Akame ga kill Anime Reviewed by Teresita Blanco

Akame ga kill Anime Reviewed by Teresita Blanco

Akame ga Kill is a pretty new anime show. The anime show takes place in a fantasy like world. It has an odd mixture of futuristic and classical China stuff. It also mixes in some European fashion just for kicks. Anyhow, the main character is Tatsumi. He wanted to travel to the capital to save his village or something. He was traveling with two of his friends before they got separated. 

The first thing he killed was a monster or something. The traveler he helped warned him about the people in the capital. Despite the time oddities, the show was about ancient China. In the old days, the ministers used to kill off emperors who were not convenient. The ideal king for them was a young manipulative kid. The show also gives you a good idea of the fighting within the factions of the palace.

In ancient China, the officials were pretty corrupted. They still kind of are. This show makes references to outsiders or the frontier generals. Via the Mandate of Heaven, they had the right to kill morally corrupt government. Empires started morally just and then they got corrupted to die away. Anyhow, Tatsumi wanted to work for the corrupt government. Being a country boy, he had no idea that his village was being over taxed by the capital. 

Long story short, he ended up getting recruited by a group of Assassins who wanted to kill all the evil people in the capital. You know an old fashion revolution or regime change. In ancient China, transition of rulers was rarely smooth. Everyone wants a piece of pie, as the saying goes. What I like best about the show are the battles. They are intense in an assassin battle sort of way. Even if you don’t get the historical facts you can still find the battles pretty interesting. I recommend it.