Kill la Kill(Japanese:キルラキル,Hepburn:Kiru Ra Kiru)[b]is a Japaneseanimetelevision series created and produced byTrigger.The series follows vagrant schoolgirl Ryuko Matoi on her search for her father's killer, which brings her into violent conflict with Satsuki Kiryuin, the iron-willedstudent council presidentof Honnouji Academy, and her mother Ragyo Kiryuin's fashion empire. Ryuko, Satsuki, and others obtain martial artssuperpowersfrom their clothes, which appear to have a will of their own.
| Kill la Kill | |
 International promotional artwork, featuringRyuko Matoi(foreground, wearingSenketsu) andSatsuki Kiryuin(background, wearing Junketsu) | |
| キルラキル (Kiru Ra Kiru) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | |
| Created by | |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Hiroyuki Imaishi |
| Written by | Kazuki Nakashima |
| Music by | Hiroyuki Sawano |
| Studio | Trigger |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | MBS,TBS,CBC TV |
| English network | |
| Original run | October 4, 2013–March 28, 2014 |
| Episodes | 24 + OVA |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Ryō Akizuki |
| Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
| English publisher | |
| Magazine | Young Ace |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | October 4, 2013–March 4, 2015 |
| Volumes | 3 |
The series is Trigger's first original anime television project, directed byHiroyuki Imaishiand written byKazuki Nakashima,both of whom had previously worked together onGurren Lagannin 2007 and would go on to work onPromarein 2019.Kill la Killwas broadcast in Japan onMBS'Animeismprogramming block between October 2013 and March 2014. Anoriginal video animation(OVA) was released as a 25th episode in September 2014. A manga adaptation by Ryō Akizuki began serialization inKadokawa Shoten'sYoung Acemagazine from October 2013 to March 2015. A video game adaptation, titledKill la Kill the Game: IF,was released in July 2019, with slight deviations to the main storyline of the anime.
In North America,Aniplex of Americalicensed the anime for a simulcast with a home video release starting in July 2014. The series premiered in the United States onAdult Swim'sToonamiblock in February 2015.
Synopsis
editSetting
editHonnouji Academy(Bổn năng tự học viên,Honnōji Gakuen)is a fictional high school situated inTokyo Bay,Japan, on the island of Honnō City. The school is dominated by its fearsome student council led by their presidentSatsuki Kiryuin.The students wear Goku Uniforms(Cực chế phục,Gokuseifuku)[c]which give their wearers superhuman abilities because they are constructed with a special material known as Life Fibers(Sinh mệnh chiến duy,Seimei Sen'i,lit. "Life Battle-Fibers" ).Honnouji Academy and Honnō City feature a stratifiedclass structure,in which higher-ranked students are allowed to obtain more powerful Goku Uniforms. This in turn affects thesocial statusof the student's family.
Plot
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Ryuko Matoi,a vagrant transfer student armed with ascissor-shaped longsword that can cut Goku Uniforms, arrives to Honnō City to find the murderer of her fatherIsshin Matoi.Her search leads her to enroll in Honnouji Academy, a militaristic high school ruled by thestudent council presidentSatsuki Kiryuin and her Elite Four through the power of a fabric called Life Fibers. Following a failed attempt to challenge Satsuki on her first day, Ryuko stumbled across a sentientsailor uniformin an underground complex beneath the ruins of her father's home. She names the outfit "Senketsu",later learning that he is a pure Life Fiber clothing called a Kamui(Thần y,lit. "Godrobe" )that increases her abilities whiletransformed.Satsuki responds by donning her family's Kamui Junketsu at great risk to her well-being, accepting Ryuko's challenge if she can defeat the two-star student club presidents that would target her. Ryuko is joined by her hyperactive classmateMako Mankanshoku,a no-star student who lets Ryuko move in with her impoverished family, and her homeroom teacherAikuro Mikisugi,who is actually an undercover agent of the anti-Life Fiberparamilitary organizationNudist Beach(ヌーディスト・ビーチ,Nūdisuto Bīchi).
