What is this genre all about? Stories about those who kill for money.
We present you the list of Assassin manga you should read right now.
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Top 20 Assassin manga you should read right now. [2026 List]
- 20. Eternally Regressing Knight
- 19. SPY×FAMILY
- 18. Gachiakuta
- 17. Youchien WARS
- 16. Game Master
- 15. Marriagetoxin
- 14. Lord of the Mysteries
- 13. Saikyou Ansatsusha, Class Ten'i de Isekai e
- 12. The Fable
- 11. Kill Ao
- 10. Nezumi no Hatsukoi
- 9. The Fable: The third secret
- 8. Hotaru no Yomeiri
- 7. Kimi no Yoru ni Fureru
- 6. Assassins Pride
- 5. Kimi wa Meido-sama.
- 4. Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu
- 3. Tensei Akujo no Kuro Rekishi
- 2. Shanliang de Sishen
- 1. Akabane Honeko no Bodyguard
20. Eternally Regressing Knight
"You're a genius." Those words he heard as a child were poison.
Encrid dreamed of becoming a knight, but he soon realized it was futile.
"You want to live by the sword with that level of skill?" Some laughed at him.
"Just give up." Some advised him against it.
Despite that, his dream remained steadfast. He slept less, ran more, and trained harder.
One day, he died, having been stabbed in the neck. Encrid opened his eyes again to "today's" morning.
Eternally Regressing Knight is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: The Knight Only Lives Today
19. SPY×FAMILY
The master spy codenamed has spent his days on undercover missions, all for the dream of a better world. But one day, he receives a particularly difficult new order from command. For his mission, he must form a temporary family and start a new life?! A Spy/Action/Comedy about a one-of-a-kind family!
Note: Nominated for the 12th Manga Taishou Award in 2019, also nominated for the 24th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize and the Best Shounen Manga of the 44th Kodansha Manga Awards in 2020.
SPY x FAMILY is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: SxF, 스파이 패밀리, SPY×FAMILY: WJ Special Extra Mission!!, 间谍过家家, CASUS×AİLE, Spy Family, SZPIEG X RODZINA, ŠNIPO ŠEIMA, ŠNIPO׊EIMA, Špión x Rodina, Семья шпиона, Сім'я × шпигуна, Сім'я шпигуна, ТАГНУУЛУ × ГЭР БҮЛ, جاسوس × خانواده, जासूस X परिवार, जासूस×परिवार, スパイファミリー, 間諜家家酒, 間諜過家家, 间谍过家家
18. Gachiakuta
A boy lives in a floating town, where the poor scrape by and the rich live a sumptuous life, simply casting their garbage off the side, into the abyss. When he's falsely accused of murder, though, his wrongful conviction leads to an unimaginable punishment—exile off the edge, with the rest of the trash. Down on the surface, the cast-off waste of humanity has bred vicious monsters, and to travel the path to vengeance against those who cast him into Hell, a boy will have to become a warrior…
Gachiakuta is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: ガチアクタ, Gachi Akuta
17. Youchien WARS
This is Black Kindergarten, where the world's most important children attend. Teacher Rita is looking for a boyfriend, but she hasn't met anyone at all. One day, a hitman shows up who targets the kids, and he's super-hot! An action x romantic comedy unfolds in the world's "safest" kindergarten!
Kindergarten Wars is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 幼稚園WARS, GUERRA EN EL JARDIN DE INFANTES, 幼稚園WARS, 幼稚園ＷＡＲＳ, 유치원 WARS
16. Game Master
Amid a repetitive and boring everyday life, a game appeared as if it were fate - "Heroes Destiny". After spending ten years playing it, I finally completed the game, but all that remained was the emptiness of having to return to an ordinary life. At that moment, a message appeared on the screen:
"Do you desire a new adventure?"
[Yes/No]
Little did I know that I would wake up in an unfamiliar body and an unknown place.
"Remember, I am now Calix Shaekin."
And thus…
"I will become the protagonist of this world!"
