekishi
14. SAKAMOTO DAYS Part 2
The second part of SAKAMOTO DAYS.
Taro Sakamoto, once the world's greatest assassin, is now a retired family man. However, the underworld keeps pulling him back in. This time, four serial killers are on the loose and coming for not only him but his friends and family as well. He is determined to have what it takes to stop them and—more importantly—to resolve the issue without killing them.
Sakamoto Days Part 2 has finished airing and it has 11 Episodes. It is also Known as: SAKAMOTO DAYS 第２クール, サカモト デイズ 2クール
13. SPY×FAMILY
Everyone has a part of themselves they cannot show to anyone else.
At a time when all nations of the world were involved in a fierce war of information happening behind closed doors, Ostania and Westalis had been in a state of cold war against one another for decades. The Westalis Intelligence Services' Eastern-Focused Division (WISE) sends their most talented spy, "Twilight," on a top-secret mission to investigate the movements of Donovan Desmond, the chairman of Ostania's National Unity Party, who is threatening peace efforts between the two nations.
This mission is known as "Operation Strix." It consists of "putting together a family in one week in order to infiltrate social gatherings organized by the elite school that Desmond's son attends."
"Twilight" takes on the identity of psychiatrist Loid Forger and starts looking for family members. But Anya, the daughter he adopts, turns out to have the ability to read people's minds, while his wife, Yor, is an assassin! With it being in each of their own interests to keep these facts hidden, they start living together while concealing their true identities from one another.
World peace is now in the hands of this brand-new family as they embark on an adventure full of surprises.
SPY x FAMILY has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: SxF, 스파이 패밀리, SPY×FAMILY: WJ Special Extra Mission!!, 间谍过家家
12. SAKAMOTO DAYS
When Sakamoto meets Aoi, the convenience store clerk, it’s love at first sight — and just like that, he retires.
Sakamoto gets married, has a daughter, opens a mom-and-pop store in a quiet town, and completely transforms … into a plus-size man. To ensure a peaceful life with his beloved family, the legendary ex–hit man bands together with comrades to face off against the looming threat of assassins.
Note: The series is streaming a week in advance on Netflix Japan starting with episode 2 released alongside episode 1.
Sakamoto Days has finished airing and it has 11 Episodes. It is also Known as: サカモトデイズ, SAKAMOTO DAYS
11. SPY x FAMILY Part 2
The second half of SPYxFAMILY.
With Anya Forger successfully enrolled at the renowned Eden Academy, Operation Strix advances to its second phase. To investigate Ostanian politician Donovan Desmond, Anya must either befriend his son Damian or collect eight Stella Stars to become an Imperial Scholar. Fortunately, Anya has already acquired her first star. In celebration, her adoptive father, Loid, decides to fulfill her wish to adopt a dog.
During their canine search, Loid receives new orders from his superiors, who have found that a band of Berlint University students is plotting to assassinate Westalis' Minister Brantz using bombs worn by trained dogs. While Loid tries to stop their plans, Anya stumbles upon the terrorists' base of operations. There, she befriends a kindhearted, clairvoyant dog who the family later names Bond.
Although the Forgers continue to lead their individual lives in secrecy, the family—with a new fluffy addition—remains united through all of the unusual obstacles thrown their way.
SPY x FAMILY Part 2 has finished airing and it has 13 Episodes. It is also Known as: SPY×FAMILY 2クール, SxF, Spy x Family, 스파이 패밀리, 间谍过家家
10. SPY×FAMILY Season 2
The second season of SPY×FAMILY.
The Forger family will face a new familial mission as Yor heads on a cruise ship expedition!
SPY x FAMILY Season 2 has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: SPY×FAMILY Season 2
9. SPY×FAMILY CODE: White
He's a spy. She's an assassin. Together, Loid and Yor keep their double lives to themselves while pretending to be the perfect family. However, their adopted daughter Anya, a telepath, knows both of their exciting secrets unbeknownst to them. While under the guise of taking his family on a weekend winter getaway, Loid's attempt to make progress on his current mission Operation Strix proves difficult when Anya mistakenly gets involved and triggers events that threaten world peace!
SPY x FAMILY - CODE: White has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: SPY×FAMILY CODE: White
8. Buddy Daddies
Assassins Kazuki Kurusu and Rei Suwa meet Miri, a girl looking for her father on Christmas Day. Kazuki, Rei, and Miri unexpectedly end up living together.
