Kill la Kill

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Alternative Titles

Synonyms: KLK, Dressed to Kill
Japanese: キルラキル
English: Kill la Kill
German: KILL la KILL
Spanish: KILL la KILL
French: KILL la KILL
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Type: TV
Episodes: 24
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Oct 4, 2013 to Mar 28, 2014
Premiered: Fall 2013
Broadcast: Fridays at 02:05 (JST)
Licensors: Aniplex of America
Studios: Trigger
Source: Original
Genres: ActionAction, ComedyComedy, FantasyFantasy, EcchiEcchi
Themes: SchoolSchool, Urban FantasyUrban Fantasy
Duration: 24 min. per ep.
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

Statistics

Score: 8.031 (scored by 976524976,524 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #6282
2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #55
Members: 1,776,999
Favorites: 38,488

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Synopsis

After the murder of her father, Ryuuko Matoi has been wandering the land in search of his killer. Following her only lead—the missing half of his invention, the Scissor Blade—she arrives at the prestigious Honnouji Academy, a high school unlike any other. The academy is ruled by the imposing and cold-hearted student council president Satsuki Kiryuuin alongside her powerful underlings, the Elite Four. In the school's brutally competitive hierarchy, Satsuki bestows upon those at the top special clothes called "Goku Uniforms," which grant the wearer unique superhuman abilities.

Thoroughly beaten in a fight against one of the students in uniform, Ryuuko retreats to her razed home where she stumbles across Senketsu, a rare and sentient "Kamui," or God Clothes. After coming into contact with Ryuuko's blood, Senketsu awakens, latching onto her and providing her with immense power. Now, armed with Senketsu and the Scissor Blade, Ryuuko makes a stand against the Elite Four, hoping to reach Satsuki and uncover the culprit behind her father's murder once and for all.

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Background

Episode 1 was previewed at a screening in Tokyo on September 28, 2013. Regular broadcasting began on October 4, 2013.

Kill La Kill’s Toshio Ishizaki won the Tokyo Anime Award for Best Character Design in 2014. The series got another Character Design Award along with a Storyboard Award, Soundtrack Award, Theme Song Award (for Sirius), Mascot Awards (for Senketsu and Guts), Female Character Awards (for Ryuuko Matoi and Mako Mankanshoku), and Series Award for TV Broadcast in the 2014 Newtype Anime Awards.

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Staff

Ootsuka, Masahiko
Producer, Episode Director
Toba, Yousuke
Producer


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Opening Theme

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1: "Sirius (シリウス)" by Eir Aoi (eps 2-14)
2: "ambiguous" by GARNiDELiA (eps 16-23)
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Ending Theme

1: "Sirius (シリウス)" by Eir Aoi (eps 1, 15)
2: "Gomen ne, Iiko ja Irarenai. (ごめんね、いいコじゃいられない。)" by Miku Sawai (eps 2-14, 24)
3: "Shinsekai Koukyougaku (新世界交響楽)" by Sayonara Ponytail (さよならポニーテール) (eps 16-23)

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Reviews

Feb 1, 2025
I am a very big fan of absurd humor in general and Kill la Kill is very good at it. The student council has enormous amounts of power. Normal, every day things are taken to very extreme levels with the characters all acting like it's serious and normal. This is by far the most important part, but sadly I cannot write a review in which all the jokes are spoiled.

The animation is good. The jokes are hilarious. The setting itself is funny. The characters follow shounen tropes, but I think that's necessary for the comedy. The fanservice is really high to the point that I ...
Feb 9, 2025
Mixed Feelings
Went in expecting an over the top ecchi packed action anime, and left having watched an over the top ecchi packed action anime. Hooray for un-false advertising! From the title alone, there is a lack of a “la Kill” character, so going about killing this “la Kill” would be pretty difficult. Okay, okay, “la Kill” is the action, not the person. Speaking of action, a genre typically defined by its masculinity, this series gets a slight edge over other action media because the main character is a girl. It’s genius because the fan service or “the hero’s reward” doesn’t have to be reserved for a ...
Jul 10, 2024
What a waster, what a fucking waster ©
Idk how people find this anime entertaining. Does it comment on something like a good satire? Nope. Is it funny in dialogue or visual comedy like a good parody? Nope. Does the over-the-top action provide enough entertainment? Nah, it's repetitive. I don't want to call a stupid show stupid and write a whole essay ranting about it. Being a stupid, cheesy, wild-ride cringe show is fine. It can be delicious. But it's not a KLK case. It's just a boring waste.
Let me, a professional cringe enthusiast, tell you how to make a good cringe. It's simple - once ...

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