Game Master is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Mestre do Jogo, Mob na Ore no Gyakuten Jinsei, The Reversal of My Life as a Mob Character, The Reversal of My Life as a Side Character, Моя жизнь в толпе в обратном направлении, モブな俺の逆転人生, 게임 마스터
15. Marriagetoxin
A hitman and a marriage swindler set out on the world’s most grueling battle for marriage! Gero is a young man from a clan of hitmen, which has been in existence for hundreds of years. As someone who’s never gone to school and lived his life dealing in the dark side of the business, he considers himself to have “no prospects with women” and marriage as “something not for him.” However, one day, in fear that their lineage would dissolve, his clan warns Gero that if he doesn’t marry and produce an heir, they would have no choice but to…force his little sister into doing “that.” Driven to his wits’ end, Gero asks the target of his work, a marriage swindler, to…
MARRIAGETOXIN is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: マリッジトキシン, Marriage Toxin, マリッジトキシン
14. Lord of the Mysteries
With the rising tide of steam power and machinery, who can come close to being a Beyonder? Shrouded in the fog of history and darkness, who or what is the lurking evil that murmurs into our ears?
Waking up to be faced with a string of mysteries, Zhou Mingrui finds himself reincarnated as Klein Moretti in an alternate Victorian era world where he sees a world filled with machinery, cannons, dreadnoughts, airships, difference machines, as well as Potions, Divination, Hexes, Tarot Cards, Sealed Artifacts…
The Light continues to shine but mystery has never gone far. Follow Klein as he finds himself entangled with the Churches of the world—both orthodox and unorthodox—while he slowly develops newfound powers thanks to the Beyonder potions.
Like the corresponding tarot card, The Fool, which is numbered 0—a number of unlimited potential—this is the legend of “The Fool”.
Lord of the Mysteries has finished publishing and it has 1430 Chapters. It is also Known as: LotM, 诡秘之主
13. Saikyou Ansatsusha, Class Ten'i de Isekai e
High school student by day, by night an underworld company assassin. He has a taciturn personality and an eerie vibe, and his classmates hate him.
One day, without warning, Araki and his entire class are transported to another World. A world of sword and sorcery.
During their confusion, a woman by the name of Leonora arrives and tells them, "You are Hero Candidates summoned to defeat the Dark Lord. Please help us."
Leonora bestows each of them with special abilities. Amidst powerful blessings like telekinesis and explosion, the blessing granted to Araki is Appraisal. It allows him to view the specs of his target, but, partially because he was already ostracized by his classmates, they mock him for having a skill that's useless in combat.
However, as a skilled assassin with the ability to calmly assess the situation, he begins to move behind the scenes in the other world too.
The Strongest Assassin Gets Transferred to Another World With His Whole Class is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 最強暗殺者、クラス転移で異世界へ, The Strongest Assassin Gets Transported to Another World With His Class, 最強暗殺者クラス転移で異世界へ
12. The Fable
A fabled genius at killing resides somewhere hidden in Osaka. Taught since childhood to obey the orders of his boss, he is ordered to live in Osaka as a normal person for one year in order for the boss to lay low.
The Fable has finished publishing and it has 240 Chapters. It is also Known as: ザ・ファブル, The Fable
11. Kill Ao
A graduate from the school of hard knocks, hit man Ogami faces his greatest challenge yet…middle school!
Kill Blue has finished publishing and it has 115 Chapters. It is also Known as: キルアオ, Kill Ao
10. Nezumi no Hatsukoi
Nezumi is a girl who was raised as a hitman by the yakuza and grew up not knowing human love. An ordinary young man, Ao, knows nothing. They fall in love and start to live together, but the evil hand is close... This is a story of first love, so cruel and so sad.
Nezumi no Hatsukoi is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: ねずみの初恋, Nezumi's First Love
9. The Fable: The third secret
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: The Third Secret is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: ザ・ファブル The third secret, The Fable: The third secret
8. Hotaru no Yomeiri
It is the Meiji era. Satoko is born of a prestigious family and blessed with great beauty, but she is sickly and is said to have a limited life expectancy, so her only dream is… a convenient marriage to benefit her family. But suddenly, she is targeted by a mysterious assassin...!? Trying to survive, Satoko makes a desperate "proposal" to the killer...!?
