Red Eyes Sword - Akame ga kill ! zero
Kurokawa · 2016–2019 · 10 issues
About the series
In this prequel to the dark fantasy saga Akame ga Kill!, Red Eyes Sword - Akame ga Kill! Zero (2016–2019, Kurokawa) follows the brutal training and early missions of the young assassin Akame before she joins the revolutionary Night Raid. Published over ten issues, the series expands the world’s grim political intrigue and deadly Teigu weapons, with writer Takahiro and artist Kei Toru crafting a lean, action-driven origin story. It deepens the tragedy of the original by showing the hardened choices that forged one of its most lethal heroes.