Akame ga KILL

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Genres: action
Themes: assassins, gore

Plot Summary

In a fantasy world, fighter Tatsumi sets out for the Capitol to earn money for his starving village, and finds a world of unimaginable corruption, all spreading from the depraved Prime Minister who controls the child Emperor's ear. After nearly becoming a victim of this corruption himself, Tatsumi is recruited by Night Raid, a group of assassins dedicated to eliminating the corruption plaguing the Capitol by mercilessly killing those responsible.

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Horrible Subs Ep 01

The anime I have been looking forward to since I first read about it become an anime.
And so far, I am not disappointed. There doesn't seem to be a lot/any censoring which is good with these kinds of shows. Since there is plenty of blood flying around.

You are certainly not disappointing, having created this thread for us and all.

Ha, okay. I did not see that typo.

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Originally Posted by NeoCybercoin

There doesn't seem to be a lot/any censoring which is good with these kinds of shows. Since there is plenty of blood flying around.

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I was expecting a lot of censoring as well and I am pleased they didn't. It makes me wonder just how long they will go with that though. If memory serves me correctly, this series gets really dark. I wonder if they're going to animate THAT chapter.

I was afraid they were going to deviate from the manga a lot, but this was a pretty good adaptation. I would have wanted a higher budget for this, but it isn't horrible.

This is listed for 24 episodes, so we are going to get a lot of the story animated. I am so glad they didn't do a 1 cour testing the water approach with this one, since things get really good later on. More violence!

This was great.. I want more. I like that MC didn't hesitate to serve justice in a manner we (hopefully) all consider appropriate.
Finally someone that doesn't hesitate in a situation like this.

It might turn into one of my favorites if this keeps going.. the bullet-time scene looked really well done too, I'm hooked

A bit sad his friends are already dead :(

Not as powerful as I remember reading, but not due to deviance from the manga. Maybe I was overhyped, but I guess it feeling a little subdued works in its favor.

HS - Episode 02

I think it's mostly the art. It's not gritty enough and feels too happy. All the assassins are in dressed in various colours. So far this reminds me most of History's Strongest Disciple Keniichi (with a head start).

Yeah I agree during the day it's too colorful and Akame is not that big in the manga. Never thought I'd complain about that. But man, those killing animations do look awesome.

Ep 2 felt much better. Guess I adjusted. I enjoy that night raid has made peace with the fact that they are imperfect people enacting an imperfect plan to try and save an imperfect empire; the general lack of niavity really sets this one apart.

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Originally Posted by neflight86

the general lack of niavity really sets this one apart.

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Dunno, the main character is still pretty naive, although he's slowly being educated in the ways of the ruthless world.

The country in general seems a bit strange. Like the very first corrupt family. Why exactly were they torturing and killing all those people? The episode made it sound like it was just for fun, which sound dubious. The subsequent episodes furthermore painted a similar picture. Generally speaking the wealth/power disparity should be greater than we have seen if the summary killings and torture were used to keep the common folks under absolute terror and oppression. As things seem to be in this case, such wickedness typically means there's some demon or whatever behind it all, and thus there would be another purpose behind the bloody work. I do hope the larger reason doesn't end up being just for fun as that would be quite weak writing for the villains (it would work for the occasional psychopath, but not for all the upper class).

I like all the main characters so far. I hope Akame and Tatsumi grow closer to each other, even though this being a shounen show I guess nothing will happen.

Who was the girl in the preview? Just an illusion created by some illusionist enemy?

I read a little in this thread and decided to check this out... fuck me, i'm just one ep in and i already love it.

Also, ep 4 is out.


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Watched all four episodes, love it even more now. Wouldn't have found it if it wasn't for this thread, so thanks GotWoot ^_^

Yep, I am still loving the 'killcams' they do :P

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Yep, I am still loving the 'killcams' they do :P

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Yup, they are great!

They remind me of a certain computer game trailer/recap video, whether it was the Witcher / Guild Wars or some other game, I can't remember, but I enjoy watching the "kill-scene" alot too

edit: Its really cool now that I think about it... they make each kill look so much more significant and rounds everything up nicely as if its saying "Mission accomplished!"

Did anyone else not realize the boss was a female until like half way through the 3rd episode?

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Originally Posted by lelouch

Did anyone else not realize the boss was a female until like half way through the 3rd episode?

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For me it was halfyway through the first minute that she was speaking at the fireplace way back when... so no. :P

I'm not impressed by this show thus far though. It seems a lot like play-assassin right now. The seriousness isn't enough.

Hehehehe.

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Originally Posted by shinta|hikari

Hehehehe.

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Feels like it'll become serious when a night raid prominent member dies... And by prominent, we only have Akame and the MC as of yet.

