Shin Angyo Onshi

Blade of the Phantom Master
新暗行御史
Phantom Master: Dark Hero from Ruined Empire
Shin-am Heng-uhsah
The New Secret Royal Inspector

Manga8.310460 votes17 volumes · 76 chaptersFinished

ActionAdventureDramaFantasySupernaturalHistoricalSeinen

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Synopsis

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)

Publication notes

Shin Angyo Onshi was serialized in both Japanese and Korean; chapters were released in Japanese first in Sunday Gene-X, and then in Korean in Young Champ. The series was rereleased in webtoon format on Naver Webtoon from November 18, 2017 to August 5, 2019. The webtoon version was published digitally in English as Blade of the Phantom Master by Webtoon Entertainment from June 9, 2022 to December 20, 2024.

Published

Mar 19, 2001 to Aug 18, 2007

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Adaptation

Shin Angyo Onshi (anime)

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Shin Angyo Onshi Gaiden

Main characters

Munsu385 fan favorites
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The anti-heroic protagonist of the series and a third mahai angyo onshi from the fallen kingdom of Jushin. Despite the common perception held by Jushin's former citizens that angyo onshi are virtuous and bearers of justice, Munsu usually comes across as somewhat amoral and does not believe in helping people who refuse to help themselves. When he does help others, his methods almost always involve excessive bloodshed, lying, torture, and other questionable acts. (Source: Wikipedia)
Chun Hyang51 fan favorites
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A beautiful woman with prodigious fighting skill. She acts as Munsu's 'Sando', or bodyguard. When she was kidnapped by a corrupt lord who wanted to make her his personal bodyguard, her lover embarked on a futile quest to become an angyo onshi. He died in the process, but not before making Munsu aware of her plight. After Munsu frees her, she decides to become his bodyguard in memory of her dead lover, and takes the title "Sando" as her new name. Despite her fearsome natural fighting ability, Sando is quiet and shy, with a high moral stance. As a result, she is often in conflict with the amoral Munsu over his questionable methods. She has made it clear that if he ever becomes truly evil, she will no longer protect him. She also has a great fear of heights, and will refuse to cross bridges set over deep mountain gorges or valleys. Munsu finds this extremely peculiar, seeing as to how she often leaps several stories into the air during combat. (Source: Wikipedia)
Aji Tae21 fan favorites
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A former scholar from Jushin and the man Munsu holds responsible for the destruction of the country. Many of Munsu's former allies and comrades have since switched their loyalties to Aji Tae, having been coerced by his power or duped by his charisma. His motives and purpose, as of yet, remain unknown. He possesses a large range of magical abilities, among them the ability to resurrect the dead, explode people with a mere glance, shapeshifting, and teleportation. During the Junshin period, Aji Tae was General Munsu's second-in-command. At that time, he was smaller in size and sported short black hair and glasses. Despite his innocent exterior, however, the Jushin Aji Tae was already convinced of the inferiority and unworthiness of mankind, and was already plotting his conquest of Jushin. (Source: Wikipedia) No voice actors have been added to this character. Help improve our database by searching for a voice actor, and adding this character to their roles .
Bang Ja1 fan favorites
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Munsu's unwanted but good-intentioned servant. Once the servant and apprentice of a first mahai onshi, his former master released him from service after Jushin's destruction. When his master and his sando were later killed in a rebel uprising against a corrupt lord, Bang Ja began roaming the country as a thief. He believes that angyo onshi should be virtuous and heroic, which is why Munsu's behavior often shocks him. He is a third-rate Magician who summons animals to do his bidding, and he deeply takes his role as a Bang Ja seriously. This often leads to his being manipulated and bullied by Munsu, who often beats him or sends him on insane/impossible errands. (Source: Wikipedia) No voice actors have been added to this character. Help improve our database by searching for a voice actor, and adding this character to their roles .