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Akame ga KILL! (manga)

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Alternative title:
Red Eyes Sword - Akame Ga Kill ! (French)
アカメが斬る! (Japanese)
斬！赤紅之瞳 (Chinese (Taiwan))
아카메가 벤다! (Korean)
Genres: action, fantasy, horror
Objectionable content: Intense
Plot Summary: Tatsumi, a young warrior who travels to the Imperial capital to join the military, instead finds a world of corruption, decay and brutality. Tatsumi encounters Night Raid, an assassin group that supports the efforts of a growing underground revolution, joining their ranks after they reveal the true nature of the Imperial nobility to him. Among Night Raid's number is Akame, a reticent swordswoman who has a past as an imperial assassin.
User Ratings: 61 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 9 votes (Eng:9)
 Excellent: 15 votes (Eng:15)
 Very good: 17 votes (Eng:16, others:1
1 Spanish
)
 Good: 12 votes (Eng:12)
 Decent: 2 votes (Eng:2)
 So-so: 1 vote (Eng:1)
 Not really good: 1 vote (Eng:1)
 Weak: 2 votes (Eng:2)
 Bad: -
 Awful: 1 vote (Eng:1)
 Worst ever: 1 vote (Eng:1)
Seen in part or in whole by 187 users, rank: #471 (of 6719)
Median rating: Very good
Arithmetic mean: 7.754 (Very good−), std. dev.: 2.0458, rank: #1628 (of 7450)
Weighted mean: 7.758 (Very good−), rank: #1880 (of 7450) (seen all: 7.82 / seen some: 8.27 / won't finish: 3.48)
Bayesian estimate: 7.754 (Very good−), rank: #948 (of 3485)
Number of tankoubon: 15
Number of pages: 238
Chapter titles: We have 81
Vintage: 2010-03-20 to 2016-12-22 (serialized in Gangan Joker, Apr '10-Jan '17)
Release dates: We have 67
Official website:
Akame ga KILL! @ Gangan Joker (Japanese)
Review:
Akame ga KILL! GN 1 (Feb 19, 2015)
News: Show:
Elex Media Licenses Akame ga Kill!, Oriko Magica: Sadness Prayer Manga (Oct 15, 2018)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, July 22-28 (Jul 24, 2018)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, July 15-21 (Jul 17, 2018)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, April 22-28 (Apr 24, 2018)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 25-31 (Jan 10, 2018)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, October 29-November 4 (Oct 31, 2017)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, July 16-22 (Jul 18, 2017)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, April 16-22 (Apr 18, 2017)
Japanese Comic Ranking, February 27-March 5 (Mar 8, 2017)
Japanese Comic Ranking, February 20-26 (Mar 1, 2017)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, January 22-28 (Jan 24, 2017)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, October 23-29 (Nov 4, 2016)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, October 23-29 (Oct 25, 2016)
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 29-September 4 (Sep 7, 2016)
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 22-28 (Aug 31, 2016)
Akame ga Kill! Manga Ends in 15th Volume (Aug 22, 2016)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, July 24-30 (Aug 5, 2016)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, July 17-23 (Jul 19, 2016)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, April 24-30 (May 6, 2016)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, April 24-30 (Apr 26, 2016)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, January 31-February 6 (Feb 12, 2016)
Japanese Comic Ranking, February 1-7 (Feb 11, 2016)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, January 24-30 (Feb 7, 2016)
Japanese Comic Ranking, January 25-31 (Feb 3, 2016)
Japanese Comic Ranking, January 18-24 (Jan 28, 2016)
A Silent Voice Ranks in YALSA's Top 10 Graphic Novels for Teens (Jan 22, 2016)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, January 17-23 (Jan 19, 2016)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, November 1-7 (Nov 13, 2015)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, October 25-31 (Nov 6, 2015)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, October 25-31 (Oct 27, 2015)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, August 9-15 (Aug 21, 2015)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, August 2-8 (Aug 14, 2015)
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 3-9 (Aug 12, 2015)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, July 26-August 1 (Aug 7, 2015)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, July 19-25 (Jul 31, 2015)
Japanese Comic Ranking, July 20-26 (Jul 29, 2015)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, July 19-25 (Jul 21, 2015)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, May 17-23 (May 29, 2015)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, May 10-16 (May 22, 2015)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, May 3-9 (May 15, 2015)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, April 26-May 2 (May 8, 2015)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, April 19-25 (May 2, 2015)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, April 12-18 (Apr 24, 2015)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, April 19-25 (Apr 21, 2015)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, March 15-21 (Mar 27, 2015)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, March 1-7 (Mar 13, 2015)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, February 22-28 (Mar 6, 2015)
Akame ga Kill! #1 Debuts at 19th on U.S. Monthly BookScan February List (Mar 6, 2015)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, February 15-21 (Feb 27, 2015)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, February 8-14 (Feb 20, 2015)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, January 25-31 (Feb 6, 2015)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, January 18-24 (Jan 30, 2015)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, January 18-24 (Jan 20, 2015)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 29-January 4 (Jan 7, 2015)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 22-28 (Jan 5, 2015)
Akame ga Kill Manga to Start Last Arc in 12th Volume (Dec 19, 2014)
Yūki Yūna wa Yūsha de Aru Anime Gets PC Game Bundled With Home Video Releases (Oct 18, 2014)
Japanese Comic Ranking, June 23-29 (Jul 3, 2014)
Japanese Comic Ranking, June 16-22 (Jun 25, 2014)
Yen Press Licenses Akame Ga Kill!, Sword Art Online: Progressive, Kagerou Daze (Jun 13, 2014)
Akame ga KILL! Manga to Get Prequel in October (Jul 21, 2013)
Japanese Comic Ranking, February 25-March 3 (Mar 7, 2013)
Japanese Comic Ranking, February 18-24 (Feb 27, 2013)
Japanese Comic Ranking, September 24-30 (Oct 3, 2012)
Other article:
Akame ga Kill Manga Ends on December 22 (Oct 29, 2016)
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    Akame ga KILL! (GN 1) 2015-01-20 (from $10.39)
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Japanese staff
Japanese cast
(none)
Japanese companies
Publisher: Square Enix
English staff
English cast
Translation: Christine Dashiell

Lettering:
Abigail Blackman (Vol 6)
Erin Hickman (Vol 3-9)
James Dashiell (Vol 1-2)
Xian Michele Lee (Vol 10+)
(none)
English companies
Licensed by: Yen Press
Online Distribution: Manga UP!
French staff
French cast
Translation: frederic malet

Coordination: Grégoire Hellot
(none)
French companies
Publisher: Kurokawa
Spanish staff
Spanish companies
Translation: Edith Belarra (Norma Editorial)
Licensed by:
Editorial Ivréa (Argentina)
Panini Comics (Mexico)
Publisher: Norma Editorial (Spain)
Translation: Daruma Serveis Lingüístics (Norma Editorial)
Spanish cast
(none)
Italian staff
Italian cast
(none)
Italian companies
Publisher: Planet Manga
German staff
German companies
(none)
Publisher: Kazé Germany
German cast
(none)
Polish cast
Polish staff
Translation: Ilona Maciejewska
(none)
Polish companies
Licensed by: Waneko
Portuguese staff
Portuguese companies
(none)
Publisher: Panini Comics (Brazil)
Portuguese cast
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) staff
Chinese (Taiwan) companies
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) cast
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