Yeah, once it's done with the 'introduction' episodes it should get a whole lot better. Hmmmm Esdeath.

Edit: [HorribleSubs] Akame ga Kill! - 05 [1080p]

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Originally Posted by NeoCybercoin

Hmmmm Esdeath.

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Speaking of this Esdeath, I can't say I'd have ever been a fan of making a villain (or even a hero) look strong by having them defeat scores of losers, even if the losers are called a tough resistance. Obviously they aren't tough if they are so easily beaten, duh. My respect for this Esdeath only dropped by the scene shown, as it's harder to take her seriously after such a farce. Even the pervert eyeball executioner seemed more dangerous after his introduction.

Just watched all the eps, and i like the show so far. I see where people are coming from with some of the tone being a little "light" but i guess it doesn't bother me. So far i like all the characters, even the main character which is often rare in these kinds of shows. I mean sure he has the typical naivete, and maybe spends a bit too much time crying, but at least he doesn't hesitate to kill when the time comes. A whole season of watching him struggle with the act of killing while his new assassin friends bailed him out as he freezes up would have been maddening.

Ok so on to current events. Not a bad backstory/setup episode. I was curious about Sheele. Nice to know she's not just ditsy, but also kind of just straight up crazy natural born killer. The setup for potential tragedy is kind of interesting, i wonder if Tatsumi is actually gonna have to ice that police chick (who's name escapes me atm). Seems like an obvious source of potential future strife for him, since nothing about her currently seems evil.

Also i'll agree wit Kraco about Esdeath, something that ridiculous it tough to take seriously. Especially when the show didn't seem like it was gonna have that level of "super powers". But who knows, maybe these assassins are army slaughtering monsters too.

I would like to point out that Tatsumi is one of the most likable MCs I've seen
While he gets cocky from time to time, he accepts all this training and is aware of his own weakness. He *knows* that he needs these lessons. its really cool, I always expect him to cry about how he doesn't need this training and that he wants to fight strong enemies... but he always ends up doing what he is told (without whining)... that's suprising because its a rare trait in anime and I like it alot.

He is reasonably strong and not mentally challenged, thats another big plus in my book
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Leone was a masseuse?

Muuuuuuh diiick~

Yeah, he's pretty decent. The only part of him I didn't like was believing he could bring the dead back with Imperial arms. That came so out of nowhere and was so stupid that he could have gone without voicing such a wish. It was almost as bad earlier when the executor created the illusion of Sayo and he didn't doubt his eyes for a moment, despite the fact he buried the girl himself. That goes beyond simple naivety.

Felt pretty much the exact same way about everything you just said Kraco, especially that last part about him seeing the illusion of his friend.

That is *almost* as stupid as those idiots you see in zombie shows/movies that has one of their friends/family turned and they just refuse to accept it and end up risking their own life and the life everybody else thats with them because they won't kill it.

When he met the illusion of Sayo, he still believed Imperial Arms could resuscitate people. So he had a high affinity with that illusion.
You can even go as far as adding that the device places you in a dream state, so you really do not react like you're totally in control.
I guess it was not that clear when watching the ep...

I thought he didn't even get the idea of Imperial Arms being able to revive people until he first saw that book showing a bunch of them... and didn't that happen after that whole Sayo illusion thing? or has my brain completely trolled me here? lol

No, you're right. He based that idea off the fact that they didn't have information on all the Teigu's and after hearing about what the ones can do that they do know of. So I guess it's not that farfetched to think he would believe there would be one who could bring back the dead.

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Originally Posted by David75

When he met the illusion of Sayo, he still believed Imperial Arms could resuscitate people. So he had a high affinity with that illusion.
You can even go as far as adding that the device places you in a dream state, so you really do not react like you're totally in control.
I guess it was not that clear when watching the ep...

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No, Akame wasn't fooled in the least, like nobody smart would. It merely showed the target what they wanted to see. If you know a person is dead, because you saw the very dead body with your own eyes, the person isn't going to nonchalantly appear before you some days later, as if nothing happened (unless his first name is Jesus). Only a blistering idiot, or a shounen hero, would think otherwise. I'm not saying it would have been better to immediately attack in bloodlust, but high caution would have been the natural, intelligent approach.

[HorribleSubs] Akame ga Kill! - 06 [1080p]

Good stuff. Speedy ep that felt like it was over in an instant. May the killing continue (to be entertaining)!

Damn that was awesome.

Now that was cool. I hope they can keep up this tension without necessarily killing core characters since they're limited.

It was good to see one going. It makes the show so much more believable, the danger real. Obviously Akame and Tatsumi aren't going to die, I reckon, but this core group was already starting to get established, the characters built to a degree, so seeing one with a background suddenly die does have an impact. It's no good if only enemies can die. Especially when the enemies don't seem nearly as interesting.