Ryuko later gets her chance to confront Satsuki when she reorganizes their student council through abattle royalandking-of-the-hillevent known as theNaturals Election,requiring her to first defeat each member of Satsuki's Elite Four. But the event is interrupted byNui Harime,a member of the global REVOCS Corporation(REVOCSコーポレーション,Ribokkusu Kōporēshon)run by the academy's director and Satsuki's mother,Ragyo Kiryuin.Harime reveals herself as Isshin's killer while revealing the other Scissor Blade, provoking Ryuko into a rage which nearly kills her. Thereafter, Ryuko becomes reluctant to wear Senketsu soon after while learning that Satsuki used her to refine the Goku Uniforms for the upcoming Tri-City Schools Raid. Harime, having been banned from the academy, tricks Ryuko into putting Senketsu back on before shredding the Kamui to pieces, driven off by Satsuki before she could kill Ryuko. As Satsuki commences the Tri-City Schools Raid to annex the remaining independent schools inKansai,intended to destroy Nudist Beach's base, Ryuko follows to retrieve the pieces of Senketsu's body that Satsuki gave to her subordinates.
Ryuko succeeds in restoring Senketsu but fails to stop Satsuki's agenda, learning from Mikisugi that her father founded Nudist Beach and created Senketsu from Ryuko's DNA to fight the Life Fibers, revealed to be parasitic aliens that played a factor in humanity's evolution to later feed. Ryuko and Nudist Beach storm the Honnouji Academy festival held in Ragyo's honor before she awakens the Life Fibers, only to witness Satsuki attacking her mother while revealing her true goal has been to destroy the Life Fiber threat to avenge her father, along with her younger sister who died from being experimented on by Ragyo. But Satsuki's plan falls apart when Ragyo, revealed to be a human/Life Fiber hybrid and also ordered Isshin's murder, captures her while ordering the Covers to consume every human present. Nudist Beach, the Mankanshoku family, and Satsuki's inner circle are forced to retreat while Ragyo reveals Ryuko as Satsuki's presumed-dead younger sister who was discarded by her, having been raised by her ex-husband Sōichirō Kiryuin under the guise of Isshin and hidden away. Ryuko goes into a coma shortly after, as Ragyo forcibly removed Ryuko's heart from her chest to confirm their familial ties.
A month later, Ragyo and the Life Fibers have devastated Japan as the Elite Four and Nudist Beach rescue both Satsuki and Mako. Ryuko, having woken up from her coma, is brainwashed and bonded to Junketsu to pursue them. But Satsuki, Mako, and Senketsu manage to free Ryuko as she gains the other Scissor Blade and amputates Harime's arms with Junketsu. Ryuko and Satsuki proceed to intercept Ragyo before she and the Primordial Life Fiber, the source of all Life Fibers, can reach Honnouji Academy to launch a command signal to a satellite for all Life Fibers to cover the planet and destroy it. However, Harime completes Shinra-Kōketsu with Ragyo's secretaryRei Hououmaruoffered as a sacrifice to activate it, enabling Ragyo to command all pure-Life Fibers with only Ryuko and Senketsu.
The heroes destroy the transmitter and extract Rei from Shinra-Kōketsu, only for Ragyo to restore its power by absorbing Harime and the Primordial Life Fiber. However, Ryuko pursues her mother after everyone offers their Goku Uniforms to power up Senketsu, managing to have Senketsu absorb Shinra-Kōketsu to rescind the order. Defeated, Ragyo spitefully commits suicide while promising that the Life Fibers will one day attack Earth again. Despite being victorious, Senketsu begins breaking down from absorbing Shinra-Kōketsu, as well as sacrificing himself to ensure Ryuko safely returns to Earth.
In the follow-upOVAepisode, set two weeks after the battle with Ragyo, Rei Hououmaru uses leftover Life Fibers to create doppelgängers of Satsuki and the Elite Four in Junketsu and their original Goku Uniforms to disrupt Honnouji Academy's graduation ceremony and avenge Ragyo. But the clones are defeated while Satsuki convinces Rei to abandon her struggle as Ryuko uses the Scissor Blades to finish off Honnouji Academy. The school is shut down during the sinking of Honnō City, and everyone leaves to live out normal lives, with Satsuki having the students, Elite Four, Iori, Rei, and Mitsuzo give a final salute to the school while Ryuko departs with Mako and her family.
