Akame ga Kill!

Night Raid is the covert assassination branch of the Revolutionary Army, an uprising assembled to overthrow Prime Minister Honest, whose avarice and greed for power has led him to take advantage of the child emperor's inexperience. Without a strong and benevolent leader, the rest of the nation is left to drown in poverty, strife, and ruin. Though the Night Raid members are all experienced killers, they understand that taking lives is far from commendable and that they will likely face retribution as they mercilessly eliminate anyone who stands in the revolution's way.

This merry band of assassins' newest member is Tatsumi, a naïve boy from a remote village who had embarked on a journey to help his impoverished hometown and was won over by not only Night Raid's ideals, but also their resolve. Akame ga Kill! follows Tatsumi as he fights the Empire and comes face-to-face with powerful weapons, enemy assassins, challenges to his own morals and values, and ultimately, what it truly means to be an assassin with a cause.

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Akame ga Kill! is the anime adaptation of Takahiro's shounen manga of the same title, which is illustrated by Tetsuya Tashiro and was serialized in Square Enix's Gangan Joker from April 2010 to December 2016. The anime follows the source material through the first eight volumes of the manga, incorporating events from later issues as well, before concluding with an original story arc that deviates from the manga.

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Ohashi, Ayaka
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Iwasa, Gaku

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Miyake, Masanori

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Yoshizawa, Takashi

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Yamanaka, Kazutaka

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	1: "Skyreach" by Sora Amamiya (eps 1-14)
	2: "LIAR MASK" by Rika Mayama (eps 15-24)

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Ending Theme

	1: "Konna Sekai, Shiritakunakatta. (こんな世界、知りたくなかった。)" by Miku Sawai (eps 1-14)
	2: "Tsuki Akari (月灯り)" by Sora Amamiya (eps 15-24)

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Apr 7, 2024

emranahmad

Recommended

This is the most unique anime I have ever seen. And one of the greatest storyplay ever, although lots of watcher wont like it for its ending, but its the beauty of this anime.

Story: The plot and background are realistic, which we actually see in society today.

Art is not so good or bad either.
Sound: well enough
Character: One of the great anime where all characters are treated with great care, and everyone got a good screentime. The author tried his best to create all of them.

Personal enjoyment: One of my favourite anime ever, I have enjoyed it a lot. Highly recommanded.

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Feb 15, 2024

jpexists

Mixed Feelings

How You Might Find This Show: Akame ga Kill can be an enjoyable watch if over the top violence, cool weapons, no character plot-armor, dark themes and high stakes battles are to your taste. The story itself is pretty straightforward, but the way it’s told can really be hit or miss depending on the viewer. It can feel rushed or fast-paced for a war setting due to the show airing while the manga was still publishing, and wouldn’t finish until two years after the anime finished airing. Without spoiling who dies, you may or may not find it difficult, if not impossible to get attached ... to the characters due to most of them either A) Not having a ton of screen time before their demise, and B) Not having a ton of depth to their character. You may find it easier to feel for the group, however, since it’s made apparent how close they were in the immediate aftermath. Their potential as comrades to the MC can influence how you feel towards them as well. The comedy is also deployed at pretty inopportune times, sometimes immediately after a tragic or somber moment. The villain motivations are a mixed bag, you may be able to understand where some of them come from like Wave and Bols, but others like Esdeath, who simply yearns for overwhelming strength, and Minister Honest, who is a plain power-hungry glutton, are more one-dimensional.

My Personal Experience: AkG, as a standalone anime, was a decent watch. I didn’t mind the story even though there were tweaks that could’ve been done to make it mesh together better. Though it all happens faster than it would in any real-life war, the acts of the war made sense from one confrontation to the next. I also appreciated its unique look into how opposing sides view themselves (Seryuu especially). The art style is decent, no real complaints there. The animation is solid, with the action scenes standing out the most. The only animation aspect that genuinely annoyed me was a certain style of still-frame that’s overused to hell and back for dramatic scenes (You’ll know exactly what I’m referring to the first time you see it). I was really only able to get attached to Tatsumi and Akame (best girl), thus when a character death occurred, I felt bad for their and the rest of the group’s morale more than for the actual character who died. The violence aspect delivers nicely as well, with only two deaths in particular coming off as brutal just for the sake of it. The music was standard but effective, seemed to fit each moment it’s used for well. The OPs and EDs provided a good contrast to each other with one being upbeat and action-oriented with the other being soft and melodramatic. I’d really recommend giving the full song for the first ED “Konna Sekai Shiritaku Nakatta” by Miku Sawai a listen. As for the ending, I didn’t love nor hate it. It could’ve been executed better, but it wasn’t the atrocity it's been made out to be. I haven’t yet read the manga, but I hear the second half is a complete 180 from the direction the anime went. We’ll see which one I like more in due time.

It'll be a 7 on here as per the MAL scoring system, but my actual score is 7.2

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Jan 15, 2024

henrydotwav

Not Recommended

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This anime tries to be serious, featuring shocking deaths that are supposed to move the viewer, but it ends up being a joke in itself. Whenever a fight and death scene ends, right after comes a cute comedy scene to break up the atmosphere, apart from the fact that all the girls mysteriously fall in love with the unsalted protagonist. These silly and childish elements tucked into the middle of the work take away all the seriousness that the anime could have. Honestly, it was a huge struggle to watch all the episodes, and I think that even if it were a seinen this ...

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