Mine made a mistake by not trying to grab the scissors when she fled. Now their Imperial Arms balance (measured from when Tatsumi joined) is back to zero. Furthermore, they might have the unfortunate luck to meet those scissors in battle wielded by an enemy. I also wouldn't count on the Absolute Justice girl being impaired too long despite the wounds: She seemed to be a full-body cyborg already. She'll probably have new arms soon enough, so it was an utter defeat for the good guys.

The fight against crazy girl and her dog was good, but there were just 2 things that made it laughably bad.
1) Sheele chops off both of her arms, twice, then waits for her to scream out her special move. Then she waits for the dog to transform and grab Mine. Why didn't she just immediately decapitate her? Plenty of time to do this. That was just stupid.
2) Sheele activates her flashbang so Mine can get away. And Mine... just debates it for way too long. These people are supposed to be super pro assassins.

Fixing these 2 things would be trivial and not make the fight a joke.
1) When Sheele cuts the fence, have crazy girl activate her special ability so the dog transforms and grabs Mine. Then you could have Sheele chop off her arms but hear Mine being crushed and go save her. That way the timing isn't just stupid.
2) Mine should debate it for like, one or two lines, and then run. None of this staring at her, having Sheele say something, having Mine arguing back. That's just dumb.

Mine never seemed like a real pro assassin. She's just a girl with a big gun. In fact few of them do. Akame is probably still one and definitely was one. Leone is a tough fighter, for sure, but she doesn't really give me assassin vibes. Sheele might have been somewhere there, but I don't think being an airhead and an assassin was a beneficial combination. Hard to say about the others. The big dude seems more like a guardian (in a physical sense, not legal) for the group than a sneaky assassin. That would actually be good for them as an organization. I hope the leader is a real assassin. Needless to say, Tatsumi is still far too green and naive to call himself an assassin. He can't even deal with death, so he's far from prepared.

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Originally Posted by Kraco

Mine made a mistake by not trying to grab the scissors when she fled.

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Wasn't Sheele still holding the scissors, with the dog holding her upper body, when Mine fled?

Yeah she was holding the scissors.

Anyway, I felt like the impact was bigger in the manga but that could be simply because I read the manga and knew it was coming.
Still, it's good that they showed the non-manga readers that in this show nobody is safe from death. Not even the 'good' guys

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Originally Posted by shinta|hikari

Wasn't Sheele still holding the scissors, with the dog holding her upper body, when Mine fled?

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Indeed she was, but these people are supposed to be extravagant. Besides, she dropped them shortly after in any case, so she wasn't holding them that tight.

Jumping towards the dog that just ate your friend does not seem like a good idea, especially if you want to escape.

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Mine made a mistake by not trying to grab the scissors when she fled.

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Hmm, that wouldn't have made sense
1. she has a broken arm and it would result in even more luggage to carry around, as if her own weapon isn't already large enough.
2. she is trying to escape and needs the flashlight as cover
3. the flashlight would disappear and leave her directly in front of the huge dog.

Nah, there is nothing she could've done in that situation, I expected her to shoot a huge laser beam though, since the "pinch" was real this time. But it looks like she wasn't able to lift her gun with these wounds

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2) Mine should debate it for like, one or two lines, and then run. None of this staring at her, having Sheele say something, having Mine arguing back. That's just dumb.

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Did that scene really turn out that long? It didn't feel like it when I watched it...
edit: Hmm yeah, nothing too serious though

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1) Sheele chops off both of her arms, twice, then waits for her to scream out her special move. Then she waits for the dog to transform and grab Mine. Why didn't she just immediately decapitate her? Plenty of time to do this. That was just stupid.

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Ya, she could've finished the job, especially since they just said that all they have to do is to kill the wielder
It was okay for me that she cut her arms twice, because she was disarming her that way.. and she didn't really "wait" but the growl stunned her, but killing the wielder should've been the priority, especially since it wouldn't take long to do so.

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Originally Posted by shinta|hikari

Jumping towards the dog that just ate your friend does not seem like a good idea, especially if you want to escape.

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Joining a small rebel group fighting a huge empire doesn't seem like a good idea either if you are interested in things like escaping without risking anything.