Development
editThe anime television project, directed byHiroyuki Imaishiat his animation studio,Trigger,was first teased in the March 2013 issue ofKadokawa Shoten'sNewtypemagazine released on February 7, 2013.[7]Kill la Killwas officially announced on May 8, 2013, with scripts written byKazuki Nakashimaand character designs by Sushio.[8]
According to director Imaishi, much of the plot is based on his observation that the Japanese manner of pronouncing "fascism"(ファッショ,fassho)is nearly the same as the word "fashion"(ファッション,fasshon),his observation that the pronunciation of the Japanese words "school uniform"(Chế phục,seifuku)and "conquest"(Chinh phục,seifuku)areidentical,and that the titularkirumay mean "kill"(キル),"to cut"(Thiết る),or "to wear"(Trứ る).[9]
Release
editBroadcast
editKill la Killaired in Japan onMBS'Animeismprogramming block between October 4, 2013, and March 28, 2014.[10]It also aired onTBS,CBCandBS-TBS.
The series is licensed in North America byAniplex of America,who simulcasted the series onDaisuki,[11]and streamed it onCrunchyrollandHulu.[12][13]The series aired on Adult Swim's Toonami block in the United States from February 8 to August 2, 2015.[14][15][16][d]and premiered onViceland UKon October 16, 2017.[18]
In Italy, the streaming rights of the series were acquired byDynit,which announced the acquisition, with reservation, at its conference atLucca Comics2017.[19]The acquisition became successful on December 22 of the same year[20]and Dynit published the series onVVVVIDon February 6, 2018.[21]Subsequently, the Italian dub of the series was added toNetflixon September 1, 2018.[22]
Home media
editJapanese
editThe video release on Blu-ray Disc and DVD began on January 8, 2014.[23]Soundtrack CDs are included with the first and fifth volumes, making-of documentary DVDs are included with the third, seventh, and ninth volumes, and drama CDs are included with the second, fourth, sixth, and eighth volumes. Anoriginal video animationepisode was released as part of the ninth volume on September 3, 2014.[24]
| Volume | Episodes | Release date |
|---|---|---|
| Volume 1 | 1–2 | January 8, 2014 |
| Volume 2 | 3–5 | February 5, 2014 |
| Volume 3 | 6–8 | March 5, 2014 |
| Volume 4 | 9–11 | April 2, 2014 |
| Volume 5 | 12–14 | May 7, 2014 |
| Volume 6 | 15–17 | June 4, 2014 |
| Volume 7 | 18–20 | July 2, 2014 |
| Volume 8 | 21–23 | August 6, 2014 |
| Volume 9 | 24 + OVA (25) | September 3, 2014 |
English
editThe series was released in five BD/DVD volumes in North America. The first volume was released on July 15, 2014, in limited edition BD/DVD combo packs including soundtrack CDs, as well as standard Blu-ray Disc and DVD releases.[25]AtAnime Expo 2014held in Los Angeles, Aniplex premiered the first English dub episode, and hosted a performance by theme song singerEir Aoi,and a panel with script writerKazuki Nakashima,director Sushio, producer Yosuke Toba, and voice actressesAmi KoshimizuandRyoka Yuzuki.[26]
| Volume | Episodes | Release date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volume 1 | 1–4 | July 15, 2014 | |
| Volume 2 | 5–9 | October 21, 2014 | |
| Volume 3 | 10–14 | December 23, 2014 | |
| Volume 4 | 15–19 | February 24, 2015 | |
| Volume 5 | 20–24 + OVA (25) | April 28, 2015 | |
The series is licensed in the United Kingdom and France byAnime Limited,and was simulcast on Wakanim, later receiving a digital release onNetflix.[27]The series was released on Blu-ray and DVD in three Collector's Edition sets. The first set was originally slated for a release date on December 8, 2014,[28]but was later moved to November 17, 2014.[29]Subsequently, the release was pushed forward a further two weeks, with the first release being available in the UK on November 3, 2014,[30]while the Blu-ray version was pushed back to December 1, 2014.[31]
