Episode Title:
Kill the Imperial Arms User.
Episode Description:
The members of Night Raid discuss about their next target, Headhunter Zanku, a former executioner who became addicted to beheading several victims at night. Najenda explains to Tatsumi about the origin of the Imperial Arms, powerful relics that are wielded, of which the members of Night Raid all currently possess. The Imperial Arms are so lethal that if two wielders choose to duel, one of them will ultimately perish. In the streets, Tatsumi and Akame pair up to find Zanku. Tatsumi is led away by an illusion of Sayo, soon falling into a trap set by Zanku, who uses his Imperial Arms Spectator, a headpiece that grants precognition to predict every attack. Akame finds Tatsumi when he becomes wounded, and she takes his place to battle Zanku alone. Zanku tries to trick Akame by creating the illusion of Akame's younger sister Kurome. Akame quickly destroys the illusion and then kills Zanku, using her Imperial Arms Murasame, a sword with a poisonous blade. He rests in peace, now that he is no longer driven mad by the voices of the executed victims.
