Best espionage manga
59 manga about espionage, 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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4.2SPY x FAMILY
Manga · 2019
SPY x FAMILYSPY×FAMILYManga · 20194.2The master spy codenamed <Twilight> 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…
Mature
3.7Tokyo Revengers
Manga · 2017 · 279 ch
Tokyo RevengersTokyo卍RevengersManga · 2017 · 279 ch3.7Hanagaki Takemichi was once a low-life punk, but after biting off more than he could chew with a gang in middle school, he ran away from his old life. Now that he’s an adult, the gang that once terrorized him has grown into the largest…
4.2Death Note
Manga · 2003 · 108 ch
Death NoteDEATH NOTEManga · 2003 · 108 ch4.2Light Yagami is an ace student with great prospects—and he’s bored out of his mind. But all that changes when he finds the Death Note, a notebook dropped by a rogue Shinigami death god. Any human whose name is written in the notebook dies…
4.0Naruto
Manga · 1999 · 700 ch
NarutoNARUTOManga · 1999 · 700 ch4.0Twelve years ago the Village Hidden in the Leaves was attacked by a fearsome threat. A nine-tailed fox spirit claimed the life of the village leader, the Hokage, and many others. Today, the village is at peace and a troublemaking kid named…
Mature
4.0Sakamoto Days
Manga · 2020
Sakamoto DaysSAKAMOTO DAYSManga · 20204.0Taro Sakamoto was the ultimate assassin, feared by villains and admired by hitmen. But one day...he fell in love! Retirement, marriage, fatherhood and then... Sakamoto gained weight! The chubby guy who runs the neighborhood store is…
4.0Dr. STONE
Manga · 2017 · 236 ch
Dr. STONEManga · 2017 · 236 ch4.0One fateful day, all of humanity was petrified by a blinding flash of light. After several millennia, high schooler Taiju awakens and finds himself lost in a world of statues. However, he’s not alone! His science-loving friend Senku’s been…
4.0Claymore
Manga · 2001 · 159 ch
ClaymoreCLAYMOREManga · 2001 · 159 ch4.0In a world where monsters called Yoma prey on humans and live among them in disguise, humanity’s only hope is a new breed of warrior known as Claymores. Half-human, half-monster, these silver-eyed slayers possess supernatural strength but…
Mature
3.8A Returner's Magic Should Be Special
Manga · 2018 · 268 ch
A Returner's Magic Should Be SpecialGwihwanjaui Mabeobeun Teukbyeolhaeya HamnidaManga · 2018 · 268 ch3.8The worst calamity humankind has ever faced... Shadow Realms have ravaged the earth and decimated almost everyone in their way. The survival of humanity hinges upon the success of just six mages, including analytic fighter Desir Herrman…
3.3Boruto: Naruto Next Generations
Manga · 2016 · 81 ch
Boruto: Naruto Next GenerationsBORUTO: NARUTO NEXT GENERATIONSManga · 2016 · 81 ch3.3The ninja adventures continue with Naruto’s son, Boruto! Naruto was a young shinobi with an incorrigible knack for mischief. He achieved his dream to become the greatest ninja in his village, and now his face sits atop the Hokage monument…
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4.2Villains Are Destined to Die
Manga · 2020
Villains Are Destined to DieAgyeogui Ending JugeumppunManga · 20204.2This game’s got me obsessed! It’s like it’s taken over my life... wait—HARD MODE ACTIVATED. No-no-no-no-no! It has literally taken me and thrown me into the part of Penelope Eckhart. Love is easy as the heroine, but as the hated…
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3.8Blue Exorcist
Manga · 2009
Blue ExorcistAo no ExorcistManga · 20093.8Raised by Father Fujimoto, a famous exorcist, Rin Okumura never knew his real father. One day a fateful argument with Father Fujimoto forces Rin to face a terrible truth—the blood of the demon lord Satan runs in Rin's veins! Rin swears to…
4.3Billy Bat
Manga · 2008 · 165 ch
Billy BatManga · 2008 · 165 ch4.3It’s 1949 Los Angeles, and Kevin Yamagata, a Japanese American comic book author, is drawing his bestselling character, Billy Bat: a quick-witted detective who is, unsurprisingly, a cartoon bat. Everything is going well for Kevin until he…Highest rated
4.3Billy Bat
Manga · 2008 · 165 ch
