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james_desantis 's review for:
Akame Ga Kill!, Vol. 01
by Takahiro, Tetsuya Tashiro
This was a cool little first volume about Assassins.
What started off as a typical "I want to save everyone" quickly turned into a darker more fucked up look at what people in power use their powers for. Once we get the reveal the question of morality rises. Even if you're killing or hunting people who've done "bad" things, you must keep in mind you're still murdering people. Which I think brings up a good question of what really is right or wrong, and when killing is justified.
What helps is the fights are easy to follow here, making them a lot of fun to view. The characters have a good range too and even the most badass characters have funny moments which surprises me. Also having a openly gay character and not hide behind "maybe or maybe not" bullshit they do is nice. The tone shifts a lot though and sometimes serious moments get ruined for a gag, and while funny, can feel odd.
But overall, I'm intrigued where we will go with this series. Reading more for sure.
4 out of 5.
What started off as a typical "I want to save everyone" quickly turned into a darker more fucked up look at what people in power use their powers for. Once we get the reveal the question of morality rises. Even if you're killing or hunting people who've done "bad" things, you must keep in mind you're still murdering people. Which I think brings up a good question of what really is right or wrong, and when killing is justified.
What helps is the fights are easy to follow here, making them a lot of fun to view. The characters have a good range too and even the most badass characters have funny moments which surprises me. Also having a openly gay character and not hide behind "maybe or maybe not" bullshit they do is nice. The tone shifts a lot though and sometimes serious moments get ruined for a gag, and while funny, can feel odd.
But overall, I'm intrigued where we will go with this series. Reading more for sure.
4 out of 5.