Akame ga Kill

Tatsumi is a fighter who, accompanied by his two childhood friends, sets off to the Capital in search of a way to make money to assist his poverty-stricken village. After being separated from his friends, Tatsumi not only fails to enlist in the army, but is swindled of all his money. He is then taken in by a noble family who offer him help, but intend to torture and kill him, just like they did with his friends and dozens of other people. Tatsumi is rescued by a group of assassins known as Night Raid and is invited to join their ranks and assist with their mission to overthrow Prime Minister Honest, who manipulates the infant emperor for his and his men's personal gain, leading the rest of the nation to poverty and strife.

Each member of Night Raid carries "Imperial Arms" (帝具 Teigu?), items created via alchemy and parts of the supernatural Danger Beasts over 900 years ago. Forty-eight of these items were created and about half of them have been lost to history. These items range from weapons like swords and firearms to more utilitarian items including a cosmetic box and armor, and even sentient individuals such as a shape-shifting dog and a powerful warrior. Teigu cannot be used by just anyone: users must be compatible with the particular Teigu or risk death. It is said that if two Teigu users fight, one is bound to die.

Tatsumi and his new friends successfully assassinate some of Honest's most trusted cohorts. This leads the Prime Minister to enlist the help of General Esdeath, considered to be the most powerful fighter in the Empire, who assembles her own team of Teigu-wielding assassins, the "Jaegars", to hunt down Night Raid. After Night Raid and the Jaegars both suffer losses while fighting each other, Honest forms a new secret police force, the "Wild Hunt", led by his own son, Syura. However, the Wild Hunt heavily abuses its authority by killing innocent civilians for fun, making enemies of both the Jaegars and Night Raid.