In this post, we take a closer look at the current status of the series “Akame ga Kill!”, also known by the following titles:
- アカメが斬る！
- Akame ga Kiru!
- Red Eyes Sword - Akame ga Kill!
Status#
Based on our analysis, the series is NOT FINISHED. ❌
Here’s how we reached that conclusion:
- All related entries are marked as finished on MyAnimeList
- The series is listed as ended on Trakt
- The original source material has not been fully adapted, according to MangaUpdates
Taken together, these points indicate that Akame ga Kill! is still ongoing in some form.
Watch order#
Akame ga Kill! ↗ ↖
Akame ga Kiru!
Summary
The ruthless Minister Honest exploits the ignorance of a new young Emperor and deviously rules the country from the shadows with twisted morals and no regard for human life. As a result of this, an epidemic of crime and corruption has spread throughout the country's capital city, and a state of society ensues where the privileged have absolute domination over the lesser.However, there exists an organization to combat this rife abuse of power: Night Raid, a secret division of the oppositionary Revolutionary Army. It is composed of a small team of ruthless assassins who murder all those who partake in or turn a blind eye to the Empire’s outrageous wrongdoings.
Tatsumi is a naïve, sword-wielding young man on a journey to save his impoverished village. Soon, he witnesses the bloody horrors and cruelty of the capital firsthand. Overcome with hatred, Tatsumi is swayed by Night Raid’s profound cause and decides to join them, embarking on a painful and dangerous mission to exact revenge on Minister Honest. Tatsumi gains many invaluable experiences as he unravels the ethics of conflicting ideologies, life and death, all while working toward the restoration of a humane world.
[Written by MAL Rewrite]
Background
Akame ga Kill! was published in English by Yen Press from January 20, 2015 to July 24, 2018; in Spanish by Norma Editorial since October 29, 2015; in Italian by Panini Comics since October 24, 2015; in French by Kurokawa edition since September 11, 2014; and in Polish by Waneko since August 6, 2017 Author Takahiro stated in Akame ga Kill! 1.5 that the series is heavily inspired by the historical drama series Hissatsu.
Akame ga Kill! Zero ↗ ↖
Akame ga Kiru! Zero
Summary
They believed that every time they took a life, they brought happiness to another...Before becoming Night Raid’s deadliest ally, Akame was a young girl bought by the Empire and raised as an assassin whose sole purpose was to slaughter everything in her path. Because that’s what makes people happy… right?
Background
Akame ga Kill! Zero was published in English by Yen Press from March 22, 2016 to October 29, 2019.
Akame ga Kill! ↗ ↖
Akame ga Kiru!
Summary
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. Without a strong and benevolent leader, the rest of the nation is left to drown in poverty, strife, and ruin. 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.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. 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.
[Written by MAL Rewrite]
Background
Akame ga Kill! is the anime adaptation of Takahiro's shounen manga of the same title, which is illustrated by Tetsuya Tashiro and was serialized in Square Enix's Gangan Joker from April 2010 to December 2016. The anime follows the source material through the first eight volumes of the manga, incorporating events from later issues as well, before concluding with an original story arc that deviates from the manga.
Akame ga Kill! Recap ↗ ↖
Akame ga Kill! Digest Recap
Summary
Recap of the first eight episodes of Akame ga Kill! series.
Akame ga Kill! 1.5 ↗ ↖
Akame ga Kill! Volume 1.5
Summary
Night Raid is a band of assassins who work covertly to cleanse the Capital, a place where greed and corruption runs rampant. Mercilessly killing those who perpetuate its evil, Night Raid aims to help the innocent and pave the way for a better tomorrow.While Sheele is training Tatsumi in the forest, the two happen upon a young girl being attacked and save her. The girl, called Nea, cannot see or make her way alone, and they end up taking her back to Night Raid’s hideout. Tragic circumstances have forced Nea to seek out her remaining family in the Capital, and having taken a shine to the girl, Sheele resolves to help her. However, with the Capital being the swirling pot of avarice and malice it is, Nea’s troubles are far from over.
At another time and place, Night Raid sets their sight on a new target: a group of deadly assassins indiscriminately killing civilians for sport. As Night Raid prepares to deliver retribution upon the culprits, Bulat finds an unexpected dilemma in this routine mission.
[Written by MAL Rewrite]
Background
Akame ga Kill! 1.5 was originally released as a special 100-page bonus volume bundled with the limited editions of the anime Blu-ray/DVD volume 1 set on October 15, 2014. It contained two side story chapters about Bulat and Sheele, and the opening pages contained a crossover with It was rereleased as a standalone tankobon on December 25, 2017, with two new chapters. It has been licensed in Spanish by Norma Editorial.
Hinowa ga Yuku! ↗ ↖
ヒノワが征く!
Summary
On the island of Wakoku, the civil war offers anyone the chance of becoming a hero—from fishing women to bastard children, any can make a name for themselves by working through the rigorous ranks of the army. Hinowa, a young woman with extraordinary skills, is determined to do just that, but soon learns things may not always go to plan... More than ten years after a disastrous battle, the war is still ongoing, and a girl with black hair and black markings washes up on shore...(Source: Yen Press)