Akame ga Kill! (Anime)

Akame ga Kill! is a Japanese anime television series loosely based on the manga of the same name. The story follows halfway through the manga while delivering an anime-only ending. The series is directed by Tomoki Kobayashi and written by Makoto Uezu. Takahiro is also supervising the scenario. Taku Iwasaki composes the series' music.

The series premiered on Tokyo MX, MBS and BS11 television stations on July 6, 2014 and ended on December 14, 2014. The anime has been licensed by Sentai Filmworks for an English release, while Crunchyroll is streaming the series on their official website. The episodes have been collected on eight DVD and Blu-ray volumes released between October 15, 2014 and May 20, 2015. Besides Crunchyroll, the anime can be streamed on Roku, Hulu, and Prime Video.

The series premiered on Toonami in the United States on August 8, 2015.

The first opening theme song is Skyreach performed by Sora Amamiya, while the first ending theme is Konna Sekai, Shiritakunakatta (こんな世界、知りたくなかった., I Wish I’d Never Known A World Like This) by Miku Sawai. The second opening theme song is Liar Mask performed by Rika Mayama while the second ending theme is Tsuki Akari, which is also performed by Sora Amamiya.

Each episode is accompanied by an original net animation segment, Akame ga Kill! Theater.

Key Staff

 * Original Work - Takahiro, Tetsuya Tashiro (Published on "Monthly Gangan JOKER" Square Enix)
 * Director - Tomoki Kobayashi
 * Series Composition - Makoto Uezu
 * Scenario Supervisor - Takahiro
 * Character Design, Chief Animation Director - Kazuhisa Nakamura
 * Teigu, Props Design - Yasuhiro Moriki, Noritaka Suzuki, Koichi Iwahata
 * Emblem Design - Shigeyuki Koresawa, Yume Tomoru
 * Art Director - Yoshito Takamine
 * Color Setting - Miyuki Satō
 * 3D Director, Modeling - Hiroshi Sōma
 * Director of Photography - Keisuke Nakamura
 * Editing - Masahiro Gotō
 * Sound Director - Hozumi Gōda
 * Music - Taku Iwasaki
 * Music Production - Toho
 * Chief Producer - Masanori Fujita
 * Producer - Takashi Yoshizawa, Kazutaka Yamanaka, Masanori Miyake, Kazuhiro Aso, Hiroto Shinohara, Yōko Baba, Gaku Iwasa
 * Animation Producer - Tsunaki Yoshikawa
 * Animation Production - WHITE FOX
 * Production - "Akame ga Kill!" Production Committee

Episode list
Akame Ga Kill! (Anime)