That argument is stupid, no reason to have a deathwish just because you fight for what you believe to be the right thing...
They might as well attack the emperor directly with that statement in mind... that's just silly

and the rebel group is probably not as small as you think it is, since high ranked officers in the imperial army are already deserting to them
If I'm not mistaken, the leader even said that the *army* grew so large that they created divisions such as Night Raid to handle covert-ops stuff and so on

The main rebel army seems to be in some remote region far from the capital, which of course makes sense as it would be an open war otherwise. It's just this bunch of elite assassins performing precision strikes in the capital. And of course the argument was stupid because I just twisted Shinta's words. But the underlying fact remains: They should push forward at 120% or they will pushed off the map themselves. You can't really say totally losing a 2 vs 1 fight (the nameless grunts appearing later don't count) and even losing the Imperial Arms would have been anything short of pitiful. They can't go on like that for the sake of escaping fights if they want to retain a shred of pride, that is, want to feel they can fight anything else but practically defenseless goons and other easy targets. They would be nothing but petty terrorists following such a path.

As you said, they are pretty much on their own, so why would they seek a fight?
They are not supposed to do that, they assasinate and retreat you could say its their *job* to avoid a fight. That's what they did and tried this time around too. On top of that, she had an broken arm and couldn't even fight anymore, pushing forward is wrong. Sometimes its better to fold even after you committed a large sum and not go all in just because you *might* win the whole pot, you might be able to come back with better cards later.

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They can't go on like that for the sake of escaping fights if they want to retain a shred of pride, that is

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They succesfully assasinated a relic wielder one episode prior to this one.. its not like they are on a losing streak and it's not like they care about "pride" either

Yeah, my main problem wasn't the escape, for that was obviously the only and best decision considering the circumstances. My problem is that she didn't try to do anything to take the Imperial Arms with her. Those weapons seem to be of immense importance and very rare, so it's not something you should simply let the enemy have without a fight. Obviously they are even more important for a tiny crew of assassins. If you say she was so beaten she couldn't do anything, then she has absolutely no business lecturing to Tatsumi or bossing him around. She should just shut up and join him in the newbie training. For she's far too weak.

As previously said, you can't take the flashlight and escape if the other girl needs to hold the flashlight to work.

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Originally Posted by Buffalobiian

As previously said, you can't take the flashlight and escape if the other girl needs to hold the flashlight to work.

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The corpse needed no flashlight. A corpse needs nothing but a grave. Mine has a machine gun, which would have made a short work of the nameless soldiers, or at least discouraged them enough not to approach if she couldn't have aimed too well with one arm broken. The Armless Justice girl was already deep in her own little world of insanity, so she wouldn't have, likely, commanded the dog to chase Mine. In fact I doubt she would have even noticed Mine taking the scissors before fleeing.

Still, all said and done, perhaps this complete fiasco will prompt Mine to grow as a person and drop her baseless high attitude. At least if she has any sense left in her.

but
http://i.imgur.com/hlTqPZy.png

how do you operate such a large weapon, pick up the scissors (which are as large as a person) and fight your way through the masses with that
and wasn't Justice Girl fully aware of her surroundings during that moment?

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Still, all said and done, perhaps this complete fiasco will prompt Mine to grow as a person and drop her baseless high attitude. At least if she has any sense left in her.

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What I liked about the group and her in particular was that even though she can't control her anger, she realized that that Sheele death was in a way "just" and that the girl (even though she clearly enjoyed the killing) only did her duty as an imperial solider.

http://i.imgur.com/gFZ6Wdc.jpg

If this wasn't so representative of her personality, I'd be far more understanding. But after she said a bunch lines like this to Tatsumi a couple of episodes ago, she has some rotten guts to return to the base now after such a failure. She was supposed to be such a high and mighty, experienced pro assassin according to her own boasting.

Don't get me wrong, I can't stand her for the same reason. It's a really boring character "trait" too - but in the end she didn't fail to complete her mission and was at least intelligent enough to not die an unneccesary death, which would've ended in the loss of another relic. From what we've seen, you might even think that she wanted to fight, but Sheele convinced her to not do it.

edit: Haha, after watching EP3 again, even Tatsumi knows that she isn't as competent as she pretended to be

Uh...help me if I'm wrong here, but a broken arm, a dead best friend being eaten by a huge regenerating monster, surrounded by guards and a hostile "JUSTICE!" righteous-psychopath qualifies for just about the biggest pinch you could possibly get yourself in.

That thing should have been able to produce a beam the size and intensity of a thermonuclear blast in a convenient cone shape, even one-handed. Why would you even need to aim at all? Just pull the trigger, lay waste to everything, and then run. The thing does have a strap.

I agree that there was no way she was grabbing the scissors.

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Originally Posted by Ryllharu

Uh...help me if I'm wrong here, but a broken arm, a dead best friend being eaten by a huge regenerating monster, surrounded by guards and a hostile "JUSTICE!" righteous-psychopath qualifies for just about the biggest pinch you could possibly get yourself in.

That thing should have been able to produce a beam the size and intensity of a thermonuclear blast in a convenient cone shape, even one-handed. Why would you even need to aim at all? Just pull the trigger, lay waste to everything, and then run. The thing does have a strap.

