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5:38 am, Jan 15 2010
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I'm looking for an assassin or spy type of manga. The protagonist is preferably female, who uses mostly her wits, as well as her fighting techniques to complete the mission or running away from hitmen. The story should be episodic, at least for the first few chapters. I don't want the manga to be mostly violence, but there should be a kind of ingenious strategy or quick thinking on the protagonist part. Oh, and she should usually work alone, except for special cases. Is there a manga that could fit all my specific descriptions?

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10:49 pm, Jan 15 2010
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I've checked most of the manga in the threads, but the only one that comes close is Tista, and it doesn't fit in terms of the personality of the main character. What I'm looking for is a heroine, that has a spy or assassin type of job, looks and acts cheerful but could be ruthless. I want it to be action-based, with conspiracy theories, and it's alright to have some light scenes, due to the heroine's nature.

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It's an anime, but try Madlax. =)

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5:32 am, Jan 16 2010
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Beside the work alone part, Gunslinger Girl kinda fits.

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7:20 am, Jan 16 2010
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There's always Golgo 13

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8:40 am, Jan 16 2010
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lady snowblood, it fits iirc all of the requirements

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4:34 pm, Jan 16 2010
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Okay, um... Closest I can think of in terms of job and personality is [m]Young Gun Carnival[/m], but the girl is not really a main character compared to the male lead.
Bloody Cross could be one I guess, but it more like the girl and guy are acting as equals; flirting and double-crossing one another.

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4:39 pm, Jan 16 2010
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9 banme no musashi is the first one i thought of.

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5:43 pm, Jan 16 2010
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Seconding Lady Snowblood, it fits the bill exactly!

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5:59 pm, Jan 16 2010
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C.A.T.

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6:37 pm, Jan 16 2010
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oh yeah you could also try white dragon. assassin is not strictly female, since he can morph his body into male one aswell.

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3:40 am, Jan 17 2010
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Ghost in the Shell
(I've only seen the start of the anime, and the assassin doesn't work alone... But it kinda fits?)
Also Gunslinger Girl, but I think this one has already been mentioned.

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3:57 am, Jan 17 2010
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Crying Freeman or Angel heart(although she is an ex-assassin) maybe

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6:49 pm, Jan 21 2010
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Thank you, for all the reply, but none of the manga came close to what I'm looking for. Maybe I should put it as a Bourne Identity manga version, but with a female protagonist?

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