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KILL la KILL, new show by Hiroyuki Imaishi (Gurren-Lagann, Panty & Stocking) revealed
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Strangely hypnotic.
I want this GIF, except I want Bish's face shopped in and also Bish busting through the door at the end.
Freezasaurus
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Have they determined how many episodes this is going to be?
Alright, guess I should preface this and say I'm one of the few dissenters on TTGL. I don't think it's a bad show, by any means, but not the god of anime it's frequently presented as.
So, that being said, going in to KLK, my hope was that it had all the style of TTGL, but without the story and character issues that put me off of that show. That's mostly what I got. Characters were a lot more fun than TTGL, the style is all there and the tone is appropriately light hearted.
The biggest problem is that freaking battle suit. It's just the worst. The fact they make terrible jokes about it and focus on it with suggestive camera angles comes close to ruining the show. My hope is that eases up as time goes on or she upgrades to something less god awful. If it gets any worst, I'm afraid I'll probably have to drop the show.
As long as I already threw out a controversial opinion with the TTGL stuff, I might as well say I pretty much adored the music of KLK. I realize it's cool to hate on Sawano, and mostly for good reason. He works really well for me here. He's appropriately over the top and really enhanced the experience for me. Cannot wait to hear what more's going to come as the show goes on.
So, that being said, going in to KLK, my hope was that it had all the style of TTGL, but without the story and character issues that put me off of that show. That's mostly what I got. Characters were a lot more fun than TTGL, the style is all there and the tone is appropriately light hearted.
The biggest problem is that freaking battle suit. It's just the worst. The fact they make terrible jokes about it and focus on it with suggestive camera angles comes close to ruining the show. My hope is that eases up as time goes on or she upgrades to something less god awful. If it gets any worst, I'm afraid I'll probably have to drop the show.
As long as I already threw out a controversial opinion with the TTGL stuff, I might as well say I pretty much adored the music of KLK. I realize it's cool to hate on Sawano, and mostly for good reason. He works really well for me here. He's appropriately over the top and really enhanced the experience for me. Cannot wait to hear what more's going to come as the show goes on.
I think I read 26? Don't have any source though.
Those glorious butt-rock riffs
Freezasaurus
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Me too. I think I laughed more during that episode than I did throughout the entirety of Watamote.
That... makes sense though. I mean, I don't like using 'that that' anywhere, ever, but colloquially at least it conveys the meaning appropriately and since it's only half of a pair of scissors, it should be a scissor.
Right?
Yeah. The use of the singular scissor is pretty awkward, but I'm not sure how else you could say it.
The Return of
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I got Hell's Angels vibe from the first episode
Lord Ghirahim
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That... makes sense though. I mean, I don't like using 'that that' anywhere, ever, but colloquially at least it conveys the meaning appropriately and since it's only half of a pair of scissors, it should be a scissor.
Right?
It doesn't make any sense at all, because someone pasted the wrong line there. She's asking Satsuki why she would order for the confiscation of the blade*. The other pics I posted are serious decoding errors as well.
Matoi hadn't even cut a uniform at that point by the way.
*She actually asks what that scissor was after remarking on the confiscation order.
rhizomatic
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Crosspost:
Kill la Kill - 1
Okay, any hesitations I had about the character design and the cartoony feel are completely gone. It works perfectly with the over-the-top and goofy tone of the series.
I love the neo-old-school feel it's got. I don't really know how else to describe it, other than comparing it to Gurren Lagann. The breakneck pace was somewhat confusing at first, but it works really well (I assume there will be slower episodes, simply because it would be incredibly hard to maintain this sort of momentum for an extended period of time). I sorta like that feeling of being thrown into a world I don't really understand, with everything happening at hyperspeed, and with very little breathing room. It's exhilarating.
I really like how Ami Koshimizu is pretty much channeling Miyuki Sawashiro for her role as Ryuuko.
It almost feels like I'm watching history being made, and that's incredibly exciting. Trigger, don't fuck this up.
Kill la Kill - 1
Okay, any hesitations I had about the character design and the cartoony feel are completely gone. It works perfectly with the over-the-top and goofy tone of the series.
I love the neo-old-school feel it's got. I don't really know how else to describe it, other than comparing it to Gurren Lagann. The breakneck pace was somewhat confusing at first, but it works really well (I assume there will be slower episodes, simply because it would be incredibly hard to maintain this sort of momentum for an extended period of time). I sorta like that feeling of being thrown into a world I don't really understand, with everything happening at hyperspeed, and with very little breathing room. It's exhilarating.
The scene where the uniform puts itself on Ryuuko was kinda rapey, though, and I'm not sure how to feel about that.
I really like how Ami Koshimizu is pretty much channeling Miyuki Sawashiro for her role as Ryuuko.
It almost feels like I'm watching history being made, and that's incredibly exciting. Trigger, don't fuck this up.
Lord Ghirahim
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OT where?
cosmicblizzard
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Kill la Kill 1
What does the term 'hot-blooded' mean to you? Does it carry a negative connotation that merely displays a shallow exhibition of style over substance, or is it an inspiring and desirable trait showing off just what you can accomplish when you're all gung-ho about stuff? For me, it's the latter.
Being hot-blooded isn't about solving problems by yelling at them. It's about solving problems while yelling at them. We're not talking about some 80s action movie/dudebro game where it's badass for the sake of being badass, but rather badass for the sake of progress. The point of these characters isn't "I wish I could be that guy" but rather "I wish I could do the things that guy does". I won't call them self-inserts, because while I'm obviously not going to be throwing around galaxies in a mech nearly the size of an entire universe, I can still aspire to tackle problems and roadblocks with the same energetic enthusiasm as these people with such otherworldly issues. Kicking reason to the curb works when it's what's holding you back, and that's a mindset to keep when facing adversary or whatever. No motivational bullshit works if you can't actually understand "if it isn't 0%, it might as well be 100!". That is what being hot-blooded means to me, and I think Imaishi has the same idea.