I agree that there was no way she was grabbing the scissors.

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I suppose it'd be a question of if she could handle the recoil of that kind of blast in her injured state, she had trouble even lifting the weapon earlier so perhaps firing at that power level would have simply injured her further. There is also the question of limitations. We don't know much about her weapon, perhaps it's maximum output isn't high enough for that kind of attack. If it was i'd have to imagine they would have just aimed her at the castle, swung a sword at her neck and had her fire. Mission complete.

I agree the scissors were a lost cause, going after them would have been stupid on many levels. Not the least of which is that they were providing the cover she needed to escape that monster dog (apparently this series has some cross over with Earthworm Jim lol) and the large group of enemies. On top of that it's hardly a sound choice, tactically, to risk losing two Imperial Arms to recover one.

It was a kick ass episode, i was really shocked they killed Shelee after she'd become so close with Tatsumi. Super glad they did it though, maximum emotional impact. It's nice to have a series that isn't afraid to kill off a character right after they've made you like them.

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Originally Posted by Crash

I suppose it'd be a question of if she could handle the recoil of that kind of blast in her injured state, she had trouble even lifting the weapon earlier so perhaps firing at that power level would have simply injured her further. There is also the question of limitations. We don't know much about her weapon, perhaps it's maximum output isn't high enough for that kind of attack. If it was i'd have to imagine they would have just aimed her at the castle, swung a sword at her neck and had her fire. Mission complete.

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This would be what would I expected to happen given the pinch she is in. Also agree that trying to recover the scissor would be so silly and practically impossible. How will she carry it anyway given she has a broken arm lol.

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It was a kick ass episode, i was really shocked they killed Shelee after she'd become so close with Tatsumi. Super glad they did it though, maximum emotional impact. It's nice to have a series that isn't afraid to kill off a character right after they've made you like them.

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After reading this I had a sudden A Game of Thrones flashback.

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Tatsumi is already as good if not better than Mine, but there's a huge gap left to the likes of Bulat or Akame. All in all the team has quite a wide spectrum of levels of power. In that sense it's no wonder they took in a greenhorn like Tatsumi. Too bad Tatsumi thinks too much of himself (despite his occasional humble words) and thus makes basic mistakes, which lowers his actual power compared to the potential. It's not so bad when fighting against nonames since it removes hesitation and rises efficiency, but it will kill him and endanger his allies when facing real foes, such as the one in this episode. I suppose that's one aspect of his overwhelming naivety the older Night Raid members haven't managed to beat out of him yet.

I could have lived with Akame not showing such visible grief. It wasn't unclear to anybody she's a really good girl, so she could have maintained her forced calmness. If only Tatsumi hadn't been such a dick. At least he had the decency to punch himself. He should do that every hour.

I think it would have been better if she abruptly left and he followed her to see her trying to hide it. The message was she cries behind closed doors so not to emotionally destabilize the others. It's too bad the execution here was so heavy-handed.

Tatsumi excels when he stays planted firmly on the ground, but he keeps leaping into the air like he's fighting one of those giant beasts from the first episode. He's an understated fighter. When he plants his feat firmly and waits for his attacker to come in, he hits them every time. When he zips along the ground toward he opponents, they lose limbs. When he tries to get all flashy like all the others, he does stupid shit. The more he reigns it in, the stronger he gets. He's not blessed with one of the Arms either, so I think it goes a long way into saying how good of a fighter he actually is, but he needs to calm the hell down.

I can't be the only one who thinks Esdeath will fall for Tatsumi, or even more hilariously, Bulat?
The foreshadowing was super thick in that scene, funny as it was. It has to be one of them.

But Bulat is full on Homo so that would leave Tatsumi.
Poor poor guy,

Oh wait...Lubback is also available. But we all seem to forget about him XD

That's why Esdeath falling for Bulat would be funny. Because he is totally gay, and she probably doesn't know that. She'd go psychopathic, moreso than she already is.

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That's why Esdeath falling for Bulat would be funny. Because he is totally gay, and she probably doesn't know that. She'd go psychopathic, moreso than she already is.

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Indeed. Let's hope she goes that way! It wouldn't actually even be totally out of the question if Bulat ends up defeating her underlings (these three). That already might pique her curiosity. Tatsumi, however, doesn't need a harem. He only needs Akame.

That Alucard voice! Nakata Jouji is about the only male voice that can make me wet. Please don't kill him off.

Come on, he's a bad guy with two others on a boat with a side character plus the MC. No way he is making it out.

But it would be funny to see Esdeath falling for Bulat.

Is it wrong that when Bulat smacked down that guys buddies, then chopped him in half with zero resistance, i laughed with joy? I love the way they build up characters in this show and then just erase them suddenly. Totally expecting this big three way fight and then, bam, lights out.

