Source: Sentai Filmworks press release Official Site: akame.tv (Japan) Special Thanks to Christian Lopez

Sentai Filmworks’ series, AKAME GA KILL! (??????!, Akame ga Kiru!, 2014), earned 1.8+ million viewers for its series premiere during the hugely popular Adult Swim Toonami block. TV By The Numbers reported that it ranked second among the Top 100 cable shows among adults 25-54 for the whole day. Adapted from the original manga written by Takahiro and illustrated by Tetsuya Tashiro, AKAME GA KILL! follows a desperate team of assassins known as Night Raid, as they take on the brutal tyranny of a corrupt empire. This supernatural action series is directed by Tomoki Kobayashi (AMAGAMI SS+, ROZEN MAIDEN), with series composition by Makoto Uezu (HUMANITY HAS DECLINED, DEVIL SURVIVOR 2), art direction by Yoshito Takamine (SONI ANI – SUPER SONICO THE ANIMATION, JORMUNGAND) and animation production by WHITE FOX (IS THE ORDER A RABBIT?, STEINS;GATE). The series airs Saturdays at 12:30am ET during the Toonami block on Adult Swim. For Sentai Filmworks’ latest announcements regarding this title and other great programming, be sure to like them on Facebook and follow them on Twitter.

About Sentai Filmworks

Sentai Filmworks curates one of largest and most beloved anime and genre programming libraries, containing thousands of hours of content released across traditional and digital media platforms. Boasting hit series that include PARASYTE –THE MAXIM–, LOG HORIZON, HIGH SCHOOL OF THE DEAD, and PERSONA 4: THE ANIMATION, Sentai’s catalogue continues to grow with new favorites such as IS IT WRONG TO TRY TO PICK UP GIRLS IN A DUNGEON? and MY LOVE STORY!!

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