Best assassins anime
238 anime about assassins, ranked by community score. Tags come from AniList voters; the percentage on each title page says how strongly the tag applies.
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3.6Mazinkaiser
OVA · 2001 · 7 ep
MazinkaiserOVA · 2001 · 7 ep3.6In one of their epic battles, the Mazinger Team suffers a crushing defeat at the hands of Dr. Hell and his minions after Mazinger Z is stolen and its pilot, the legendary Kouji Kabuto, is rendered missing in action. Just when Dr. Hell's…
3.6LUPIN THE IIIRD: Zenigata and the Two Lupins
ONA · 2025 · 1 ep
LUPIN THE IIIRD: Zenigata and the Two LupinsLupin the IIIrd: Zenigata to Futari no LupinONA · 2025 · 1 ep3.6An airport bombing terror attack occurs in the frigid Roviet Union. The unexpected suspect is Lupin III. However, the "other Lupin" cornered by Zenigata claims his innocence. Zenigata, a man of justice, finds himself confronted by the…
3.5Food Wars! The Fifth Plate
TV · 2020 · 13 ep
Food Wars! The Fifth PlateShokugeki no Souma: Gou no SaraTV · 2020 · 13 ep3.5Yukihira Souma has been helping out his family diner, honing his skills. With his father's recommendation, he decides to enroll into "Totsuki Saryo Culinary Institute", a school for the most elites of the culinary world. During his time…
3.5Afro Samurai
TV · 2007 · 5 ep
Afro SamuraiTV · 2007 · 5 ep3.5After watching his father die in a duel against an unbeatable villian known only as 'Justice,' young Afro fixes his life on the study of swords and revenge. The tale of Afro Samurai is one of bloody hardship and pain. Along his solitary…
3.5To Love Ru Darkness
TV · 2012 · 12 ep
To Love Ru DarknessTo LOVE-Ru DarknessTV · 2012 · 12 ep3.5As close encounters of the twisted kind between the residents of the planet Develuke (represented primarily by the female members of the royal family) and the inhabitants of Earth (represented mainly by one very exhausted Rito Yuki)…
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3.5Hunter x Hunter: Phantom Rouge
Movie · 2013 · 1 ep
Hunter x Hunter: Phantom RougeHunter x Hunter Movie 1: Phantom RougeMovie · 2013 · 1 ep3.5Kurapika became a Hunter to take vengeance on the Class-A crime group Phantom Troupe who massacred his clan for their unique eyes. The eyes of the Kurta clan turn scarlet in times of anger or emotional agitation and are considered the most…
3.5Darker than Black: Gemini of the Meteor
TV · 2009 · 12 ep
Darker than Black: Gemini of the MeteorDarker than Black: Ryuusei no GeminiTV · 2009 · 12 ep3.5In the sequel, Hei and Yin are now on the run after betraying the Syndicate in the previous season. After leaving Japan, Hei encounters Suou Pavlichenko, a 13-year-old Eurasian girl who becomes embroiled in the war and politics of the…
3.5To Love Ru Darkness 2
TV · 2015 · 12 ep
To Love Ru Darkness 2To LOVE-Ru Darkness 2ndTV · 2015 · 12 ep3.5The dispassionate, transforming assassin Golden Darkness returns to peer deeper into the mysteries surrounding her new life, while a sinister Nemesis manipulates her younger sister Mea from the shadows. Along with their newly discovered…
3.5Canaan
TV · 2009 · 13 ep
CanaanTV · 2009 · 13 ep3.5Oosawa Maria is a Japanese photographer currently working in Shanghai, China. Along with her partner Mino, she searches for potential newsworthy stories throughout the city. When strange events occur at a local festival, Maria and Mino…
3.5Gunslinger Girl
TV · 2003 · 13 ep
Gunslinger GirlTV · 2003 · 13 ep3.5Officially, the Social Welfare Agency is a government sponsored corporation that's in the business of saving lives. In reality, it's an agency on the fringe of technology. They give terminal patients another shot at life using cybernetic…
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3.5Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens
TV · 2018 · 12 ep
Hakata Tonkotsu RamensTV · 2018 · 12 ep3.5At first glance, the city of Fukuoka seems like a peaceful one, but under the surface, crime is running rampant. The city's Hakata ward is home to the professionals of the underworld: professional killers, detectives, informants…
3.5Black Cat
TV · 2005 · 23 ep
Black CatTV · 2005 · 23 ep3.5Train Heartnet is the infamous gunman 'Black Cat', a cold-blooded assassin who works for the organization known as 'Chronos', bearing the mark XIII on his body. Most of his life was surrounded by violence, so Train is quiet, asocial and…
3.5Assassination Classroom the Movie: 365 Days‘ Time
Movie · 2016 · 1 ep
Assassination Classroom the Movie: 365 Days‘ TimeAnsatsu Kyoushitsu: 365-nichi no JikanMovie · 2016 · 1 ep3.5A compilation film of the Ansatsu Kyoushitsu TV series, featuring anime-only epilogue scenes not originally in the manga.
