Akame ga Kill!

Pushing the edge of violent carnage is not something we often see in anything these days, and for a good reason. They are criticized as a mishandled and cheap way to distract us from the inconsistencies in the writing and characters. The only problem with that argument is that these days, animation studios edit any blood on most action anime to appease higher BD sales. Now, when you have an anime like Akame ga Kill to do away with that, it is a refreshing mix into the blender, even if the overall taste may be lukewarm. I love my action shows to take more chances with the violence rather than the usual Hollywood-esque tricks that try to make everything clean so it can get a good age rating. There is none of that to be found in Akame ga Kill, and I’m thrilled to see something like it exist. This also helps because the art and animation are rock solid and colorful. Character models all feel vibrant and unique based on their appearance rather than all of them looking like the same bland boy or girl in armor. Fighting scenes are handled with more remarkable tenacity and wit than what you typically see in many shonen shows. As I’ve mentioned how the characters are unique and significant based on their aesthetic looks, the same can’t be said with their personality or memorability, for the most part. The characters that possess any of these qualities are Leonne and Esdeath, simply because they at least have an alluring presence that’s both charming from Leonne and deviant from Esdeath. The rest fall into the pit trap of being stereotypical just for being stereotypical. Not to say stereotypes are harmful in general; they’ll always be a staple that we get used to. Nevertheless, nothing was added to the experience negatively, quite like the stereotypical presentation. An issue like this could easily be forgiven if they are given enough material for us to see past it. Most of it is just pointless filler that feels tacked on, or they’re decent character arcs that give off some laughs for me. However, some characters seem to have been supposed to give an essential role in the story, but they are just killed off in like one or two episodes before we can even start to get to know them. This, in turn, makes the death scenes lack any empathy for the sadness that the main protagonist, Tatsumi, goes through. As gruesome as some of the deaths are, they don’t add to the melancholy nature. This is a massive flaw because the story is centered around our characters that don’t amount to anything. Notably, this anime decides to deviate from the story by killing off certain characters that weren’t supposed to die in the manga. Many fans will write off the show as a negative, but that is not an acceptable way of critiquing it. An adaptation will constantly change the story to make it more unique than just a point-by-point adaptation. If it didn’t, you’d be better off just reading the manga at that point. Regarding the context of the anime, the changes at least didn’t seem out of place in terms of pacing, which is often the case for many poor adaptations. Along with its characters, the story that goes with them details the various aspects of their journey as Tatsumi joins a group of assassins, called Night Raid, that seek to stop the corruption that plagues their country. What is strange about how the story is presented is how it doesn’t always seem to be there half the time. When you think about it, all the story is is Tatsumi going through Scenario A, Scenario B, and so on. None are connected very well, and you almost forget about the underlying nature of the Night Raid’s primary goal after the halfway point. They don’t make them as poignant gears to the narrative system that keeps the story focused. So you can make a case that the show falls short on that level narratively. That can’t be said with the action, though. With all that’s said and done, Akame ga Kill’s main reason for even existing is to show bloody carnage into its step set piece. That’s not to say I’m suddenly going to throw all the narrative problems out the window and give this an A or 9, but for what it’s worth, the action is quite enjoyable to watch. Thanks to the art and animation, it's fast-paced and is very easy on the eyes. Although it isn’t going to break any molds in how strategic our characters fight one another, it's nice eye candy to make any shounen fan’s hairs stand up. By and large, Akame ga Kill is the prototypical junk food anime. Nobody can deny it. It has all the makings of how we all watched the colorful action animated shows we watched as kids, just not with all the horrific violence. It does do justice with dark humor between the characters and various actions that take place. Other than that, it is not offensively bad in any measure. What little plot or character growth there is to be had in Akame ga Kill, there’s at least one charming moment within every loose end that makes you pay no mind to it, only by an inch. Grade: B-

(SPOILERS mates look out) SPOILERS!!! HEY SPOILERS AHEAD MAN! DO NOT CONTINUE!! Don't read the next sentence... you little rebel, I like you. v v I was really disappointed with Akame Ga Kill for many reasons. Especially in the characters department. The biggest thing that made me hate this show was the characters and how the director and creator killed all but "Akame" off. I cannot say it was too much of a bad thing. However due to the lack of most of the characters growth, development, and backstory I wasn't really able to get too attached to them. Not to mention that I didn't get to learning anything about the main secondary characters until they were about to die... I have no idea if the directors thought this would be a good idea but I can tell you it was not. I seriously thought that because the show focused a lot on Tatsumi that you know, he would live and get stronger etc. But... you guessed it, he dies. For a show to focus so much on Tatsumi, all of his struggles, watching his team die and then to kill him off it was like a huge "F--- you viewers" to my face. I really felt like the members of Night raid died for no good... well yeah, no good cause. I personally felt like Najenda just used them all, which was a real pity. The story feels like your typical shounen anime so you can expect to see Tatsumi be the one who wants to make everything right, be the best, avenge those who have fallen, protect those he loves, you know that type of generic shounen adventure type. The one thing I give it major respect points for is the fight scenes. I'll be damned if anyone could say anything bad about the fights and action during Akame ga kill, like I did feel some of the scenes were a bit unnecessary.. no "overkill" (get it?) like the characters being beheaded, excessive gore etc. because I personally felt like it wasn't needed to make most of the fights great, or necessary to try and improve the story. The BGM or soundtrack is amazing, it's perfect! by far one of my top 10 of favorite OST'. The music works perfectly with a majority of the settings and fight scenes and while you're watching you may also notice it too! Perhaps my biggest enjoyment overall was just seeing the fight scenes because the story and plot itself wasn't anything to get me too excited. 5/10 Akame ga kill really could have been better than what it turned out to be.

Before you watch the anime, you can use my review as comparison to what you imagine. Akame ga Kill is an anime tells about a kingdom in that world is full of corruption, unjust, genocide. With all of wrecks, the main character, Tatsumi wants to revolt the kingdom joining a guild called Night Raid. How is Tatsumi and Night Raid efforts to destroy the old kingdom? The art is really good, White Fox Studio is really adorable to interpret such kind of world. The fighting animation is really good, so I give it 8 out of 10. Both opening and ending soundtracks are really good and fit to the such of theme of the anime. The development of the characters inside is really strong, influenced by any aspects inside the plot. You can see how a certain character develop both emotionally and ability. I really enjoy the series, but somehow the ending is quite disappointed for me. No intention to give spoiler though. If you like a bloodshed-genre anime, Akame gak Kill is really suitable for you.