A high-class lady and an assassin... A suspenseful love story about a contract marriage between two people who never should've met!
Firefly Wedding has finished publishing and it has 79 Chapters. It is also Known as: ホタルの嫁入り, Hotaru no Yomeiri
7. Kimi no Yoru ni Fureru
An assassin who cannot kill x A young man who cannot see
"If you discover my true form... I am sure I will leave you disappointed."
Chinatsu, a young man born into a family of assassins and living his life in the underworld, could not kill anyone because of a trauma from the past. When his brother died in front of him, a child extended his hand to him, and the image of that child was burned into his memory. After reliving that nightmare, Chinatsu was reunited with the boy, Kasumi, from that day. Knowing that Kasumi could not see, Chinatsu agreed to be his friend, but...
A young Chinatsu tormented by his family's past, and Kasumi, the blind but innocent soul. A story of salvation for two people who live in darkness.
Note: Chapter count includes one extra.
Touch Within the Abyss has finished publishing and it has 6 Chapters. It is also Known as: 君の夜に触れる, [from RED] 너의 밤에 닿는다, Chạm Vào Màn Đêm Trong Em, Dotyk twojej nocy (Polish), Envuelto en tu noche, Touching Your Night, สัมผัสทิวาในม่านราตรี (Thai), 触碰你的黑夜, 너의 밤에 닿는다
6. Assassins Pride
In the world where only the aristocrats have the power to fight the monster – mana. A youth named Kufa is dispatched as a tutor to find Mareida’s talent, a nuisance girl born in a duke’s family. If she is not talented, assassinate her. – that, is the dark side of his task…….
Assassins Pride has finished publishing and it has 59 Chapters. It is also Known as: アサシンズプライド, Assassins Pride
5. Kimi wa Meido-sama.
A girl in a maid uniform came to Hitoyoshi's house looking for a job. Her previous job was an assassin, and she is skilled in all the deadly arts, but she's a complete beginner at housework. Hitoyoshi was confused by the strange request and sent her away. But then she saved Hitoyoshi from a deadly accident, and he thought maybe they can make this work? This is a story about a maid who was a cold-hearted killer learning about new emotions. A maid who lived a lonely life in the underworld finally finding family. The start of an enjoyable daily life.
You Are Ms. Servant is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 君は冥土様。, Kimi wa Maid sama.
4. Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu
Suddenly high school student Subaru Natsuki has been summoned to another world on the way back from the convenience store. With the biggest crisis of his life being summoned to another world and no sign of the one who summoned him, things become worse when he is attacked. But when he is saved by a mysterious silver-haired girl with a fairy cat, Subaru cooperates with the girl to return the favor. When they finally manage to get a clue, Subaru and the girl are attacked and killed by someone. Subaru then awakens in the place he was summoned and notices he gained the ability "Returns by Death." A helpless boy that only has the ability to rewind time by dying. And beyond the despair can he save the girl from the fate of death?
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Re：ゼロから始める異世界生活, ReZero, Re: Life in a different world from zero
3. 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 publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 転生悪女の黒歴史, Tensei Akujo no Kuro Rekishi
2. Shanliang de Sishen
The pure of heart Ah Dai was born into a live of thievery. One day, he was taken away by Gliss, a powerful alchemist to make a god instrument. His new fate leads him to save the life of the country's top assassin “King of Hell”. To repay him, Ah Dai is taken away by the assassin to receive intensive training. What will become of Ah Dai?
Shanliang de Sishen is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Good Reaper, The Kind Death God
1. Akabane Honeko no Bodyguard
They have only one goal, to kill Akabane Koneko. One day, Ibuki Arakuni, a senior at Sousouji High School, learns that her classmate and childhood friend, Akabane Honeko, is being targeted by assassins. The mission he is given is to protect Akabane for a year without her knowledge, and make sure she graduates from high school safely. Thus began his school life as a secret bodyguard! But is there one more secret in "Class 3-4"...?! The new school action-comedy begins!!!
Akabane Honeko no Bodyguard has finished publishing and it has 104 Chapters. It is also Known as: 赤羽骨子のボディガード, Akabane Honeko no Bodyguard
