Showing Some Skin: Kill La Kill
Hello, peoples! August has arrived, and so have some new
reviews-plus, maybe one re-review (hint, hint)!
Starting off this month will be a review on one show that I’ve wanted to
do for a long time. This show made its
English debut on Toonami back in February, and in fact wrapped things up this
past Saturday. It took a few episodes to
get into it, but when I got into it, I went in deep. What show could I possibly be talking
about? I’m talking about the wild,
action-packed, and maybe even naked anime Kill
La Kill.
Kill
La Kill focuses on seventeen year-old Ryuko Matoi. After her father is mysteriously killed,
Ryuko attends Honnouji Academy to find his killer. Her biggest suspect is Honnouji’s student
council president Satsuki Kiryuin. But
in a school where nearly everyone wears Goku Uniforms-suits that enhance human
performance-, confronting Satsuki is easier said than done. However, this changes when Ryuko stumbles
upon a mysterious armor called Senktsu.
Now on par with the students at Honnouji Academy, Ryuko is now able to
get the answers she has been wanting to find.
It was definitely a fun show to watch!
This was the one show that I
watched from top to bottom before reviewing, which was something I haven’t done
in a long time. And after waiting for as
long as I did, I give Kill La Kill three
and a half out of five stars. Was I
pleased with what I saw? Absolutely! The
animation was very unique. Coming from a
Japanese studio called Trigger-also known for another anime called Guren Lagann-, the animation is very
vivid and cartoony. It’s definitely
something nontraditional in anime.
Animation aside, the story was what I really liked. I think it had just enough action, enough
drama, and enough twists and turns to make it interesting. Not bad for the second show in Trigger’s
belt.
I said it once, but I’ll say it
again. Was I pleased with Kill La Kill? Absolutely!
But…there were some problems with the show that I did see. In fact, I think the negatives outweighed the
positives. The biggest issue was
content, particularly the nudity. Though
it is a factor in the show since it revolves around clothes, I felt that some
of it was just too much; too much to the point where I couldn’t take it
seriously. Not to mention, some of the
outfits in this show leave little to the imagination. This also leads to the issue of the
humor. Some of the humor also focused on
this theme. I’ll admit, some of it was
funny, but at times, it was just too much.
So yeah, it’s pretty clear that this had-pardon my French-more ass and
boobs than I could handle. Still, don’t let
all the extra skin get to you. As I
said, the story was the biggest highlight of the show. In spite of all the humor and content, that’s
certainly a plus.
So all in all, Kill La Kill is a pretty good show, but you have to ignore all the
nudity in it to really enjoy it. If you
are interested, you may have missed your chance to catch it on TV, but it is
available for purchase online. Aside
from Amazon, you can also find it on another site called Right Stuf for a much less expensive
price-in fact, the official Kill La Kill site
recommends it. Anyways, that’s all that
I have for this week! As always, stay
tuned for another fresh review from yours truly!
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