

Apparently someone thought it was a good idea to slide in a petty joke in many emotional or dramatic scenes. (Though I admit most of the humor was stale) but rather the execution. Probably one of the more prominent problems in Akame ga Kill is the comedy. Akame ga Kill tries to be different show with it's dark theme, but looking at it closer there isn't much difference. You have almost all of the female characters fall for the protagonist. You have the naive yet strong protagonist that powers up over time. You have characters always blurting out the obvious. But when you look a little bit deeper Akame ga Kill is actually pretty similar to other stereotypical shounens. On the surface Akame ga Kill does seem to be different from other shounens because of it's dark theme and excessive gore. After certain events he is recruited by Night Raid, A group of assassins that wish to overthrow the government and end this corruption. But after reaching the capital he soon realizes exactly how corrupt the capital is. him the capital is a place filled with opportunities and a happy life. The story follows Tatsumi, a countryside boy that travels to the capital to join the military and earn money to send to his village suffering from poverty.To The problem is that many anime studios get so hung up with making the show as badass and dark as possible that they forget about the more important problems that might plague the show, like character development and pacing.Īkame Ga Kill is a great example of this problem. Many people automatically think the show is deep and thought provoking. One misconception in the anime industry is that when a show is dark and contains excessive amounts of gore. Akame ga Kill! follows Tatsumi as he fights the Empire and comes face-to-face with powerful weapons, enemy assassins, challenges to his own morals and values, and ultimately, what it truly means to be an assassin with a cause. This merry band of assassins' newest member is Tatsumi, a naïve boy from a remote village who had embarked on a journey to help his impoverished hometown and was won over by not only Night Raid's ideals, but also their resolve. Though the Night Raid members are all experienced killers, they understand that taking lives is far from commendable and that they will likely face retribution as they mercilessly eliminate anyone who stands in the revolution's way.

Without a strong and benevolent leader, the rest of the nation is left to drown in poverty, strife, and ruin. Night Raid is the covert assassination branch of the Revolutionary Army, an uprising assembled to overthrow Prime Minister Honest, whose avarice and greed for power has led him to take advantage of the child emperor's inexperience.
