Akame ga KILL

[Ryllharu]

I was pretty disappointed in Mine after she got eaten by the frog. I would have figured that would be quite the pinch she got herself in. I honestly expected her to stay in there a bit longer, and then a huge devastating beam would blast the frog completely open and possibly even graze Kurome (or one of her comrades for comedy relief).

Chelsea seems weak, but her skillset allows for some extremely nasty surgical strikes (with risk to herself of course). If anyone tries to takes down Esdeath, I expect it to be her. Probably disguised as Tatsumi. Which I equally expect to fail, because Esdeath knows what she sees in Tatsumi, and that might be hard for Chelsea to fake.
She was pretty cute running through the woods with her makeup case Imperial Arms though.

[NeoCybercoin]

Well...pretty sure Chelsea is gonna bite it in the next episode. I mean a flashback episode about her during a battle? Deathflag right there.

[lelouch]

Tatsumi is a sorry excuse for Bilat. Bilat really was the biggest muscle - shame they sent him on pretty much a 1-on-3 mission.

[DarthEnderX]

I just watched all of this series so far.

Pretty great.

I was going to suggest that Chelsea (disguised as Najenda in the decoy party) was going to die soon because her cat form was already seen once. However, both Wave and Kurome are fighting Akame's group so her form shouldn't be recognisable.

Why would she turn into the same cat again?

She can turn into anything. There's no reason for her to reuse that cat form.

[Buffalobiian]

Why would she turn into the same cat again?

She can turn into anything. There's no reason for her to reuse that cat form.

Because when you are startled, you simply react. You also have to have an image in mind when you transform - I can't imagine it working in any other way. The most detailed, realistic image of a cat would be one that she's spent her time with the most.

Remember that she said "I had a cat so I got lucky" or something. This implies that she couldn't have just thought "Oh, I'll turn into a random dog right here and now" in a split second.

[DarthEnderX]

I notice that also here we have another example of a Susanoo wielding a Yata Mirror.

He also seems to have the other two Three Sacred Treasures as well.

The most detailed, realistic image of a cat would be one that she's spent her time with the most.

What makes you think she spent a bunch of time as that cat?

In fact, earlier she showed up in the form of a completely DIFFERENT cat.

Remember that she said "I had a cat so I got lucky" or something. This implies that she couldn't have just thought "Oh, I'll turn into a random dog right here and now" in a split second.

No, she said "He owned a few cats, so I transformed into one and snuck out." implying that the cats gave her something she could blend in with.

Now that she's in the woods it would make more sense to become a squirrel or bird or something.

[Buffalobiian]

No, she said "He owned a few cats, so I transformed into one and snuck out." implying that the cats gave her something she could blend in with..

You're right, that's where I screwed up.

[Kraco]

Episode 17 - HS





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This was pretty terrible performance from Night Raid. Their trap worked perfectly and they fought against mere 3 jaegers, but still only managed to slay one, and lost one of their own in the process. They could have achieved the same in any random raid. Getting rid of a few of Kurome's zombies doesn't count for shit because they were nothing but zombies. They should be ashamed of getting so involved with them in the first place. Always kill the summoner, not the replaceable summoned things. If they call themselves assassins, they should know at least that much.

Still, Chelsea's death was largely her own fault for getting ahead of herself and trying to do too much alone.

Quite remarkable Kurome managed to escape carrying a corpse while coughing up blood. Tatsumi and Akame must have stopped a few times to make out in the bushes or something on their way, taking their sweet time.

[lelouch]

Holy fuck that last scene was gut-wrenching...Especially with what's been going on with ISIS...Really wish they took a different route.

[NeoCybercoin]

Really dude? ISIS?

Anyway, they couldn't go after Kurome BECAUSE of her summons. Night Raid didn't know about that nor that they'd be so damn strong. They were too strong to just ignore or try to pass by. And as she demonstrated. If she saw an opening to strike she would take it. That's how Leone lost her freakin arm. Only mistake I could think off was that Najenda didn't seen Suu after after Kurome when they took down the biggest threat.

But it's too bad Bols had to kick it. He was the most 'human' of the group. Being with a loving family and all. That's what I do like about the show. Some of the 'badguys' aren't portrayed as evil and sometimes aren't evil. I mean Wave isn't a bad guy nor is he evil.

[lelouch]

Really dude? ISIS?

Yeah bruh, ISIS.

[Kraco]

Anyway, they couldn't go after Kurome BECAUSE of her summons. Night Raid didn't know about that nor that they'd be so damn strong. They were too strong to just ignore or try to pass by. And as she demonstrated. If she saw an opening to strike she would take it. That's how Leone lost her freakin arm. Only mistake I could think off was that Najenda didn't seen Suu after after Kurome when they took down the biggest threat.