Going back to before Akame ga Kill premiered, where I was looking at the synopsis and trailer, my thoughts were: fun, crazy fights, action, ultra violence bordering on grindhouse and a wide, diverse cast in a simple and timeless story to bridge everything together. It was the classic band of rebels against an evil empire scenario, which despite being so played out, offers so many possibilities. Having just finished Akame ga Kill, I'm in a rare mood to review it because of how I felt after watching all 24 episodes. This is not a good thing, by the way, as my feelings of emptiness and apathy regarding the series were replaced by annoyance when I saw how totally hollow and unmoving the finale ended up being. Maybe it was wishful thinking, but I was hoping they'd go out with a bang and salvage something for a climax. After all, most mindless action shows usually hit their peak by taking us on a fun roller-coaster of destruction, while spawning mayhem and violence in these sort of anime to paper over the cracks. Unfortunately, this anime went out with a whimper. What went wrong? How could a show that looked so appealing in the lead-up leave me that flat? It can be argued from so many points, but everything always tracks back to one thing: death had no gravitas. I'm trying my best to avoid spoilers but it is a key problem. Normally I praise fictional pieces that employ a 'nobody is safe' rule because it can add unpredictability and, when executed right, it establishes the stakes and the 'war is hell' feeling. This show gave us death by the bucketloads, but there was no consequence because, in the end, the death was made to feel inconsequential. After brief references, they just devoted so much time to the dumb humour, goofy moments and fanservice that we never really processed the feels the deaths should've caused. Characters dying should leave you feeling like you've just been punched in the gut and not laughing wondering 'who's next?'. Death became a sideshow to the series, showing just how bad the writers failed with giving us characters we can invest in. So how can I sum up the characters in one way? Akame ga Kill didn't make characters at all. They made caricatures with as much depth as a cardboard cutout. This is just an endless cycle until the end. We'll get a moment where a character has to feel and take something away from it, but it's like the writer’s room put down a rule and said "No character progression" to keep them as stagnant as possible. This is made painfully worse by a prominent antagonist called Seryuu. Seryuu cries for justice so much that you'll be having night terrors listening to her talk about it as she talks about it nonstop every scene she's in, even when there's no point in it. The other characters are thankfully nowhere near as cringingly bad, but I believe I am being very generous if I describe them as window dressing. The biggest problem with the main protagonists is two-fold. Firstly, despite being the title character, Akame constantly felt like a side character in her own series. Focus is almost never on her and she's just around. This leads us to the shows’s main character: Tatsumi. First of all, the character design just irks me and I'm convinced Tatsumi stole his clothes from Carlton Banks, except he has none of the swag to pull off that sweater. Tatsumi just never clicks as he's always a naive, small town, wide eyed kid who never learns anything throughout the series. He remains dumb as a doornail as he was from the start and never takes anything from his mistakes. For a character that was supposed to be our entry point into the world of Night Raid, the rebel group that's fighting the empire, I think by the end of it we'll have learned more about everything that Tatsumi never did. He is that dumb and not in a good way. Most shounen series seem to have this moment where a protagonist has an epiphany where everything clicks for them and they fulfil some sort of potential, but to Tatsumi those moments are contained in his hands as if they're water and they slip by him so easily, which is a shame and the series as a whole suffers greatly for it. Now that my gripes with the characters are out of the way, where did these horrible characterisations leave the story? Quite frankly, it was a mess. Every episode was a detour saddled with the excessive abovementioned dumb humour, goofy moments, and fanservice. However once again, if you're not invested with the story's main players, it's hard to accept it as banter by comrades to divert from the horrors of war. Not even the excessive gore and violence gave the story a semblance of gravitas. It felt more gratuitous and shoved down our throats without a context rather than to add weight or darkness to the story setting. That in turn went hand in hand with how the story unfolded. Halfway in, as the exposition and world building was done, it became so frantic that it felt like the writers were just throwing idea's at the wall, seeing what they could get to stick. It became a mess with too many moving pieces and not enough attention on these pieces leading to some terrible jarring story shifts that lead me to feel, at the time, that I'd missed half an episode or so. The twists seemed to be there just to add even more shock value at every chance. Eventually it creates the same sense of fatigue and apathy that the death caused for me. I just didn't care and the way everything progressed slowly eroded the quality that much more, as it went from an underperforming show with a decent concept to a show that was constantly missing the mark by a large margin week in and week out. Overall, how does one sum up Akame ga Kill? The animation and action were good, the designs were fairly generic but serviceable (save for Tatsumi's horrible sweater), and the fanservice seemed like it was catered to 15yr old boys who obsess over boobs more than Beavis and Butthead used to, we were reminded of it every possible moment. There was a story, but the writers clearly had no intention of sticking to it and chose the prior mentioned fanservice, T&A and pervy humor over actually progressing the story and characters in a logical way. Oh wait, they did try balancing both light and funny and serious, it just didn't work and gave the illusion that they neglected it because their concept of storytelling was so bad. In retrospect, I guess it could've been good, but now we'll never know. Going through the entire series and dissecting it to this extent shows how bad it truly was and it could be a thesis in its own regard, but I'm sure there's enough hard working, dedicated bloggers that will save me the stress of watching it again. While it may seem excessively harsh, 4 is a fair score to me. It was a lot worse, but I can't fault the animation team despite the uninspired designs. The backdrops and settings used were also top notch, which actually bumped my score up (sometimes you can just pause and take in and appreciate the effort and detail they put in building this world). What a waste of animation talent it was, being focused on 24 episodes of this anime.

***I wrote this review because i saw more critical reviews than fan-boy reviews. I want to introduce the perspective of someone who really loved the anime. I also excluded details of the anime so readers will not be getting any spoilers.*** Too many action/fighting genre animes aren't as fun to watch due to things plot-armor (meaning main characters never die) and repeatedly use the plot of a protagonist and antagonist that both power up until someone wins in the end. Akame ga Kill is not such an anime. Akame ga Kill is an anime that delivers a funny yet dark, action-packed, adventurous story executed in a near-perfect manner. I felt both ends of the emotional spectrum watching it: happy, excited, comically entertained as well as sad, depressed, and tearfully pained by things that happened in the anime. To say Akame ga Kill is generic is literally spitting on a near-masterpiece and call it trash. Akame ga Kill does a fantastic job of delivering and executing a plot in which a group of powerful assassins attempt to overthrow a now-corrupted kingdom. If you're in for a complete story with wonderful character interaction that make you laugh or cry; if you want an anime where they make you fear for the life of your favorite character, i would definitely highly recommend akame ga kill for you. I give Akame ga Kill a rating of a 9. It is a very good anime for someone who enjoys good fighting action, comedy, and tragedy in one story. Even if you dislike anime with death and gore, dont mess out on this anime. You can complain about some of the stuff after watching!

