

Akame is just an ordinary member of Night Raid. She doesn't have an integral
role in the plot, and she is not an essential character: her absence wouldn't
had changed the framework of the story significantly.

Though she did fight an amazing battle, this doesn't seem like it should
differentiate her from the others, because all the other members did the same
thing. The only difference is that

> she fought Esdeath, the primary antagonist, and ultimately survived.

However, on the other hand, the show _is_ named after her. In addition, the
opening and ending is full of portrayals of her. She takes most of the
attention, but she doesn't seem to display a leading role.

Why is she emphasized so much, especially over the other characters?


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Why is Akame the center of attention?


I could be completely off base here, but honestly I think it's because

> she is the one of the only ones who survive.

I think she is very central to the story, though. She just isn't your
stereotypical front and center protagonist. She does have the most backstory,
and they did create _Akame ga KILL! Zero_ to further develop her character.


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Akame, like all other Night Raid members, had a reason for joining. However,
unlike the others,

> she had to leave an actual **relative** behind on the government's side,

so she's already different from everyone else right off the bat, not to
mention the fact that her sister (pretty much her past) came back later on in
the series.

She had the most character development. Sure the author could've used any
character to zero in on, but he chose Akame. As to why she was the center of
attention, well, she was really the strongest one,

> not to mention the only one who survived of nightraid.

So it's only natural that she was the center of attention.


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Akame is the centre of attention because her role in the anime is to kill the
minister or esdeath either so the story follows all of night raid however it
shows akame more due to the her experiences as a imperial spy and being
seperated from her sister. although tatsumi is the main protagonist and the
main character its akame who has the main role of "assassin of the empire"


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Very late to the party here, but as a writer, I can say that the "POV" and the
"protagonist" are not the same thing, even though ~99% of the time in stories,
shows, or films the POV character is in fact the protagonist.

It's hard to say for certain if it was intentional, but this makes it even
more emotionally impactful when Tatsumi dies.

Gave this show additional rewatch value for me knowing that Akame is, in fact,
the main character. Besides Tatsumi, she has the most character growth.


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