3.5Assassination Classroom: Meeting Time
Special · 2014 · 1 ep
Assassination Classroom: Meeting TimeAnsatsu Kyoushitsu: Deai no JikanSpecial · 2014 · 1 ep3.5Episode 0 of the Ansatsu Kyoushitsu TV series screened at the Jump Festa 2014 events. Later included as an extra in volume 1 of the Blu-ray and DVD release. Koro-sensei reminisces about his first meeting with Karasuma, where they first…
3.5VIRGIN PUNK Clockwork Girl
Movie · 2025 · 1 ep
VIRGIN PUNK Clockwork GirlVirgin Punk: Clockwork GirlMovie · 2025 · 1 ep3.5The year is 2099. Humanity has advanced, overcoming all injuries and illnesses with the development of the Medical Android Technology “Somadea.” However, along with the development of Somadea, crimes misusing said technology have rapidly…
3.5Excel Saga
TV · 1999 · 26 ep
Excel SagaHeppoko Jikken Animation Excel♥SagaTV · 1999 · 26 ep3.5Excel Saga is a one-of-a kind work of art that can only be described as the ultimate parody of anime. From the opening credits - a rather odd spoof of Japanese pop videos - to the ending song featuring Menchi the dog singing/barking a…
3.5Level E
TV · 2011 · 13 ep
Level ETV · 2011 · 13 ep3.5Hundreds of aliens inhabit our Earth today. Some friendly, some belligerent - some are here for research purposes while others came for the sake of committing crime. It is only us humans who have yet to realize their existence. One day, a…
3.5Fate/kaleid liner Prisma☆Illya: Licht Nameless Girl
Movie · 2021 · 1 ep
Fate/kaleid liner Prisma☆Illya: Licht Nameless GirlFate/kaleid liner Prisma☆Illya Movie: Licht - Namae no Nai ShoujoMovie · 2021 · 1 ep3.5The world is dying, no longer able to support life. The Ainsworth family can use the Holy Grail to save humanity, but the price of salvation is sacrifice of the magical girl Miyu — but Miyu’s brother, Shirou, won’t let them have her…
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3.5Lupin the IIIrd: Fujiko's Lie
Movie · 2019 · 1 ep
Lupin the IIIrd: Fujiko's LieLupin the IIIrd: Mine Fujiko no UsoMovie · 2019 · 1 ep3.5There’s a secluded house in the desert where Fujiko Mine helps a man named Randy take care of his frail son Gene. It’d be idyllic, if it weren’t a lie. Randy’s embezzled a load of cash, and Fujiko couldn’t care less about the family. Or…
3.5Patalliro!
TV · 1982 · 49 ep
Patalliro!TV · 1982 · 49 ep3.5Patarillo! is set in a society much like ours in most ways, with one decided twist. The manga on which it is based is one of the much-read works produced for adolescent Japanese girls that features a healthy proportion of gay men and…
3.5Lupin the Third: Island of Assassins
Special · 1997 · 1 ep
Lupin the Third: Island of AssassinsLupin III: Walther P38Special · 1997 · 1 ep3.5Lupin is framed for the murder of Inspector Zenigata by a mysterious assailant holding a silver-colored Walther P38 pistol Lupin himself once owned. Tracking the true killer leads Lupin to the island of the bloodthirsty Tarantula assassins…
3.5The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 3
TV · 2023 · 12 ep
The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 3Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari Season 3TV · 2023 · 12 ep3.5After defeating the Spirit Tortoise, Naofumi has no time for rest. An attack from the next Guardian Beast is imminent, but the three other Cardinal Heroes have gone missing. So, Naofumi and his party set out to search for the legendary…
3.5Rokka -Braves of the Six Flowers-
TV · 2015 · 12 ep
Rokka -Braves of the Six Flowers-Rokka no YuushaTV · 2015 · 12 ep3.5When the Majin awoke from the depths of darkness, the deity of fate chose six heroes and bequeathed them with the power to save the world. Adlet, a boy who proclaims himself the strongest on Earth, was selected among the Rokka no Yuusha…
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3.5Talentless Nana
TV · 2020 · 13 ep
Talentless NanaMunou na NanaTV · 2020 · 13 ep3.5It is the year 20XX. Earth has been assaulted by monsters known as 'the Enemy of Humanity'. In order to deal with this threat, special schools comprised of teenagers with extraordinary abilities were formed. These people, who came to be…
