Candy and Cigarettes is a stylish crime action manga that pairs sharp humor with lethal precision, following Raizo Hirata, a disgraced middle-aged ex-assassin who is forced back into the underworld and reluctantly partnered with Miharu Suzukaze, a deadpan elementary school girl who happens to be an elite contract killer, creating an unlikely duo whose missions spiral through brutal gunfights, urban chases, and morally gray targets, unfolding with cinematic pacing, witty banter, and sudden violence that contrast innocence with professionalism while exploring themes of trust, redemption, aging, and the cost of a life built on killing, delivering a cool, modern noir tone that stands out among action manga for its character chemistry and understated emotional beats, also known as Candy and Cigarettes manga, Candy & Cigarettes, キャンディ＆シガレッツ, Kyandi ando Shigarettesu, assassin duo manga, hitman girl manga, crime action seinen manga, and modern noir manga.