Alternative TitlesJapanese: アクメツ InformationType: Manga
Volumes: 18
Chapters: 162
Status: Finished
Published: Oct , 2002 to Apr 6, 2006 Serialization:
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The entire philosophy of "What is good? What is evil?" is something that alot of series integrate into their plot. And so Akumetsu might seem to follow that, it takes a contemporary approach. Featuring science-fiction as opposed to magic. Story: The details keeps you intrigued. They can be essentially divided into three parts that are all developed as the story progresses. 1. Akumetsu actions and political background of Japan 2. The people trying to understand Akumetsu and/or stop read more
It is easier to commit murder than to justify it. (Aemilius Papinianus) PLOT: - Akumetsu takes us in post 9/11 Japan, where extreme corruption and hearsay lead the country to a massive economic downfall, increasing the public deficit to an enormous seven hundred trillion Yen. Politicians and businessmen simply enrich themselves amid growing unrest. What would if you do if you the power to eradicate evil? Do you think crime can simply be destroyed by getting rid of all the criminals? In which read more
Art[9/10]The art very well done, and no matter what weird outfit Akumetsu decides to show up in it's gonna look bad-ass. Character[10/10] Shou/Akumetsu's nonchalant and intentionally humorous approach to killing people makes him an enjoyable character who you soon realize is quite devoted read more
Akumetsu is a story of one man. And a horde of his look-alikes who collectively become known as Akumetsu. They are a terrorist group who kill off evil politicians and people ruining the country of Japan and causing it to accumulate around 7 trillion in national debt. After an Akumetsu kills his target, he dies as well. The story is pretty simple and is mainly divided into arcs centering around Akumetsu focusing on a certain target and killing that target (pretty much always an old, corrupt, male politician) in a flashy way so that more and more people come to know of them read more
I don't think its so hidden anymore that Japan is not a particularly happy place or a particularly fun country to be in relative to other countries, at least if you've been up with some contemporary sources. Inio Asano depicted the stifling loneliness, dirt and all encompassing mundanity of a progressive hierarchical Japanese society. The Gekiga movement struck out against the post-war depression and the annihilation of any moral center other than reckless hedonism. Of all the manga out there Sanctuary is probably the most likely precursor to Akumetsu, read more
This series is not recommended for people that are unaware of the world and who do not understand deep meanings behind stories. This story is the best sci-fi story I've read so far... Now this series talk about a fictional character that broke the human routine and went after the corrupted power holders read more
Any comparisons between this and DeathNote are completely irrelevant as this masterpiece is in a league of it's own.
In the "normal world", people do not know about mangas. I'm not saying that manga lovers aren't normal : like someone who doesn't know about football find immersing in the world of sport difficult, the world of manga is not a dimension that is accessible for anyone. Luckily, our capitalist world created mainstream manga : someone who want to start manga will probably begin by reading Naruto, One Piece, Bleach... Or Death Note. On that note, enter Akumetsu. Akumetsu is a series written by Yoshiaki Tabata and illustrated by Yuki Yugo. You may know the name read more
First impressions, the concept for a series about a terrorist doing shit for reasons seemed interesting enough and I wanted to see what they do with it. Story, 6/10 In Japan where the economy is at an all time low and political corruption has reached it's peek. "One" man will risk life and limb in order to save Japan and destroy the root of this evil by any means necessary. His name is akumetsu and this is his epic story. So the story of Akumetsu is pretty much about a terrorist organization made of clones of some crime lord, who decide read more
The story revolves around a boy named Hazama Shou who has somehow gained the abilities of a superhuman. He calls himself Akumetsu and wears a black mask to identify himself. He swiftly acts against Japan's corrupt politicians to clean up the evil within Japan's political structure. The manga makes you question what is truly good and what is truly evil. If you had the power of change, how would you go on in using it? The basis of this manga is Japan's political system. While they do explain most of the system and their respective powers, Non-Japanese readers may be overwhelmed or simply interested read more
Plot is reminiscent of Death Note. MC has a set of morals that he sees the world with. Using a power unique to him, he is able to kill those who he thinks are causing his country to become the way it is. The MC essentially runs a terrorist organization that has superpowers allowing him to kill people at the top of corrupt organizations. The story digs into what are some issues that the modern world is facing and also the mystery in how the MC obtains his power and what it costs. Some messages conveyed are class issues between the average citizen and elite, government read more
- This manga gets compared to death note a lot because of how it talks about what is good and what is evil. I'd say don't go in thinking like that mainly because you'll be looking for something like Dead Note. Is this some philosophical master piece? No, but is this manga as hot as the fire being made from your gas stove top? Yes. -The first 1/3 of the story is really exciting and fast paced with great action, but then it slows read more
Since I would give Death note (my previous favoriet manga) an 9, I would be akumetsu'd if I wouldn't vote a 10 xD It really looks a lot like Death Note in some ways. It's just a bit more mature since it is going deep into the gouvernment of japan and sometimes it's hard to follow, but you would catch it up sooner or later within the manga. Especially the end is surprising. Even with a mayor plot twist far before the ending (2 volumes), It's still not know what would actually happen in the last few chapters. Akumetsu kept surprising me. Art: [8/10] Very read more |