7.824 minSeason 1 • Episode 24
LatestThe empire's army has been defeated and all that remains is the empire's strongest, General Esdeath. Akame and her sword stand in Esdeath's way as she desires to continue breeding war. The two face one another. The final battle begins. What will the result bring forth? A new kingdom where the citizens can live in peace or will there be more bloodshed...?
Young Tatsumi travels to the capital of the Empire in order to earn money for his starving people and encounters a world of unimaginable depravity, dominated by the ruthless Prime Minister who controls the child Emperor. Tatsumi is recruited by Night Raid, a group of assassins dedicated to eliminating corruption by mercilessly killing officials and privileged nobles.
Writing
Kills characters faster than Game of Thrones.
Practical Effects
Imperial Arms designs slap unreasonably hard.
Score
OP hits different when everyone's dead by episode 8.
Soma Saito
Tatsumi (voice)
Sora Amamiya
Akame (voice)
Yukari Tamura
Mine (voice)
Yuu Asakawa
Leone (voice)
Anri Katsu
Daidara (voice)
Ayaka Ohashi
Kurome (voice)
Eiji Takemoto
Bols (voice)
Eriko Matsui
Suzuki (voice)
Hitomi Nabatame
Nyau (voice)
Hozumi Goda
Budo (voice)
Jouji Nakata
Liver (voice)
Junji Majima
Run (voice)
Kana Hanazawa
Seryu Ubiquitous (voice)
Kanami Satou
Aria (voice)
Kaori Nazuka
Chelsea (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The anime diverged hard from manga mid-production, killing characters who lived in source material. Manga readers still salty.
Night Raid's 'noble bandit' archetype draws from Japanese 'noble thief' folklore, but drenched in 2010s 'edgy shounen' maximalism.
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