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"Fear is freedom! Subjugation is liberation! Contradiction is truth! These are the truths of this world! Surrender to these truths, you pigs in human clothing!" - Satsuki Kiryuin, Kill la Kill
"Fear is freedom! Subjugation is liberation! Contradiction is truth! These are the truths of this world! Surrender to these truths, you pigs in human clothing!" - Satsuki Kiryuin, Kill la Kill
The obligatory non-40K/non-Warmahordes player in the forum.
Hobby Goals and Resolution of 2017: Paint at least 95% of my collection (even if getting new items). Buy small items only at 70% complete.
So I finished Witchcraft Works and while the series kinda teased me with it's hard character focus at the start and it's gender roll teasing, it's transition to plot driven was decent, and what was there was enjoyable, if a bit confusing. 7/10.
I beg of you sarge let me lead the charge when the battle lines are drawn
Lemme at least leave a good hoof beat they'll remember loud and long
Waiting for my shill money from Spiral Arm Studios
I swear, I'll get to KLK eventually. But stupid work and school are cramping my style.
Self-proclaimed evil Cat-person. Dues Ex Felines
Cato Sicarius, after force feeding Captain Ventris a copy of the Codex Astartes for having the audacity to play Deathwatch, chokes to death on his own D-baggery after finding Calgar assembling his new Eldar army.
The double team from hell, Grey Templar. I managed to avoid that situation killing my anime time this semester, but I fear for when I start grad school.
Dark Angels- 7500 pts Tau- 5000pts Chaos Daemons- 3000/2000 pts Dark Eldar(allies)- 1500 pts Zoom, Zoom, Iyaan.
KalashnikovMarine wrote: I just watched a battleship falling in love with a man.... yep. That's enough anime for the day.
Let us take a moment to remember the joys of this glorious work of animation before the grand finale.
(and yes, I can't freakin' wait to see how it's gonna end, even if I'm sad it will actually end )
"Fear is freedom! Subjugation is liberation! Contradiction is truth! These are the truths of this world! Surrender to these truths, you pigs in human clothing!" - Satsuki Kiryuin, Kill la Kill
The obligatory non-40K/non-Warmahordes player in the forum.
Hobby Goals and Resolution of 2017: Paint at least 95% of my collection (even if getting new items). Buy small items only at 70% complete.
Let us take a moment to remember the joys of this glorious work of animation before the grand finale.
(and yes, I can't freakin' wait to see how it's gonna end, even if I'm sad it will actually end )
Why do I get the feeling it is either going to be a troll ending or a badass ending that is very bittersweet?
Because TRIGGER?
I'm just ticked I have to wait until 2 am to watch it because of delays. How am I supposed to properly react to the ending of an awesome series at two in the morning?
I know! I'll make popcorn! Now if only I had some scotch....
"A guy who don't know the fearsomeness of money shouldn't be offering up opinions about society." -Kaneo Takarada, Kill la Kill
Big Mek Sparkz and his Band of Sparky Ting Huntas: 4,000 points
Our Lady of the Generous Heart: 2,000 points
Thousand Sons: One unbuilt Daemon Prince
Let us take a moment to remember the joys of this glorious work of animation before the grand finale.
(and yes, I can't freakin' wait to see how it's gonna end, even if I'm sad it will actually end )
Why do I get the feeling it is either going to be a troll ending or a badass ending that is very bittersweet?
Because TRIGGER?
I'm just ticked I have to wait until 2 am to watch it because of delays. How am I supposed to properly react to the ending of an awesome series at two in the morning?
I know! I'll make popcorn! Now if only I had some scotch....
Yes, I too believe ninjas will be chopping onions inside my room. I hope Satsuki makes it, tho ... (Yes, yes, I'm a fething fanboy, screw you )
Whelp, I have to wake up earlier tomorrow to watch it because of all the delays, around 6:30-ish, but ya know what? It's totally worth it.
"Fear is freedom! Subjugation is liberation! Contradiction is truth! These are the truths of this world! Surrender to these truths, you pigs in human clothing!" - Satsuki Kiryuin, Kill la Kill
Kill La Kill's finale got delayed because Trigger are massive cock teases.
