Red Eyes Sword - Akame Ga Kill ! - tome 12

Akame ga KILL! #12

by Takahiro, Tetsuya Tashiro, Frédéric Malet (Translator)

Tatsumi quitte son village natal pour la Cité impériale où il fait la rencontre d'un groupe d'assassins qui va changer sa vie à le Night Raid avec à sa tête la belle et mortelle Akame.
Mine commence à prendre conscience de ses sentiments pour Tatsumi, tandis que Najenda est prête à se battre au risque de sa vie. Afin de mettre à exécution son plan d'assassinat de Bolic, le Night Raid pénètre dans la grande cathédrale de Kyoroku où Esdeath les attend de pied ferme !!

Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Horror, Dark Fantasy, Graphic Novels, Action, Comics

242 pages, Paperback

First published July 22, 2015

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Reviews

[viiic · Rating 3 out of 5]

Somehow, despite the numerous battles, this volume felt more like a build-up to the final battle than anything? Nothing very exciting happened, nothing memorable either.
I liked the last battle though, it was nice seeing that alchemist finally getting what she deserves, she's just pathetic

[Mike · Rating 5 out of 5]

Quick thoughts: A lot of heavy, significant stuff in this one. The way different motivations, etc all come together and interact is well done, and personal stakes are raised in several ways. The war of attrition between all the different factions continues in its usual surprising and abrupt ways, to good effect.

[Alisha · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fiiiinaaalllly the new volume is here! The wait for the new volume has been painful after the way last volume ended! As we start volume 12, there's no time to blubber about the events of the last volume. We're straight in with the action as Night Raid are fighting to get out and away safely without losing anyone else....and they're against two of their toughest opponents which means it's time to go all out. With some adverse effects.

I've been waiting for one specific event to happen, so I was on edge for the entire volume I'm not going to lie. This volume diverges again from the anime so you still end up being surprised and there's some little bits in there that make the anime similar content even better! Especially for people who ship two specific characters! *wink wink*

I have to say, I took some savage joy in seeing Dorothea get taken out.....Wicked Witch style. I may or may not have cackled to myself. This series just goes all out with making the villains particularly dislikable.

This volume is packed full of action and we're really building up for what's promising to be an epic finale! Night Raid are down one more member and things aren't looking good for Tatsumi. Things have really broken away from the anime these past couple of volumes, some things are a bit similar but there's big differences coming in so I'm finding myself being more and more surprised and more on edge because I'm not sure how things are going to go! I'm even holding my breath at points!

Volume 12 hit me right in the feels, and with how things are ramping up, there's not a great place to pause the action that doesn't have you groaning and shouting "WHY?!", but things are definitely starting to heat up as we enter the final stretch!

[Makenzie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Okay on a side note, I reaaallllllyyyyy miss Lubbock! ): Anyway, the manga is so much more detailed, & overall just better than the anime! We get to see Tatsumi push Incursio to its fullest potential, which is also extremely damaging for Tatsumi because he will eventually either die or turn into a dragon. Tatsumi also promises to marry Mine when it is all over, which is super cute!!!

I also really love how badass Leone and Akame are when fighting Wild Hunt! It is getting so close to the end, and im curious to see the battle between Akame and her sister & who will win!

[David · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lots of action scenes again as Night Raid fights for their survival against the empire's two strongest, with losses on both sides, and then later on, the remnants of Wild Hunt. Less exposition this time around compared to the previous volume, and following the tendencies of the whole series, the action scenes tend to get a little.... "turn-off-ish" I guess? As things gets intense, it always turns out just a tad difficult to figure out what exact action took place in each panel. But you know there's not many fights left, given the numbers of the surviving good guys and bad guys remaining.

[Aaron Meyer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Man all I can say is DAMN! It went hard in this volume oh yeah lol. Wild Hunt ... wiped out made me a little happy because I never liked them. They were some sick bastards to put it bluntly. Budo though holy crap I didn't see that coming. Tatsumi, bro, that boy is hard core. Esdeath I can only appreciate her dedication to enjoying the fight lol. What an amazing volume.

[Kris Ritchie · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5 rounded up. Again, I get lost in some of the action scenes, maybe I should be switching to the anime for this final arc because the heavy action on the page is drowning out the emotional beats for me.

[Yv · Rating 4 out of 5]

7/10

[gabi · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is K I L L I N G me! The stakes are so high! Everything is going down!

[Jenny Clark · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lots of action, tension is building and big players are gone... 3 more volumes and we are done!

[Andrea Aguas · Rating 5 out of 5]

the fighting scenes are so good, like it's really a standoff and not just some sparring scenes where the main characters brag about their skills

[Dana · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5☆

[Hada · Rating 4 out of 5]

Como todos los mangas de akame wa kill.
Súper súper aunque lo mejor es el comienzo.

[Tatiana · Rating 4 out of 5]

Manga read between April 30th, 2019 and September 10th, 2020.

[Alex Laybourne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Tiny existential crisis at the end but we're all good!

[Chad Palumbo · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.25

[Dominique "Eerie" Sobieska · Rating 4 out of 5]

Overall Rating: 8/10 - Very good and well paced story, a bit original. Characters are detailed with their flaws. Their backgrounds and how they became are straight to the point and not overbearing. The psyche of numerous characters are very well displayed. Nothing dragging about this series, and the conclusion was damn near perfect. I recommend this series, although it is already popular with a tv show...

Do I recommend it:

Not enough blood splatter to say yes :P