Billy BatManga · 2008 · 165 ch4.3It’s 1949 Los Angeles, and Kevin Yamagata, a Japanese American comic book author, is drawing his bestselling character, Billy Bat: a quick-witted detective who is, unsurprisingly, a cartoon bat. Everything is going well for Kevin until he… 4.2Death Note
Manga · 2003 · 108 ch
Death NoteDEATH NOTEManga · 2003 · 108 ch4.2Light Yagami is an ace student with great prospects—and he’s bored out of his mind. But all that changes when he finds the Death Note, a notebook dropped by a rogue Shinigami death god. Any human whose name is written in the notebook dies…Mature
4.2Villains Are Destined to Die
Manga · 2020
Villains Are Destined to DieAgyeogui Ending JugeumppunManga · 20204.2This game’s got me obsessed! It’s like it’s taken over my life... wait—HARD MODE ACTIVATED. No-no-no-no-no! It has literally taken me and thrown me into the part of Penelope Eckhart. Love is easy as the heroine, but as the hated…
Mature
4.2Neon Genesis Evangelion
Manga · 1994 · 97 ch
Neon Genesis EvangelionShin Seiki EvangelionManga · 1994 · 97 ch4.2In 2015, the "Angels" have returned, and Shinji Ikari, a fourteen year-old child of the new Earth, is forced by his father Gendo--commander of the secret organization NERV--to pilot the monstrous biomechanical weapon called "Evangelion" to… 4.2SPY x FAMILY
Manga · 2019
SPY x FAMILYSPY×FAMILYManga · 20194.2The master spy codenamed <Twilight> 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…
4.2Magus of the Library
Manga · 2017
Magus of the LibraryToshokan no DaimajutsushiManga · 20174.2A story about a poor boy swept away by a kind library mage and the (literal) magic of reading, Magus of the Library is a beautifully-drawn, spirited fantasy adventure, like a Fullmetal Alchemist for all ages! In the small village of Amun…
Mature
4.1JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken: The JOJOLands
Manga · 2023
JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken: The JOJOLandsManga · 20234.1The stage is set on a volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean, Hawaii. Jodio Joestar, a young boy living on Oahu Island, harbors the ambition to become a great millionaire. The clue to his goal lies in reaching the pinnacle of the mechanisms… 4.0Dr. STONE
Manga · 2017 · 236 ch
Dr. STONEManga · 2017 · 236 ch4.0One fateful day, all of humanity was petrified by a blinding flash of light. After several millennia, high schooler Taiju awakens and finds himself lost in a world of statues. However, he’s not alone! His science-loving friend Senku’s been… 4.0Claymore
Manga · 2001 · 159 ch
ClaymoreCLAYMOREManga · 2001 · 159 ch4.0In a world where monsters called Yoma prey on humans and live among them in disguise, humanity’s only hope is a new breed of warrior known as Claymores. Half-human, half-monster, these silver-eyed slayers possess supernatural strength but…
4.0Ōoku: The Inner Chambers
Manga · 2004 · 79 ch
Ōoku: The Inner ChambersOookuManga · 2004 · 79 ch4.0In Edo period Japan, a strange new disease called the Redface Pox has begun to prey on the country's men. Within eighty years of the first outbreak, the male population has fallen by seventy-five percent. Women have taken on all the roles…
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4.0Fool Night
Manga · 2020
Fool NightManga · 20204.0The earth of the distant future is covered in thick clouds, and the sun no longer shines. Plants wither, and oxygen is thin. To fight extinction, humankind has developed a technology that turns humans into plants, providing a small amount…
4.0Message to Adolf
Manga · 1983 · 36 ch
Message to AdolfAdolf ni TsuguManga · 1983 · 36 ch4.0A graveyard in contemporary Israel has an unlikely visitor. The elderly gentleman from Japan, a former news correspondent, lays a bouquet of flowers at the tomb of one Adolf Kamil. For he remembers the tale of three Adolfs: Kamil, a Jew…
4.0A Witch's Life in Mongol
Manga · 2021
A Witch's Life in MongolTenmaku no JaadugarManga · 20214.0In the harem of the Khan, wisdom is beauty. The time: the thirteenth century. The place: Yeke Mongol Ulus, the greatest empire the world has ever known. The woman: Fatima, hailing from Persia, where medical technique and scientific…
