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“Secret agents in Jushin disguised themselves to hunt corrupt officials and deliver justice for the king.”
Blade of the Phantom Master
新暗行御史
8.31
344 rank · 37,622 readers · 1,226 favorites
Seinen
Historical
Action
Adventure
Drama
Fantasy
Supernatural
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Synopsis
Secret agents in Jushin disguised themselves to hunt corrupt officials and deliver justice for the king.
In Jushin, there once lived secret government agents called the amen osa (or angyō onshi in the Japanese version), who traveled the countryside in disguise. They were charged by the king with finding and punishing corrupt government officials, and bringing justice to the country's citizens. (Source: Wikipedia)
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Derived from 9 sampled reviews
9.0
/10
What 9 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 9
mode 10
σ 1.15
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.15 · some divergence
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 1.00
Running avg · Jun 2008 → Aug 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “This is a rare gem. I discovered it by myself, while scrolling through a manga streaming website and fell for it. IDK what made me start, but I just did. I don't have the habit of reading manga...”
- 7 “This is a series that started off pretty strongly, with an intriguing anti-hero protagonist. However, somewhere in the middle it became too draggy with all those tedious flashbacks and an abrupt...”
- 10 “Shin Angyo Onshi is the greatest Manhwa i have ever read hands down and i have no problem or somthing else even close to its spot i would say that it is the 2nd greatest behind berserk overall and...”
Verbosity
Short · 22%
Medium · 56%
Long · 22%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 76 × 17 ch × vol
- Total read 10h 08m approx
- Published Mar 2001 – Aug 2007
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M0687 catalog