They save those moments for the actual fights.Ī lot of the anime and manga references involve Mako, which makes me think that this is part of her purpose as a character. In episode 1 Mako can be seen performing a Kinniku Buster from Kinnikuman on her little brother, but it’s never referred to by name, and there isn’t any sort of big fancy scene where she jumps from the air and lands with an impact. Kill la Kill makes numerous references to old anime each episode, but doesn’t depend on them for success.
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That series often exaggerates the size of Kenshiro’s foes yet shows them to be relatively even in size moments later, just to transmit danger.ģ) Kill la Kill makes a lot of anime references but doesn’t overdo it.
Second, is Fist of the North Star, and I don’t just mean the giant mohawk thugs. Obviously from the context of the show she’s not actually getting bigger, and this sort of visual representation reminds me of two things.įirst, is an American football manga mentioned in Fred Schodt’s Manga! Manga!, where a tiny Japanese player blasts through a massive American roughly five times his size. Satsuki begins to swing her sword and she grows to massive proportions on-screen to convey the idea that she’s a massive threat and that she’s much more powerful than she looks. In the same episode, Ryuko confronts Satsuki. I find it really impressive because it was able to do so much with so little, and it’s a trend you’ll see throughout each episode. There’s little to no animation, and yet the moment helps to create tension because the initial image of the two standing away from each other on the tennis court gradually turns into a face-to-face confrontation with the net acting as a visual separator between the two. This shot of Ryuko and the tennis club captain from episode 2 literally consists off two figures sliding and changing size against a background. The series uses a lot of the extreme poses key to a Kanada Yoshinori-style animation, but even in still shots and pans Kill la Kill exhibits a lot of intelligence and creativity which both enhances the mood of the show while also encouraging an appreciation in the animation (or lack thereof). Both of them use the screen to create strong images, which brings me to my next point.Ģ) Kill la Kill has strong image composition. These sight gags stretch their conventions just far enough to pull you out a bit, but neither of them overstay their welcome. Then, as the show switches to a bird’s eye point of view, you realize that Satsuki and all of her minions are actually standing there like they’re posing for a group photo. Kill la Kill sets the image up in a somewhat abstract fashion, much like one of those old dramatic Dezaki Osamu painted stills (which I just found out recently is called a “harmony” shot thanks to Anipages). The second is after the battle, when Satsuki says to Ryuko that in order to fight her she’ll have to go through her goons, her goons’ goons, and her goons’ goons’ goons. The shot lasts for about 5 seconds, and during that time it’s easy to wonder if there are more bodies being blasted away than were actually standing there moments before. Then, in the next shot, Kill la Kill extends that sequence to the point of absurdity by having the bystanders’ bodies continuously flying through the air. It’s a pretty typical sight in anime which wants to establish the sheer power of its primary characters. The first happens at the beginning of the fight between Ryuko and Satsuki, when their combined willpower literally blows away the surrounding bystanders.
Two scenes from episode 3 stick out in this respect.
I find Kill la Kill generally hits that sweet spot where the humor is clearly intentional, but doesn’t go overboard in extending its jokes, so it’s even more possible to appreciate its cleverness. In contrast, we then say other works fail to capture this glory because they tried too hard. When it comes to works that are humorously absurd, often times we say they succeed despite themselves because the humor is because it takes itself seriously and doesn’t realize its own power.
For me, there are a few areas pertaining to the visual element of the show which really stand out.ġ) Kill la Kill excels at creative sight gags. Kill la Kill, the new anime from the creators of Gurren-Lagann and Inferno Cop, is pretty much living up to the huge amount of hype surrounding it.
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