Jun 17, 2012
When I first read the summary of the plot, I thought it would be another fantasy and party in an adventure type of work. I was wrong. Many manga summary has the word "assassin", with most of them being either the historical type or shonen type where the protagonist is unwilling to kill. However, this is different. When they say "assassin", they meant it literally.
If I have to give a metaphor, it would be like a Robin Hood based story, but instead of stealing from the rich, he kill the rich and save the poor, as in this story, most of the wealthy one
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are corrupted individual.
This work has gore, although it is not Elfen Lied level. It show scene like torture and one example is the tearing off a face. Thus, if you can't handle those kind of thing, this manga is not for you. However, if you can handle gore, I will say you will definitely enjoy it. The fight scene of this manga is pretty decent and I have no complaint about the art.
In this story, there is several character with their personal armament which if I have to compare, would be something like an average Noble Phantasm from the Fate series. They come in all kind of size and shape with some taking the form of traditional Katana, gun and western sword to absurd weapon like scissors and doll. There is even an armor which might remind fans of Kamen Rider.
The main protagonist is actually likeable. Unlike character like Ouma Shu from the much-hated Guilty Crown, he is decisive. Although the main character group kill evil people, they know they themselves are murderer and are equally sinful, with none of them having a personality like Light Yagami. The antagonist of this series, the majority of them have warped mind and it is from them you get the gore, albeit, an enemy who have similar personality to the protagonist have appeared recently.
When I read to about 10 chapters or so, I thought: "Wow, is this another Gen Urobuchi work or something?". The reason being, the author doesn't hesitate to kill off his character so you can expect death here and there due to the heavy amount of death flag triggered. The story is pretty basic so I won't comment on it. There is also comedy in it like most shonen manga and a hilarious love comedy from the recent chapter.
In the end, if you are looking for a manga to enjoy or kill time, Akame ga Kiru won't be a disappointment. But if you are looking for series like Highschool DxD or Rosario+Vampire (Ecchi), I am afraid this is not what you want. There is fanservice but in moderation and close to none.
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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