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Akame ga Kill!

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Akame ga Kill!
Akame ga Kill volume 1 cover.jpg
Cover of the first manga volume with one of the main characters, Akame.
アカメが斬る!
(Akame ga Kiru!)
Genre Action, Dark fantasy[1]
Manga
Written by Takahiro
Illustrated by Tetsuya Tashiro
Published by Square Enix
English publisher
Demographic Shōnen
Magazine Gangan Joker
Original run March 20, 2010 – ongoing
Volumes 11 (List of volumes)
Manga
Akame ga Kill! Zero
Written by Takahiro
Illustrated by Kei Toru
Published by Square Enix
Demographic Seinen
Magazine Monthly Big Gangan
Original run October 25, 2013 – ongoing
Volumes 1 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Directed by Tomoki Kobayashi
Produced by Square Enix
Written by Makoto Uezu
Music by Taku Iwasaki
Studio White Fox
C-Station (ONA)
Licensed by
Network Tokyo MX, MBS, BS11, AT-X
English network
Original run July 6, 2014 – ongoing
Episodes 24 (List of episodes)
Portal icon Anime and Manga portal
Akame ga Kill! (Japanese: アカメが斬る! Hepburn: Akame ga Kiru!?, literally meaning "Akame Slashes!") is a Japanese shōnen manga series written by Takahiro and illustrated by Tetsuya Tashiro. It started serialization in Square Enix's Gangan Joker in March 2010. The story focuses on Tatsumi, a young villager who travels to the Capital to raise money for his home only to discover a strong corruption in the area. The assassin group Night Raid recruits the young man to help them in their fight against the Empire to end its corruption.
The series was licensed by Yen Press in June 2014. A prequel manga focused on Akame's backstory, Akame ga Kill! Zero, began serialization in Square Enix's Monthly Big Gangan in October 2013. An anime television series adaptation of the main series premiered in Japan in July 2014. This is the second work in the Japanese game developer MinatoSoft's Takahiro IV Project.

Plot

See also: List of Akame ga Kill! characters
Tatsumi is a fighter who, accompanied by his two childhood friends, sets off to the Capital in search of a way to make money to assist his poverty-stricken village. After being separated from his friends, Tatsumi not only fails to enlist in the army, but is swindled out of all his money. He is then taken in by a noble family who offer him help, but intend to torture and kill him, just like they did with his friends and dozens of other people. Tatsumi is rescued by a group of assassins known as Night Raid, and is invited to join their ranks. Composed of the swordswoman Akame, a young woman armed with a huge pair of scissors named Sheele, the string manipulator Lubbock, the armored warrior Bulat, the sniper Mine, the beast fighter Leone and their leader Najenda, a former general of the imperial army, Night Raid is also part of the revolutionary forces assembled to overthrow Prime Minister Honest, who manipulates the young emperor for his and his men's personal gain, leading the rest of the nation to poverty and strife.
Each member of Night Raid carries one of the "Imperial Arms" (帝具 Teigu?), items created via alchemy and parts of the supernatural Danger Beasts over 900 years ago. Forty-eight of these items were created and about half of them have been lost to history. These items range from weapons like swords and firearms to more utilitarian items including a cosmetic box and armor, and even organic beings such as a shape-shifting dog and a powerful warrior. The Imperial Arms cannot be used by just anyone, as their users must be compatible with them or risk death. The power of most Imperial Arms is so overwhelming that it is said that when two Imperial Arm users fight each other, one is bound to die. Tatsumi and his new friends successfully assassinate some of Honest's most trusted cohorts, while losing Scheele and Bulat to the enemy forces, with Tatsumi inheriting Bulat's Imperial Arm. This leads the Prime Minister to enlist the help of General Esdeath, considered to be the most powerful fighter in the Empire, who assembles her own team of Imperial Arms-wielding assassins, the "Jaegars", to hunt down Night Raid, who gains two new members, the Human-like Imperial Arm Susanoo and the master of disguise Chelsea.
After Night Raid defeats most of the Jaegars while losing Chelsea and Susanoo and the revolution gains momentum, Honest forms a new secret police force, the "Wild Hunt", led by his own son, Syura. However, the Wild Hunt heavily abuses its authority by killing innocent civilians for fun, making enemies of both the Jaegars and Night Raid. After a confrontation between Wild Hunt and the Jaegers, with casualties from both sides, Esdeath is able to blackmail Honest into disbanding the rest of Wild Hunt while Syura is killed by Lubbock after he captures both him and Tatsumi. Lubbock is killed while attempting to escape, and Tatsumi is sentenced to a public execution, but the remaining members of Night Raid attack the execution site to rescue him.