Follows Kazuki Kurusu, a criminal contractor/coordinator who lives with his best friend, Rei Suwa, a professional assassin who has been raised from childhood to be a contract killer. Kazuki is outgoing and loves gambling and women, while Rei is a man of few words who spends his off time playing video games. One day, the two buddies end up caring for Miri Unasaka, a four year old girl whose father is a mafia boss, after Miri accidentally wanders into a firefight in a hotel while looking for her father.
Buddy Daddies has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: バディ・ダディズ, Buddy Daddies
7. Lycoris Recoil
“LycoReco” is a café with a traditional Japanese twist located in downtown Tokyo. But the delicious coffee and sugary sweets are not the only orders this café takes! From delivering packages short distances, to pick-ups and drop-offs on the lonely streets at night, to zombies and giant monster extermination…?! Whatever your problem, we're here to help! We will solve any kind of "trouble" you may have!
Waiting for you are the ever-smiling poster-girl and the cool, serious newcomer. A petite girl who never wants to work and a young woman approaching thirty who wants to get married. And the manager is a nice guy who’s obsessed with Japan!
Whatever your order is, leave it all up to us♪
Lycoris Recoil has finished airing and it has 13 Episodes. It is also Known as: リコリス・リコイル, Lycoris Recoil
6. Dead Mount Death Play
It's a showdown for the ages as the legendary hero takes on the corpse god necromancer, but when the dust settles, something isn't quite right... In the final moments of their epic confrontation, the corpse god's final gambit shot was wholly unexpected -- reincarnation magic! Across space and time, a boy named Polka Shinoyama awakens feeling...not quite himself...... Who could've expected that the climactic battle between good and evil would turn out like this??
Dead Mount Death Play has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: デッドマウント・デスプレイ, Dead Mount Death Play
5. Kimi wa Meido-sama.
This is the story of a maid who is all alone in the world, but who finally finds a family.
Told from young that her only worth is as a killer, Yuki had known nothing else except cold efficiency and following orders. Now that she has a chance to leave her past behind, she arrives at the doorstep of Hitoyoshi Yokoya, asking to be employed… as a maid?! Thus begins the journey of a former assassin learning what it means to be ‘normal’!
You Are Ms. Servant has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: 君は冥土様。, Kimi wa Meido-sama.
4. Sekai Saikou no Ansatsusha, Isekai Kizoku ni Tensei suru
"I'm going to live for myself!"
The greatest assassin on Earth knew only how to live as a tool for his employers—until they stopped letting him live. Reborn by the grace of a goddess into a world of swords and sorcery, he's offered a chance to do things differently this time around, but there's a catch...He has to eliminate a super-powerful hero who will bring about the end of the world unless he is stopped.
Now known as Lugh Tuatha Dé, the master assassin certainly has his hands full, particularly because of all the beautiful girls who constantly surround him. Lugh may have been an incomparable killer, but how will he fare against foes with powerful magic?
The World's Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in Another World as an Aristocrat has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: 世界最高の暗殺者、異世界貴族に転生する, Ansatsu Kizoku, The World's Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in Another World as an Aristocrat
3. Ninja to Koroshiya no Futarigurashi
On the way home from school one day, Konoha Koga rescues Satoko Kusagakure, a ninja who escaped her village. Soon, pursuers from the village show up in search of Satoko only to be deftly dealt with by Konoha. As it turns out, the unassuming high schooler is actually an assassin. Thus, the potentially cutthroat cohabitation of a ninja and an assassin begins!
A Ninja and an Assassin Under One Roof has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: 忍者と殺し屋のふたりぐらし, Ninja to Koroshiya no Futarigurashi
2. Hotel Inhumans
The most exquisite hotels in the world have certain standards: the finest food, the most sublime comfort, captivating entertainment, the latest weapons, reliable identity fabrication, and untraceable corpse disposal.
The name of this place where the people who have “forgotten their humanity” visit is “Hotel Inhumans.” The hitmen guests are welcomed by the concierges who never say "no."
Hotel Inhumans has finished airing and it has 13 Episodes. It is also Known as: ホテル・インヒューマンズ, Hotel Inhumans
1. The Fable
When you're the infamous prodigy hitman known only as “Fable,” many things come easy. Being a normal person, however, isn't one of them. In fact, being told that he can't kill anyone for a while may just be the hardest job Fable’s ever taken...
The Fable has finished airing and it has 25 Episodes. It is also Known as: ザ・ファブル, The Fable
