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Obelisk ze Tormentor
2017-01-13, 06:22
^ Aren't you all worried that Mine will give birth to mini-Tyrants or were-dragon children? I assume giving birth to dragons won't be any easier than giving birth to human babies. Not counting the ruckus those dragon-ish babies will make inside Mine's belly and probably the big size of the unborns :upset:. Just my 2-cents ;)
MrTerrorist
2017-01-13, 07:05
Lol that was hilarious. Even though he denied it every time, he still had the hots for Esdeath.
Well depends though... The size can be adjusted to human size but can grow more faster since it was Dragon's Blood. Mine will probably got one as well when she pregnant with Tatsumi's child that has Dragon Blood inside it.
https://fb-s-a-a.akamaihd.net/h-ak-xpa1/v/t34.0-12/16111480_1321743451221325_411649565_n.jpg?oh=90a9a 6fa927883bcfb0050d8763434dc&oe=587B1B4C&__gda__=1484447538_fe92b940f19247caed0f05765b4560d e
*saved it*
Wow, that was hilarious. :eyespin:
But then how is Mine going to satisfy her desire?
I am still believing that she was actually did with a dragon for real. :)
Kuroageha
2017-01-13, 09:52
Dragon tail of course.
wth was that though, saved.
Nighty40
2017-01-13, 18:05
^ Aren't you all worried that Mine will give birth to mini-Tyrants or were-dragon children? I assume giving birth to dragons won't be any easier than giving birth to human babies. Not counting the ruckus those dragon-ish babies will make inside Mine's belly and probably the big size of the unborns :upset:. Just my 2-cents ;)
well I mean they banged before Tatsumi started transforming
Obelisk ze Tormentor
2017-01-13, 18:46
well I mean they banged before Tatsumi started transformingI'm talking about the NSFW fanart above, not the official work.
Nighty40
2017-01-14, 02:50
I'm talking about the NSFW fanart above, not the official work.
oh my bad dude
Ruki0089
2017-01-14, 06:34
https://fb-s-a-a.akamaihd.net/h-ak-xpa1/v/t34.0-12/16111480_1321743451221325_411649565_n.jpg?oh=90a9a 6fa927883bcfb0050d8763434dc&oe=587B1B4C&__gda__=1484447538_fe92b940f19247caed0f05765b4560d e
:twitch:
Pfff.... Hahahah
...that was hilarious... I can't stop laughing....:heh:
bastek66
2017-02-21, 19:14
Looks like Takahiro is starting new series, probably a sequel/spin off of AgK with artist Strelka - "Hinowa ga Yuku". Well, previous heroine is there...
http://i.imgur.com/KwVZ8ie.jpg
Looks like Takahiro is starting new series, probably a sequel/spin off of AgK with artist Strelka - "Hinowa ga Yuku". Well, previous heroine is there...
http://i.imgur.com/KwVZ8ie.jpgI feel like I'm seeing really bad fan art of Akame :(
Eisdrache
2017-02-21, 20:48
I can't read the text so is this supposed to be Akame?
I do like the design of the other two characters though.
Obelisk ze Tormentor
2017-02-21, 22:40
Mmm...the drawings will need some getting use to, but I don't know if I'll follow it though. I think I'm done with AgK and there are better materials out there for me to follow. I guess I'll decide after I read the first chapter (if it's long enough to judge).
Looks like Takahiro is starting new series, probably a sequel/spin off of AgK with artist Strelka - "Hinowa ga Yuku". Well, previous heroine is there...
http://i.imgur.com/KwVZ8ie.jpg
HAH! I knew it! I told many times the author will start the sequel/spin off right over after the manga ended but some people just don't believe this.
what happened with the old artist? this art so bad, it remind me with Boruton:uhoh:
alex_drian
2017-02-21, 23:04
Give a rest to poor Akame
kampfer91
2017-02-21, 23:43
Seems this new spin off gonna be meh .
Story wise , i would prefer Akame will not stop cutting down the enemy till she realizes her blade have the blood of her former comrade now turn into her enemy lol .
