Awhile ago, my best friend & collaborator MechG introduced to me this Anime titled Akame Ga Kill. This was during a time in which my interest in Anime was very minimal. Some time passed and I gave it another go, when it piqued my interests once more. Little did I know that AGK (abbreviated) would happen to be one of my Favorite Anime Series that I've watched in 2015. Spawning 24 episodes from July-December of 2014 & a Manga series that's still ongoing, AGK caught me by surprise with its storyline, engaging characters, emotional dilemmas, sporadic comedy, and overall it's tone. Recently, I've been watching Comedy/Harem Anime, but AGK was the 1st action/adventure Anime I've seen in awhile that I thoroughly enjoyed. So what's the story? I'll do my best to interpret the story since I'm well aware MechG will be analyzing this review. The story follows a young hero named Tatsumi who sets off towards the capital to help aid his village from poverty/sickness. Little does he know, the people within the capital don't take too kindly to commoners and are labeled more as monsters than actual human beings. Seeing that the people within the Capital are labeled as monsters, it wouldn't be long before Tatsumi becomes acquainted with a group known as the Night Raid, a unique & skilled team of assassins. Tatsumi is enlisted to join the Night Raid (Akame, Leone, Mine, Bulat, Lubbock, Sheele, & Najenda) and so we follow him as he strikes down the corrupt & powerful as well figure out the secrets of mysterious & awe-inspiring weapons called Imperial Arms. This....is one of the darkest & bloodiest Anime(s) I've seen in awhile. Beheadings, decapitations, torture ~ this Anime isn't afraid to turn from sporadically funny to uneasily disturbing. I will admit, however, that the comedy & action/drama are very unbalanced, but that didn't take away my enjoyment of the series. I was also engaged from the get-go on Night Raid, each & every single one of them are interesting in their own right & are very good at what they do as assassins. The action in the Anime was superb whereas the emotional dilemmas within the series were hit & miss for me. I also wouldn't be lying if I said I cried a bit during the emotional scenes (though some were over-dramatic). I'm not going to go into further detail on the series, but just know that if you're a fan of action/adventure Anime that's badass, has engaging characters, awesome action sequences, and a dark tone that I haven't seen much in Anime. I highly recommend it as it's definitely on my: Top 10 favorite Anime series I've watched in 2015 list.
I hope you enjoyed this week's Legacy post. Look forward to Legacy posts on Thursdays. Until then, you all stay classy now. WBCR will be up before midnight.
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