If you are in the mood for an intense and exciting anime with excellent fight scenes and a darker than usual tone, then Akame ga kill will certainly fit the bill. One of the unusual features of anime in general versus western styles of storytelling is the emphasis on humanising the 'bad' guys. Most viewers who are new to anime will pick up on the fact that there are a number of episodes which focus primarily on explaining the motivations and relationships of the enemy team unlike in typical good vs evil books or shows in the west seeking to make the enemy as despicable as possible. The art and sound is excellent with some great fight scenes - no complaints or issues there. The main problem with the series though is also in part it's strength. It is the fact that the story portrays the cost and consequence of battles and war - i.e. there is a lot of destruction and death. While this is a realistic aspect, overdoing it desensitises the audience. Likewise, while some tragedy can drive conflict and character growth, too much of it is just plain depressing. I won't go into spoilers but suffice to say that while I enjoyed the series, it failed to make the most of what came before. I felt that it wasted some of the great setup and development and in some instances how the characters interacted were inconsistent with how they were portrayed earlier, particularly in the relationship between Tatsumi and Esdeath, as well as the evolution of Seryuu. Some things just didnt make sense and that was disappointing in a show that aimed to have significant tension and conflict. The abundance of characters introduced - like lambs to the slaughter in some regards also limited the character development somewhat. After watching this series and reflecting on it, I've decided arbitrarily that shows should probably aim to limit death to perhaps not more than 20% of the characters, because more than that leads to a sort of diminishing returns in terms of emotional impact. I just wish they had toned down a few elements to maximise the emotional impact of some of the brilliant set pieces there. I just wish they had toned down a few elements to maximise the emotional impact of some of the brilliant set pieces there. Overall, though the story is certainly a much darker exploration of the genre, compared to others of it's type. I would recommend people interested in action in a fantasy setting, definitely check this out.

The Written Review of a Video Review on Akame ga Kill! Story - 9/10 Akame ga Kill universe is set in some medieval ages/steam punk era. It’s about a war raging between two sides, the capital and the rebels. Why they having this war is simple, the ruler of the Captial or the gluttons Prime Minister, who is manipulating the young naive kid emperor, to do his bidding. Because of how corrupt the capital is, there is going to be people who decided to stand up to them called the Rebels. And how do they fight them, with these weapons known as Imperial Arms. Now it’s a said fact an Imperial Arms user will always win in a battle, and when two imperial arms users clash one of them is going to die. But only a handful of people can use an imperial arms. And the Rebel’s special ops, the Night Raid are group of assassins with Imperial Arms tasked with the job of killing the officials of capital and hence forth bringing peace and justice to the world. Now I must say, the story rather well paced. It was good mixture of peaceful days to dark nights. I found the story was appropriate in its approach separating the action and the dramas rather well…until episode 20 that is. I read the manga, and I felt the anime really rushed the ending, and gave us a somewhat ok ending. It was a definitive ending. However I reckon they should’ve ended at Chapter 49 in the manga and waited a few years for the Manga to have enough content to produce a 2nd season. Because the last few episodes felt very rushed, and in the manga the characters get developed quite well. But this is anime review, not a manga review. Characters - 7/10 There’s a lot of characters in Akame ga Kill, because there’s lot you have some very memorable, interesting and well developed characters, but you also have a handful of forgettable, uninteresting, unnecessary, throwaway characters. And that is a problem for show like Akame ga Kill, but also beneficial, because people are going to die, just to let you know. Sorry if I’m giving spoiler hints or anything, just understand people will die, not even the main characters, no one is safe. Now although the show and mascot is called Akame ga Kill, Akame is not the main character. She is a socially awkward gluttons person. However when she is fighting, she becomes a cold blooded, badass unstoppable killer. Akame uses a sword known as Murasame, when it delivers a cut, a poison starts spreading through the body and there is no cure. It’s disappointing because she’s got a pretty messed up past along with her sister, and Akame isn’t that well developed in this anime. Maybe they’re setting up for an Akame ga Kill: Zero Anime. The real main protagonist is Tatsumi, a country boy who initially traveled to the Imperial Capital to raise enough money to help his country town back home. Boy was he surprised when he discovered the Capital was corrupted. Now Tatsumi is you’re kind guy, he believes in doing what’s right and because of that sense of moral, he feels rather vulnerable. He starts off as weak person, but as he gets to interact with the people around him, he slowly becomes stronger, but there’s still that sense of vulnerability, and I think that’s what this series does right. One of the main antagonist of the series. Esdeath, arguably the most loved character by fans of the show. She a sadistic psychotic person who lacks sympathy for the weak, if you die you deserve to die and if you live, you deserve to live. However she can show a softer side to when interacting with her teammates and towards Tatsumi, which makes you wonder, is she really a bad person, but then she starts killing things and laughing. She is represented as probably having the most OP Imperial Arms in the world, being able to control and manipulate Ice in thin air. Throughout the show, she is shown as an unstoppable killing machine. Which is really fitting for this show. I could go into details about the many more characters in Akame ga Kill. But I’m not going to, in fact, I’m going to name a few characters from the Night Raid and the Jaegers. Mine, the loveable tsundere pink girl, Bulat the big bro and a surprisingly cool character. The Jaegers are pretty much the counterparts of the Night Raids. The difference is the side they choose to fight with. And an occurring theme in the anime is morals, which side is right, why are you fighting for them instead of us, it’s these questions that make some of the characters shine, but then there’s also those clichéd good vs evil characters. Animation - 8/10 The art style is rather standard and average to be honest, when it comes to the character looks. However each character design feels unique and depicts their personalities very well, but some of them can look pretty bland when it comes to colours and attire. The environments and backgrounds are rather cool, because the story takes places in quite a number of different locations, adding something different from time to time. And let’s not forget where Akame ga Kill strongest point is, the fight scenes. Each action scene in Akame ga Kill is beautifully animated, each death and kill is met with satisfying brutality. Every fight scene is different, so you get a really good variety in how kills are made, and there is no random stoppage in fights. Thank god. Enjoyment - 9/10 There were parts of the show where I did enjoy, and parts where I thought it was unnecessary. I really liked the show, I thought it was fun to watch, the action scenes is what makes this show, and the characters that were interesting is what I enjoyed. However I did not enjoy some of the unnecessary bad timing humour. I don’t mind the joke in general, it’s just the timing of the jokes, it can be a very emotional scene, then suddenly a joke crakes up, and it’s feels unnecessary at times like that. But overall I really did enjoy the story and was very interested in seeing which side was going to come out on top, because the story created such a good potential for an ending where anything could happen. Verdict - 8/10 That all being said, I wished the anime didn’t rushed through the last couple of episodes and, I would’ve much rather they ended on Chapter 49, which would’ve been a great place to end a season. I liked the story and some of the characters, but I don’t think it really out shined or produced something special other than the action scenes. For the music, is pretty alright I guess, not going to lie, I’m fan boying all over Liar Mask. You’re going to like this anime if you like violence and awesome action scenes. You’re probably not going to like this anime if you were looking for something amazing. It’s still a fun show to watch though, so I give Akame ga Kill an 8.0, because it was really fun to watch despite its flaws.

