| Akame ga Kill! | |
 First tankōbon volume cover featuring Akame | |
| アカメが斬る! (Akame ga Kiru!) | |
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| Genre | Action, dark fantasy[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Takahiro |
| Illustrated by | Tetsuya Tashiro |
| Published by | Square Enix |
| English publisher | |
| Imprint | GC Joker |
| Magazine | Monthly Gangan Joker |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | March 20, 2010 – December 22, 2016 |
| Volumes | 15 |
| Manga | |
| Akame ga Kill! Zero | |
| Written by | Takahiro |
| Illustrated by | Kei Toru |
| Published by | Square Enix |
| English publisher |
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| Magazine | Monthly Big Gangan |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | October 25, 2013 – January 25, 2019 |
| Volumes | 10 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Tomoki Kobayashi |
| Produced by | Square Enix |
| Written by | Makoto Uezu |
| Music by | Taku Iwasaki |
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| Original network | Tokyo MX, MBS, BS11, AT-X |
| English network | |
| Original run | July 7, 2014 – December 15, 2014 |
| Episodes | 24 |
| Manga | |
| Hinowa ga Crush! | |
| Written by | Takahiro |
| Illustrated by | Strelka |
| Published by | Square Enix |
| English publisher |
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| Magazine | Monthly Big Gangan |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | June 24, 2017 – June 24, 2022 |
| Volumes | 8 |
Akame ga Kill! (Japanese: アカメが斬る!, Hepburn: Akame ga Kiru!)[a] is a Japanese manga series written by Takahiro and illustrated by Tetsuya Tashiro. It was serialized in Square Enix's Monthly Gangan Joker from March 2010 to December 2016, with its chapters collected in 15 tankōbon volumes. The story focuses on Tatsumi, a young villager who travels to the Capital to raise money for his home only to discover strong corruption in the area. The assassin group known as Night Raid recruits the young man to help them in their fight against the corrupt Empire.
A 24-episode anime television series adaptation, animated by White Fox, was broadcast from July to December 2014. A prequel manga series, titled Akame ga Kill! Zero, illustrated by Kei Toru, was serialized in Square Enix's Monthly Big Gangan from October 2013 to January 2019, with its chapters collected in ten tankōbon volumes. A spin-off manga series, titled Hinowa ga Crush!, illustrated by Strelka, was serialized in Monthly Big Gangan from June 2017 to June 2022, with its chapters collected in eight tankōbon volumes. In North America, the three manga series were licensed by Yen Press. The anime series was licensed by Sentai Filmworks.
By September 2020, the overall manga series had over 4.1 million copies in circulation.
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