I'm not a huge fan of anime because of all the incessant tropes they shove in to everything - so KLK was right up my alley, cause the entire point was to parody those awful tropes to the point of absurdity. Good stuff.
The nudity and sexual assault weren't "necessary" in David Lynch's Blue Velvet, but it shocks the viewer into understanding just how cruel and inhuman Frank and his gang actually are, just as it is used in Kill la Kill to illustrate how cruel and inhuman Ragyo and her gang is.
not even talking about that. i'm referring to senketsu and all the other kamui. they literally made the transformation scenes as uncomfortable and revealing as possible... why? for what purpose?
It's a metaphor for the control of bodies and sexuality under fascism. When Ryuko is forced to put on Junketsu, it shows her a vision of herself as an ideal feminine subject. She is prepared by her mother and given away to be married to a faceless man made of life fibers. And when Mako barges (1/3)
I can already tell that you really didn't quite understand the show, but that's okay, I don't think it's for you and it doesn't have to be. I'm not being condescending, but I really don't want to explain the feminist trope subversion inherent in Kill La Kill while I am making a giant dinner.
I find saying "it's the Blazing Saddles of Anime" works. Preps them to come into it expecting a farce and then they get blindsided by how heartfelt it is. It's a series that spits in the eye of cynicism.
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Gotta rewatch that now, thanks.
Definitely don't recommend watching if you haven't already.
It was nearly one time too many.
I watched the first half of it a second time, though. That was painful.
The art and concept was stellar, in my opinion.