This is a rather low-quality yet classic example of a shounen anime. Dozens of dialogues are included without purpose, conveying nothing and serving only to make the characters appear cool or to forcefully advance a weak plot. These dialogues often feel as illogical as if they were written by a 10-year-old. There is no character development. Even putting that aside, the anime is poor overall. Stronger and stronger enemies keep appearing, but somehow they are defeated abruptly. Everything happens so suddenly that we don’t even get a chance to see the impact on the characters. The series lacks meaningful content, and when you finish it, there’s nothing to say like, “Wow, this anime taught me something,” or, “This anime really entertained me with a unique feature.”

I remember a time in anime where death was anything but concrete, specifically in battle shounen. One could die, but just as easily be brought back to life through, say, magic or star-plated spheres. However, in recent memory, anime fans have shifted that notion in the opposite direction. They had hungered for a more serious, more damning approach to the shounen genre. One where the characters' status within the anime meant nothing for their security in battle. Most of all, when and if they were to fall, they would stay fallen. Luckily, anime fans got what they had hoped for... with Shingeki no Kyojin. The anime industry took note of Shingeki no Kyojin's wild success and started scouting for successors. They took one look at Akame ga Kill and were sold immediately. Look at all the dead people! Haley Joel Osment is going to have trouble keeping calm with all of these dead people! This is Akame ga Kill's key point: people die, and stay dead, forever. That's all that's necessary to keep the hungry viewers satisfied, right? While Akame ga Kill can keep its promise of gruesome deaths, deranged characters, and a constant stream of the aforementioned subjects, that's only the one shounen cliche they decided not to add. What's important to pay attention to is the amount of sacrifice with this anime. No, not the sacrifice of any certain character for the good of the plot, as this anime wants the viewer to believe, but the sacrifice of essential concepts put forth to creating a well thought out story. What this title lacks in revivals is made up of many, many other shounen cliches. These characters can die, yes, but are they difficult to kill? It depends on the situation. Characters are placed into this series to die. Every character is at risk, so the viewer expects this throughout the entirety of the anime. This could cause as a sort of distraction to some, such as seeing evidence of character development as a means to get the viewer's sympathy. It also leaves out a lot of that character development for characters that may fall prey to the anime's selling point too quickly. To make up for this, they put out an episode entirely dedicated to exploring said character's past. But as stated above, this seems rushed and a means to wring out sympathy from the viewers. Speaking of rushed, there are segments to this anime that seem all too rushed. Arcs within the anime that feel like filler only constrict the amount of time this anime has to work with to actually advance the plot to the point where it feels as if it all happened within an hour. And this anime doesn't seem convinced that viewers will continue to watch the series without more murder, so they spend time trying to build up the characters only to kill them off by episode's end. This, once again, only limits the amount of time the anime has to actually smoothly advance the plot, even with twenty-four episodes. Taking a hard look at the characters in this series, one has to wonder whether they really feel like characters. With the emphasis on death and sacrifice, are the characters meant to be cared for, or seen as a plot device? It feels almost like a game of Survivior, where the viewer only roots for one or two particular characters to root and care for, hoping they can win the competition based on likability and/or skill. And with a surplus of characters, specifically when the Jaegers (Shingeki no Kyojin tribute?) are introduced later on, how many are really going to leave a mark on the viewer? Regardless of all the different perspectives, I felt as though the characters only added to the overall cliche feel of Akame ga Kill. Characters, if not for their typical dark, depressing backstories, only had a key characteristic that the anime played with, while instilling comedy through means of having them act the opposite of what one would expect from their appearance. The main hero personality, the quiet caretaker, the manly homosexual (that's new), the tsundere, the flirt, the pervert, the one no audience member remembers, and the leader. Each of these range among the chart of cliche personalities, but most of them are unbearable to those familiar with the genre. To the extent of their likability depends on the viewer, but is more likely to smell like that of a rotting horse to most. Like that of most shounen heavyweights, Akame ga Kill's artstyle is dark and has edges that could cut steel. Not to say their bodies are merely made of trapezoids, but the amount of almost frightening imagery is enough to make many horror fans giggle in delight. This is part of what this anime stands for, of course. To make this anime as enthralling as possible, a lot of key details needed to be put into battles and weapons, and they certainly delivered. Fights were flashy and fast, almost to the point of headaches, but ibuprofen exists, so it doesn't matter; just watch the pretty colors. Characters were distinct and noticeable, no matter how unimportant they seemed. Well, other than background characters, but again, who cares? Just watch the pretty colors. The overall dark nature of the show at least helps its case as a mature battle shounen. If Akame ga Kill were graded on art style alone, it would be rated with high votes. Viewing Akame ga Kill could be a worthwhile experience for many, granted the viewer has the right mindset. Akame ga Kill had scenes where it genuinely felt like everything within it had a purpose, but it drowns out its supply of time with too much filler and a giant second half influx of characters. The one biggest problem I had with this anime was its emphasis on death and the sacrifices one makes to make the world a better place. I can see the emphasis of death, but there needs to be more emphasis on why the viewer should care about the world they're trying to save. Everything on the surface is bad because it can be. What else is there to the world other than being black and white?