| Volume | Episodes | Release date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volume 1 | 1–9 | November 3, 2014 (DVD) December 1, 2014 (Blu-ray) | |
| Volume 2 | 10–19 | March 23, 2015 | |
| Volume 3 | 20-24 + OVA (25) | July 11, 2016 | |
In Australia and New Zealand, the series is licensed byMadman Entertainment,who simulcasted the series on Madman Screening Room, and later released the series digitally on AnimeLab.[32][33]The series was released on Blu-ray and DVD, and mirrored the release pattern of the North American releases. The first volume was released on October 15, 2014.[34]
| Volume | Episodes | Release date | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volume 1 | 1–4 | October 15, 2014 | [34] | |
| Volume 2 | 5–9 | December 10, 2014 | [35] | |
| Volume 3 | 10–14 | March 11, 2014 | [36] | |
| Volume 4 | 15–19 | April 15, 2015 | [37] | |
| Volume 5 | 20–24 + OVA (25) | June 10, 2015 | [38] | |
Soundtrack
edit| Kill la Kill Original Sound Track | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack albumby | |
| Released | December 25, 2013 |
| Studio |
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| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Length | 1:17:22 |
| Language |
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| Label | Aniplex |
| Producer | Hiroyuki Sawano |
Music for the series is composed byHiroyuki Sawano.[39]For the first fifteen episodes, the opening theme is "Sirius"(シリウス,Shiriusu)byEir Aoi,while the ending theme isGomen ne, Iiko ja Irarenai(ごめんね, いいコじゃいられない.,"Sorry, I'm Done Being a Good Kid" )byMiku Sawai.[40]From episode 16 onwards, the opening theme is "ambiguous" byGarnidelia,a duo consisting of vocalistMariaand composerToku,[41]and the ending theme is "Shin Sekai Kōkyōgaku"(Tân thế giới giao hưởng lặc,"New World Symphony" )by Sayonara Ponytail,[42]though an extended version of the original ending theme returns for the last portion of episode 24. Aoi's song "Sanbika" was used as animage songto accompany climactic events in episodes 3, 7, 11 and 23.
The first soundtrack album was published on December 25, 2013.[43]Aniplex USA also released the CD on January 17, 2014.[44]It features 18 tracks, including six vocal songs performed in English and German. The background music tracks feature titles that are typographical variants of "Kill la Kill".
The second soundtrack album was released in Japan as part of the fifth DVD/Blu-ray disc set on May 7, 2014.[45]It also features "Kara-OK"(Không OK,karaoke)versions of the vocal tracks from the first album, among other background music.
Track listing
editAll music is composed byHiroyuki Sawano
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Performer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Before my body is dry" |
|
| 4:07 |
| 2. | "goriLLA-Ja-L" (goriLLA xà LGori Ra Jaru) | 4:16 | ||
| 3. | "InuKA3L" (Khuyển Kあ3LInu Ka Saru) | 4:34 | ||
| 4. | "Blumenkranz" | Rie | Cyua | 4:19 |
| 5. | "Ad la Lib" (AdラLibAdo Ra Ribu) | 3:24 | ||
| 6. | "Kiryu ga KiLL" (Quỷ long G@キLLKiryū ga Kiru) | 4:38 | ||
| 7. | "KILL 7la Kill" (KILL7la thiết ルKiru Nara Kiru) | 4:46 | ||
| 8. | "Suck your blood" | mpi |
| 3:40 |
| 9. | "Kik9=KELL" (Kiっ9=KELLKikku wa Keru) | 4:51 | ||
| 10. | "k1ll wa iLL" (k1ll◎iLLKiru Wa Iru) | 3:08 | ||
| 11. | "Light your heart up" | cAnON. | Aimee Blackschleger | 3:56 |
| 12. | "Hiru ra lilL♪" (Trú lỏa lilL♪Hiru Ra Riru) | 2:02 | ||