I'll agree that the one sided Bulat/Esdeath romance would be hilarious.

I hope that we'll see the conclusion of this fight next week...
Please no cliffhanger right before Tatsumi gets into the action, the very last scene of the preview for next weeks episode displayed something very interesting.
I'm hyped, just don't drag it out please.... ~23 minutes should be enough for a fight, right? Even if you add some background for that Liver guy and Esdeath. I can't stand several-episodes lasting battles.

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And so another one bites the dust. I didn't really expect Bulat to die here, right after Sheele died, but on the other hand nothing makes a fight seem more tough and meaningful than such a sacrifice. At the very least Tatsumi doesn't walk out of this tragedy as a loser like Mine did. He'll bring back Bulat's Imperial arms as well as two others, and actually scored a kill against an Imperial arms user. He's now unquestionably higher on the Night Raid ranking than Mine, though I doubt he would care about such things after losing Bro. Still, their time of fooling around is clearly over anyway with two deaths reducing their already small numbers.

He brings back 3 new arms...
The double boomerang swords, the body control flute and the water control ring

You would certainly hope he does. Unless in his grieving he completely forgets about those. I mean that would suck.
Next episode is going to be great as well.

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Originally Posted by NeoCybercoin

You would certainly hope he does. Unless in his grieving he completely forgets about those. I mean that would suck.

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I would be close to dropping this show if he's so idiotic and airheaded he fails to bring them with him. Bulat's death would have been half wasted. It would be far too poor writing from the author to forget the arms.

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Originally Posted by David75

He brings back 3 new arms...

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Haha, yeah, indeed. The first guy died so fast I totally forgot him.

He wanted to quick level. It happens.

"Evolved" or not, Tatsumi's armour looks less cool than Balut's. Either the design's plainer, or it's simply Balut's frame holding the armour up well. In any case, I was only mildly impressed.

Live Eva(Dragon) Armour with a hidden Berserk mode would be cool.

And goodbye Mr Alucard's Voice. Until next time.

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Originally Posted by Buffalobiian

And goodbye Mr Alucard's Voice. Until next time.

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You mean the Fate/Stay Night reboot next season?

Nakata Jouji plays Kotomine Kirei you know...

...and Nyanta from Log Horizon, also next season.
(Also Nrvnqsr Chaos...but nobody likes him)

I was more interested that the "key" to that armor is the exact style of sword Tatsumi uses. It's definitely more compatible with him than with Balut. I wouldn't be surprised if Tatsumi starts throwing out chains and stuff, or having the armor heal him, etc. He thinks it's cool, its base form is practically second nature to him already, and he has the same attitude Balut had...righteousness. Not the twisted black and white "Justice!" of little miss psychopath cop, but one of anti-exploitation and real perspective.

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Originally Posted by Ryllharu

and he has the same attitude Balut had...righteousness. Not the twisted black and white "Justice!" of little miss psychopath cop, but one of anti-exploitation and real perspective.

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Does that matter? The armour's attribute is adaptation, after the dragon creature that could live and survive anywhere. It transformed into an armor that protects the wielder when the poor creature was turned into an Imperial arms. I doubt it really cares about what the person wants to do or fight for. Naturally the wielder has to accept and be comfortable with the arms, or they wouldn't be compatible. It's an armour so it only wants to protect (adapt against any danger), just like a sword would only want to cut.

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Well we can't really say for sure, but i don't think we know enough about them to rule it out. Bulat said that compatibility was mostly about how you react to the arms when you first see it. So if your own impression of the arms is a factor, it doesn't seem too far fetched that the arms reaction to you could be as well. Especially considering it's made of a living thing that is apparently still very much alive. I wonder if he will manifest a sword at some point. Bulat had a spear, it would be a little disappointing if a swordsman with an armor who's form starts as a sword is reduced to fist fighting all the time.

I'm super bummed out Bro died. I mean i'm glad Tatsumi got an arms finally, but Bulat was one of my favorite characters. i'm gonna miss him. At least he went out kicking ass like a boss. That being said our group of assassins is shrinking at kind of an alarming rate, but they've got a few new arms. Maybe we'll be getting some cool new members? It'd be a waste to introduce boomerang axes and not have someone use them.

The last of the beast killers also was convinced it would kill Tatsumi (though some psychological warfare was involved).

Considering the last one Tatsumi tried gave him a splitting headache, because he remembered it as being the tool of a creepy fuck, there's definitely an acceptance factor from both side in play with these things.

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Considering the last one Tatsumi tried gave him a splitting headache, because he remembered it as being the tool of a creepy fuck, there's definitely an acceptance factor from both side in play with these things.

