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It's "eh". We've already seen this in the anime version, albeit this was more elaborate. Honest's death was a bit of an overkill; it's not special nor cruel if you add insane amount of gore into the mix.

Something that killed the tension for me was the whole build up to the final battle. There was never any danger of protagonists failing. It's pretty well explained that the revolutionaries have a large advantage over their enemies.

Tatsumi's storyline was headed towards him sacrificing himself for the greater good. Him surviving these events kind of downplays the build up, not to mention that it's a rather poor excuse to keep him alive.

Consistency is not the writer's strong suit and the overall story is made up of two main acts: kill the bad guy, save the world. Also, what happened with those neighboring countries assisting the rebels with their revolt? I doubt they'd just leave without taking advantage of a crippled empire.