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4.0Whale Star: The Gyeongseong Mermaid
Manga · 2019 · 106 ch
Whale Star: The Gyeongseong MermaidGorae ByulManga · 2019 · 106 ch4.0The year is 1926 in this retelling of Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Little Mermaid”, and Joseon (present-day Korea), is under colonial Japanese rule. Su-A Heo is a handmaiden who spends her days working and swimming in the sea. Her work…
4.0Global Examination
Manga · 2020
Global ExaminationQuanqiu GaokaoManga · 20204.0This is an examination that puts your life at stake. Answer a plethora of questions, pass the exam, and you may live. Two-faced examiner, Qin Jiu, meets the cold examinee, You Huo. In this inhumane system, both of them who have lost their… 4.0Naruto
Manga · 1999 · 700 ch
NarutoNARUTOManga · 1999 · 700 ch4.0Twelve years ago the Village Hidden in the Leaves was attacked by a fearsome threat. A nine-tailed fox spirit claimed the life of the village leader, the Hokage, and many others. Today, the village is at peace and a troublemaking kid named…Mature
4.0Sakamoto Days
Manga · 2020
Sakamoto DaysSAKAMOTO DAYSManga · 20204.0Taro Sakamoto was the ultimate assassin, feared by villains and admired by hitmen. But one day...he fell in love! Retirement, marriage, fatherhood and then... Sakamoto gained weight! The chubby guy who runs the neighborhood store is…
4.0Attack on Titan: No Regrets
Manga · 2013 · 11 ch
Attack on Titan: No RegretsShingeki no Kyojin Gaiden: Kuinaki SentakuManga · 2013 · 11 ch4.0The young Erwin Smith is a rising star in the Survey Corps, humanity's only hope of defeating the man-eating monsters known as Titans. Ruthless and dispassionate, Erwin's mind is devoted to strategies and intrigue. But beneath Erwin's feet…
4.0Fate/strange Fake
Manga · 2015
Fate/strange FakeManga · 20154.0The plot centers around a Grail War faultily copied from the Third Holy Grail War in Fuyuki. After the end of the third Grail War, an organization from the United States that has magi separate from the London based Mage Association as…
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3.9Himitsu: Top Secret
Manga · 1999 · 22 ch
Himitsu: Top SecretManga · 1999 · 22 ch3.9It's the 2060s, and Japan has perfected the "MRI System," a piece of neurotechnology that, when given the brain of a person who died within the past 48 hours, can analyze the visual memories contained within; even being able to give…Mature
3.8A Returner's Magic Should Be Special
Manga · 2018 · 268 ch
A Returner's Magic Should Be SpecialGwihwanjaui Mabeobeun Teukbyeolhaeya HamnidaManga · 2018 · 268 ch3.8The worst calamity humankind has ever faced... Shadow Realms have ravaged the earth and decimated almost everyone in their way. The survival of humanity hinges upon the success of just six mages, including analytic fighter Desir Herrman…Mature
3.8Blue Exorcist
Manga · 2009
Blue ExorcistAo no ExorcistManga · 20093.8Raised by Father Fujimoto, a famous exorcist, Rin Okumura never knew his real father. One day a fateful argument with Father Fujimoto forces Rin to face a terrible truth—the blood of the demon lord Satan runs in Rin's veins! Rin swears to…
3.8Mission: Yozakura Family
Manga · 2019 · 259 ch
Mission: Yozakura FamilyYozakura-san Chi no DaisakusenManga · 2019 · 259 ch3.8Taiyou Asano is a super shy high school student and the only person he can talk to is his childhood friend, Mutsumi Yozakura. It turns out that Mutsumi is the daughter of the ultimate spy family! Even worse, Mutsumi is being harassed by…
3.8The Academy's Undercover Professor
Manga · 2022 · 168 ch
The Academy's Undercover ProfessorAcademy WijangchwieopdanghaetdaManga · 2022 · 168 ch3.8Machiavelli and Gerrard are just one of the many names the new professor of Ceoren Academy uses to disguise his identity, and now he can add one more to his list, Professor Ludger Cherish. The real Ludger Cherish dies on board a train…
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3.8Her Summon
Manga · 2018 · 62 ch
