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Kill La Kill: 2014's hidden anime gem?

gamingeek said:

Thanks.

Last night was terrible, Crunchyroll wouldn't work.

Yeah, CR has had some issues for me lately too. Those DDoS assholes shut it down for a day, and they've been having site issues ever since.

Funimation gets all the content distributed by Manga UK, so because of that all the series Manga UK wants to release on DVD are not availible to us on funimation - and that wipes out most of the site so they wont even let us access the site at all.

For some reason Netflix UK has a lot of these series, so I may go with that. Now Crunchyroll is on Wii U I might try a paid subscription.

So, saw 6 episodes of Kill la Kill.

Pretty good, very anime though. What I mean by that is that you have to love anime to get the appeal I think.

Love the best friend and her family reminds me of My Neighbor the Yamadas. The art style looks different from the majority of anime series which I appreciate, it almost looks western. And there isn't much shading which can make it look very flat.

I tend to like series with a lot of story exposition and this has bits of that and some promise but feels like it's riding by the seat of its pants alot throwing alot into the action scenes. Sadly for me I think they have only released 9 episodes so far here. Are there many more?

Ravenprose said:

There are 24 episodes of Kill la Kill, GG. The story really starts to get more in depth once Nui (my avatar) shows up in episode 11.

And she is the most annoying character of the show. She suits you well Hamster.

Now watching episode 17.

Nui is great as a villain because she is so annoying.

9 episodes into Kill La Kill.

I'm kinda not feeling the love. I like and it's entertaining enough but the non-stop challenges and fights are getting a bit monotonous like there isn't much point to it all. I need more story.

Also, I think if you love this series you might probably like  Bleach, although that series takes a while to get going, the first season is a virtual washout.

*sigh* been trying to add all the series Raven suggested on CRoll and no luck. Everything but Parasyte the Maxim is missing in the UK.

So I have been exposed to US Government advertising on CRoll, quite eye opening. I have seen adverts about saving money, spending time with kids and about stopping forest fires. Very Truman Show-esque.

The govt advertises a lot!

Iga_Bobovic said:

Finsihed Kill la Kill. I was alright. Nowhere near the awesomeness of Tengen Toppa Gurrenn Lagann. No where near!

Gurrenn Lagann is indeed awesome. That being said, Kill la Kill > Gurrenn Lagann, ya silly robot.

gamingeek said:

9 episodes into Kill La Kill.

I'm kinda not feeling the love. I like and it's entertaining enough but the non-stop challenges and fights are getting a bit monotonous like there isn't much point to it all. I need more story.

Also, I think if you love this series you might probably like  Bleach, although that series takes a while to get going, the first season is a virtual washout.

More stoy is coming, GG. There is a reason for all of these fights. You may or may not like the whole story, though, as it is a bat-shit crazy storyline. I won't deny that Kill la Kill has a very niche appeal. Gurrann Lagann might be more suited for your tastes, as it does have a more detailed story early on, while still being completely bat-shit crazy. Guess it all depends on how much bat-shit you can handle.

Speaking of Jojo, does Crunchy Roll have the Japanese censorship?? It seemed so much worse than in the first season. I remember some decent gore in season 1. In Stardust Crusaders sometimes half the screen was black with shading to hide gore.

This was hilarious, though:

So dumb.