This is easily my favorite episode to date. That’s high praise. You know how almost every American cartoon comedy has that one episode where the characters randomly get rich out of nowhere and it turns them into complete assholes? That’s this week’s Kill la Kill. And it pulls off that concept really well. Not only is this installment funny as hell, it also has a lot of heart, and contains what is quite possibly the finest JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure reference…

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Kill la Kill panders equally to everyone this week. If you like cartoon sexiness – male or female – you’re gonna’ be pleased. Truly, Trigger is saving anime. Never let it be said that Uzu Sanageyama is a man without resolve. It takes a special kind of dedication to willfully sew your fuckin’ eyes shut, after all. This time, Ryuuko faces her toughest opponent yet (unless, of course, you count Satsuki), and while it pains me to see her get…

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Sorry this one is so late. I’ve had a very interesting week, and personal issues prevented me from working on it much until today. Part 6 should still be posted today or tomorrow, on schedule. Also, I no longer think mini-recaps of the episodes are necessary, so I’ll try to avoid them from now on. You should be watching them before reading my ramblings anyway! Let me tell you two useful pieces of information. One: This episode is goddamn amazing….

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All that awesome fighting and hot-blooded shounenjo rage is great, but the fourth outing takes Kill la Kill in a different direction, and it’s wonderful. In my eyes, this episode embodies everything cartoons should be. The budget really shows. Trigger has no money. But what they do with that lack of money is glorious. This isn’t some halfhearted Studio Deen production. Despite all the stills, the motion tweens, the background-less moments, and some Inferno Cop-style picture sliding at one point,…

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This episode is basically Studio Trigger’s manifesto. It spits in the face of everyone who complained about trivial things from the previous installments and re-enforces the fact that they don’t give a shit what people think of them. If you didn’t like the other episodes, you certainly won’t like this one… and you’ll realize that Kill la Kill doesn’t exactly think highly of you, either. Episode 3 features the first real showdown between Ryuuko and Satsuki. It’s properly ridiculous, and…

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Apparently Ryuuko’s outfit is not a Goku Uniform, it’s actually something called a Kamui. Please forgive my ignorance when writing last week’s article. Episode 2: So Sexy She Might Pass Out or So Sexy I’m Going To Faint or whatever the hell Going into this second installment, I was somewhat worried that Studio Trigger would not be able to keep up the sheer amount of energy, humor, and badassery that characterized the series premiere, but thankfully those fears were unfounded….

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So it’s come to this… weekly blogging about episodes of an anime. Well, if Dalek and Marquis can do it, then so can I definitely probably maybe! By the way, sorry if my gratuitous Spanish title makes no sense – I just like the way it rolls off the tongue. It took less than 90 seconds for me to fall in love with Kill la Kill. By the end of the first episode, I was infatuated. It’s probably unhealthy. But…

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