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I disagree. I'd say it could as well be nothing more than more pronounced you can only use a tool you want to touch situation with a feedback loop. So, if you don't accept the arms, the arms can't accept you either. That's fairly typical in fiction. Sort of like Souseke learning to pilot Arbalest and struggling to use the lambda driver. He couldn't accept it at first and thus sucked at using it with tragic consequences. Really, anime and manga is full of such tools, both magical and technological.

Tatsumi couldn't use the eye because he's not a healthy pervert!

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You mean the Fate/Stay Night reboot next season?

Nakata Jouji plays Kotomine Kirei you know...

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I know. They're not quite the same.

Nyanta has his "nice demeanor" on mostly, while Kotomine's sarcasm makes him more petty. Alucard's is more pure badassery and proud.

"Yes, my Master Esdeath!"

You would think Night Raid would have learned that maybe it would be smarter to travel in at least 3-man cells, especially when taking on equally tough opponents. They don't have a lot of good fighters to spare, and traveling in 3's isn't much more difficult than in pairs.

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You would think Night Raid would have learned that maybe it would be smarter to travel in at least 3-man cells, especially when taking on equally tough opponents. They don't have a lot of good fighters to spare, and traveling in 3's isn't much more difficult than in pairs.

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You said it yourself: They don't have manpower to spare. If I recall correctly, they split into three teams to cover the three most likely targets of the fake Night Raid in this arc. They wouldn't have had enough people to form teams of three fighters. Otherwise you are naturally correct, but I suppose the rebel army doesn't have competent people to lend them, either. In that sense it's no wonder they took the risk and recruited Tatsumi despite never having seen him before. Fortunately for Tatsumi, he had come straight from the woods, so he wasn't likely a spy, and witnessed the gruesome end of his friends at the hands of imperials, so he was pretty good material for an anti-government group. Still, Night Raid is now one person shorter compared to the situation before Tatsumi, so it's not looking good. They really need to get new people, as risky as it is.

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Alright, all is well: Tatsumi did bring back the loot and Mine actually was looking up to Tatsumi for a moment.

I wasn't really interested in Esdeath's new team, but on the other hand they now won't seem faceless out of nowhere opponents for the Night Raid members. With Bulat dead it was clear Tatsumi would be Esdeath target, but it was handled pretty funnily and successfully, with the requirements list adding to the inevitability. I didn't foresee Esdeath capturing him quite that forcefully, but in retrospect I really should have seen that coming. She's totally like that.

Hard to say if Tatsumi's position is enviable or not. Esdeath has a killer body (unfortunately also literally) and one couldn't ask for a better chance as a spy. But it's still going to be difficult to be under Esdeath's observation and even her infatuation. Tatsumi needs to start planning his escape immediately.

Damnit, what's going on with nyaatorrents? I have all the shows i watch as RSS feeds from Nyaa in uTorrent, and its been down for a while now :/

I would quit night raid and just be Esdeath's boytoy.

You do know you are fucked if she wants to....spice it up in the bedroom right? The ultimate sadist? Unless you are the submissive one....:P

But she's a virgin. She knows nothing of the bedroom.

Too bad Tatsumi is too. He could have reverse-raped Esdeath (I know it is usually the other way around, but Esdeath).

Time to make a new big boobed sig.

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Time to make a new big boobed sig.

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Stop hogging all the good stuff. You don't even like big boobs.

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You do know you are fucked if she wants to....spice it up in the bedroom right? The ultimate sadist? Unless you are the submissive one....:P

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She wants you to have a future, so you'll be fine.

Isn't Esdeath like perfect?

She is gonna make you a freaking general for crying out loud.

Oh and that hotness.

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She is gonna make you a freaking general for crying out loud.

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An Imperial general would be a pretty good position for a spy, but somehow I doubt Tatsumi's acting skills would last that long. Although he should definitely do some serious... spying in the bedroom for a while before escaping. Surely the poor rebellion couldn't afford to totally ignore the pair of valuable assets Esdeath will be offering to Tatsumi based on the preview. While I'm a Tatsumi+Akame shipper, I'm willing to grant him a little side quest for the sake of the Rebellion!

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Gahhh awesome episode. I think in aggregate this is one of the best seasons we've had in a long time. A lot of good series showing right now. I want moar.

Not sure what Wave meant by enhanced version - did the mad scientist make alterations or something? I thought the imperial arms we're all made like a million years ago or w.e, though I might not be remembering correctly.

They really need to stop fucking travelling in 2's. If they limited their scope and just traveled in 3-man cells, they would still have 2 very powerful members left onboard.

Also, they should keep all the imperial arms they get and demand soldiers to man them. Night raid is way too small of a group now.