MrTerrorist
2017-02-21, 23:52
And all of them will die. ;)
dmaxzero
2017-02-22, 14:19
No interest for this.
To be honest I read the whole manga because Tatsumi.
Even if he was typical, he was the reason to read it. For me that is.
Kazu-kun
2017-02-22, 14:30
Never cared for Tatsumi, to be honest. He always felt shoehorned to me. Like it was obvious it wasn't his story, no matter how much the author tried to make him seem relevant.
Tranhieu
2017-02-22, 20:12
Except for 'supposedly' Akame the rest of the cast look fine to me, you guys have pretty high standards I would say.
Kazu-kun
2017-02-22, 20:24
The problem with Akame is the opposite of Tatsumi's problem. Akame had the backstory that connected her with the empire, and even had a sister working for them. Narratively speaking, she should have been the central character. Yet, for some bizarre reason, she didn't get any screentime until the last few characters.
Ya see? The art style is so bad that people are skeptical on if that's really Akame or not.
Obelisk ze Tormentor
2017-02-22, 21:56
The problem with Akame is the opposite of Tatsumi's problem. Akame had the backstory that connected her with the empire, and even had a sister working for them. Narratively speaking, she should have been the central character. Yet, for some bizarre reason, she didn't get any screentime until the last few characters.Are you saying that Akame's background that connects her to the empire & sibling on the opposing side earned her more rights to be the MC than Tatsumi? :confused:
Kazu-kun
2017-02-22, 22:25
Are you saying that Akame's background that connects her to the empire & sibling on the opposing side earned her more rights to be the MC than Tatsumi? :confused:
It's not a matter of "rights." It's storytelling. Ideally you want your main characters to be integral to the story, no someone that feels shoehorned into it. Stories just work better that way, for many reasons.
Obelisk ze Tormentor
2017-02-22, 22:49
It's not a matter of "rights." It's storytelling. Ideally you want your main characters to be integral to the story, no someone that feels shoehorned into it. Stories just work better that way, for many reasons.Sorry Kazu, but I think that’s a flawed logic. Just because one character from the protag-team has more backstory that connected him/her to the oppressor party/antagonist doesn’t necessarily make him/her the ultimate narrative ideal for the MC. By that logic, Sayla Mass should’ve been the MC of Mobile Suit Gundam (instead of Amuro Ray who was the newbie to the conflict) coz she has more connection to antagonist Zeon Principality and her brother Char and uncle-figure Ramba Ral on the opposing side, but clearly that wasn't the case. The writer chose Amuro as the MC and followed his story with some character exploration and development for Sayla on the side. Nobody questioned that Amuro is the MC that we see growing up throughout his various battles and encounters in MSG, and Sayla is a side-protag at best. And we all know it worked wonderfully since MSG story has become a classic that many other anime & manga referenced to.
Now the question is whether AgK established & executed that dynamic as good as MSG or not. And the answer is unfortunately not IMO. In some parts of AgK story, the author seems conflicted in depicting who’s the MC (Tatsumi or Akame?) while Gundam has a well-defined MC in Amuro even if he's a "freshman" to the conflict compared to Sayla (not unlike Tatsumi). So, it’s not like Tatsumi is a problematic MC from a narrative POV. The execution in AgK is just…a little awkward.
Kazu-kun
2017-02-22, 23:20
Sorry Kazu, but I think that’s a flawed logic.
Actually not. I'm not saying Akame should be the MC (she actually is, anyway) because she has more backstory and whatnot. I'm saying she is the natural central character because she's more integral to the story.
What is the story of Akame ga Kiru, anyway? At first glance it looks like the story of a bunch of rebels trying to bring down a corrupted empire. Well, that's not wrong but not quite right either. We can't forget this group of rebels are actually assassins, and they're led by a former general from the corrupted empire too. Why is this important? Because the whole point is the irony at play here. The soldiers and assassins the empire trained to spread their evilness across the land are the ones who are going to bring the empire down. And at the center of it all is Akame. The empire's most elite assassin, now working for the rebels to destroy the government that lied and manipulated her to kill innocent people, even if doing so means having to fight her own sister.
