Kill la Kill

Honnouji Academy is forcefully ruled by the iron-fisted control of its student council and its president, Satsuki Kiryuin. Transfer student, Ryuko Matoi, arrives on campus carrying a giant sword, that is actually half of a scissor. She is looking for the woman who holds the other half of her sword who killed her father. It is said that Satsuki Kiryuin knows the identity of the killer but when Ryuko confronts her she is beaten by the student council and their powerful "Goku Uniforms" whom she cannot match in strength. However, once Ryuko receives her own "Kamui" by the name of Senketsu, the odds are lifted in her favor.

Kill la Kill (2013-2014) is a Japanese anime action comedy series created by Trigger and broadcast on MBS. Transfer student Ryuko Matoi arrives at Honnouji Academy searching for the woman who holds the other half of her giant scissor-blade sword, and she has to confront the iron-fisted student council president Satsuki Kiryuin (Ryoka Yuzuki). Ryuko is joined by her classmate Mako Mankanshoku (Aya Suzaki), and her sentient uniform Senketsu (voiced by Ami Koshimizu as Ryuko) gives her power that matches the council's Goku Uniforms. Across a single 24-episode season, the show follows her battles against the council's enforcers, each fight staged as an escalating spectacle that mixes bloody brawls with slapstick humor and absurd fashion gags. Its tone is gleefully excessive, with bold color, kinetic animation and satirical jabs at authority and school life. Fans of Gurren Lagann, Akame ga Kill! and Cutie Honey will find the same mix of rebellious heroics, over-the-top action and outrageous style.

Audiences broadly rate the series positively for its over-the-top energy, bold animation and fan-service-laced parody of school and uniform hierarchies.

• Gurren Lagannshared shonen-style over-the-top action, school setting, and fashion-driven power escalation
• Trigger Happy Havocshared studio-driven stylized animation, rebellious teen protagonist and authority-battling school plot
• Cutie Honeyshared fashion-as-power premise and high-energy satirical action comedy
• Akame ga Kill!shared school-based totalitarian hierarchy and rebellious outsider protagonist

Release Date

2013-10-04

Episode runtime

24 min

Rating

7.8 / 10 (565)

What is Kill la Kill about?

A rebellious transfer student wielding a sentient sailor-suit-like Kamui fights a tyrannical student council that rules her high school through fashion-based power.

What is Kill la Kill like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Kill la Kill as breakneck, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.

Is Kill la Kill violent?

Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Kill la Kill as moderate.

What did critics think of Kill la Kill?

Audiences broadly rate the series positively for its over-the-top energy, bold animation and fan-service-laced parody of school and uniform hierarchies.

Which shows are like Kill la Kill?

Shows with a similar feel include Gurren Lagann, Trigger Happy Havoc, Cutie Honey, and Akame ga Kill!.

How long is Kill la Kill?

Kill la Kill: 1 season, 24 episodes.

Is Kill la Kill still running?

No, Kill la Kill has ended.

Where can I watch Kill la Kill?

In United States, Kill la Kill streams on Hulu, Crunchyroll, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel.