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{{nihongo|'''''Akame ga Kill!'''''|アカメが斬る!|Akame ga Kiru!|literally meaning "Akame Slashes!"<!-- アカメ is a name because it is written in katakana, and 斬る is a verb (to kill with a sword, to slash), not a noun, so アカメが斬る translates to "Akame slashes". -->|lead=yes}} is a Japanese ''[[shōnen manga|shōnen]]'' [[manga]] series written by Takahiro and illustrated by Tetsuya Tashiro. It started serialization in [[Square Enix]]'s ''[[Gangan Joker]]'' in March 2010.
The story focuses on Tatsumi who is a young villager that travels to the Capital to raise money for his home only to discover a strong corruption in the area. The assassin group known as Night Raid recruits the young man to help them in their fight against the Empire to end its corruption.
The series is known for its graphic content.
The series was licensed by [[Yen Press]] in June 2014. A prequel manga focused on Akame's backstory, ''Akame ga Kill! Zero'', began serialization in Square Enix's ''Monthly Big Gangan'' in October 2013. An [[anime]] television series adaptation of the main series premiered in Japan in July 2014. This is the second work in the Japanese game developer MinatoSoft's Takahiro IV Project.
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