That's what the story is about, and why Akame is the central character by nature. That's why she's the one who kills Esdeath, who symbolizes everything that is wrong with the world that forced Akame to kill innocent people.
In that context, the ending makes perfect sense, thematically speaking. What's weird is that Akame didn't get more attention since early on. That's why at the end when she gets the spotlight that naturally belongs to her, it feels inconsistent. Instead of building up towards this ending by developing Akame since the beginning, Takahiro was wasting time with Tatsumi.
Alternatively Takahiro had the option of making Tatsumi more relevant, but he didn't do that either. He gave him a lot of attention but none that would make him more integral to the story.
Obelisk ze Tormentor
2017-02-22, 23:37
Actually not. I'm not saying Akame should be the MC (she actually is, anyway) because she has more backstory and whatnot. I'm saying she is the natural central character because she's more integral to the story.
What is the story of Akame ga Kiru, anyway? At first glance it looks like the story of a bunch of rebels trying to bring down a corrupted empire. Well, that's not wrong but not quite right either. We can't forget this group of rebels are actually assassins, and they're led by a former general from the corrupted empire too. Why is this important? Because the whole point is the irony at play here. The soldiers and assassins the empire trained to spread their evilness across the land are the ones who are going to bring the empire down. And at the center of it all is Akame. The empire's most elite assassin, now working for the rebels to destroy the government that lied to her and manipulated her to kill innocent people, even if doing so means having to fight her own sister.
That's what the story is about, and why Akame is the central character by nature. That's why she's the one who kills Esdeath, who symbolizes everything that is wrong with the world that forced Akame to kill innocent people.
In that context, the ending makes perfect sense, thematically speaking. What's weird is that Akame didn't get more attention since early on. That's why at the end when she gets the spotlight that naturally belongs to her, it feels inconsistent. Instead of building up towards this ending by developing Akame since the beginning, Takahiro was wasting time with Tatsumi.It seems you insist to view the story more from MC Akame's POV instead of MC Tatsumi's POV who first wanted to make money for his village which then developed to committing himself to clean up the corrupt government who has made people of the Empire (including the ones in his village) suffer. Even though Akame is an easy choice for an MC (not unlike Sayla from MSG), the story actually introduced Tatsumi fist and gave more page-time and development for him which arguably even more than Akame. The point is: Tatsumi is as valid an MC as Akame. But I don't blame you for "taking Akame's side" considering the "clumsy" nature of AgK story to the point that readers can't really tell who is the ultimate MC in this story. Both Akame & Tatsumi are arguable.
Kazu-kun
2017-02-22, 23:45
It seems you insist to view the story more from MC Akame's POV instead of MC Tatsumi's POV
It's not a matter of POV. Being the protagonist is a narrative role.
who first wanted to make money for his village which then developed to committing himself to clean up the corrupt government who has made people of the Empire (including the ones in his village) suffer.
That could have been an interesting setup if his village was actually relevant to the story somehow and not just a throw away excuse to insert Tatsumi into the story.
Even though Akame is an easy choice for an MC
It's not up to us to decide. The story ultimately chooses the MC on its own.
Obelisk ze Tormentor
2017-02-22, 23:58
It's not a matter of POV. Being the protagonist is a narrative role. And Tatsumi fulfilled that role to some good degree.
That could have been an interesting setup if his village was actually relevant to the story somehow and not just a throw away excuse to insert Tatsumi into the story. Why the village relevancy is important to MC-ness all of a sudden? It's there to give motivation to Tatsumi and that's it. Amuro's mom and hometown in MSG was also irrelevant in the grand scheme of things as the story progressed. Sayla's background is a lot more interesting, yet Amuro is still the ultimate MC of the story without problems.
It's not up to us to decide. The story ultimately chooses the MC on its own.The story is conflicted about the MC. If it's not, there would be no confusion amongst fans to name the definitive MC of the story. Simply looking around in AgK forums & chats will give you the idea that Akame is not as definitive an MC in AgK as you like to think.