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Not sure what Wave meant by enhanced version - did the mad scientist make alterations or something? I thought the imperial arms we're all made like a million years ago or w.e, though I might not be remembering correctly

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Yes, but that doesn't mean they were made at the same time. Incusio might be Arms #56 and Wave's one may be Arms #87 or however many there were.

Esdeath is like a bloody sports car: an awesome ride that might just kill you.

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Tatsumi's face should really be on a wanted poster right now, but somehow I can't see that happening unless the plot develops to something larger and battle-centred where walking around the capital isn't really important. I suppose that's already happened given that Night Raid's hideout is known.

I feel like the string guy from Nightraid is foreshadowed to die next episode :(

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Tatsumi's face should really be on a wanted poster right now, but somehow I can't see that happening unless the plot develops to something larger and battle-centred where walking around the capital isn't really important. I suppose that's already happened given that Night Raid's hideout is known.

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Maybe escaping from a hard lover isn't enough to land one with a Wanted Dead or Alive poster.

Night Raid has been sticking to the same hideout for so long that it would be a high time to switch places. It's risky to get too comfortable and feel too secure. Besides, if I don't remember entirely incorrectly, they were thinking of moving when Tatsumi got captured.

A good ep in any case. I was imagine Tatsumi would be stronger than these underlings but that doesn't seem to be the case. He might be able to beat some of them 1 vs 1, but likely not 1 vs 2 or worse. He sure had guts to try to convert Esdeath during the first evening. Though it's actually good it was the first evening as Esdeath was still far more forgiving.

Man Esdeath is getting bigger and bigger each episode.
Too bad they changed some stuff. I mean in the manga Tastumi and Burat went hunting together in those very mountains and that's why he knew what those danger beasts looked like and reacted the way he did.

Too bad Bols isn't getting a lot of attention. He is one of my favorites.

I don't know why he didn't try to have sex with Esdeath before trying to convert her. No joke. She's a virgin and everyone knows it, use it against her. She's in love with being in love. He should have seduced her at least a little. He wouldn't even have to go all weird about it, since his normal personality is what draws her to him.

She gets some credit for recognizing his poor pre-coitus attempt, and then declaring that she will be the one turning him.

Let's see who's iron will is stronger, Tatsumi's or Esdeath's!

All in all, she's a pretty good leader. I actually find it kind of hard to see her as evil. Excessively harsh for sure, but she's very regimented and strict, much like the Night Raid Boss. There just isn't an ounce of mercy in her at all...except toward Tatsumi. It's her soft spot, and Tatsumi botched his chances trying to convert her right away.

Her fucking psychopath underlings that are the problem. Wave and the burninator guy are the only sane ones. I really hate that JUSTICE girl, Kurome being a close second.

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I don't know why he didn't try to have sex with Esdeath before trying to convert her. No joke. She's a virgin and everyone knows it, use it against her. She's in love with being in love. He should have seduced her at least a little. He wouldn't even have to go all weird about it, since his normal personality is what draws her to him.

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Being a virgin and something of an idealist, I reckon Tatsumi wants to save his first time for Akame. Still, I have to say I can't disagree with you. It's not like he and Akame were a pair (yet) and one could have probably counted his infidelity as a part of the mission anyway. However, it's not really in his character to act like a playboy, or in fact act at all. While being so blunt might have actually saved his life, as it was by Esdeath's estimation a part of his naive charm, he wouldn't have had what it takes to weave a better plan anyway.

Might have been once in a lifetime opportunity. Esdeath also seemed surprisingly gentle, not S at all in the bed chamber.

Think that's because she didn't know what to do. Once she finds that out....I am pretty sure she will become much more...dominant in the sheets.

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But being a part of Night Raid may well be.

Only the professor knows that, and he will probably die considering the preview title.

Is it just me or do the jaegers seem much more powerful than esdeaths original crew?

A guy who controlled water was probably more powerful than a pyromancer or feather shooter.

Tatsumi didn't have sex with Esdeath because:
He's a very good guy, naïve, a litle young and a virgin.
In fact, it's precisely because she's a little too forceful he wasn't able to take the opportunity.
There's also the fact she's an enemy, the fact she's extremely more powerful than he his and he fears her.
But that doesn't mean he was totally cold about her. Just that all of these problems kept him from taking the opportunity.

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Maybe him, but Akame's sister and wave definitely seem leagues more powerful than the other two guys, one of whom got one-shotted by Bulat and the other who got pretty much one-shotted by Tatsumi. Tatsumi couldn't even last more than a few seconds against wave, and Akame's sister seems even more powerful.

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Only the professor knows that, and he will probably die considering the preview title.

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Wave knew right? Or did he just fight Incrusio without realizing it was Tatsumi?

@lelouch: Tatsumi had a bad match up. Wave was better than him in combat and flute guy should have affected Tatsumi with music instead of himself.