Akame ga Kill has become the representation of feelfaggotry. If you are one of those people who expect to get emotional from the very first episode, you will lose your shit with this one because (GASP) it constantly kills its characters and doesn’t resurrect them a few episodes afterwards. This made it super popular while it was airing and eventually got overhyped into the status of a masterpiece, because it deconstructs the clichés of fighting shonen. The show is constantly trying to fool you into thinking it has grey morality, since most of the heroes are heartless assassins and many of the subordinates of the villains obey them out of duty or some twisted concept of justice. What it’s actually doing is mixing extreme violence with extreme comic relief, for making it seem like it’s blurring the lines of good and evil. Well guess what, deconstructing a formula does not mean everybody is a psychotic mass murderer who loves to torture and rape innocent people. That is not smart, it’s edgy. The bad guys are pitch black evil and never show the slightest sign of remorse or questioning of their horrible acts. Hell, they don’t even have any motivation for torturing and killing hundreds of people other than “Because we can lol”. The show is also praised for its very fast pacing, when in reality it just runs through events without bothering to flesh out the characters or the setting. It’s also adored by many for not having plot armor, since people are constantly dying on both sides of the conflict. Too bad any sense of dramatization is lost when they drop like flies without being given much screen time or any significant characterization. If nothing lasts for long, it comes off as superficial. Without much to care about a character, all you have to look forward to is seeing who gets to die next. Which is exactly what anime fans were doing in the forums. The first couple of deaths were shocking because they were unexpected, but after the 100th time somebody died, all they were doing was guessing who gets killed in the next episode. Nobody cared about the heroes or the villains, who by the way are complete archetypes with nothing special about them. The only thing that was defining them was their death. Which was usually brutal. Over the top gore and death scenes do not make something mature. They make it extreme. They are just shock effect and have nothing to do with characters, because you only care about the act of bloodshed and mayhem, than about the butchered people in the middle of all that. There is hardly any time invested in most of them, and the show will make sure to joke around their deaths, so you won’t care after they kick the bucket. And even if you do care, there are simply way too many killings close to each other to the point you are never given time to get over the death of one of them, before a dozen more are thrown at you. You are eventually going to be desensitized no matter how much you try to remain excited. I could go on nagging about the low budget animation, the retarded script, the amateurish scene transitions, or the rushed ending, but I won’t because the anime would still be bad even if all those things were done right. And no, the manga is not any better despite being very different after a point on. You watch this show as a parody of Naruto, you laugh at it, and then you shake your head upon realizing that this is not better.

When I was picking up this anime, I was warned that there would be a lot of deaths in the anime and that it would leave me with the same emotion that I saw in SnK. It wasn't really the case. Only real death in SnK that I felt a lot of emotion for was Petra. Akame Ga Kill had a lot more characters, each with a good backstory which really helps become closer to the character and feel a lot of despair for each death. Akame ga Kill is your typical action anime where a small force of do-gooders are trying to fight the reigning political regime. Of course, it has it's own twist with dangerous magical beasts and weapons that defy logic. But for the most part, I felt as though that's where the anime sort of killed itself. It focused too much on the weaponry that was available, and not enough into the story itself, not that the story wasn't good, but that it could have been made better if it were not for the weapons that the story primarily focused on. The story itself isn't bad at all. It had a very good plot. Almost all the main characters were given good backstories as to who they are, and why they do what they do, and this includes some of the antagonists. But one main backstory that the anime missed out on was that of the Advisor to the king, who is himself the primary Antagonist. I think it was negligence at the part of the mangaka to have left out such a critical part of the puzzle out. Why is he evil? Why does he do what he does? All we see is a tyrannical manipulative glutton who does what he wants, and that's not really fulfilling to see at all. Other than that, the anime did itself justice by giving itself good characters with good backgrounds. Fights are generally good. They're not too drawn out, and they get to the point without too much fanfare and suspense. Other than that, there's not really much to write about with the fights. Overall, this is an anime worth watching. I've heard rumors of this anime getting a second season and I sorely hope that it's untrue. The story has ended, and trying to progress it further would not let this anime die gracefully.

"As the survivors, we carry the feelings of those who've passed away on our shoulders" - Akame Akame ga Kill is shounen series written by the mangaka Takahiro and produced by Studio White Fox with 24 episode, 19 of which was canon and the rest being strictly anime original. While it can be noted that this series does indeed have many flaws and in some cases, bad writing, it cannot be denied that this series can take audiences on a crazy ride filled with sadness, death and great action scenes. Story The story of Akame ga Kill takes place in a fantasy world containing the capital city known as "The Capitol", a wide variety of villages all set out in the outskirts of the country and forrest filled with dangerous and deadly creatures known as "Danger Beasts" The story takes place in the capitol city which is known for its corruptibility and follows the main male character Tatsumi whom is from the country. Upon arriving in the capitol (Being completely oblivious to what actually happen there) Tatsumi sets off to make an earnest living for himself and his fellow villagers back home only to find out in the most gruesome and mind boggling way that the Capitol is as dirty as they come. But after nearly becoming a victim of this corruption himself, Tatsumi is recruited by Night Raid, a group of assassins dedicated to eliminating the corruption plaguing the Capitol by mercilessly killing those responsible by the use of incredibly powerful weapons known as Teigu. At first glance the story does seem very promising because of potential thoughts of great world building, deep mature plotlines and gruesome battles, however, some of these things primarily the world building concept never gets realized. The overall tone of the series is what I felt to be the biggest flaw that the show had because I don't why for the love of god would the writer take a serious mood such as someone mourning the death of their close friends/processing just how ridiculous their perception of the world was, only to then ruin the mood with out of place comedy or fanservice. There are some cases whereas this isn't the case, but for the most part, this series is completely guilty of this crime One of the things that the story truly shines on and what I personally respect is the fact that it stays true to one of the main plot points that is set up early on in the story, and that is the concept that any of these characters can die at any given time. There are persons that feel as though all of the characters' death are ridiculous (And in some cases they are eg.Leone), but for the most part, they're deaths all had some form of meaning and added progression to the story. As stated in the quote at the start of this review, these people forever lived on the hearts of those who survived and helped them grow as characters (For example, Schere (Scheele-Mine, and Bradt(Bulat)-Tatsumi *God I hate the official names*) Although the comedic scenes feel out of place sometimes and just plain weird, overall the series is pretty much what one would describe as being dark and edgy. Where I think the plot also succeeds is the depiction of how despicably evil the capitol and some persons in it are because the story tackles tons of mature themes such as rape and very brutal acts of murder). In regards to the readers of the manga, there are a lot of persons whom feel as if the story went to shit because of the original episodes but when looking closely at them, they stayed true to the general concept of what the show really is and lets be frank here, we all know that the manga will end similarly to how this story will end Art/Animation Apart from a few derps here and there, the art and animation was simply beautiful. The character designs although were too bright and shounen, looked pretty well, the fights and their choreography was superb, and the special still shots used throughout the series for kill shots and other reasons looked especially great because they added more emphasis and impact towards those said scenes and were simply drawn very well. Sound The OST of Akame ga Kill was pretty enjoyable and somewhat different to what we usually hear this day and age, but it's still pretty forgettable after a while. The OP's and ED's however are all beautifully made and I'd like to give a quick shoutout to the talented Sora Amamiya whom voices the main female lead Akame and also sings the first OP and second ED songs, all of which sounds very good like the others. The voice acting consists of a very experienced and relatively new cast and for the most part, all of the actors portrayed their characters very well Characters Lets be real here, a lot of these characters are pretty damn cliche and fall under the typical shounen character tropes such as the typical shounen male MC, the tsundere, the air-headed megane, the pervert, the big boobed character and the stern leader, as well as some painfully black themed psychotic characters. With that in mind, most of these characters surprisngly or not did have some depth to them throughout the series. For example, the air headed character ended up being one of the core members of the team primarily because she was one of their best fighters and plain and simply was very important to the team - The reactions of said character's fate by the rest of cast is a perfect example as to why this statement is true....This was the first example as to how the story stayed true to the theme of anyone can die at any given time In addition to this, the series managed to introduced a cast of antagonist known as the Jaegars whom were mostly very likable and had good depth to them and in some cases, these characters are even more likable than our main cast (Esdese, Wave, Bors and Ran for example) However, the series can still be faulted for some of its one dimensional black characters whom for the most part did their jobs well (That is, showing how messed up the people in the capitol are) but quite frankly, were over used and got pretty repetitive and boring the more times we saw these type of characters. Manga Comparison When compared to the manga, personally I feel that the anime had a few times where it surpassed the manga, but overall the general way that things were handled in the manga were better. In fact, the anime omitted a lot of what made this series so dark as well as skipped out on some character development for some of the characters. Plus the tone shift problem isn't as bad as it was in the anime and the overall look of the manga isn't as bright and shounen as it looks in the anime Now, in regards to the original episodes vs what was skipped. Personally I feel that the original episodes were better for many reasons: 1. The way they handled characters such as Ran, Shura and Emperor was done way better than in the manga, because in regards to Ran, where his character ended up in the anime is what has been foreshadowed since his character was introduced and in the manga, all of this was flushed down the toilet for a more sub-par route. I also liked that they managed to keep the characters true to who they are and managed to successfully end their stories on a good note 2. To keep this short and sweet, Wild Hunt are the prime examples of the main complaints that most people have with this series (excluding the tone). These characters are the most poorly written, over the top and painfully black characters that this series has to date. Their only purpose was to literally be evil for the sake of being evil and stupidly attacked both sides of the playing field. The common argument as to why people even defend these characters is because they do add some character development to some of the cast, but in reality and for the most part, those character developments could have been handled much better than they were in the manga(Case in point - Ran and Bors' family). They were unnecessary and extremely edgy for no reason. Why you ask? Because we already know that t…

