Jan 20, 2013
Have you ever read a shounen, fighting manga and all the good guys seem to never die and always have it good? I'm sure many of you have. When I read the earlier chapters of shounen manga such as Naruto, Bleach etc I knew for a fact that there was no chance that the main characters would die during a fight scene. Well, that's not the case for Akame ga Kiru. In this manga, main characters, side characters, good guy or bad guy anyone dies and it could happen at any time. This also builds suspense because you have no idea what to expect in
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the next chapter and who will die next.
This series involves torture, corrupted governments, and very brutal deaths. When a character dies it's not just "ooooh you stabbed me I see the light", they die very ruthlessly such as having their arms and limbs cut off before finally meeting their demise. Of course not all the manga involves death and misery some comedy relief is thrown here and there to lighten the mood. There is also hints of romance and a very strange relationship between the protagonist, Tatsumi, and one of the antagonists.
The character are all very interesting and all have dark pasts that leads them to where they are now. The protagonist, Tatsumi, is very balanced, not a loser and not an arrogant prick. He doesn't hesitate to kill when he is fighting the enemy and is very ambitious towards ridding the capital of corrupt inhabitants. Not only the protagonists are likeable but also the antagonists. There is this one chapter in the story where Tatsumi is forced to mingle with the opposing forces and learns that many of them are people with good intentions and that if they didn't meet with bad circumstances they would be "good friends". As mentioned in the previous paragraph many characters die so it would be bad to become too attached to one. In one of the recent chapters my favourite character in this series died and I was traumatized the whole day. So yeah, a warning.
In a battle manga have you ever looked at the fighting scenes and asked yourself, "what the fawk is going on?" If so, rejoice because you can understand what is happening 100% of the time during a battle in this series. Each battle is done very nicely and involves tactics and brute strength. In many battle manga the fights are usually 1 on 1, but in this series assassinating and group killing is pretty common, which is what they are supposed to do since they ARE assassins.
Overall, this series has never failed to entertain and brings about a depressing and tragic story with likeable characters and very intense fight scenes.
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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