So now that I've finally collected all of the Volumes of "Akumetsu" (literally translates as "Destroyer of Evil") physically, I gave it a re-read and man it's still good. :thumbsup:
It's kind of hard to give a synopsis to, but to sum it up - A highschool boy turns masked vigilante and starts hunting down the powerful and corrupt members of society and publically kills them. Of course he gets killed himself during his first attempt...but all is not as it appears as the masked man "Akumetsu" appears again the next night.
So yeah, people sometimes compare this series to Death Note and I can kinda see some similarities, but unlike the tense, high stake battle between Light and L, Akumetsu is more cerebral and grounded - offering insight into how politics and economy lead to corruption, as well as the dangers of vigilantism and how far revolution can go before it just becomes terrorism. As an added bonus, I was amused that the corrupt victims
very clearly resembled their real life counterparts in Government which I was surprised the series got away with.