The invention provides a high-performance water system zinc ion battery anode material, a manufacturing method and an application thereof. The anode material has the following general formula: (N,M) sigma=1V8O20 nH2O, wherein the N is one of Li, Na, K, Zn, Cu, Mg or Ca, the M is one of Mn, Fe, Co or Ni, and the n is 0.01-4. The anode material can be manufactured through one-step hydrothermal method, a reaction condition is mild, a manufacturing process is simple, and a requirement to equipment is low. A microscopic morphology of the obtained anode material is a nanobelt. The obtained anode material is firstly applied to a water system zinc ion battery, and has electrochemical performance such as a higher specific discharge capacity, a higher cycle stability and the like.