Teenagers (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity)
Vintage:
July 6, 2014
Status:
Still Airing
Summary:
In a fantasy world, fighter Tatsumi sets out for the Capitol to earn money for his starving village, and 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 Night Raid, a group of assassins dedicated to eliminating the corruption plaguing the Capitol by mercilessly killing those responsible.
Personally, I felt that the selling point of this anime was the action and fighting. Those were a bit over-the-top and were mainly what kept me watching. The anime funnies were decent and they do try to build on the characters in the show. However, Esdeath basically steals the stoplight part way through, which pushes many characters into supporting roles. Unfortunately, the story is set up such that there are very few possible outcomes for her and I was hoping for a different ending (particularly for Esdeath) for most of the show. The anime is a bit one dimensional with a relatively straight forward good vs. evil. This is one of those animes where things aren’t the most logically sound but you just go along with the ride. Akame Ga KILL was an enjoyable watch for the most part but, the ending really makes the anime implode in on itself.
The main story is supposed to be about rebels trying to over-through a corrupt government but at the end you are left in the dark with regards to the future of the country and its citizens. Instead the anime kind of romanticizes assassins…
