List of Kill la Kill episodes

Kill la Kill
Cover of the first home media volume
No. of episodes24 + OVA
Release
Original networkJNN (MBS)
Original releaseOctober 4, 2013 (2013-10-04) –
March 28, 2014 (2014-03-28)

Kill la Kill is a 2013 Japanese anime television series created and produced by Trigger. The series, directed by Hiroyuki Imaishi and written by Kazuki Nakashima, follows Ryuko Matoi, a girl seeking out the wielder of a scissor blade who murdered her father. Her search takes her to Honnouji Academy, where the student council, led by Satsuki Kiryuin, use powerful uniforms known as Goku Uniforms to rule the school and its city in fear. Teaming up with a living uniform named Senketsu, Ryuko fights against Satsuki and the student council in order to find the answers she seeks.

Kill la Kill aired on MBS' Anime-ism programming block between October 4, 2013, and March 28, 2014,[a] also airing on TBS, Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting and BS-TBS. The series was released on nine home media volumes between January 8, 2014, and September 3, 2014, with an original video animation episode included on the final volume.[2][3] The series is licensed in North America by Aniplex of America and was simulcasted on Crunchyroll, Hulu, and Daisuki.net.[4][5][6] In the United States, the anime's English dub aired on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block from February 8 to August 2, 2015.[7] In Australia and New Zealand the series is streamed by Madman Entertainment.[8] The show is available in the United Kingdom by Wakanim and is streamed on the All the Anime website.[9]

The series uses four pieces of theme music: two opening themes and two ending themes. For the first fifteen episodes, the opening theme is "Sirius" (シリウス, Shiriusu) by Eir Aoi, while the ending theme is "Gomen ne, Iiko ja Irarenai." (ごめんね、いいコじゃいられない。, "Sorry, I'm Done Being a Good Kid.") by Miku Sawai.[10] From episode sixteen onwards, the opening theme is "Ambiguous" by Garnidelia, while the ending theme is "Shin Sekai Kōkyōgaku" (新世界交響楽, "New World Symphony") by Sayonara Ponytail.[11][12]

The title of each episode is named after a Japanese classical pop song selected from within the iTunes collection of Kill la Kill head writer Kazuki Nakashima, an idea which he came up with as he wrote the script.[13]

  1. ^ "TVアニメ『キルラキル KILL la KILL』 番組サイト" (in Japanese). MBS. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
  2. ^ "Official website" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Last Kill la Kill Blu-ray/DVD to Include Unaired Episode". Anime News Network. 19 December 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
  4. ^ "DAISUKI.NET ANNOUNCES SIMULCAST OF ANIPLEX'S KILL la KILL in 5 languages". Daisuki.net. 2013-09-25. Archived from the original on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
  5. ^ "Aniplex USA Streams Kill la Kill Ad With English Subtitles". Anime News Network. August 11, 2013. Retrieved September 5, 2013.
  6. ^ "Aniplex USA to Stream Magi & Valvrave 2nd Seasons, Kill la Kill on 4 Sites". Anime News Network. 2013-09-18. Retrieved 2013-10-18.
  7. ^ "Kill la Kill to Run on Toonami Starting in February". Anime News Network. 2015-01-16. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  8. ^ "Madman Entertainment Acquires Kill La Kill". Anime News Network. 2013-09-20. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
  9. ^ "New U.K. Anime Online Broadcaster Announced". Anime News Network. 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
  10. ^ "Kill la Kill Anime's New Ad Previews Eir Aoi's Song". Anime News Network. August 29, 2013. Retrieved September 5, 2013.
  11. ^ "GARNiDELiA Duo to Perform Kill La Kill Anime's New Opening". Anime News Network. December 12, 2013. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  12. ^ "Sayonara Ponytail to Perform Kill la Kill's 2nd Ending Theme". Anime News Network. January 2, 2014. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  13. ^ 『オトナアニメ』 (Otona Anime) Magazine, volume 33, 24 January 2014 issue. Published by Yosensha Co., Ltd.


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