Flashing blades and mystical super weapons are just a small part of new fantasy-action anime Akame ga Kill!, a dark, intense story about a corrupt government and its tyrannical rule.

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Skunk Works, meanwhile, is also making big bets on hypersonic weapons development, such as the AGM-183 Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon that failed a flight test in July.