| 13. | "KiLL La KiLL" (Trảm LLLア sinh LLKiru Ra Kiru) | 4:25 | ||
| 14. | "Kiryu ha KiLL" (キ long ha trứ LLKiryū Ha Kiru) | 4:15 | ||
| 15. | "I want to know" |
| Benjamin Anderson | 4:07 |
| 16. | "NeLL na Ki9" (Tẩm LLna thính 9Neru Na Kiku) | 7:08 | ||
| 17. | "Kill a KiLL" (Kiる yếm KiLLKiru A Kiru) | 5:06 | ||
| 18. | "Till I Die" | cAnON. | CASG (Caramel Apple Sound Gadget) | 4:41 |
| Total length: | 1:17:22 | |||
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Gekiban Tokka-gata Hitotsuboshi Gokuseifuku" (Kịch bạn đặc hóa hình 1☆ cực ★ phục) | 3:24 |
| 2. | "Rhythm Kyōka-gata Futatsuboshi Gokuseifuku" (リズム cường hóa hình 2☆ cực ★ phục) | 4:12 |
| 3. | "Nichijō Gekijō-gata Mittsuboshi Gokuseifuku" (Nhật thường kịch tràng hình 3☆ cực ★ phục) | 3:35 |
| 4. | "Fuku o Kita Buta-gata Yottsuboshi Gokuseifuku" (Phục trứ đồn hình 4☆ cực ★ phục) | 4:13 |
| 5. | "Naming Sense 0-gata Itsutsuboshi Gokuseifuku" (Danh phó phiến tử 0 hình 5☆ cực ★ phục) | 5:10 |
| 6. | "Tsuika Hatchū-gata Muttsuboshi Gokuseifuku" (Truy gia phát chú hình 6☆ cực ★ phục) | 4:14 |
| 7. | "Haikei Keigu-gata Nanatsuboshi Gokuseifuku" (Bối cảnh kính cụ hình 7☆ cực ★ phục) | 4:21 |
| 8. | "MT Hensō-gata Yattsuboshi Gokuseifuku" (MT変 trang hình 8☆ cực ★ phục) | 4:51 |
| 9. | "Tabun LASTBOSS-gata Kokonotsuboshi Gokuseifuku" (Đa phân lỏa SBOSS- hình 9☆ cực ★ phục) | 3:30 |
| 10. | "Zenhan Saishūroku-gata Tōnohoshi Gokuseifuku" (Tiền bán tái thâu lục hình 10☆ cực ★ phục) | 4:45 |
| 11. | "Tsuika Saishūroku-gata Tōtohitotsuboshi Gokuseifuku" (Truy gia tái thâu lục hình 11☆ cực ★ phục) | 2:54 |
| 12. | "Jūyoubutsu Hakkō Kyōchō-gata Tōtofutatsuboshi Gokuseifuku" (Trọng yếu vật phát hành cường điều hình 12☆ cực ★ phục) | 4:09 |
| 13. | "Before my body is dry <Kara-OK>" (Before my body is dry < không OK>) | 4:06 |
| 14. | "Suck your blood <Kara-OK>" (Suck your blood < không OK>) | 3:41 |
| 15. | "Blumenkranz <Kara-OK>" (Blumenkranz < không OK>) | 4:18 |
| 16. | "Light your heart up <Kara-OK>" (Light your heart up < không OK>) | 3:55 |
| 17. | "I want to know <Kara-OK>" (I want to know < không OK>) | 4:06 |
| 18. | "Till I Die <Kara-OK>" (Till I Die < không OK>) | 4:41 |
| Total length: | 1:14:05 | |
Other media
editManga
editAmangaadaptation byRyō Akizukistarted inKadokawa Shoten'sseinenmangamagazineYoung Aceon October 4, 2013,[46][47]and concluded with 17 chapters on February 4, 2015.[48]Its chapters were collected in threetankōbonvolumes, released from December 4, 2013, to March 4, 2015.[49][50]
In North America, the manga was licensed for English release byUdon Entertainment.[51]
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | December 4, 2013[49] | 978-4-04-120908-0 | October 15, 2015[52] | 978-1-9279254-92 |
| 2 | March 10, 2014[53] | 978-4-04-121048-2 | April 20, 2016[54] | 978-1-927925-54-6 |
| 3 | March 4, 2015[50] | 978-4-04-102107-1 | September 20, 2016[55] | 978-1-927925-84-3 |
Video game
editA video game adaptation titledKill la Kill the Game: IF(キルラキル ザ・ゲーム - dị bố -,Kiru ra Kiru za Gēmu: Ifu)[e]was announced at theAnime Expobetween July 5–8, 2018. The game was published byArc System Worksand developed by A+ Games, who developedLittle Witch Academia: Chamber of Time,also based onanother animeby Trigger.[56]It was released onPlayStation 4,Nintendo Switch,and PC in Japan on July 25, 2019, and in North America and Europe the next day. In Europe, the game was published by PQube.Kill la Kill the Game: IFalso received an English dub.[57][58]The game's storyline takes place during the events of episode 3, depicting Satsuki being placed by Junketsu in artificial reality that follows the anime storyline with slight deviations.
