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“Underworld operative's Okinawa mission forces identity crisis between criminal facade and hidden truth.”
Hell Dogs
ヘルドッグス 地獄の犬たち
7.24
6,086 rank · 896 readers · 3 favorites
Detective
Organized Crime
Action
Drama
Mystery
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Synopsis
Underworld operative's Okinawa mission forces identity crisis between criminal facade and hidden truth.
A gripping crime thriller that explores the blurred lines between justice and duty. The story follows a man who has spent years living a double life - by day appearing as a rising figure in the criminal underworld, while harboring a secret that could destroy everything he's built. When he's sent to Okinawa on a critical mission for his organization, he faces an impossible choice that will test his loyalties and force him to confront the true nature of his identity. As tensions rise and the stakes escalate, he must navigate between two worlds where one wrong move could cost him everything. (Source: Kadokawa, translated)
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8.5
/10
What 2 readers settled on.
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recommend
Score distribution
median 8.5
mode 8
σ 0.50
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Running avg · Apr 2023 → May 2025
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· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “Hell Dogs is a manga about police and yakuza. A policeman has infiltrated into the yakuza world and has to keep killing in order to protect his cover. How long can he do this? If he is doing this...”
- 9 “More than just a battle of wits and muscles between the yakuza and the police, what strikes a chord with me when reading this manga is how easy it is for the heart and the mind to waver. The cop...”
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Long · 0%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 24 × 5 ch × vol
- Total read 3h 12m approx
- Published Apr 2020 – Sep 2022
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M55168 catalog