Every once in a while, the stars will align just right, and an anime will give you practically everything that fits your preferred tastes. Your favorite setting, your favorite overarching plot, your favorite character tropes, your favorite kind of soundtrack: everything is in place to give you an incredible viewing experience that will stay with you for a long time. However, even when all of the proper elements are in place, the possibility of something ruining your formula still exists. So, when this happens, is it still possible to extract enough enjoyment out of the series to say that it was worth it? To put it quite frankly, this anime really does have everything I want in an anime short of a philosophical undertone. Shōnen-action/adventure genre, published (manga) and produced (anime) by Square Enix, non-Japanese fantasy setting, huge character cast, fighting against a corrupt government, lack of plot armor, a romantic story line that actually goes somewhere (sort of), vibrant character designs, a Taku Iwasaki soundtrack. This anime had to work really hard to get me to dislike it, and yet that seemed to be precisely what its goal was. The writing for this anime fluctuated between amazing, mediocre, and god-awful atrocious, and unfortunately the lesser moments outweighed the greater ones by quite a bit. The tone is far too contrasting for me to actually laugh at some of the more comedic moments, it flip-flops between predictable and unfollowable, and a lot of things seemed to happen without any explanation as to why. However, I feel that I'm inclined to be more forgiving of this series than another shōnen-action/adventure that I could not stop thinking about while I was watching it, and that was Blue Exorcist (to see my full review, click here https://www.facebook.com/notes/ember-reviews/ember-reviews-blue-exorcist/1543626552532832). It wasn't how similar they were in style that make me draw the connection, but how completely different they were. As I mentioned in my other review, Blue Exorcist is built entirely on tired shōnen tropes, and most of the tropes felt like they were there because the writers knew that those were popular tropes that people liked, so it came out as incredibly generic with no soul to it. Akame ga Kill!, however, is on the reverse side of that same coin. It doesn't feel like the tropes are there because the writers knew they were popular, but because the writers genuinely liked those tropes and really wanted to include them despite their massive ineptitude at implementing them properly. What's really interesting though is that you could cut Akame ga Kill! open and watch the entire history of shōnen spill out onto the floor, with very glaring elements taken from anime like Soul Eater, Fullmetal Alchemist, Attack on Titan, Bleach, and even Gurren Lagann. In the end, it's the difference between a committee designing a product (Blue Exorcist), and a writer who probably grew up on shōnen-action/adventure and who feels so engrossed in the story that he can't look at it objectively anymore (Akame ga Kill!). One would think that taking a look at the lead writer's (Makoto Uezu) record to get a glimpse of how well he does would give us some insight, but Uezu is responsible for both Katanagatari and School Days, which basically covers the entire spectrum from amazingly artistic to gouge-my-eyes-out terrible. Additionally, Akame ga Kill! suffers from a variety of illnesses that plague some of the more popular titles, the most notable being "Original Ending Syndrome," where the anime catches up to the original manga source material and is forced to write its own ending. I couldn't tell you exactly where this happens in the anime because I have not read the manga myself, but I will note that every episode from episode 19 to the end had me constantly changing my opinion on whether or not I actually liked the show. In fact, episode 21 almost made me stop watching it altogether because they made the mistake of trading in good storytelling for shock value to keep that "We're just as relevant as Attack on Titan" sticker they so proudly wear. Furthermore, while I do have to give them props for having the balls to do what they did in episode 23, I have to take those props right back because the result of said event caused the final episode to feel very hollow and unplanned, like they were just throwing everything together at the last minute because they literally had nothing else to do but try and tie up as many lose ends as they possibly could. A series can enjoy itself all it wants, but that doesn't mean it's still worth your time, and Akame ga Kill! has a near-unforgivable number of faults. Take the lack of plot armor for example, a trait that I normally find incredibly exciting in a series. The first main character death was, as one would expect, extremely sudden and heart-breaking, and at the time it felt like it had set the tone for the rest of the series. However, the second death was drawn out over an entire episode and a half, and barely had any impact on me at all because of it. From that point onward, deaths ranged from sudden and tear-filled to excessively drawn out and unremarkable. It also didn't help that the characters were so poorly developed that killing them off didn't mean anything anyway. Aside from "Original Ending Syndrome," this anime also has a classic case of what I like to call "Almost Syndrome," where characters show noticeable signs that development is on the horizon, but they're either killed out before we can reach that point or they promptly turn around and walk the other way, and this affliction affects practically the entire cast. A character whose loyalty to the Capital is so fervent that her mental state starts to fluctuate could have been an incredibly interesting character to follow, but we never get to see her break down and realize how horrible the Capital really is. Another character who started off with a strong attachment to another family member is molded into a killing machine through drugs and brainwashing and eventually fights that family member to the death, but we never see the progression between though two states. A foreigner who was discriminated against by the people of the Capital and was constantly pushed around on the streets joins Night Raid in the hopes of changing her situation, but we never really see her being discriminated against and what effect that had on her. The potential for development is there, bu it's never realized to the point where I could say that any of them are "good" characters. As for lead character Tatsumi, he's about as white-bread a shōnen protagonist as you can get before you start adding in unnecessary angst, but I suppose the fact that they didn't include unnecessary angst made him a much more likable protagonist that a certain spawn of Satan from that other title I referenced earlier. The animation was produced by White Fox, and this marks yet another point on a line graph that displays a steady genericizing and decrease in quality of White Fox's standout works. 2010 boasted the aforementioned artistic wonder of Kanatagatari, whose storytelling prowess was only unseated by its mastery of unique art styles and character designs. 2011's Steins;Gate was a bit more traditional in style, but still had a very unique feel to it, especially with the designs of the characters' eyes (yes that it actually a really important detail). 2012's Jormungand sat somewhere between Steins;Gate and Black Lagoon, and 2013's The Devil is a Part-Timer, while incredible vibrant in color, was very much in a more generic style. Now we have Akame ga Kill!, whose art style is so traditionally shōnen that it wears a Leaf Ninja headband and quotes power levels. While I will say the character designs were definitely pleasing to look at, they certainly weren't anything new, and the action was only slightly above average until they started bulldozing entire cities in the last act. …