All in all, it goes back to my point that the whole "true MC thing" is arguable which is my point. This argument alone can go on and on because of it, but I don't really want to involve myself further since it's already done repeatedly in the past.
Rising Dragon
2017-02-23, 00:38
Looks like Takahiro is starting new series, probably a sequel/spin off of AgK with artist Strelka - "Hinowa ga Yuku". Well, previous heroine is there...
http://i.imgur.com/KwVZ8ie.jpg
The title is even in the same style as AgK!. Hinowa ga Yuku! translates into "Hinowa Conquers!" Definitely a sequel of sorts. Probably something like UQ Holder is to Negima.
Kazu-kun
2017-02-23, 01:08
And Tatsumi fulfilled that role to some good degree.
All he did was being a POV character. Through him we got to know the other remembers. That's pretty much all he did, plot-wise.
The story is conflicted about the MC. If it's not, there would be no confusion amongst fans to name the definitive MC of the story. Simply looking around in AgK forums & chats will give you the idea that Akame is not as definitive an MC in AgK as you like to think.
The story is not conflicted. Takahiro might be conflicted, but the story is clear enough. The story chooses the MC depending on what the story is trying to say and who are the characters who symbolize those themes. It also depends on the conflicts. What is the main conflict (not just the physical conflict but the conflict of world-views) and who are the characters who resolve it, that sort of thing.
All in all, it goes back to my point that the whole "true MC thing" is arguable which is my point. This argument alone can go on and on because of it, but I don't really want to involve myself further since it's already done repeatedly in the past.
I don't see the ambiguity. Tatsumi got the most screentime, but he never really had the role of the MC on its true meaning.
Obelisk ze Tormentor
2017-02-23, 01:31
The title is even in the same style as AgK!. Hinowa ga Yuku! translates into "Hinowa Conquers!" Definitely a sequel of sorts. Probably something like UQ Holder is to Negima.Interesting. Btw, since you’re comparing the new AgK manga to UQ Holder, are you following UQ? If so, is it a direct sequel to the previous story or is it following new MCs with old characters as cameos like GBFT? Just curious.
Rising Dragon
2017-02-23, 01:36
Interesting. Btw, since you’re comparing the new AgK manga to UQ Holder, are you following UQ? If so, is it a direct sequel to the previous story or is it following new MCs with old characters as cameos like GBFT? Just curious.
I'm not, actually, but I'd describe UQ Holder is a distant sequel, I think. A lot like GBFT, but with a longer amount of time set between the two stories.
Kyero Fox
2017-03-14, 11:03
Until they Retcon Leona and make her alive I don't give a damn about the happy endings for everyone else when Mine gets to live.
Considering the author is one easy guy to dispose his characters let's hope the new girls main casts get killed and replaced by far more interesting looking people, their design so dork...i can't stand iit
Mad Pierrot
2017-04-14, 10:33
Remember the group that appeared in the series shipping Tatsumi and Mein? I thought they would have a big impact or had a secret agenda but....
Kuroageha
2017-04-14, 16:31
They were pointless buy some people expected them to be relevant.
dragon1412
2017-04-15, 09:49
wah, the art is rather...... average isn't it. I found it weird nobody comment on the art
Grand-Chariot-Wave
2017-06-22, 23:12
If anyone cares, chapter 1 for the "sequel" series is out and someone makes an appearance at the end.
^would you like to make some summary of it?
Icannot finf the sequel chapter anywhere
Grand-Chariot-Wave
2017-06-23, 01:23
^would you like to make some summary of it?
I cannot find the sequel chapter anywhere
Try the AGK Subreddit
Okay...the art actually is not bad the artist mistakenly was presented wrong picture promo.
The plot is interesting basically we now on sengoku japan setting with 24 country at warring era after the rome empire esque from original series.
What i dislike here the main title changed Akame into Hinowa. I prefer Akame ga crush than Hinowa as Akame was the heroine and her name has been used as main title for two times, it should be franchise flag.
foxbox360
2017-06-27, 19:22
Akame is in this story, lets be thankful. She probably be a secondary character this time around since it take place right after the end of the first series.
