The 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; Military; Political thriller;
Manga
Written by	Kaiji Kawaguchi
Published by	Kodansha
Magazine	Weekly Morning
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
Runtime	113 minutes
Live-action film
The Silent Service: The Battle of Arctic Ocean
Directed by	Kohei Yoshino
Produced by	Takao Osawa; Shinzō Matsuhashi;
Written by	Hikaru Takai
Music by	Yoshihiro Ike
Released	September 29, 2023
Runtime	132 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. 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.