Boy am I disappointed. ( Short, spoiler free, honest review ) First off let me begin by saying; I cannot fathom how an anime of such high expectations could have possibly fallen so low below the margin of a worthwhile anime. With a rather explosive start, Akame_ga_Kill reveals it's main casts of characters, it's dark plot, and it's appealing art style. I had high hopes for this anime. Sadly, as weeks passed, and more episodes were released, the lower my expectations became, and by the end the only thing received was utter disappointment. All in all Akame_ga_Kill is an anime that falls short of anything noteworthy. With characters of very little development throughout the anime, an overall rushed story, unsatisfying ending, and "plot twists" that were so predictable I nearly cringed, Akame_ga_Kill is a bad anime that I wouldnt recommend to anyone.

First review. I'm sure the english translation of Akame ga Kill is "lets kill everyone except akame". Anyways the first episode seemed very promising to me you get this guy Tatsumi who's looking for a job in the empire to save his village however things went disastrous for him and he was recruited by Night Raid. Episode 6 I believe was when Night Raid lost their first member. I'd understand if it were only a member or two that were killed because they're in a war however never have I been wrong! Everyone was killed for no good reason. The last episode of the series was arguably the worst episode in the entire show. 1) The series basically told us that Akame was the main character apparently, what kind of main character gets less screen time than a "supporting character" Tatsumi? 2) Leona let's the Minister kill her when she could have killed him already, seriously she lets him shoot her multiple times. 3)NAJENDA IS THE MOST USELESS CHARACTER I'VE SEEN! She was supposedly the strongest member in the group as it was depicted in the first episode. she hasn't done shit throughout the entire show maybe except recruiting 2 new members. 4)Apparently Akame gets a new power which was never MENTIONED before, she could have used it before when her life was threatened like someone against Ogre. Anyways I gave this series a 6/10

Akame ga Kill! Oh my god! One of my new favorites in my lists! Akame ga Kill! Sets the basis of what happens when you are weak and what you should do if you are ever in a situation. Really, in seriously ANY situation. Tatsumi, the main character, presents to viewers as mainly themselves when they first watch the anime. Innocent and adorable as always with a demon inside. As you watch through the anime, you experience many things along with the main characters and find out many things about the world, and you learn basically that you need to be stronger. The art was really good and changes along with the scenes which is really cook because you don't see that much of that kind of art these days. The sound was amazing, the voice actors chosen for the roles were spot on with the characters personalities; the background music was pretty cool too! I definitely recommend Akame ga Kill! to those who like action, assassination, and adventure!

Akame ga kill is a pleasant surprised I read a few reviews and generally, it is quite negative so i watched the anime with low expectation and wow it was very nice and unexpected. The story: a group of assassinations who works against the corrupted government. The plot sounds a bit cliche and not too amazing but the way the anime executed the plot and the pacing was just enough to not become too draggy nor too fast-pace. The art: nice since it is quite a new anime. The sound: I think it was ok but not outstanding since it didnt catch my attention. Character: there are not too much character development but then again, there are definitely some. They are not too draggy which for me, i think that is nice for a change. Enjoyment: My top list of my anime was 7 deadly sins so watching this has a lot of similarity. Each of the anime has its own unique characteristic but my enjoyment of this one is almost the same as when i watch 7 deadly sins. The fighting scene are not too draggy nor it is super epic but it is definitely above average. The tense of the episodes making you want to cheer for people of the nightraid. Overall it is a quite great anime and i was quite entertaining watch it. I know a lot of people compare to the manga and the anime and I didnt read the manga but I like the anime as it is. I definitely recommend the anime