This was me before Gurren Lagann:
This was me after it:
And here I find myself at another turning point in my life, having just moved into a house I recently bought, attempting to publish a novel, and trying to perfect my totally awesome vodka sauce recipe. What was it that got me this far? Motherfucking Imaishi!
From the looks of things, Kill la Kill will not break the trend started by TTGL. It continues in the path of high-energy, hot-blooded badassery that is just as inspiring to watch as it is enjoyable. Accompanied by some fantastic animation, a great art style, and a plot that really drives home the "success against all odds" mindset, I don't think I have to worry about the quality of this show. Only thing I would say is a very noticeable step down from TTGL is the soundtrack, but at least the ED (or is that the OP just placed at the ending) seems great.
I'm curious to see what this show will inspire me to do. Don't let me down, Imaishi! You've got some high expectations to deal with, including a potential place in my top 5 anime (AOTY is a given).
I was going to make the OT since 7th borked it, but a few things came up, so I'm busy until tomorrow. If anyone else wants to do it, feel free. If not, I can just do it tomorrow I guess, but no promises on quality.
What does the term 'hot-blooded' mean to you? Does it carry a negative connotation that merely displays a shallow exhibition of style over substance, or is it an inspiring and desirable trait showing off just what you can accomplish when you're all gung-ho about stuff? For me, it's the latter.
Being hot-blooded isn't about solving problems by yelling at them. It's about solving problems while yelling at them. We're not talking about some 80s action movie/dudebro game where it's badass for the sake of being badass, but rather badass for the sake of progress. The point of these characters isn't "I wish I could be that guy" but rather "I wish I could do the things that guy does". I won't call them self-inserts, because while I'm obviously not going to be throwing around galaxies in a mech nearly the size of an entire universe, I can still aspire to tackle problems and roadblocks with the same energetic enthusiasm as these people with such otherworldly issues. Kicking reason to the curb works when it's what's holding you back, and that's a mindset to keep when facing adversary or whatever. No motivational bullshit works if you can't actually understand "if it isn't 0%, it might as well be 100!". That is what being hot-blooded means to me, and I think Imaishi has the same idea.
This was me before Gurren Lagann:
This was me after it:
And here I find myself at another turning point in my life, having just moved into a house I recently bought, attempting to publish a novel, and trying to perfect my totally awesome vodka sauce recipe. What was it that got me this far? Motherfucking Imaishi!
From the looks of things, Kill la Kill will not break the trend started by TTGL. It continues in the path of high-energy, hot-blooded badassery that is just as inspiring to watch as it is enjoyable. Accompanied by some fantastic animation, a great art style, and a plot that really drives home the "success against all odds" mindset, I don't think I have to worry about the quality of this show. Only thing I would say is a very noticeable step down from TTGL is the soundtrack, but at least the ED (or is that the OP just placed at the ending) seems great.
I'm curious to see what this show will inspire me to do. Don't let me down, Imaishi! You've got some high expectations to deal with, including a potential place in my top 5 anime (AOTY is a given).
I was going to make the OT since 7th borked it, but a few things came up, so I'm busy until tomorrow. If anyone else wants to do it, feel free. If not, I can just do it tomorrow I guess, but no promises on quality.
I approve of this post! I can't gush enough about how inspirational TTGL was, glad someone else feels the same.
Lord Ghirahim
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Only if it Foe Yay.
VanillaCakeIsBurning
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I liked the the first episode.
But already I'm drawing comparisons to Gurren Lagann. Especially in terms of the pacing. Comparing the two Kill la Kill feels like it's moving at a very fast pace.
Gurren Lagann had a clear progression to it with Simon's journey. Especially with the path each episode takes in terms of the locales/environments.
If the show is 26 episodes long I'm already wondering what those episodes are going to be comprised of since the "last boss" has seemingly already been revealed and one of her 5(?) lieutenants has already been defeated. I do kind of miss GL's style here in the sense that I'm finding there's less visual information in terms of how the characters fit into the environments in Kill la Kill.
Also, I wonder if they will be able to top "that episode".
But already I'm drawing comparisons to Gurren Lagann. Especially in terms of the pacing. Comparing the two Kill la Kill feels like it's moving at a very fast pace.
Gurren Lagann had a clear progression to it with Simon's journey. Especially with the path each episode takes in terms of the locales/environments.
If the show is 26 episodes long I'm already wondering what those episodes are going to be comprised of since the "last boss" has seemingly already been revealed and one of her 5(?) lieutenants has already been defeated. I do kind of miss GL's style here in the sense that I'm finding there's less visual information in terms of how the characters fit into the environments in Kill la Kill.
Also, I wonder if they will be able to top "that episode".
Ah, I misunderstood the context. (And can't rewatch without using up my VPN quota)
VanillaCakeIsBurning
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Well, when you put it that way it seems to make sense.
Since Satsuki apparently doesn't use the scissors I imagine it belongs to someone more powerful than her who may or may not be the main antagonist.
I guess we'll just have to wait and see.
Not soon enough, sadly.
Blood Diamonds
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Cool anime, I guess. Really hate that stupid outfit.
I'd imagine her
mother (the head of the school or whatever title they gave her)
I thought that was obvious, considering that
the school is a damn sailor suit with eyes like the battle outfit
The simulcast subs are never really quite right. They're often pretty dry and there are usually better ways to phrase things than they end up using. I didn't notice any blatantly incorrect TL's, but the episode was so fast that I can't rule it out.
I was joking!
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