Anime · Tokyo MX
Akame ga Kill!
"If you can't find a reason to fight, then you shouldn't be fighting."
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Soma Saito
Tatsumi (voice)
24 eps
Sora Amamiya
Akame (voice)
24 eps
Yukari Tamura
Mine (voice)
24 eps
Yuu Asakawa
Leone (voice)
24 eps
Anri Katsu
Daidara (voice)
24 eps
Ayaka Ohashi
Kurome (voice)
24 eps
Eiji Takemoto
Bols (voice)
24 eps
Eriko Matsui
Suzuki (voice)
24 eps
Hitomi Nabatame
Nyau (voice)
24 eps
Hozumi Goda
Budo (voice)
24 eps
Jouji Nakata
Liver (voice)
24 eps
Junji Majima
Run (voice)
24 eps
Kana Hanazawa
Seryu Ubiquitous (voice)
24 eps
Kanami Satou
Aria (voice)
24 eps
Kaori Nazuka
Chelsea (voice)
24 eps
Ken Narita
Dr. Stylish (voice)
24 eps
Koji Ishii
Honest (voice)
24 eps
Mamiko Noto
Shelle (voice)
24 eps
Masami Iwasaki
Borick (voice)
24 eps
Risa Mizuno
Najenda (voice)
24 eps
Ryohei Kimura
Syura (voice)
24 eps
Satomi Akesaka
Esdeath (voice)
24 eps
Satoshi Tsuruoka
Zank (voice)
24 eps
Shintaro Asanuma
Susanoo (voice)
24 eps
You Taichi
Emperor (voice)
24 eps
Yoshitsugu Matsuoka
Rabac (voice)
24 eps
Katsuyuki Konishi
Braht (voice)
24 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Akame ga Kill! actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Akame ga Kill! reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Spectacle.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
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.
The run
Seasons
1 season · 24 episodes.
Season 0 · Complete
Specials
201425 episodes
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
201424 episodes
7.0IMDbThe story begins with Tatsumi, a young swordsman from a remote countryside village, who travels to the Imperial Capital seeking funds to save his starving home. Once he arrives, he discovers that the capital is riddled with corruption and cruelty. He stumbles upon the secret group of assassins known as Night Raid, who are fighting to overthrow the tyrannical and corrupt regime that governs the empire. Tatsumi is recruited into Night Raid and begins his journey in a world of bullets, blades, and moral conflict.
Best episode · S01E24 Akame ga Kill!
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E24
Akame ga Kill!
The 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...?
- Directed by Tomoki Kobayashi
- Written by Makoto Uezu
S01E23
Kill the Emperor
The Revolution finally reaches its final phase; Night Raid is en route to assassinate Minister Onest, the root of the problem. All goes according to Najenda's plan as the Revolutionary Army successfully invades the city. Night Raid arrives at the Palace where the Emperor and Minister are located. Unlike the panicked Emperor, the Minister is composed and confident as they prepare to unleash their trump card. As the palace trembles, something appears from below...!
- Directed by Atsushi Ikariya
- Written by Makoto Uezu
S01E21
Kill the Despair
In order to instill fear into the hearts of those among the Rebel Army, the capital has spread the word that Tatsumi will be executed publicly. Night Raid receives notice of this and intends to rescue him.
- Directed by Hiroyuki Tsuchiya
- Written by Touko Machida
S01E22
Kill the Little Sister
Following Tatsumi's capture, Night Raid successfully defeated Commander-in-Chief Budou but at the cost of Main and Susanoo's lives. The Revolutionary Army surrounds the capital as the civilians start to riot. Wave is confounded by what he sees as Ran calmly observes how everything unfolds. Meanwhile, Kurome senses that the end of her life is drawing near and seeks to settle things with her older sister once and for all.
- Directed by Masahiro Sonoda
- Written by Makoto Uezu
S01E17
Kill the Curse
After being cornered by Akame and Leone, Bols sets off an explosion and flees. While he is trying to get back to his comrades, he runs into a hurt girl who is crying. Meanwhile, Kurome's medicine starts wearing off and she starts remembering her days with Akame as well as their sad goodbye, while stumbling through the mountain. While leaning against a tree eating snacks, someone approaches her...
- Directed by Manabu Okamoto
- Written by Touko Machida
S01E08
Kill the Three (2)
Tatsumi and Bulat stand before the Three. Among them is Bulat's former leader, Liver. The battle quickly turns into a one-on-one combat between Bulat versus Liver and Tatsumi versus Nyau.
- Directed by Daisuke Eguchi, Mamiko Sekiya
- Written by Makoto Uezu
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E24
Akame ga Kill!
- Directed by Tomoki Kobayashi
- Written by Makoto Uezu
S01E23
Kill the Emperor
- Directed by Atsushi Ikariya
- Written by Makoto Uezu
S00E23
AkaKill! Theater #23 - Setting Out on a Journey
S00E22
AkaKill! Theater #22 - Akame and Kurome
S01E22
Kill the Little Sister
- Directed by Masahiro Sonoda
- Written by Makoto Uezu
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Masanori FujitaExecutive Producer
- Yoko BabaProducer
- Masanori MiyakeProducer
- Hirohito ShinoharaProducer
- Kazuhiro AsoProducer
- Gaku IwasaProducer
Writing
- Touko MachidaWriter
- Koujirou NakamuraWriter
- Makoto UezuWriter
Direction
- Takahiro KawakoshiDirector
- Kazuomi KogaDirector
- Daisuke EguchiDirector
- Kazuhiro OzawaDirector
- Atsushi IkariyaDirector
- Sumito SasakiDirector
Cinematography
- Keisuke NakamuraDirector of Photography
Music
- Taku IwasakiOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
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