Reception
editKill la Killwas met with mostly positive reviews. Eliot Gay ofJapanatorcalled the "uniquely fun, even gripping" series "a reminder of how fun and creative anime can be at its best."[59]Kat Bailey ofIGN,describing the series as "magical girl anime on speed", noted that its over-the-top absurdity was part of its charm.[2]Joseph Luster ofOtaku USAdescribed the series's concept as "mostly straightforward setup for revenge andshonen-style 'stronger! STRONGER!' battle progression ", but praised its execution.[60]Richard Eisenbeis ofKotakuappreciated the series for "perfectly mixing comedy and action", its pacing, internal consistency and over-the-top straightforward adaptation of standard action anime tropes.[61]
The animation of fight scenes and character movements, as well as the "keen selection of music", were particularly praised by Robert Frazer ofUK Anime Network,[62]The site selected it as the 2013 UK Anime Network Awards winner in the "Best streaming anime" category.[63]Carl Kimlinger ofAnime News Networkalso appreciated the inventive and funny animation and the series's "retro shonen action pushed to... loony, hyperactive extremes".[64]Michael Logarta ofGMA News Onlinelikewise noted the "superb pacing", to-the-point storytelling and well-realized characters in the series's "whirlwind of gorgeous visuals, story, and unfettered insanity".[65]
Kill la Killwon multiple prizes during the 4thNewtype Anime Awards,including Best Character Design (Sushio), Best Script (Kazuki Nakashima), Best Sound, and Best Picture (TV Broadcast). It placed second for Best Theme Song ( "Sirius" ), Best Director (Hiroyuki Imaishi) and Best Studio (Trigger). In the Best Mascot category, Senketsu placed third and Guts placed ninth. In Best Character (female), Ryuko placed second, and Mako placed third.[66]The anime was part of the Jury Selections of the 18thJapan Media Arts Festivalin the Animation category.[67]
Notes
edit- ^ThroughCrunchyroll Store Australia(formerly known asMadman Anime).
- ^pronounced[kʲiɾɯ̟ᵝɾa̠kʲiɾɯ̟ᵝ].The title puns on the English wordkill(pronouncedkiruin Japanese approximation) and the Japanese verbskiru( thiết る, "cut, slice, carve" ), andkiru( trứ る, "wear (on the upper part of the body)" );racan be read as lỏa ( "naked" ) or la ( "light clothing, silk" ).[5][6]
- ^Gokuseifukuis a portmanteau ofgokusei(Cực chế,"finest quality" )andseifuku(Chế phục,"school uniform" ).
- ^Adult Swim used an after midnight schedule for Toonami, so the show's programming guide lists the dates for its shows on the Saturday night, February 7, 2015, which is technically the same as Sunday morning, February 8, 2015. The English airdates shown in this list reflect the actual date.[17]
- ^IF(Dị bố,ifu)roughly translates to "Irregular Fashion".
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External links
edit- Official English website
- Kill la Kill(anime) atAnime News Network's encyclopedia
- Kill la KillatIMDb
