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Akame ga Kill! S1E1 — Kill the Darkness

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Akame ga Kill!•Season 1•Episode 1

Kill the Darkness

8.1/10 · 1,127 votesJul 7, 201424 min

Ranked #9 of 24 in Season 1•+0.2 vs season avg

Tatsumi leaves his village in pursuit of wealth and success in the Imperial Capital. He attempts to join the army, however it isn't as easy as it seems. When all of the sudden, a large breasted woman shows up at the local bar and offers

Directed byTomoki Kobayashi

Written byMakoto Uezu

Next episodeE2 · Kill the Authority

Seasons1

Cast18

Soma Saito

Soma Saito

Tatsumi (voice)

Sora Amamiya

Sora Amamiya

Akame (voice)

Yukari Tamura

Yukari Tamura

Mine (voice)

Yuu Asakawa

Yuu Asakawa

Leone (voice)

Anri Katsu

Anri Katsu

Daidara (voice)

Ayaka Ohashi

Ayaka Ohashi

Kurome (voice)

Eiji Takemoto

Eiji Takemoto

Bols (voice)

Eriko Matsui

Eriko Matsui

Suzuki (voice)

Hitomi Nabatame

Hitomi Nabatame

Nyau (voice)

Hozumi Goda

Hozumi Goda

Budo (voice)

Jouji Nakata

Jouji Nakata

Liver (voice)

Junji Majima

Junji Majima

Run (voice)

Crew12

Makoto Uezu

Makoto Uezu

Writer

Y

Yuko Hariba

Key Animation

Y

Yaeko Watanabe

Key Animation

A

Asuka Mamezuka

Key Animation

K

Kazuhisa Nakamura

Key Animation

K

Kazuhisa Nakamura

Animation Director

Y

Yoshio Usuda

Key Animation

S

Shinpei Koikawa

Key Animation

Y

Yutaka Araki

Key Animation

Tomoki Kobayashi

Tomoki Kobayashi

Storyboard Artist

Tomoki Kobayashi

Tomoki Kobayashi

Director

T

Takao Takegami

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"Kill the Darkness" is episode 1 of Akame ga Kill! season 1. It scored 8.1/10 from 1,127 votes, ranking #9 of 24 episodes this season (season average 7.9). Directed by Tomoki Kobayashi and written by Makoto Uezu, it aired on July 7, 2014.

Next: E2 · Kill the Authority Best of Season 1