Tato sága se odehrává ve fiktivním světě Wakoku, který je zmítán vleklou občanskou válkou. V tomto chaotickém prostředí mají šanci zazářit i ti nejprostší lidé, od rybářek po nemanželské děti, pokud prokážou dostatek odvahy a odhodlání v armádních řadách. Příběh sleduje mladou ženu s výjimečnými schopnostmi, jejíž cesta za slávou a uznáním je plná nečekaných zvratů a náročných zkoušek. Série zkoumá témata války, cti a možnosti osobního růstu tváří v tvář nepřízni osudu.
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...
In the midst of her first battle, Hinowa challenges Yomihime, the woman who killed her mother. After a fierce standoff, Hinowa and her friends barely scrape by, and that's only with the help of Akame. But when a new and crazed general from the Tenrou Nation launches an attack, will they be able to survive the merciless battlefield once again...?
The unhinged Commander of Tenrou Nation, Kyoukotsu, has laid siege to Shiranui Fortress. Hinowa and friends are on high alert, determined to hold the fortress no matter what comes their way. But what Kyoukotsu schemes is beyond their comprehension, and it will take all their combined efforts to impede the infamous Commander. Meanwhile, plans are stirring in the Tenrou Nation, and an unexpected face makes an appearance...
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...