WARNING: CONTAINS MINOR SPOILERS Akame ga Kill was a huge disappointment for me. I haven't read the manga but after watching episode 1 I had extremely high hopes for it, but all of it was dashed. Don't get me wrong there are some good bits to it, for example the character designs would pass as decent and ED 2 was just amazing and I like how they blended different timelines (e.g. Mine's Pumpkin and an Imperial empire). However, all in all it was pretty dreadful. First of all the story. I really liked the concept of an assassin group who functions to destroy the corrupt. However, as for the story as a whole, it can be summed up by these words: So predictable it was unpredictable. Seriously I cannot think of a simpler plot. There wasn't a single major plot twist (Esdeath falling for Tatsumi doesn't count because that did not impact the story as a whole), and everyone would have guessed the outcome. Plus there are so many unanswered questions: how would they build a kingdom without bloodshed? What happened to the rest of the Jaegers? Who would be the new king? etc. which the team have completely ignored. The animation style I have to admit was decent. The character designs were really good and a huge step up from the manga, especially Akame. Her tatoos were also well designed and I praise the team for this. The array of colours and effects such as that of Mine's Pumpkin or Kurome's rise from Chealsea's sting were very enjoyable. However, the fight scenes were the most childish, tedious and downright stupid ones I have encountered. They seem to follow a formula: 1. Give up your element of surprise. 2. Declare your name. 3. Declare whether you are from Night Raid or the Jaegers. 4. Spend 5 minutes talking about what your Teigu does, its strengths and other details. 5. Spend another 5 minutes talking about why you think you will win this fight. 6. Engage for 10 seconds. 7. Be surprised at something of your opponent's. 8. Listen to your opponent repeat steps 2-5. 9. Repeat step 6. 10. Repeat steps 4-9 as many times as possible. 11. Finish them with a "trump card" you have saved for the last minute which you could have used in the beginning. The music was quite impressive actually. Iwasaki Taku did a good job with the BGM's which conveyed the mood of that moment extremely well. Skyreach was a fitting OP and Tsukiakari is one of my favourite OP/ED. The character development in the story is one of the worst I have seen. Even though most of them had a backstory, almost all could might as well have been killing robots instead of characters. They showed no compassion at all, they have no mercy and more than half the time walk away with nothing more than a shrug. Yes they are assassins but they just killed people in cold blood, and even though the victims aren't innocent, the characters should at least show some form of sorrow. Therefore all in all I believe akame ga Kill was a rather mediocre anime. It has a terrible story and dreadful character development. I personally would not recommend this to any people out there.

Throughout "Akame ga Kill," Akame never seems to be the main character. The story focuses on a group called Night Raid. They are assasins who hope to rid the Capitol, ruled by the Prime Minister, of its depraved ways. The starting members are Akame, Tatsumi Leone, Mine, Lubbock, Sheele, Bulat, and their leader Najenda. The anime starts when Tatsumi, with his two friends, sets out for the Capitol to earn money for his village. Instead, he finds a world of unimaginable corruption, all spreading from the depraved Prime Minister who controls the child Emperor's ear. After nearly becoming a victim of this corruption himself, Tatsumi is recruited by the aforementioned Night Raid. The concept of this story is what instantly drawed me in. Who doesn't want to watch an anime dedicated to assassin and their kills? For a time, I eagerly awaited each episode until it reached a lull in it's quality. The direction of the story gets more confusing as each episode goes by, and it becomes easy to forget what the original concept was. Characters are killed off, more characters are added, and it barely escaped becoming a train wreck. About three episodes from the finale, it finally gets back on track, and the audience is reminded for what purpose Night Raid exists. Overall, the art work is amazing, and very well crafted. Proportion is spot on, attention to eye detailed is handled, and the hair (the most important part for me) sways perfectly. CGI isn't used terribly much, and even unimportant characters are given the attention their deserve. Around the middle of the anime the art appears to degrade, but that happens to most all animes. However, in the twenty-third episode the animation changes and become completely different from all episodes before that point. The shots that are used make it look like a movie, the characters became longer, and the hair goes through a very detailed transformation. It was like the art had matured, and while it was a nice transformation, it was definitely odd to witness. Since the anime focuses on eight different characters with Tatsumi and Akame being the apparent main characters, not a lot of development is thrown in. Tatsumi and Akame are obviously the most developed characters with their past shown in flashbacks, and improved upon with dialogue. I am especially grateful to have Tatsumi as a main character for while he is strong, he still needs to improve, and is not afraid to kill as beautifully shown in the first episode. Akame is a bit overlooked as the series continues to focus on Tatsumi, and not her. It always bothered me since the series is named Akame ga Kill, and not Tatsumi ga Kill. The other characters' pasts are shown in shorter flashbacks, and less dialogue, but they were developed. However, hardly anything is known about Najenda and Lubbock. They had to be the least developed characters on Night Raid. And I might as well take time to talk about the strongest character in Akame ga Kill, Esdeath. While not being a main character, she was as developed as Tatsumi and Akame. She has a very cruel and distorted personality and is the main villain for Night Raid. The music of Akame ga Kill was heaven to my ears. I even made a cover of the first opening, and the second ending. The first opening is a fierce anthem of war that got the blood pumped and ready to watch some killing. The first ending left the episodes on a bittersweet nostalgic note to reflect upon the heaviness of whatever had transpired. When the series entered episode fourteen, the opening still sounds like a war cry, but more heartfelt and provided the feeling of getting revenge for fallen comrades. The second ending is melancholy, reflecting how the series had turned to a more serious note the closer it got to the finale. Each song mainly featured Akame. I enjoyed this anime very much, but it is not for the weak of heart. I warn everyone reading this review that you will probably be in tears by the end -- I know I was. Other than bawling my eyes out, I enjoyed watching the relationships between the characters. There is nicely timed laughter, and though the pacing gets a little odd in the middle, the whole show turned out fine. - Story - 8 Great concept. The story wavered a little during the middle, but got back on track. It was a little annoying that the anime is called Akame ga Kill, but Akame never seems like the main character till the end. Art - 8 Amazing artwork in the beginning. Dulls a little towards to end. Suddenly switches to a movie-styled film. I loved the focus and detail to the eyes, hair, and even the background characters, but the transformation in animation style was way too sudden. Music - 9 Melodies openings and endings. OSTs were very memorable. I bet I'll cry every time I hear one now. Character - 8 Main characters highly developed. Side characters developed, but some still remained a mystery. Nothing was really expanded on, and motives aren't quite clear unless you fill in the holes yourself. Enjoyment - 9 Very enjoyable. I looked forward to each episode. Overall - 8.4 While good, characters weren't really expanded on, and the supposed main character never really seemed like one. Music was splendid, and well as the story is helped describe. The art was great, but the style transition was way too awkward. I liked this anime a lot. I recommend it to everyone! - Favorite Ship: Esdeath x Tatsumi Favorite Character: Esdeath Favorite Song: "Tsuki Akari" - Second ED

This show is one of the weirdest ones in the anime community. So many people praise it as amazing but it honestly is kind of a weird pervy anime in disguise as something deeper. People talk a lot about this series being dark and realistic because no one is "safe" but that really just makes a hollow story with surface level characters and an unsatisfying ending. Also the world in this story is so bland and one dimensional where the good guys are good and the bad guys are cartoonishly bad to the point of the main group of assassins would never kill anyone without good reason so why even call them assassins? The few positive things I would say are that the fights can be pretty cool, the weapons are interesting, and if you do like looking at hot characters this is a good series for you. I wouldn't say its not entirely unenjoyable as I like watching bad series a lot but its definitely not good in a critical sense but can be a fun turn your brain off goofy time.