Akame is in this story, lets be thankful. She probably be a secondary character this time around since it take place right after the end of the first series.
She was a secondary character the first time around too :heh:
Someone please create Hinowa thread, i can't because i am using phone now.
Triok123
2017-06-28, 05:56
it seems that the artist is also starting a new series http://blog.livedoor.jp/pikaddb/archives/50300511.html
foxbox360
2017-06-28, 06:16
She was a secondary character the first time around too :heh:
you right:rolleyes:
Tenzen12
2017-06-28, 07:57
What about prequel manga, did she managed matter there?
Kazu-kun
2017-06-28, 10:08
What about prequel manga, did she managed matter there?
She gets to be the protagonist there, but it's not as fun because she's been deceived and working for the bad guys.
Anyway, I just read the chapter and I'm not really interested in this Hinowa girl so I hope Akame will get to share the spotlight with her at least.
MrTerrorist
2017-07-01, 10:21
So i just read the first chapter of Hinowa Ga Crush!
The Hinowa in the 1st chapter is a decoy protagonist as it's actually her daughter Hinata, who takes her mother's name, that's the real hero and meets Akame.
Where could i read it? Sounds interesting
MrTerrorist
2017-07-02, 09:30
^You can buy it from here. (https://global.bookwalker.jp/de738474e9-1623-4e90-9d1a-cd8a1dfb7249/)
Mad Pierrot
2017-07-03, 09:30
Wait, did Akame's prequel manga already end?
Wait, did Akame's prequel manga already end?
Akame Ga Kill was already ended but new story stars at the Eastern Kingdom. Now Akame doesn't have her Murasame but Rongo Rongo as her Teigu.
Kazu-kun
2017-07-03, 12:55
Wait, did Akame's prequel manga already end?
No, Zero's still ongoing.
I wonder if the natural disasters predicted in the book teigu "Rongo Rongo" will play some role in the new manga.
I hope we'll see the natural disasters at the level of Toba supereruption or the deluge.
dragon1412
2017-07-04, 09:36
I wonder if the natural disasters predicted in the book teigu "Rongo Rongo" will play some role in the new manga.
I hope we'll see the natural disasters at the level of Toba supereruption or the deluge.
could someone remind what Rongo rongo ability was again ??? never heard of it when I was reading AgK and I'm just can't muster the courage to do a complete re-read again:heh:
could someone remind what Rongo rongo ability was again ??? never heard of it when I was reading AgK and I'm just can't muster the courage to do a complete re-read again:heh:
there is akame ga kill wiki you know....
The Complete Book Of The World: Rongo Rongo is a book-type Teigu, The book contains every single map in the world. The information about the Empire's territories is especially detailed and includes every detail about the mountains and lands. On the last page there is a prediction of natural disasters that will happen in the future.
current owner of this teigu is akame.
Previously Rongo Rongo is held by Empire's Officer but since Akame's Murasame is destroyed, she decide to make Rongo Rongo her Teigu to seek the core of Murasame in order to end the curse on her body.
dragon1412
2017-07-06, 11:09
Thanks a lot. Reminded me of the Wiki as well, back when I first browsing it, the wiki literally have nothing and never check it again. It seem like they updated it a lot
DeliriousEagle
2017-07-13, 08:01
Honestly should have guessed it would be at the eastern lands as Syura mentioned he never explored that part yet of the world yet.
Tatsumi better make at least an appearance. The box narration at the end heavily implied he somehow reverted back to a more comfortable form.
^The problem is how far is the distance between Empire and Eastern Island.
Not to mention now Akame is teaching swordmanship to Hinowa but i would like to see how she will able to combat the invasion as an former assassin.
dragon1412
2017-07-27, 11:45
^The problem is how far is the distance between Empire and Eastern Island.
Not to mention now Akame is teaching swordmanship to Hinowa but i would like to see how she will able to combat the invasion as an former assassin.
depend really, if Tatsumi can freely use the giant dragon form, flying to the island might actually be not that hard to him
Yeah but not all creature have exhibit stamina for such flight. He could also bring Mine to the East as well but most likely won't happen since she is having his baby right now so i think at least a year before Tatsumi can go to East.
