“Golgo 13 is a mysterious, legendary assassin who accepts contracts from any agency worldwide and never fails a mission.”
Golgo 13
ゴルゴ13
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Synopsis
Golgo 13 is a mysterious, legendary assassin who accepts contracts from any agency worldwide and never fails a mission.
Golgo 13 is not his real name. Then again, neither is Duke Togo, Tadashi Togo, or any number of the aliases he goes by. A man of mystery, not even the world's most prominent intelligence agencies can determine who Golgo really is, or just where he came from. But all agree that his skills are nothing short of legendary. Armed with a custom M16, Golgo is willing to take any job for any agency, from the FBI to the KGB. He has completed every contract he has ever taken and will work for anyone who can meet his price. He is both the greatest weapon and the greatest threat to any nation; no one is safe once they are in Golgo's sights.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 23 sampled reviews
What 23 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 1.95 · split reception
5.4 pts
Recommenders 8.4 · others 3.0
↑ 0.61
Running avg · Jun 2008 → Jan 2026
- 10 “You've all seen series where the protagonist kills someone; and then you follow their emotional trauma supervening? — Well this isn't one of those anime. Duke Togo (a.k.a.: Golgo 13) is an...”
- 7 “Based off the Motion Picture and OVA, this series is a great stand alone series to watch. I really liked the Movie and OVA of Golgo 13 so the series is quite entertaining to watch. I have only...”
- 9 “" Japanese James Bond " As a big fan of crime , mafia and assassin related anime i found golgo very engaging and twisted anime . Golgo 13 was on my radar from ages , finally i completed it . Golgo...”
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- Format 50 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 20h 00m all episodes
- Aired Apr 2008 – Mar 2009 Spring 2008
- Source Tv media type
- Rated R+ Mild Nudity
- Ref. BS-3447 catalog
Produced by
- TV Tokyo Producer
- Sotsu Producer
- Half H.P Studio Producer
Licensed by
- Sentai Filmworks Licensor