Akame ga Kill!
AnimeJapanese animation traditions and grammar.This show: 10/10Graphic violenceExplicit, unflinching violence.This show: 9/10RevengeVengeance as the driving motive.This show: 8/10Gut punchWilling to devastate you, and remembered for it.This show: 8/10Dark toneShadowy mood and subject matter, a shade short of outright bleak.This show: 8/10BleakGrim and heavy, with little easy relief. These shows sit with suffering instead of softening it.This show: 7/10AdrenalineAction and thrills as the primary reward.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Sôma SaitôCorey HartzogSora AmamiyaMolly SearcyYu AsakawaRisa Mizuno
Written by
Takahiro
Starring
Sôma SaitôCorey HartzogSora AmamiyaMolly SearcyYu AsakawaRisa Mizuno
Written by
Takahiro
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Akame ga Kill! Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | E14 | E15 | E16 | E17 | E18 | E19 | E20 | E21 | E22 | E23 | E24 | ||
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| S1 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 7.2 | 8.4 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 8.7 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 8.6 |
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About
"Cheerful assassins anime that turns shockingly merciless"
A cheerful farm boy named Tatsumi journeys to the capital seeking fortune, only to discover it's rotten with corruption. He falls in with Night Raid, a band of assassins killing the empire's elite from within. The show starts as a colorful, quippy action romp with a likable ensemble, then steadily darkens into brutal tragedy, killing off characters you've grown attached to without warning. It's fast-paced and stylish, carried by its cast's chemistry and fight choreography, but its reputation rests almost entirely on how mercilessly it treats its own heroes.
Watch it for
the gut-punch character deaths that subvert typical shounen-style expectations.
Maybe skip if
you get attached to characters easily or dislike unrelenting bleakness late in a season.
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Season 12014
7.919K249h 19m
The story begins with Tatsumi, a young swordsman from a remote countryside village, who travels to the Imperial Capital seeking funds to save his starving home. Once he arrives, he discovers that the capital is riddled with corruption and cruelty. He stumbles upon the secret group of assassins known as Night Raid, who are fighting to overthrow the tyrannical and corrupt regime that governs the empire. Tatsumi is recruited into Night Raid and begins his journey in a world of bullets, blades, and moral conflict.
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | Kill the Darkness | 8.1 | 1K | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | Kill the Authority | 7.6 | 862 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | Kill Your Cares | 7.4 | 816 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 4 | Kill the Imperial Arm Users | 7.8 | 813 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 5 | Kill the Dream | 7.2 | 770 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 6 | Kill the Absolute Justice | 8.4 | 877 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 7 | Kill the Three: Part 1 | 7.7 | 751 | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 8 | Kill the Three: Part 2 | 8.3 | 809 | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 9 | Kill the Battle Fanatic | 7.6 | 716 | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 10 | Kill the Temptation | 7.5 | 726 | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 11 | Kill the Mad Scientist | 7.7 | 724 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 12 | Kill the Newcomers | 7.1 | 715 | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 13 | Kill the Nuisances | 7.3 | 708 | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 14 | Kill the Giant Danger Beast | 7.7 | 713 | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 15 | Kill the Religious Organization | 7.5 | 700 | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 16 | Kill the Puppets | 8.1 | 735 | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 17 | Kill the Curse | 8.7 | 956 | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 18 | Kill the Demon | 7.7 | 700 | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 19 | Kill the Fate | 8.3 | 748 | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 20 | Kill the Carnage | 8.0 | 724 | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 21 | Kill the Despair | 8.5 | 853 | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 22 | Kill the Little Sister | 8.2 | 763 | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 23 | Kill the Emperor | 8.5 | 882 | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 24 | Akame ga Kill! | 8.6 | 1K | 23 min |
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Sôma Saitô Tatsumi
Corey Hartzog Tatsumi
Sora Amamiya Akame
Molly Searcy Akame
Yu Asakawa Leone
Risa Mizuno Najenda, Koro
Allison Keith-Shipp Leone
Shelley Calene-Black Najenda
Yukari Tamura Mine
Satomi Akesaka Esdeath
Crew
Takahiro
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