Grand-Chariot-Wave
2017-07-27, 11:57
Chapter 43 for Zero has dropped and the cameos are Budo and Bols.
Akame's fight with Gozuki is likely happening next chapter.
Megumi Kitagawa
2017-08-05, 12:35
For the conversation about main character and protagonist, it's important to remember the rule that I was told over and over by my professors and that I teach my students: the theme of the work runs through the story of the main character, and the person we follow is the protagonist.
Tatsumi is obviously the protagonist. The main character? Find the theme of the work and see where that is run through. I'm not done with the manga, but for the anime, the main character is Akame.
Hinowa ga Crush seems okay. It's strange that they didn't name this after Akame. Will this work stand up without Akame's name attached to it? Certainly, "ga" is not enough to establish itself as a brand. Either way, it seems like an okay start. I hope it divorces itself from the rest of the rest of the cast apart from Akame, though. There's no need to bring in extra characters who may just steal spotlight from the new cast.
Kazu-kun
2017-08-05, 15:38
For the conversation about main character and protagonist, it's important to remember the rule that I was told over and over by my professors and that I teach my students: the theme of the work runs through the story of the main character, and the person we follow is the protagonist.
That's interesting. The thing is, sometimes there is a separation between the character we follow and the point of view character. The most obvious example is Sherlock Holmes. We follow the story through the point of view of Watson instead of an omniscient point of view. But that doesn't mean Watson is the protagonist, because despite sharing his point of view, we're still following Holmes, not him.
BTW, in my native language there's no distinction between protagonist and main character. It's all the same thing. That's why I generally like the term main protagonist. :heh:
As for Akame ga Kill. I always thought it was just badly written when it comes to handling the characters. Akame was the natural main protagonist due to being the character that incarnates both the main themes and main conflicts of the story. Tatsumi always felt shoehorned. Like they putted him there because they didn't think the story would be popular with a chick as lead. This wasn't that obvious at the beginning, but when the story started to reach its last act, it was clear it was all about Akame and Tatsumi had little to do.
Chapter 3 Hinowa ga Crush
It seems Akame know this country's language however the elder's identity is unknown. At least Akame got the intel about the island as a start but i think that Hinowa's gang need Akame for this war.
Mad Pierrot
2017-09-03, 19:59
https://a.disquscdn.com/get?url=http%3A%2F%2Ftinyimg.io%2Fi%2FyWlw5qt.png&key=SSGOMEZuY7arme6IuwFmaw&w=600&h=473
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Well, Tatsumi is mentioned about that but then again i look forward to chapter 4.
kuudererules
2017-12-11, 08:23
Akame ga KILL! ZERO Vol.8 Cover art – December 25, 2017
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DQxEHFxVoAA5upy.jpg
Akame ga Kill! 1.5 Cover art – December 25, 2017 (SS and Epilogue)
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DRiZyBOWAAAsCJz?format=jpg&name=900x900
Hinowa ga Yuku! Vol.1 Cover art – December 25, 2017
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DRiY8XTXkAE9ul_.jpg
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the author release some new side stories and a epilogue before Hinowa ga Yuku!
Ruki0089
2018-05-31, 03:29
It's translated few months ago
really? I don't know about it being already translated.
Windsgrace
2018-05-31, 08:41
Ara that's a nice surprise. :3
kuudererules
2019-01-18, 13:38
https://cdn-ak-img2.shonenjumpplus.com/public/original/10834108156642640896-697bb058eedd711d192f312126aeaa99
Mato Seihei no Slave
New manga written by Takahiro
Main heroine have costume like Esdeath
and MC can transform like Incursio
Wow, i guess Takahiro already busy with two series. Hinowa Ga Yuku and Mato Seihei.
Tenzen12
2019-01-18, 15:31
Looks pretty mainstream Shonen this time so with bit of luck majority of heroines might survive even if they are pretty annoying atm.
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