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 19 Assassin manga you should read right now. [2026 List]
- 19. Eternally Regressing Knight
- 18. SPY×FAMILY
- 17. Gachiakuta
- 16. Marriagetoxin
- 15. The Fable
- 14. Saikyou Ansatsusha, Class Ten'i de Isekai e
- 13. Kill Ao
- 12. Moto Ansatsusha, Tensei Shite Kizoku no Reijou ni Narimashita
- 11. Lord of the Mysteries
- 10. The Fable: The third secret
- 9. Youchien WARS
- 8. Wo Neng Ti Qu Shuxing
- 7. Nezumi no Hatsukoi
- 6. Hotaru no Yomeiri
- 5. Game Master
- 4. Yubunyeo Killer
- 3. Crimson Karma
- 2. Tensei Akujo no Kuro Rekishi
- 1. The Fable: The Second Contact
19. 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
18. 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
17. 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
16. 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
15. 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
14. 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
13. 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
12. Moto Ansatsusha, Tensei Shite Kizoku no Reijou ni Narimashita
The story is about Serena, a former assassin who was reincarnated as a duke's daughter after failing her mission. She initially thought that pretending to be a noble would be easy, but she struggled with the gap in perception between herself and her mother, who had a flighty personality, and her adoptive sister, who deceived those around her in an attempt to push Serena out of the picture.
Despite skillfully dodging the harassment she faced at the tea parties full of rivalry and navigating the complex social life of a school embroiled in love and hate, Serena's cold demeanor resulted in her being ostracized and isolated. One day, she discovers that her adoptive sister is engaged to the second prince, which leads her to run away from home. However, it is at this point that the first prince, Evan, appears in front of her...
Follow Serena, a former assassin who knows nothing of love, as she charges forward into the aristocratic society of another world in this comedic, occasionally romantic tale.
A Former Assassin Was Reborn as a Noble's Daughter is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 元暗殺者、転生して貴族の令嬢になりました。, Moto Ansatsusha, Tensei Shite Kizoku no Reijou ni Narimashita
11. 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
10. 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
9. 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
8. Wo Neng Ti Qu Shuxing
I, Gu Shaoyang, have the ability to extract and fuse other people's attributes. Extracting the foundational talents from geniuses, I instantly became the most fearsome cultivator in the world. Fusing cheap stones and impotent potions, I can create priceless gems and godly elixirs. Now I just want to know: when will I be invincible? ! !
Wo Neng Ti Qu Shuxing has finished publishing and it has 90 Chapters. It is also Known as: Attribute Extractor, I Can Extract Attributes, Wǒ Néng Tíqǔ Shǔxìng, 属性スナッチャー, 속성으로 무림지존
7. 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
6. 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
5. 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
4. Yubunyeo Killer
Yu Bona is no ordinary mom returning to the office after maternity leave. For her first assignment back she heads to a rooftop, points a sniper rifle at her target in a nearby hotel room, and “bang!” the legendary assassin “Kingfisher” is back. But as Bona takes on a series of new targets, her news reporter husband Taesung is ordered to investigate Kingfisher’s return, and as the bodies pile up, the line between personal and professional slowly starts to blur.
A Bona fide Killer is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: A Married Killer, แม่บ้านมือสังหาร
3. Crimson Karma
Kasiya Del Roman is a soldier crafted to become an assassin. She lost her human emotions long ago and lived her life as a simple tool, just to be thrown away in her final moments. She couldn’t even die a proper death as she opened her eyes to a battlefield of a different world. Will she live the same life she did in her original world
Crimson Karma has finished publishing and it has 118 Chapters. It is also Known as: 红莲之罪：转生成为女骑士, سرنوشت خونین, کریمزن کارما, Karma Carmesi
2. 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
1. The Fable: The Second Contact
Set about one year after the ending to The Fable. Akira and Youko are forced to abort their latest mission due to the Covid-19 pandemic and return to Osaka to continue their quiet life as regular civilians but the peace is not to last.
The Fable: The Second Contact has finished publishing and it has 86 Chapters. It is also Known as: ザ・ファブル The Second Contact, The Fable: The Second Contact
