Summer 2014

Night Raid is the covert assassination branch of the Revolutionary Army, an uprising assembled to overthrow Prime Minister Honest, whose avarice and greed for power has led him to take advantage of the child emperor's inexperience. Without a strong and benevolent leader, the rest of the nation is left to drown in poverty, strife, and ruin. Though the Night Raid members are all experienced killers, they understand that taking lives is far from commendable and that they will likely face retribution as they mercilessly eliminate anyone who stands in the revolution's way.

This merry band of assassins' newest member is Tatsumi, a naïve boy from a remote village who had embarked on a journey to help his impoverished hometown and was won over by not only Night Raid's ideals, but also their resolve. Akame ga Kill! follows Tatsumi as he fights the Empire and comes face-to-face with powerful weapons, enemy assassins, challenges to his own morals and values, and ultimately, what it truly means to be an assassin with a cause.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

The discovery of a hypergate on the Moon once allowed the human race to teleport to Mars. Those who chose to settle there unearthed a technology far more advanced than that of their home planet, which they named "Aldnoah." This discovery led to the founding of the Vers Empire of Mars and a declaration of war against the "Terrans," those who stayed behind on Earth. However, a battle on the moon—later called "Heaven's Fall"—caused the hypergate to explode, destroying the moon and leading the two planets to establish an uneasy ceasefire.

Their peace was a fragile one, however. Fifteen years later, high school student Inaho Kaizuka witnesses the plotted assassination of the Vers Empire's Princess Asseylum Vers Allusia, who had come to Earth in hopes of repairing the relationship between the empire and its homeland. The ceasefire is shattered, and the Martians declare war on the Terrans once again. In the face of this insurmountable enemy, Inaho and his friends must now fight against the Vers Empire to settle the war once and for all.

Sementara sebagian besar gadis muda berusaha menunjukkan pesona feminin mereka, Futaba Yoshioka sengaja berperilaku seperti ingin menolak siapa saja yang mungkin tertarik padanya. Dikeluarkan dari teman-temannya perempuan di sekolah menengah karena terlalu populer di kalangan anak laki-laki, dia berjuang keras untuk menghindari situasi serupa di sekolah menengah dengan menjadi terlalu ribut dan tidak anggun.

Namun, di antara kenangan buruk Futaba, terselip momen berharga dengan anak laki-laki yang dia sukai, Kou Tanaka. Sayangnya, mantra itu tiba-tiba berakhir dengan nada pahit ketika dia mendadak berhenti sekolah dan tidak pernah kembali. Ketika Futaba mengetahui bahwa Kou telah kembali—dengan nama belakang yang berbeda kali ini—dia sudah bisa merasakan kupu-kupu di perutnya. Namun, Kou Mabuchi bukanlah anak laki-laki yang hangat seperti yang dia ingat dari masa sekolah menengahnya; sekarang dia lebih tinggi, lebih karismatik, dan pendiam—membuatnya jauh kurang ramah.

Futaba percaya bahwa jika dia kembali ke dirinya yang dulu, Kou akan mulai memperhatikan dirinya lagi. Tapi, apakah dia siap mengorbankan gelembung normalitasnya dan mengambil risiko kehilangan teman-temannya dalam proses?