Differences in the anime adaptation

The anime series faithfully adapts the plot of the manga until Night Raid's assassination of Borick, at which point several details are changed considerably. Most of the Wild Hunt arc of the manga was skipped over, and the manner of Lubbock and Syura's deaths is completely different. Tatsumi is captured by the Imperial Guard following Lubbock's death and nearly executed by Esdeath after she tries to convince him to join her side. Night Raid arrives to rescue Tatsumi, and although the rescue mission was successful, with Night Raid defeating even Great General Budou, they lose Mine and Susanoo in the process. In the next episode, Kurome is dying and wants to settle things with her sister, who meets with her. The sisters duel, which ends with Akame defeating her sister and killing her.

Media

Manga

Main article: List of Akame ga Kill! chapters
Akame ga Kill! is a manga series written by Takahiro and illustrated by Tetsuya Tashiro. It began serialization in the April 2010 issue of Square Enix's Gangan Joker, sold on March 20, 2010. The first tankōbon volume was published on August 21, 2010;[2] ten volumes have been released as of January 22, 2014.[3] The series was licensed by Yen Press in June 2014 and the first volume is scheduled to be released on January 20, 2015.[4][5]
A prequel titled Akame ga Kill! Zero (アカメが斬る！零 Akame ga Kiru Zero?) started serialization on 11th issue of Monthly Big Gangan magazine on October 25, 2013. The series is written by Takahiro while illustrated by Kei Toru.[6] The story focuses on Akame's past during the days she worked as an assassin for the Empire.

Anime

Main article: List of Akame ga Kill! episodes
An anime adaptation of the manga was announced in January 2014.[1] The series was directed by Tomoki Kobayashi and written by Makoto Uezu. Takahiro is also supervising the scenario. Taku Iwasaki composed the series' music. The series premiered on Tokyo MX, MBS and BS11 television stations on July 6, 2014.[7] The anime has been licensed by Sentai Filmworks.[8] The opening theme song for episodes 1-14 is "Skyreach" performed by Sora Amamiya, whilst the ending theme is "Konna Sekai, Shiritakunakatta." (こんな世界、知りたくなかった。?) by Miku Sawai; for the proceeding episodes, the opening theme is "Liar Mask" by Rika Mayama (the song is also her solo debut) and the ending theme is "Tsuki Akari," also by Sora Amamiya.[9]

Reception

The seventh volume sold 24,181 copies within the first week of release.[10] The eighth volume likewise sold 37,833 copies in its debut week.[11]
Kestrel Swift from the Fandom Post praised the anime's first episode for "harsh, brutal commentary on corruption and how likely it is that the more perfect someone seems, the darker the secret lurking within" as well as its production value by White Fox.[12] Robert Mullarkey from UK Anime Network also gave the series a similar response for its action scenes and violence displayed. However, he criticized some of its characters and claimed the anime needs to "ditch the comedy."[13] While reviewing the series' first eight episodes, Matt Packard from Anime News Network said that "it's stupid and childish" as "There's nothing mature about the idea that evil always takes the form of a psychopath or a power-hungry glutton, or that people become soul-dead assassins because something traumatic happened to them once, or that the physically weak are destined to become slaves and die weeping."[14] Up until volume 11, the series has sold over 2,100,000 copies.[15][16]

References

  1. "Akame ga Kill! Dark Action Fantasy Manga Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. January 20, 2014. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
  2. アカメが斬る! 1巻 (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
  3. アカメが斬る! 10巻 (in Japanese). Amazon.com. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
  4. "New License Announcements". Yen Press. Retrieved June 13, 2014.
  5. "Akame ga Kill!, Vol. 1". Amazon.com. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
  6. "Akame ga Kill! Manga to Get Prequel in October". Anime News Network. July 21, 2013. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
  7. "Akame ga Kill! TV Anime's Supporting Cast, Staff Unveiled". Anime News Network. May 20, 2014. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
  8. "Sentai Filmworks Licenses Chaika - The Coffin Princess, 7 Summer Titles". Anime News Network. 2014-07-04.
  9. "VIDEO: "Akame ga Kill!" Second Season Commercial". Crunchyroll. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
  10. "Japanese Comic Ranking, February 18-24". Anime News Network. February 28, 2013. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
  11. 2013年07月22日～2013年07月28日のコミック [Comics from July 22, 2013 ～ July 28, 2013] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
  12. "Akame ga Kill! Episode #01 Anime Review". The Fandom Post. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
  13. "Anime Review: Akame ga Kill! - Eps. 1-6". UK Anime Newtork. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
  14. "Akame ga Kill! Episodes 1-8". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
  15. "『アカメが斬る!』第18話登場のブドー大将軍と羅刹四鬼ビジュアル&声優公開".
  16. 『月刊ビッグガンガン』2014年Vol.11、スクウェア・エニックス、197、958頁。

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