Akame ga Kill!: Season 1

A swordsman named Tatsumi travels to the Capital in hopes of raising money for his impoverished village. After he is robbed by a blonde girl in a tavern, he is forced to sleep in the streets, but he is soon invited by a rich girl named Aria to stay at her manor. While waiting for his best friends, Sayo and Ieyasu, to arrive at the Capital, Tatsumi learns of Night Raid, a group of assassins known to attack at night. Come nightfall, Night Raid appears at the manor and kills Aria's guards and paren

Leone takes Tatsumi to the hideout of Night Raid and introduces him to the other members, all of whom Tatsumi views as freaks. Night Raid leader Najenda convinces Tatsumi to join Night Raid, since it is their mission to overthrow the Empire and to set up a new democratic government in its place. Najenda assigns Akame to train Tatsumi, but Tatsumi ends up merely cooking and fishing. Tatsumi is later given the assignment to assassinate the corrupt captain of the Imperial Police named Ogre, who oft

Najenda dispatches Night Raid to take down eight tribal assassins trying to invade the hideout. The next morning, Tatsumi is assigned to train under Night Raid member Mine. While roaming the streets, Tatsumi becomes frustrated because he mainly shopped around town with Mine for some clothes. Later on, they witness the Prime Minister Honest ordering the execution of a man who saw through Minister Honest's true colors; The tyrannical de facto ruler of the Empire. Later on, Najenda sends Night Raid

The members of Night Raid discuss about their next target, the infamou Zanku, a former executioner who became addicted to beheading several victims at night. Najenda explains to Tatsumi about the origin of the Imperial Arms, powerful relics that are wielded, of which the members of Night Raid all currently possess. The Imperial Arms are so lethal that if two wielders choose to duel, one of them will ultimately perish. In the streets, Tatsumi and Akame pair up to find Zanku. Tatsumi is led away b

Tatsumi is surprised that he will be training under Night Raid member Sheele for the day. After Tatsumi learns how to swim while in his suit of armor, Sheele mentions her inability to do various chores, which explains her clumsiness. Sheele first discovered her abilities as an assassin when she rescued her best friend by killing her best friend's ex-boyfriend. Later, Tatsumi tries on Zanku's recovered Spectator, but it rejects him when he attempts to activate it. The top priority of Night Raid i

Tatsumi and Leone infiltrate a temple to assassinate a gang of drug smugglers, who have incapacitated and drugged a large group of women. Leone uses her Imperial Arms Lionel, a belt which gives her feline-like abilities, to take out the gang. Meanwhile, Mine and Sheele are ambushed by Seryu, in which her Koro can regenerate and increase in size. While Mine uses Pumpkin to attack Koro, Sheele uses her Imperial Arms Extase, a huge pair of scissors, to chop off Seryu's arms. Although it is revealed

The Emperor of the Empire orders General Esdeath of the Empire to hunt down Night Raid in exchange for a marital suitor. Tatsumi, assuming that Akame is calm and composed ever since the death of Sheele, is surprised that Akame has been utterly devastated, which gives him the ambition of protecting her and staying alive. Esdeath dispatches the Three Beasts (Daidara, Nyau and Liver), an elite group of Imperial Arms users, to take out Prime Minister Chouri and his daughter Spear from the northern t

Liver uses his Imperial Arms Black Marine, a ring that controls any form of liquid, in which Bulat has the disadvantage due to being surrounded by an ocean. Meanwhile, Tatsumi fights against Nyau, who is very quick on his feet. Liver unleashes a special attack, which causes Bulat and Liver's Imperial Arms to wear out due to critical damage. After Bulat turns down Liver's offer to join Esdeath's army, Bulat and Liver engage in a sword fight to the finish. Bulat manages to mortally wound Liver, wh

As Mine has her arm fully recovered, she sees Tatsumi and Night Raid member Lubbock doing pushups with Akame and Leone literally on their backs. Najenda assigns Akame as temporary leader before planning to leave to recruit new members. Meanwhile, the Jaegers (Wave, Kurome, Seryu, Dr. Stylish, Run and Bols) assemble and Esdeath brutally introduces herself as the leader of this group, whose mission is to hunt down the enemies of the Empire. Lubbock invites Tatsumi and Leone into his library, where

Esdeath and the Jaegers raid and destroy a fortress of bandits, and Tatsumi is forced to watch. Later, as Esdeath tries to get intimate with Tatsumi in her bedroom, Tatsumi resist temptation and tries to convince her to join his side. However, she slaps him, saying that she will never change for him, despite his debate that the Empire is corrupt. The next day, Esdeath assigns Tatsumi and Wave to the west part of the mountains, tasking them to take out a group of Tree Beasts. Although Tatsumi use

Dr. Stylish and Team Stylish (Hana, Kaku, Me, Mimi, Toby and Trooma) find and attack the hideout of Night Raid. Tatsumi struggles to fight Kaku, who is in possession of Sheele's Extase, but Mine steps in and uses Pumpkin to blast him down. Meanwhile, Akame battles Toby, whose mechanical body is equipped with guns and swords. Lubbock uses his Imperial Arms Cross Tail, a reel of strings that can be manipulated, to form a spear and stab Toby in the chest. Trooma tries to attack Mine from behind, bu

Tatsumi, Akame, Leone, Mine and Lubbock are introduced to Chelsea and Susanoo, Najenda's newest recruit and a humanoid Imperial Arms. Meanwhile, Esdeath comforts Seryu over the death of Dr. Stylish. Tatsumi and Leone take out a horde of Marg Dons in the forest. Chelsea uses her Imperial Arms Gaia Foundation, a cosmetics box that allows her to take on any appearance, to change into a cat and steal cake from Mine, who becomes very angry. Chelsea later berates Night Raid for being incompetent, ment