They were zombies. They weren't strong. Night Raid was weak. Do you think that Esdeath would have had trouble fighting the summons for a moment? Jaegers aren't even their real target, it's Esdeath. But this demonstrated very well it'd be a desperate fight with only pure luck granting them a victory, nothing else. But I suppose that's the reality for most rebels. They wouldn't be rebels otherwise, after all.

[Buffalobiian]

Quite remarkable Kurome managed to escape carrying a corpse while coughing up blood.

Or she could have had her remaining two zombies carry for her. She also simply needed to finish eating her snacks to regain some form of normality.

Chelsea made a good call there based on what they knew. You could argue that since the raid went to shit it was obvious they didn't know enough and she should have called it quits, but she was right about Kurome being depleted on zombies. She lucked out on the extra information being a reinforced body.

[DarthEnderX]

Getting rid of a few of Kurome's zombies doesn't count for shit because they were nothing but zombies.

Kurome herself seems to think she won't be able to replace them with anyone worthwhile. So it probably WAS worthwhile to do it assuming she has her big showdown before she does.

Quite remarkable Kurome managed to escape carrying a corpse while coughing up blood.

She probably just had one of the zombies carry it.

But it's too bad Bols had to kick it. He was the most 'human' of the group. Being with a loving family and all. That's what I do like about the show. Some of the 'badguys' aren't portrayed as evil and sometimes aren't evil. I mean Wave isn't a bad guy nor is he evil.

Yeah, I honestly felt sadder during Bol's death than I did Chelsea's.

This show actually kinda makes you like a lot of the villains. And not in a "they're such a great villain" way, in a "I like this person, it's too bad they're a villain" way.

Though the character that I originally thought I was going to like, the paladin chick, turned out to be one I absolutely hate because she's a complete fucking psycho.

Jaegers aren't even their real target, it's Esdeath.

You gotta kill the adds before you can focus on the boss, man.

[shinta|hikari]

Kurome is a monster. Being able to wound her that badly is a significant achievement.

Chelsea was foolish because she had a chance to permanently kill Kurome, but wasted it because she was too confident in her needle kills. I would have torn Kurome's (and Bors') body apart before feeling relieved.

[Buffalobiian]

Kurome is a monster. Being able to wound her that badly is a significant achievement.

Chelsea was foolish because she had a chance to permanently kill Kurome, but wasted it because she was too confident in her needle kills. I would have torn Kurome's (and Bors') body apart before feeling relieved.

Given that's it's worked for everyone in the past, I would say her confidence isn't misplaced. She simply lacked info.

Our insecurity comes from the fact that we're weak, while these guys have killed plenty with their techniques.

I suppose it's like if you knew Hokuto ShinKen, except that technique has a rather... explosive feedback.

What I did think was weird though was how the katana disappeared from Chelsea's hands when Kurome woke up. If Kurome could snatch it out of her hands, she may as well have killed her right away.

[Kraco]

Or she could have had her remaining two zombies carry for her. She also simply needed to finish eating her snacks to regain some form of normality.

But just summoning the zombies for the little while it took to finish Chelsea made her cough her lungs out and she was generally in a really bad shape. If I don't recall entirely incorrectly, she said as much herself, that she can barely summon them. So, suddenly after Chelsea is dead, there are no problems anymore and she can have them carry home on a palanquin? Whatever the case, Tatsumi and Akame must have stopped to do sometiming naughty on their way. There's no way they wouldn't otherwise have caught Kurome, considering Kurome even had time to put Chelsea's head on a display and the crowd had time to gather and gawk. I hope they consider it worth allowing the dishonourable treatment of Chelsea's body's.

[Buffalobiian]

So, suddenly after Chelsea is dead finishing off her sweets, there are no problems anymore and she can have them carry home on a palanquin?

That sounds about right.

Akame was also looking for Chelsea/Kurome. It wasn't exactly a race back to the capital.

[NeoCybercoin]

[HorribleSubs] Akame ga Kill! - 18 [1080p]

Just realized, despite people thinking Lubbock is kinda useless....he's been in the damn team the longest. He said that he folloled Najenda the moment she defected. From what I understand she founded the Night Raid. So he has remained alive during all that time.

[lelouch]

Ip Man would have loved Lubba. Offense and Defense AT THE SAME TIME.

The thought of Esdeath "dissecting" Chelsea still makes me feel uneasy, even if it is just a show.

Looks like Night Raid is still up to their stupid tactics of sending only 2 people out at a time, except they made it even dumber by having people travel solo. Najenda is a shit general.