I think it's supposed to be a deconstruction/satire of fanservice, as opposed to actual fanservice. I would say that they may have been a bit too subtle about this at times, however.
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Yeah, as the series goes on, it gets increasingly evident that it's supposed to be a satire of fanservice. However, Trigger made the satire so subtle that it fell into Poe's Law a bit, especially if one just looks at the first 3 episodes (at the time I reviewed it). And even if people took the fanservice at face value, I feel that the characters, story, action scenes and animation is strong enough so that they can enjoy it.
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I personally picked up the satirical elements fairly early on, what with the blood and all, but I can see how some may have missed it.
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Honestly, I think the fact that this is Trigger's first animated project, people will hye it up just like what happened with metal gear rising revengeance. I mean sure the some of trigger's staff worked on Gurren Lagann and Panty & Stocking with garterbelt. So, I think people should just judge KLK on its own. Somehow Trigger reminds me of Platinum Games, a game company that is universally underappreciated due to its over the top and nonsensical plots. I really hope KLK be unique on its own even though the motivation of Ryuko is a typical shonen cliche.
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I don't think it's meant to be a deconstruction/satire, because it truly was, then it would be showing the consequences, both physical and psychological, and ultimately ending with the characters discarding it, and in addition to making viewers feel bad for enjoying fanservice.
Instead, Kill la Kill is using fanservice as a central theme for the characters, especially Ryuko, because while she is really embarrassed by it at first, she eventually gets over it and comes to terms with it. If it was a deconstruction, then it would instead be showing how much of a detriment it is to her and eventually having it discard it for a "better" power.
^No surprise. Every work that claims to parody fanservice gets accused of indulging in it while saying "Oh, but this is bad." Remember Sucker Punch?
^ Indeed. It's just a case of having your cake and eating it too. To me, when it comes to storytelling, you can either have fanservice or not, and if you do, you can either just play it straight or do some exploration, but don't tell me that its bad and I should feel bad while throwing it in my face at the same time.
Unfortunately, A lot of These shows fall under Poe\'sLaw . I mean, people usually only talk about the fight scenes in TTGL, ignoring it\'s usage of mythology and philosphy to make a compelling narrative.
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Awesome, with or without fanservice
Now, I know it's a bit early for a review of a series that has just started and has only aired three episodes to date, but this series has had a lot of buzz around the internet and I thought I should give my two cents about it.
I'm gonna cut right to the point and address the 800-lb gorilla (or elephant in the room, whichever one works) in this part. Yes, there is Fanservice. Lots of fanservice. The main character and the de-facto Big Bad of this series wear incredibly skimpy costumes, the former of which has her's forced onto her in the first episode. This has caused a firestorm on Tumblr, specifically among social justice warriors, saying how offensive the costumes are, that it supports rape culture and other inflammatory noise that I often hear from that circle of people. Fans of Kill La Kill answered back and we get Flame Wars unlike any I've seen in a while.
I'll say this about any other series like it. Kill La Kill is not for everybody. It's like Tarantino films with its violence/the usage of the N-word. Just like that, there will be people who will watch this and feel legitimately uncomfortable about the fanservice and will not like it because of the fanservice (or other reasons too), and that's completely fine with me.
However, I feel that even without the Fanservice, Kill La Kill has a lot of good things about it that makes it worth the time. First off, we have the action scenes, which is so difficult to describe. "Off the wall" doesn't do it justice, "Awesomely over the top" doesn't do it justice. Nothing I could say could possibly do it justice as to how fun it is to watch it (Episode 3's fight scene is seriously among one of the best fight scenes I've ever seen.) And the characters are unique as hell too. Mako's a funny character, everyone in the Student Council a fun villain to watch and Ryuko's a great protagonist. I love the action, the characters, the animation, the story, and even the fanservice is enjoyable enough to look at.
I will say Kill La Kill, fanservice or no fanservice, is a great time, it's off to a great start and I can't wait for the series to progress. Guess I shouldn't have thought less from the people behind Gurren Lagann.