Honest assigns Esdeath to track down various Danger Beasts, which have appeared in forests and mines. Bols saves two merchants from being attacked by Humanoid Danger Beasts, but Wave witnesses the merchants being terrified of Bols due to his fearsome appearance. Later, Bols explains that despite his nice personality, he used to be an executioner and burned down many infested villages. Bols is visited by his wife Kije and daughter Logue, who are very well aware of his line of work. While training

The reunion of Tatsumi and Esdeath is cut short when Honest's son Syura appears and uses his Imperial Arms Shambhala, a pendant capable of spatial manipulation, which teleports the two to a remote island. When two Modified Danger Beasts appear, Tatsumi and Esdeath slay each of them. After Tatsumi and Esdeath explore the island, they find out that they were teleported by a trigram circle symbol created by Syura. Esdeath reveals that she lived by the law of "survival of the fittest" and became a g

Najenda prepares a strategy meeting for Night Raid after they sit down to eat. Meanwhile, Wave confronts Seryu for murdering three thieves suspected as members of Night Raid. Najenda tells Night Raid that they will launch attacks against the Empire during an uprising caused by Path of Peace, a pacifist religious organization. Night Raid is assigned to assassinate Bolic, the assistant to the leader of Path of Peace while working as an agent under Honest. Bolic has been drugging members of Path of

Kurome's puppets (Death Tagool, Natala, Doya, Apeman, Henter, Wall, Rokugou and Kaiser Frog) emerge, and the battle in the canyon begins. While Susanoo fights Death Tagool, Mine pursues Doya. Tatsumi becomes overwhelmed by Apeman and Henter, until Chelsea later disguises herself as a tribesman to distract and kill Henter with a poisoned needle to the head, leaving Tatsumi to finish off Apeman. While Leone and Najenda take on Rokugou, Kurome slices off Leone's left arm, forcing Najenda to kill Ro

Akame and Leone survive the massive explosion. Bols meets a crying girl while walking in the woods, treating her bruised shin with a bandage. The girl is revealed to be Chelsea in disguise, and she pierces his nape with a poisoned needle. After Chelsea requests Lubbock to call for backup, she disguises herself as Bols and pursues Kurome. In the past, Akame and Kurome were trained together to be elite assassins, but they were separated due to their reliance on each other. Kurome was experimented

Esdeath and the Jaegers are ordered by Honest to protect Bolic, who summons the Four Rakshasa Demons of the Imperial Fist Temple (Ibara, Sten, Mez and Suzuka), who are able to manipulate their bodies in a myriad of ways. Then, Bolic sends them on the offensive. Wave is surprised that Kurome quickly recovers, but he realizes that Kurome is putting on a facade so she could stay as a member of the Jaegers. Meanwhile, Night Raid enters Kyoroch, the headquarters of Path of Peace. Tatsumi and Mine exp

Night Raid plans to infiltrate the palace during the anniversary festival of Path of Peace. Susanoo cooks favorite meals for the members in preparation for the mission. Tatsumi and Mine wear disguises as a diversion to get out of the city undetected, but Seryu spots them and attacks them with a barrage of missiles. As Suzuka also arrives and attacks, Tatsumi averts her away from the area, while Mine fights Seryu and Koro alone, with Koro being easily taken down by Mine's increased power. Tatsumi

Wave and Run worry when Kurome collapses. Tatsumi and Lubbock covertly meet up with the palace maid working as a member of the resistance. At the entrance to the palace, they soon find themselves surrounded by Syura and his elite unit. Great General Budo of the Empire appears and uses his Imperial Arms Adramelech, a pair of gauntlets that generate electricity, to attack Tatsumi. Lubbock struggles as Syura repeatedly warps himself on the ground and in midair using Shambhala. When the palace maid

Akame, Leone, Mine, Najenda and Susanoo prepare for their mission to rescue Tatsumi. Meanwhile, Tatsumi refuses to join Esdeath for her cause. During the execution in the coliseum, Night Raid attacks just as Esdeath is about to kill Tatsumi. Akame enters the palace and defeats the Imperial Police in order to retrieve Incursio. As Najenda and Susanoo confront Esdeath, Najenda has Susanoo uses his trump card to repel any attack Esdeath throws at them. As Leone and Mine fight Budo, Leone becomes pa

The remaining Night Raid mourns Lubbock, Mine and Susanoo before moving on with their plan to kill Honest and end his tyranny. Wave learns that Run joined the Jaegers in order to reform the Empire, which is filled with corruption and rebellion. Run is also aware that Kurome is slowly dying. Meanwhile, Kurome sends a message to Akame, challenging her to a duel in the ruins of a church. Tatsumi fails to dissuade Akame, and she leaves to confront Kurome. Once there, Akame and Kurome fight as the la

Tatsumi, Akame, Leone and Najenda start their final mission to assassinate Honest. As Tatsumi, Akame and Leone break into the palace, they are confronted by Run, who uses his Imperial Arms Mastema, a pair of plates on his back that grows wings which double as weapons. Leone stays behind to deal with Run, while Tatsumi and Akame reach the throne room. Under Honest's influence, the Emperor activates his Imperial Arm "Shikoutazer", a giant 500-feet tall mecha, and causes destruction in the Capital.

With Tatsumi now dead, Esdeath challenges Akame to a duel. Akame is forced to unleash her trump card by poisoning herself, thereby increasing her physical abilities. Eventually, Akame wounds Esdeath's left arm, and Esdeath cuts it off to prevent the poison from spreading through her body. Before Akame initiates the final strike, Esdeath uses her trump card to freeze time, but this does not stop Akame from dealing a fatal blow on Esdeath. With her last effort, Esdeath encases herself and Tatsumi