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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3.6War of the Adults
Manga · 2025
War of the AdultsOtona TaisenManga · 20253.6What makes a 'proper adult'? Inspired by the words of his late father, Yutaro Urashima sought to become an upstanding member of society by developing and strictly adhering to his own "Articles of Adulthood." Little did he know, however…
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3.6Shinobi Life
Manga · 2005 · 64 ch
Shinobi LifeManga · 2005 · 64 ch3.6Energetic and strong-willed, Beni doesn't care if she lives or dies as long as her death will result in embarassing her arrogant father! But one day, she suddenly encounters a Kagetora, a ninja who's fallen from the sky and swears complete…
3.5Sekirei
Manga · 2004 · 187 ch
SekireiManga · 2004 · 187 ch3.5Minato Sahashi is a loser who's failed his college placement exams two years running. But just as he's contemplating giving up and moving back in with his mom, a chance encounter changes his life forever! Enter Musubi, a girl who literally…
3.5Shinobi Undercover
Manga · 2024
Shinobi UndercoverShinobigotoManga · 20243.5Even in modern Japan, ninja still hide in the shadows. Young ninja Yodaka has received his mission--protect high school student Aoi at all cost. But can a ninja survive the wild world of high school while also fulfilling his mission?…
3.5A Royal Princess with Black Hair
Manga · 2019 · 107 ch
A Royal Princess with Black HairGeomeunmeori HwangnyeonimManga · 2019 · 107 ch3.5Caruel and Euricienne have a lot in common: they're both 16 years old, belong to royal families, and absolutely hate the idea of a political marriage! Both are determined to make the other beg for divorce. But enemies on the sidelines are…
3.5Baby Tyrant
Manga · 2023
Baby TyrantBaby PokgunManga · 20233.5Gyeoul Yoon is no stranger to tragedy, having lost everything -- even her life -- because of her good-for-nothing father. When she reawakens after death, Gyeoul finds herself in the body of a newborn baby -- she is now Princess Mabel of…
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3.5Tough Love at the Office
Manga · 2020 · 18 ch
Tough Love at the OfficeShiro to Kuro: Black & WhiteManga · 2020 · 18 ch3.5Shirakawa Junko is an upstanding employee of a high-level bank. Her colleagues all respectfully admire her…except for Kuroda Kayo, a colleague who’s transferred to her department. Shirakawa is supposed to train Kuroda, and it does NOT go…
3.5A Centaur's Life
Manga · 2010
A Centaur's LifeCentaur no NayamiManga · 20103.5Being a teenager is never easy… especially for a centaur! Himeno is a sweet, shy girl, who like many teens her age, struggles with the trials and tribulations of attending high school. The difference is she’s a centaur; but she’s not…
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3.5Terra Formars
Manga · 2011
Terra FormarsManga · 20113.5After humanity’s first manned mission to the Red Planet was lost, a second expedition arrives. The explorers prepare to exterminate the cockroaches that were used to transform the Martian environment, but are shocked to discover that the…
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3.4Under Ninja
Manga · 2018
Under NinjaManga · 20183.4Ninjas enjoyed glory in the Japan of bygone times. They disappeared when their organizations were dissolved during the country's Allied occupation of Japan. However, their existence continued in secret. Some say that their ranks numbered…
3.4Jaco the Galactic Patrolman
Manga · 2013 · 12 ch
Jaco the Galactic PatrolmanGinga Patrol JacoManga · 2013 · 12 ch3.4Retired scientist Omori lives alone on a deserted island while continuing his research into time-travel. His quiet life is interrupted when galactic patrolman Jaco crash-lands and decided to move in with him. Can Jaco get along with the…
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…
3.3TSUYOSHI: Daremo Katenai, Aitsu ni wa
Manga · 2018
TSUYOSHI: Daremo Katenai, Aitsu ni waManga · 20183.3Tsuyoshi Kawabata is just a regular convenience store employee in a mid-sized city west of Tokyo. Except... he also happens to be the most powerful fighter in the world. Although he doesn't particularly want to fight, his reputation…
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3.3Jackals
Manga · 2005 · 56 ch
JackalsManga · 2005 · 56 ch3.3Cicero City, a city infested with immigrants where people of all races scramble to find work and shelter. Infested with destruction and slaughter, it's a chaotic society. Living on the outside of society, the Jackals are professional…
3.3SPRIGGAN
Manga · 1989 · 62 ch
SPRIGGANManga · 1989 · 62 ch3.3In the waning years of the Cold War era, national governments and paramilitary forces are in a race to uncover the relics of an ancient alien civilization that once ruled the Earth. The alien technology holds seemingly miraculous powers…
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3.3Dokuhime
Manga · 2002 · 36 ch
DokuhimeManga · 2002 · 36 ch3.3It starts with poisonous herbs under the cradle. Then under the sheets. And inside the clothes. Even mixed in the milk that they feed the newborn. This way the child gradually gets used to poisons and becomes the perfect assassination tool…
3.3Assassin & Cinderella
Manga · 2022
Assassin & CinderellaManga · 20223.3A sexy spy and an elite assassin enter into the world's sweetest, deadliest marriage of convenience! Neneko is a spy blessed with catlike charms. Her mission? Seduce the ace assassin of a rival organization and expose his weaknesses. The…
3.3Smile!
Manga · 2021 · 112 ch
Smile!SmileyManga · 2021 · 112 ch3.3A journalist risks everything to uncover the truth behind a sinister cult... Yuushi Kamome is a freelance journalist who lost his beloved daughter in an unforeseen accident. His descent into despair following her death drove his wife to…
3.2Cipher Academy
Manga · 2022 · 58 ch
Cipher AcademyAngou Gakuen no IrohaManga · 2022 · 58 ch3.2Iroha is an average student newly enrolled in Cipher Academy, a Spartan school where students must crack code after code after code with barely enough time to catch their breath! Then a mysterious person named Kogoe gives Iroha an unusual…
3.1Kimi wa 008
Manga · 2018 · 297 ch
Kimi wa 008Manga · 2018 · 297 ch3.1Eight is a boy who yearns to have a dream school life, for it applies several tests to enter any school. With all this, Eight can not enter any school, except a school that he does not remember having done the entrance exam, later on when…
3.0Honey Trap Shared House
Manga · 2021
Honey Trap Shared HouseManga · 20213.0As a child, Hayato promised to marry his first love, Seraphy. Fifteen years later, he has become one of the world’s greatest spies, all while never falling for the temptations of enemy agents. A mission to expose rival operatives turns…
3.0RaW Hero
Manga · 2018 · 41 ch
RaW HeroManga · 2018 · 41 ch3.0Just remember this. In this world of ours… the first to die are those without guts. A portion of humanity has obtained special abilities, and two groups emerge in conflict. On the side of justice are “heroes.” On the side of villainy are…
2.8Candy Flurry
Manga · 2021 · 22 ch
Candy FlurryAme no FuruManga · 2021 · 22 ch2.8Toy Toy Candy--eat one of these magical sweets and gain candy powers. This isn't a dream, it's reality. And because of it, Tokyo was destroyed. Tsumugi is a lollipop user, the same candy that brought Tokyo to ruin. And she can't have…