Reviews

Akame ga Kill, a painfully average show. This show, like most of the shows in this medium, is just a show to past the time. Not something to connect to, or feel gratification out of. The premise is just another average, cookie-cutter fantasy world. Regardless of this boring premise, the execution is appalling. Just as appalling as the nerve this show has, to make us feel for the characters. With the pace, this show has, nearly every 3-4 episodes a character dies and tries to make us feel for the loss.

The characters in this show, are as shallow as a sex doll. As mentioned above, these characters almost die constantly after they are introduced. For the most part, the only justice this show has done to its characters, is giving some sort of backstory. Where they fail, is giving the characters defining personalities, and most importantly...fleshing them out. If they want us to feel for a character's loss, then we need to understand the character. Without that, we move on from the loss as fast as the comedy in this show kills drama. As for the personalities of the characters, the only character that sticks out is probably Esdeath. As for the others, they mainly stick to one running gag or character trait, for example Mine's ever-longing possessions in pink, or Susanoo's OCD.