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3.5LAZARUS
TV · 2025 · 13 ep
LAZARUSLazarusTV · 2025 · 13 ep3.5The year is 2052 — an era of unprecedented peace and prosperity prevails across the globe. The reason for this: mankind has been freed from sickness and pain. Nobel Prize winning neuroscientist Dr. Skinner has developed a miracle cure-all…
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3.5ALDNOAH.ZERO
TV · 2014 · 12 ep
ALDNOAH.ZEROAldnoah.ZeroTV · 2014 · 12 ep3.5In 1972, the Apollo 17 mission found a hypergate to Mars on the surface of the moon. Upon landing, astronauts discovered a enchanted utility later referred to as 'Aldnoah', giving the astronauts a status of superiority. Soon, many humans…
3.5Noir
TV · 2001 · 26 ep
NoirTV · 2001 · 26 ep3.5Mireille Bouquet is a professional assassin, and a very good one at that. But when she follows up an e-mail from a young Japanese girl named Yumura Kirika, inviting her to take "a pilgrimage to the past", her life becomes even more…
3.5HIGH CARD Season 2
TV · 2024 · 12 ep
HIGH CARD Season 2High Card Season 2TV · 2024 · 12 ep3.5Second season of HIGH CARD .
3.5Mardock Scramble: The First Compression
Movie · 2010 · 1 ep
Mardock Scramble: The First CompressionMovie · 2010 · 1 ep3.5Rune Balot is a down-and-out teen prostitute in Mardock City. One day, she's picked up by an ambitious casino manager named Shell who gives her everything she could want. Renewed by a false innocence, a false past, and now the false life…
3.5One Piece: The Desert Princess and the Pirates, Adventures in Alabasta
Movie · 2007 · 1 ep
One Piece: The Desert Princess and the Pirates, Adventures in AlabastaOne Piece Movie 08: Episode of Alabasta - Sabaku no Oujo to Kaizoku-tachiMovie · 2007 · 1 ep3.5A retelling of the Alabasta arc. Revolution is brewing in the desert country of Alabasta, but the Straw Hats and Princess Vivi know the truth: it's all a plot cooked up by Crocodile. (Source: Netflix)
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3.5The Executioner and Her Way of Life
TV · 2022 · 12 ep
The Executioner and Her Way of LifeShokei Shoujo no Virgin RoadTV · 2022 · 12 ep3.5When interdimensional travelers from an otherworldly land known as “Japan” appear, they often bring death and destruction. It’s up to Executioners like Menou to track and exterminate the Lost Ones before they wreak havoc. When Menou…
3.5Tales of Zestiria the X
TV · 2016 · 13 ep
Tales of Zestiria the XTales of Zestiria the CrossTV · 2016 · 13 ep3.5Sorey is a human youth who grew up among the seraphim, spiritual beings not visible to humans. Sorey believes in the folklore that says “long ago, every human was able to see the seraphim" and dreams of unraveling the ancient mystery to…
3.5Fena: Pirate Princess
TV · 2021 · 12 ep
Fena: Pirate PrincessKaizoku OujoTV · 2021 · 12 ep3.5Fena Houtman is a young orphan girl that has been raised on an Island where there is no hope of becoming anything more than chattel, to be used and discarded by soldiers of the British Empire. But Fena is more than just another powerless…
3.5Log Horizon: Destruction of the Round Table
TV · 2021 · 12 ep
Log Horizon: Destruction of the Round TableLog Horizon: Entaku HoukaiTV · 2021 · 12 ep3.5It’s been a year since Shiroe and his friends were trapped in Akiba due to the Catastrophe. Their forging of the Round Table has brought order and prosperity to its people. But fracturing political alliances and the constant menace of the…
3.5You are Ms. Servant
TV · 2024 · 12 ep
You are Ms. ServantKimi wa Meido-sama.TV · 2024 · 12 ep3.5This 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…
3.5Chaika -The Coffin Princess- AVENGING BATTLE
TV · 2014 · 10 ep
Chaika -The Coffin Princess- AVENGING BATTLEHitsugi no Chaika: Avenging BattleTV · 2014 · 10 ep3.5Chaika, Toru & their companions are still searching for the remains of Emperor Gaz. But now Chaika is beginning to question her own identity as well as her mission. Spurned on by the mysterious acquaintance only known as Guy, Chaika leaves…