Her SummonGeunyeoui SohwansuManga · 2018 · 62 ch3.8Due to a misuse of a word joke on live TV broadcast, girl group otaku, 'Jin-Kyung' ended up becoming doxxed and labeled as a "child predator", and ended up getting Social Anxiety Disorder. 3 years later, because of his past incident from…
3.8Ayako
Manga · 1972 · 19 ch
AyakoManga · 1972 · 19 ch3.8Opening a few years after the end of World War II and covering almost a quarter-century, here is comics master Osamu Tezuka’s most direct and sustained critique of Japan’s fate in the aftermath of total defeat. Unusually devoid of cartoon…
3.8Spy x Family: Family Portrait
Light Novel · 2021 · 5 ch
Spy x Family: Family PortraitSPYxFAMILY: Kazoku no ShouzouLight Novel · 2021 · 5 ch3.8In this book of Spy x Family original prose stories, Anya attempts to make friends with her target Damian during an Eden Academy camping trip, Yuri spends his day off babysitting his niece, and Franky seeks Loid’s help in winning the heart…
3.8Mystic Prince
Manga · 2021 · 116 ch
Mystic PrinceMyoryeongui HwangjaManga · 2021 · 116 ch3.8An immortal emperor rules the Kingdom of Yeol, a divine country blessed by gods with awesome powers. After a thousand years of peaceful rule, the time has come for a new emperor to be chosen. This is determined by a series of trials, in…Mature
3.7Tokyo Revengers
Manga · 2017 · 279 ch
Tokyo RevengersTokyo卍RevengersManga · 2017 · 279 ch3.7Hanagaki Takemichi was once a low-life punk, but after biting off more than he could chew with a gang in middle school, he ran away from his old life. Now that he’s an adult, the gang that once terrorized him has grown into the largest…
3.7MW
Manga · 1976 · 26 ch
MWManga · 1976 · 26 ch3.7Michio Yuki has it all: looks, intelligence, a pedigree as the scion of a famous Kabuki family, a promising career at a major bank, legions of female admirers. But underneath the sheen of perfection lurks a secret with the power to shake…
3.7Spy Classroom
Light Novel · 2020
Spy ClassroomSpy KyoushitsuLight Novel · 20203.7Following a devastating military conflict, countries fight their wars in the shadows. One unusual spy, Klaus, has never failed on the job despite his quirks, and he is building a team to take on an Impossible Mission-one with over a 90…
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3.6Go! Go! Loser Ranger!
Manga · 2021
Go! Go! Loser Ranger!Sentai DaishikkakuManga · 20213.6When the Monster Army invaded Earth thirteen years ago, the Divine Dragon Rangers rose up to stop them! With the war raging on, these great heroes are mankind’s last hope! …or are they? In truth, the invaders were subjugated within a year…
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3.6Talentless Nana
Manga · 2016 · 122 ch
Talentless NanaMunou na NanaManga · 2016 · 122 ch3.6An academy on an island in unnavigable waters. There, students trained tirelessly, to fight back against the enemies of humanity. The protagonist, a student newly transferred there, also sets out with the intention of eradicating all…
3.6Love After World Domination
Manga · 2019 · 37 ch
Love After World DominationKoi wa Sekai Seifuku no Ato deManga · 2019 · 37 ch3.6There are two sides to every coin...light vs. dark, good vs. evil, love vs. hate. Sometimes the line between the two grows thin...and it's so, so easy to cross. So it's no surprise that Fudo Aikawa, A.K.A. Red Gelato of the Gelato Five and…
3.6Until Death Do Us Part
Manga · 2005 · 217 ch
Until Death Do Us PartShi ga Futari wo Wakatsu MadeManga · 2005 · 217 ch3.6Haruka Touyama is a twelve-year-old girl with incredible precognitive abilites. But her accuracy in predicting the future has made her a target for any number of greedy corporations that would use her power for their own profits. After she…
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3.6Devils' Line
Manga · 2013 · 80 ch
Devils' LineManga · 2013 · 80 ch3.6Tsukasa, a college student, is rescued from an attack by a devil, one of many vampires that can blend in among the human population. Anzai, her savior, is a half-devil who exploits his supernatural gifts as a member of a shadowy police…