Series synopsis
Kill la Kill, also known as キルラキル is a Japanese action & adventure animation comedy sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on MBS on October 4, 2013. It ended on March 28, 2014. It stars Ami Koshimizu, Ryoka Yuzuki, Aya Suzaki and Akio Nojima.
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 can ...
Premise
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.
Premise: "I will not allow ANYONE to beat me in my own ambition. MY WILL IS ABSOLUTE!”
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Ami Koshimizu as Ryuko Matoi (voice)
- Ryoka Yuzuki as Satsuki Kiryuin (voice)
- Aya Suzaki as Mako Mankanshoku (voice)
- Akio Nojima as Mitsuzo Soroi (voice)
- Katsuyuki Konishi as Tsumugu Kinagase (voice)
- Hiroyuki Yoshino as Hoka Inumuta (voice)
- Tetsu Inada as Ira Gamagori (voice)
- Romi Park as Ragyo Kiryuin (voice)
Supporting cast
- Yukari Tamura as Nui Harime (voice)
- Yuji Ueda as Shiro Iori (voice)
- Mayumi Shintani as Nonon Jakuzure (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 29 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 5 | September 3, 2014 | September 3, 2014 |
| Season 1 | 24 | October 4, 2013 | March 28, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goodbye Again It's graduation at Honnouji Academy, but not everything is as it seems. Ryuko Matoi and the gang must defeat their final enemy. |
September 3, 2014 |
| 2 |
Digest: Naked Memories by Aikuro Mikisugi An bonus episode included in the 9th BD/DVD release. A sub only recap of the entire series from the perspective of Aikuro Mikisugi. |
September 3, 2014 |
| 3 | 500 Days of Production I | December 25, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
If Only I Had Thorns Like A Thistle Ryuko Matoi is a vagrant school girl traveling from place to place searching for clues to the truth behind her father's death - the "woman with the scissor blade". The journey leads Ryuko to Honnouji Academy. |
October 4, 2013 |
| 2 |
So Sexy She Might Pass Out Weakened by her battle, Ryuko flees Honnouji Academy before collapsing in the street. Rescued, she's given food and shelter for night, and upon returning to the Academy faces off against Omiko Hakodate, the Girls' Tennis Club Captain, to repay the favor. |
October 11, 2013 |
| 3 |
Junketsu Having kept her end of the bargain, Ryuko demands answers from her homeroom teacher, Aikuro Mikisugi, and learns the secret behind the power of Senketsu and the Goku Uniforms. Meanwhile, Satsuki Kiryuin returns home to claim a power of her own. |
October 18, 2013 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | MBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 4, 2013 |
| Last aired | March 28, 2014 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Friday at 02:05:00 |