For anime fans who have previously watched Gurren Lagann, the continuity of Kill la Kill with the story of driller Simon will be obvious.
Ryuuko is a perfect example of a protagonist — a simple, honest girl who acts first and thinks later.
Kill la Kill impresses from the first minutes with smooth, but very dynamic animation of battles, which together with bright color palette and non-standard angles make the image vivid.
Kill la Kill is an anime released in the fall of 2013 by the studio Trigger, for which the title was one of the first and immediately became a breakthrough. The series, based on the original story, consists of 24 episodes. For anime fans who have already seen Gurren Lagann (Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann), the continuity of Kill la Kill with the story of driller Simon will be obvious. However, this is not surprising — the director is Hiroyuki Imaishi, and the scriptwriter is Kazuki Nakashima, who previously worked on Gurren Lagann.
Of course, in each season you can find a couple or three anime that stand out from the rest and get the most rave reviews, but many of them are soon forgotten. However, there are also those that remain in the minds of fans for a long time and are constantly on the lists of must-see titles. Perhaps Kill la Kill is just such an anime. But what made it so?
Memorable plot and interesting characters
Kill la Kill is a story about revenge. Ryuuko Matoi, a brave and straightforward girl who is searching for her father's killer, joins the elite Honnouji Academy. She is confronted by the school board, led by the ruthless and arrogant Satsuki Kiryuuin. Usually in shonen, creators either overwhelm the viewer with a huge amount of undeveloped characters, or conversely present few characters and exploit them to the max. Kill la Kill definitely strikes a balance.
Ryuuko is a perfect example of a protagonist — a simple, honest girl who acts first and thinks later. Such protagonists are common, but they are definitely not girls and usually suffer from excessive naivety. Satsuki is a charismatic antagonist whose character changes significantly as the story develops. Although she is opposed to the protagonist, it is up to the viewer to choose how to feel about her.
Visual component
This anime does not give time to get bored — the viewer is thrown into an endless stream of battles, the heroes pass before your eyes, and the musical and visual components surprise with their quality and brightness.
From the very first minutes, Kill la Kill impresses with smooth, but very dynamic animation of battles, which together with bright color palette and non-standard angles make the image vivid. Character design is done at a very high level — with all its simplicity the heroes are memorable at first sight. The clothes deserve a special mention — you definitely need to have a great imagination to come up with so many original, unlike each other's costumes.
It can definitely be said that Kill la Kill left a mark on the anime industry. It not only masterfully reworked the templates available at the time, but also offered new visual solutions. And the fact that it influenced subsequent projects such as Darling in the FranXX or One Punch Man definitely speaks in favor of Kill la Kill being an anime classic.
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Summary:
For anime fans who have previously watched Gurren Lagann, the continuity of Kill la Kill with the story of driller Simon will be obvious.
Ryuuko is a perfect example of a protagonist — a simple, honest girl who acts first and thinks later.
Kill la Kill impresses from the first minutes with smooth, but very dynamic animation of battles, which together with bright color palette and non-standard angles make the image vivid.
Kill la Kill is an anime released in the fall of 2013 by the studio Trigger, for which the title was one of the first and immediately became a breakthrough. The series, based on the original story, consists of 24 episodes. For anime fans who have already seen Gurren Lagann (Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann), the continuity of Kill la Kill with the story of driller Simon will be obvious. However, this is not surprising — the director is Hiroyuki Imaishi, and the scriptwriter is Kazuki Nakashima, who previously worked on Gurren Lagann.
Of course, in each season you can find a couple or three anime that stand out from the rest and get the most rave reviews, but many of them are soon forgotten. However, there are also those that remain in the minds of fans for a long time and are constantly on the lists of must-see titles. Perhaps Kill la Kill is just such an anime. But what made it so?
Memorable plot and interesting characters
Kill la Kill is a story about revenge. Ryuuko Matoi, a brave and straightforward girl who is searching for her father's killer, joins the elite Honnouji Academy. She is confronted by the school board, led by the ruthless and arrogant Satsuki Kiryuuin. Usually in shonen, creators either overwhelm the viewer with a huge amount of undeveloped characters, or conversely present few characters and exploit them to the max. Kill la Kill definitely strikes a balance.
Ryuuko is a perfect example of a protagonist — a simple, honest girl who acts first and thinks later. Such protagonists are common, but they are definitely not girls and usually suffer from excessive naivety. Satsuki is a charismatic antagonist whose character changes significantly as the story develops. Although she is opposed to the protagonist, it is up to the viewer to choose how to feel about her.
Visual component
This anime does not give time to get bored — the viewer is thrown into an endless stream of battles, the heroes pass before your eyes, and the musical and visual components surprise with their quality and brightness.
From the very first minutes, Kill la Kill impresses with smooth, but very dynamic animation of battles, which together with bright color palette and non-standard angles make the image vivid. Character design is done at a very high level — with all its simplicity the heroes are memorable at first sight. The clothes deserve a special mention — you definitely need to have a great imagination to come up with so many original, unlike each other's costumes.
It can definitely be said that Kill la Kill left a mark on the anime industry. It not only masterfully reworked the templates available at the time, but also offered new visual solutions. And the fact that it influenced subsequent projects such as Darling in the FranXX or One Punch Man definitely speaks in favor of Kill la Kill being an anime classic.
