Akame ga Kill!

Akame ga Kill!
First tankōbon volume cover featuring Akame
アカメが斬る!
(Akame ga Kiru!)
GenreAction, dark fantasy[1]
Manga
Written byTakahiro
Illustrated byTetsuya Tashiro
Published bySquare Enix
English publisher
ImprintGC Joker
MagazineMonthly Gangan Joker
DemographicShōnen
Original runMarch 20, 2010December 22, 2016
Volumes15
Manga
Akame ga Kill! Zero
Written byTakahiro
Illustrated byKei Toru
Published bySquare Enix
English publisher
  • NA: Yen Press
MagazineMonthly Big Gangan
DemographicSeinen
Original runOctober 25, 2013January 25, 2019
Volumes10
Anime television series
Directed byTomoki Kobayashi
Produced bySquare Enix
Written byMakoto Uezu
Music byTaku Iwasaki
Studio
Licensed by
Original networkTokyo MX, MBS, BS11, AT-X
English network
Original run July 7, 2014 December 15, 2014
Episodes24
Manga
Hinowa ga Crush!
Written byTakahiro
Illustrated byStrelka
Published bySquare Enix
English publisher
  • NA: Yen Press
MagazineMonthly Big Gangan
DemographicSeinen
Original runJune 24, 2017June 24, 2022
Volumes8

Akame ga Kill! (Japanese: アカメが斬る!, Hepburn: Akame ga Kiru!)[a] is a Japanese manga series written by Takahiro and illustrated by Tetsuya Tashiro. It was serialized in Square Enix's Monthly Gangan Joker from March 2010 to December 2016, with its chapters collected in 15 tankōbon volumes. The story focuses on Tatsumi, a young villager who travels to the Capital to raise money for his home only to discover strong corruption in the area. The assassin group known as Night Raid recruits the young man to help them in their fight against the corrupt Empire.

A 24-episode anime television series adaptation, animated by White Fox, was broadcast from July to December 2014. A prequel manga series, titled Akame ga Kill! Zero, illustrated by Kei Toru, was serialized in Square Enix's Monthly Big Gangan from October 2013 to January 2019, with its chapters collected in ten tankōbon volumes. A spin-off manga series, titled Hinowa ga Crush!, illustrated by Strelka, was serialized in Monthly Big Gangan from June 2017 to June 2022, with its chapters collected in eight tankōbon volumes. In North America, the three manga series were licensed by Yen Press. The anime series was licensed by Sentai Filmworks.

By September 2020, the overall manga series had over 4.1 million copies in circulation.

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