This article is about a Japanese manga series. For other uses, see Silent Service.
The Silent Service
Cover of the first tankōbon volume, featuring Shiro Kaieda
沈黙の艦隊 (Chinmoku no Kantai)
Genre
Alternate history[1]
Military[1][2]
Political thriller[1][2][3]
Manga
Written by
Kaiji Kawaguchi
Published by
Kodansha
Magazine
Weekly Morning
Demographic
Seinen
Original run
1988 – 1996
Volumes
32
Anime television film
Directed by
Ryōsuke Takahashi
Written by
Sōji Yoshikawa
Music by
Akira Senju
Studio
Sunrise
Licensed by
NA:Central Park Media
Original network
TBS
Released
December 18, 1995
Runtime
100 minutes
Original video animation
Directed by
Ryōsuke Takahashi
Written by
Sōji Yoshikawa
Music by
Akira Senju
Studio
Sunrise
Released
September 25, 1997 – January 25, 1998
Runtime
60 minutes each
Episodes
2
Live-action film
Directed by
Kohei Yoshino
Produced by
Takao Osawa
Shinzō Matsuhashi
Written by
Hikaru Takai
Music by
Yoshihiro Ike
Licensed by
Amazon Prime Video
Released
September 29, 2023 (2023-09-29)
Runtime
113 minutes
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 manga magazine from 1988 to 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.
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.
A live-action film adaptation premiered in Japanese theaters in September 2023.
^ abcToole, Mike (September 4, 2017). "Alternate History Makers". The Mike Toole Show. Anime News Network. Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
^ abPatten, Fred (April 1, 2001). "New from Japan: Anime Film Reviews". Animation World Network. Archived from the original on May 25, 2020. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
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