Story 9/10
The story begins with Tatsumi, a fighter, who travels to the Capital in order to make money to help his village that has been struck with poverty. He tries to join the army but gets turn down. He then encounters a noble family to take him in. As he stays the night, a group called Night Raid attacks and he learns from them that the family he stayed with has killed his friends. As a result, he then decides to join Night Raid.
Night Raid is a revolutionary group who plan to overthrow the government as the government has put their own nation into poverty. Each member of Night Raid have what they call a Imperial Arm, a supernatural weapon created years ago.
That's pretty much the summary of the story (I tried my best not to spoil much).
I love the story. The reason I give the story a 9 out of 10 is because there are some comedic bits that were badly timed. I understand that they added the comedic bits in order to lighten the mood, but I just found that some of the comedic bits didn't work. I think they probably should've ditched the comedy and kept the tone consistent.
Art 9/10
The art is beautiful. The fight scenes are beautifully done. The reason I took a point away is because there were a lot of scenes during night-time that I thought was really dark. I think they should've put a little more light, but overall, the art is great! (I must be picky lol)
Sound 7/10
Akame Ga Kill has two openings and two endings: Skyreach and LIAR MASK (openings); Konna Sekai, Shiritakunakatta and Tsuki Akari. I thought the first opening wasn't a good fit for the anime, great song, but not the best fit. I thought the second opening was a bit better, until the electric guitar came in near the end of the song. The endings were a great fit for the anime and I honestly found the endings than the openings of the anime. Also, there were guitar parts playing in the episodes when a battle was about to happen and I just didn't think it was a great fit, but it didn't bother me much.
Character 10/10
What makes this anime truly special to me is its cast of characters. I really don't want to talk much about the characters because I don't want to spoil it, but you got all kinds of amazing characters that together make a great family (talking about Night Raid). All I will say is this: don't grow too attached to one character. That's all I'm gonna say 'cause to me the greatness of Akame Ga Kill are the characters.
Also, Esdeath is my favorite villain of all time, hands down. She's just a badass enough said.
Seryu is like the most vile villain I ever met. Don't be fooled by her. That's all I'm going to say.
Enjoyment 10/10
Honestly, I love this anime. It's one of my favorite animes. I really enjoyed the show overall. I love that it's a serious anime and you get dark moments, but they try to ease it up with comedy and I respect them for trying.
Overall 9/10
(Sometimes, the way I give the overall score is I add all the scores from the five categories: story, art, sound, character, and enjoyment. I then divide the total by 5 for the overall score, sorry forgot to say that in my previous review. Keep in mind it may not always be like this. I just do this when I'm not sure what overall score to give).
Many people have hated this anime because it does not follow the manga (I haven't read the manga by the way). And this is what I say: just because a manga is turned into an anime, it doesn't mean it has to be exactly like the manga! Also, a lot of people don't like the show because of the humor, which I can understand. So just letting you know what to expect of this show: don't expect it to be happy or something like that. This is a show that is dark and should be taken seriously. If you think of it as a dark show and focus on the characters and just forget about the comedy, hopefully your view of the show may change. But I just find it awful that there are people hating on the show because it doesn't follow the manga. If you like dark animes, then I definitely recommend this. However, this is how I recommend to watch the show. The show is dark and can be depressing. It will get you. Watch the show and when you feel a bit down from the show, watch something else because it is a really dark show and will get you. Overall, Akame Ga Kill delivers what it promised: a dark anime.
Thanks for reading. Let me know your thoughts on this review and any feedback you may have for me. Until next time!
