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Akumetsu (Japanese: アクメツ, lit. "Destroyer of Evil") is a Japanese shōnenmanga series written by Yoshiaki Tabata and illustrated by Yuki Yugo. Akumetsu was serialized in Akita Shoten's Weekly Shōnen Champion from 2002 to 2006.
The setting for the story is a near-future Japan where politicians and businessmen pamper and lavish themselves amidst growing public unrest, while excessive corruption and speculation lead the country to a massive economic downfall, increasing the public deficit to an enormous seven hundred trillion yen and triggering an economic recession. When her father's company goes bankrupt, Shiina finds out and resolves to sell herself into prostitution by attending high-class parties through an escort agency, in order to help pay off her family's debt.
It is during the first and only such party she attends, where the guests were mainly VIPs and high-profile officials of the Ministry of Finance, and what was set to become an orgy, is suddenly interrupted by a young man wearing an Oni mask, who after giving a speech on how savage and corrupt the upper class of Japan has become, shoots the attendants in order to state his point and then proceeds to brutally slaughter the most prominent guest using a fire axe. Recognized by a frantic Shiina as Shou, the man simply waves the statement off as a misunderstanding, then grabs the mauled body of his victim and walks calmly to the front lobby, where he is gunned down by police and, before dying, has his head blown off by a device implanted into his own mask.
Thus, the act introduces a long, exceptionally violent campaign of murders performed by such masked individuals, targeting those who are deemed as responsible for the massive economic crisis and, as such, labeled as evil by the masked men, who all goes by the common alias Akumetsu (literally destroyer of evil).
Release
The series has been published in Italy by JPOP from October 2007 (2007-10) to August 2008 (2008-08)[1] and in France by Taifu comics.[2]
Reception
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^ (in Italian). Italy: Edizioni BD srl. Archived from the original on 2015-02-26. Retrieved 2015-02-26.
^"Akumetsu" (in French). France: Taïfu Comics. Retrieved 2015-02-26.
Further reading
(in French)
External links
at J Pop (in Italian)
Akumetsu at Taifu comics (in French)
Manga-news.com vol. 12 review (in French)
Manga-news.com vol. 13 review (in French)
Manga-news.com vol. 14 review (in French)
Manga-news.com vol. 16 review (in French)
Manga-news.com vol. 17 review (in French)
Planete BD vol. 12 review (in French)
Planete BD vol. 13 review (in French)
Planete BD vol. 14 review (in French)
Planete BD vol. 15 review (in French)
Planete BD vol. 16 review (in French)
February 14, 2023
akumetsu, this, article, require, cleanup, meet, wikipedia, quality, standards, specific, problem, reviews, external, links, section, need, translated, included, article, please, help, improve, this, article, june, 2015, learn, when, remove, this, template, me. This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia s quality standards The specific problem is The reviews in the external links section need to be translated and included in the article Please help improve this article if you can June 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message Akumetsu Japanese アクメツ lit Destroyer of Evil is a Japanese shōnen manga series written by Yoshiaki Tabata and illustrated by Yuki Yugo Akumetsu was serialized in Akita Shoten s Weekly Shōnen Champion from 2002 to 2006 AkumetsuAkumetsu vol 1MangaWritten byYoshiaki TabataIllustrated byYuki YugoPublished byAkita ShotenMagazineWeekly Shōnen ChampionDemographicShōnenOriginal runOctober 2002 April 6 2006Volumes18 Contents 1 Plot 2 Release 3 Reception 4 See also 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External linksPlot EditMain article List of Akumetsu characters The setting for the story is a near future Japan where politicians and businessmen pamper and lavish themselves amidst growing public unrest while excessive corruption and speculation lead the country to a massive economic downfall increasing the public deficit to an enormous seven hundred trillion yen and triggering an economic recession When her father s company goes bankrupt Shiina finds out and resolves to sell herself into prostitution by attending high class parties through an escort agency in order to help pay off her family s debt It is during the first and only such party she attends where the guests were mainly VIPs and high profile officials of the Ministry of Finance and what was set to become an orgy is suddenly interrupted by a young man wearing an Oni mask who after giving a speech on how savage and corrupt the upper class of Japan has become shoots the attendants in order to state his point and then proceeds to brutally slaughter the most prominent guest using a fire axe Recognized by a frantic Shiina as Shou the man simply waves the statement off as a misunderstanding then grabs the mauled body of his victim and walks calmly to the front lobby where he is gunned down by police and before dying has his head blown off by a device implanted into his own mask Thus the act introduces a long exceptionally violent campaign of murders performed by such masked individuals targeting those who are deemed as responsible for the massive economic crisis and as such labeled as evil by the masked men who all goes by the common alias Akumetsu literally destroyer of evil Release EditThe series has been published in Italy by JPOP from October 2007 2007 10 to August 2008 2008 08 1 and in France by Taifu comics 2 Reception EditThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it June 2015 See also EditRunaway HorsesReferences Edit J POP Manga Akumetsu in Italian Italy Edizioni BD srl Archived from the original on 2015 02 26 Retrieved 2015 02 26 Akumetsu in French France Taifu Comics Retrieved 2015 02 26 Further reading EditAnimeland issue 120 April 2006 in French External links EditAkumetsu at J Pop in Italian Akumetsu at Taifu comics in French Manga news com vol 12 review in French Manga news com vol 13 review in French Manga news com vol 14 review in French Manga news com vol 16 review in French Manga news com vol 17 review in French Planete BD vol 12 review in French Planete BD vol 13 review in French Planete BD vol 14 review in French Planete BD vol 15 review in French Planete BD vol 16 review in French Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Akumetsu amp oldid 1128742130, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
