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TV anime20141 season24 episodesOriginal: mangaTakahiro, Tetsuya Tashiro

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.

After Season 1, continue with Vol. 7

Where Season 1 leaves off in the original hasn’t been confirmed, so this starting point is an estimate.

Book language
EditionYen Press
Akame ga Kill! Season 1 anime poster

Season 1

Low confidence

24 episodesJul 2014 – Dec 2014

Anime ends at
Ep 24

The anime has an original ending; some events in this volume overlap the adaptation.

Provisional start: Akame ga KILL!, Vol. 7

Yen PressEnglishPaperback

All 9 books from Vol. 7 to Vol. 15
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Also in other languages:

Where it stops:

1 side entryONAreading notes
  1. AkaKill! TheaterONA24 episodesJul 2014 – Dec 2014These comedy shorts parody the TV story and have no independent manga continuation. Use the TV series reading entry for the original manga.

Original · Manga

Akame ga KILL!

アカメが斬る!

Takahiro, Tetsuya TashiroSquare EnixCompleted15 volumes

  • JapaneseSquare Enix15 volumesAug 2010 – Feb 2017
  • EnglishYen Press15 volumesJan 2015 – Jul 2018
  • FrenchKurokawa15 volumesSep 2014 – Apr 2018
  • SpanishNorma Editorial15 volumesOct 2015 – Feb 2018

All volumes

Before you read

Suggested reading (English · Yen Press): Where Season 1 leaves off in the original hasn’t been confirmed. Reports point to Vol. 7. Reading notes: The anime has an original ending; some events in this volume overlap the adaptation.

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