Just got a look at pics of Kill La Kill's first episode on Sankaku Complex. The Gurren Lagann shout-outs (that drill thing, and the suspiciously Gunmen-like thing) alone got me would've got me interested enough to put this on my to-watch list. Has this been subbed yet?
Fiat iustitia, et pereat mundus.Sweet. Will watch ASAP.
Seriously, we need more tough delinquent-with-a-(hidden-)heart-of-gold girls in highschool-setting anime/manga, even if only as supporting characters.
I finally actually saw the first episode, too. I have to say, surprisingly enough, I'm not all that fond of the action so far (too many messy cuts and crazy lines everywhere, doesn't get actual motion across very well for me), but I am very fond of Ryuko. Her voice is wonderful and so is her attitude. That smile she had when the gang of kids challenged her showed a lot of personality, too. She's a good dude. I like her a lot.
Indeed, she's good people. I'm not sure there's much depth to her, but there doesn't really need to be to enjoy her onscreen presence. One potential problem though is that there's not much room for her to grow as a character, which could weaken the narrative arc overall. Especially if the action doesn't appeal much. I mean, there are two haves to a conflict in a show like this: the action and the drama. TTGL understood this quite well, but it remains to be seen if this will properly imitate that as well.
Frankly I'm skeptical because the uniforms just seem like a terrible storytelling decision.
edited 8th Oct '13 11:14:55 PM by Clarste
I'm not entirely sure how I managed to do that. But yeah. The boundaries between good and bad seem pretty clearly established here, so it'll be interesting to see how she develops, too.
First episode had its hang-ups, but since TTGL means a lot to me, I'm pretty positive that this'll turn into at least a worthwhile series.
Yeah, the teacher sure is sexy.
Next episode is a Satsuki focused one, as well as the name of her own similar outfit to Ryuko's, Junketsu.
Also, the way the finishing moves of the day are said (when ryuko cuts off their goku uniform) is very much like Hokuto no Ken in a way. I like it.
edited 10th Oct '13 12:29:01 PM by Demongodofchaos2
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Depends on how Imaishi and co. go about the character drama aspect they've mentioned in the interviews, but conservative estimates have the "starred-uniform defeated per week" thing to stop being a focus around episode 6 or so.