Teenage country bumpkin Tatsumi dreams of earning enough money for his impoverished village by working in the Capital--but his short-lived plans go awry when he's robbed by a buxom beauty upon arrival! Penniless, Tatsumi is taken in by the lovely Miss Aria, but just when his Capital dreams seem in reach yet again, Miss Aria's mansion is besieged by Night Raid--a team of ruthless assassins who targets high-ranking members of the upper class! As Tatsumi is quick to learn, appearances can be deceiving in the Capital, and this team of assassins just might be...the good guys?!
 
(Source: Yen Press)
 
Note: Volumes 5 and 8 each contain a bonus chapter.

In a land where corruption rules and a ruthless Prime Minister has turned the puppet Emperor's armies of soldiers, assassins and secret police against the people, only one force dares to stand against them: Night Raid, an elite team of relentless killers, each equipped with an Imperial Arm - legendary weapons with unique and incredible powers created in the distant past. 
 
Rescued from a fate worse than death by Night Raid, young Tatsumi is offered the chance to join their lethal ranks… but it's a deadly choice, as few can master an Imperial Arm and even fewer survive when two Arms go against each other in combat. The battle is on, and only the strongest will make it out alive.
 
(Source: Sentai Filmworks)

They believed that every time they took a life, they brought happiness to another... Before becoming Night Raid's deadliest ally, Akame was a young girl bought by the Empire and raised as an assassin whose sole purpose was to slaughter everything in her path. Because that's what makes people happy...right?
 
(Source: Yen Press)

A special 100-page bonus volume bundled with the limited editions of the anime Blu-ray/DVD volume 1 set.  It contained two side story chapters about Bulat and Sheele, and the opening pages contained a crossover with Isshuukan Friends. It was later rereleased as a standalone tankobon with two new chapters.

On the island of Wakoku, the civil war offers anyone the chance of becoming a hero -- from fishing women to bastard children, any can make a name for themselves by working through the rigorous ranks of the army. Hinowa, a young woman with extraordinary skills, is determined to do just that, but soon learns things may not always go to plan...More than ten years after a disastrous battle, the war is still ongoing, and a girl with black hair and black markings washes up on shore...
 (Source: Yen Press)

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