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Another reviewer said Jigoku Youchien was made for the internet, but that's wrong. in fact, JiYo was made to fill the breaks at an AKB0048 concert. And as something made to fill the gaps between breaks at an AKB0048 concert, it fulfills that job pretty nicely.

But we're not AT an AKB0048 concert, are we?

This isn't the spawn of Satan, nor is it 1/10 material. It's short, stupid, an not to be taken seriously. It's the anime equivalent of a small bag of potato chips.

The story is almost non-existent, the jokes might make you chuckle on a very small scale, and nothing really ... stands out about it positively other than the characters and art are kind of cute.

I would complain about the animation, but I honestly feel like my rating would not have changed if this show was animated at a higher quality.

I give this show a 5.5/10
I didn't enjoy the experience, I didn't hate the experience.
It was okay. Not bad, not good, just okay.

Here we have a harem that actually tries to do something different with its genre. The story is full of twists, which is unusual for the average bland episodic style that most harems suffer from. Sometimes, however, the story suffers from a bland execution. I got the feeling that the show was trying to generate more emotion than it actually managed to, especially during the last few episodes. The characters aren't anything special, the art style is mediocre at best, and the soundtrack could have been better, but the overall package is something I consider as new. While it ... isn't too different from the generic harem formula (until the end), I hope it opens the door for more innovation to an otherwise boring genre.

Starting out goofy but action-packed, advancing as a wild, plot twist riddled, intense ride, and finishing relatively satisfyingly; Kill la Kill will be remembered as immensely entertaining for some, and a jumbled mess of "bad" animation and plot holes by the ones who take everything way too seriously.

True, Kill la Kill is best enjoyed if you turn your mind off. This is not to imply it is a mindless show, but that it's more enjoyable if you laugh instead of gripe at all the plot holes, "fanservice," and over-the-top-ness that make up Kill la Kill.

I had a blast watching it both alone and with ... friends who don't mind if most of the characters bare most of their bodies most of the time.

The music (for the first half of the show, at least) integrates itself extremely well into the mood of each scene, not only complimenting the tone of the show but amplifying it. However, in later episodes, the show tries to switch from futuristic synthesizers to heavy guitar riffs and it doesn't really match. This happens minimally, but it IS noticeable, and detracted from my enjoyment of the show, even if only slightly.

The art direction is unique. I don't really have much more to say other than the only time the animation is "bad" is when it's supposed to be.

The story is nothing special, but my god are there a lot of twists.

The characters are solid. By that I mean that they aren't all over the place, and that it wouldn't make sense for another character to do the things that they would do. The characters aren't compelling or anything like that, but they are relatively consistent. I'm sure that if you tried, you'd be able to pick apart my argument, though.

Overall, I'll fondly remember Kill la Kill as a lot of fun, action, plot twists, and jiggly bits. While it's not the BEST anime out there, it's worth checking out. It has is tense, serious moments, and it has its goofy, lighthearted ones. But through what Kill la Kill is and isn't, I'll remember it as a classic.