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The Silent Service
Japanese manga series by Kaiji Kawaguchi
The Silent Service
The Silent Service (Japanese: 沈黙の艦隊, Hepburn: Chinmoku no Kantai) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kaiji Kawaguchi. It was published in Kodansha's Weekly Morning magazine from October 1988 to March 1996 and collected in 32 tankōbon volumes. The series was adapted into an anime television special and original video animation (OVA) series by Sunrise. The special was released in North America by Central Park Media. A live-action film adaptation premiered in Japanese theaters in September 2023 and a sequel, titled The Silent Service: The Battle of Arctic Ocean, premiered in September 2025. In 1990, The Silent Service won the 14th Kodansha Manga Award for the general manga category. It has over 25 million copies in circulation, making it one of the best-selling manga series.
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