Strange+ which I think is a short anime based on a manga took the time to lampoon Sailor Moon with... uh... it's free on CrunchyRoll just go see it for yourself. It's a couple minutes tops so just giggle if you're familiar with SM or a fan.
Meanwhile you might remember my guilty pleasure that I rant and rave about a lot Golden Time. It completed today, and while there was a litte more drama and general weirdness between hiter and yon but it paid off today. Holy feth it paid off in SPADES
This is me, watching today's Golden Time:
8/10
Engaged to the Unidentified also finished up today. A cute little paranormal romcom that could have used more paranormal and more "rom"... the com was pretty decent over all, but it all kinda fell flat by focusing on the com and some of the side characters and sacrificing actual relationship development between Hakuya and Kobeni, the leads. It does not fall prey to my most hated anime trope of no relationship resolution, because the entire anime felt like a long awkward first date, and to get resolution you actually have to start something.
7/10
The Current Purchase List (*= there's a American Release available through Amazon or a similar agent)
Good Luck Girl* (shockingly good dub)
Girls Und Panzer*
Kaze no Stigma*
Claymore*
Toradora! (American Release July 2014)
Kill La Kill
Blast of Tempest (Release exists, but costs a fortune... come on Aniplex!)
Psycho Pass* (Waiting on a Complete series box set)
My purchase list is generally stuff I think is so damn good I want physical copies of it in case the internet dies, I also actively want to give money to the team that made it. It does include the occasional anime like Infinite Stratos that isn't particularly ground breaking but I love any way. Junk. Food. <3
I beg of you sarge let me lead the charge when the battle lines are drawn
Lemme at least leave a good hoof beat they'll remember loud and long
I was actually worried after the 1st half of Golden Time's final episode. I was like "oh man, here comes the bad feels ending.". Then I was like *fist pump*"That is the ending I was suffering the feels for...yes.". Great series.
So far this week, I have watched the finales of D-Frag and Golden Time. Next up is Kill la Kill, and then Gundam Build Fighters. Reminds me of a Frank Sinatra song.
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Dark Angels- 7500 pts Tau- 5000pts Chaos Daemons- 3000/2000 pts Dark Eldar(allies)- 1500 pts Zoom, Zoom, Iyaan.
KalashnikovMarine wrote: I just watched a battleship falling in love with a man.... yep. That's enough anime for the day.
If someone told me I'd once be crying over the death of a sailor suit, I'd laugh.
Well, I wasn't laughing good-bye Senketsu, I'm sure you'll meet Kamina once you reach the heaven reserved for heroes of your caliber.
And after that I'm treated with Satsuki desperate to save Ryuko and make sure she's okay... And then I get to finally her Nee-san... DAT SCENE, good heavens, the dam broke, from tears of sadness to those of joy.
So, it ended. Like TTGL it was beautifully wrapped up, a truly epic ride of hype and awesomeness that I became a total fan of when I saw the first episode all those weeks ago. I can honestly say, no other weekly show I followed ever gave me such intense hype before, this really was one of a kind for me. Thank you, Trigger
Oh, and is anyone surprised when I say this was the best scene in the whole episode? Hell, maybe even season.
Spoiler:
Yeah, I did some sounds I'm not proud of, but there's no way I'd remain neutral with that scene. Eck, no way in 9 hells I'd remain neutral.
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"Fear is freedom! Subjugation is liberation! Contradiction is truth! These are the truths of this world! Surrender to these truths, you pigs in human clothing!" - Satsuki Kiryuin, Kill la Kill
Hoitash wrote: Yes, it was quite the ride, although now I'm curious what the ova will cover.
Guess we'll just have to wait and see.
Ya know
Spoiler:
If it isn's something fully light-hearted that happens after all this I'll be disapointed. We already had so much hype, action and everything nice, I'd love to see a full length episode of our heroes in a slice-of-life setting.
The reasons for me wanting this, may or may not be the chance to see more of "Casual Satsuki" ...
"Fear is freedom! Subjugation is liberation! Contradiction is truth! These are the truths of this world! Surrender to these truths, you pigs in human clothing!" - Satsuki Kiryuin, Kill la Kill
Hoitash wrote: Yes, it was quite the ride, although now I'm curious what the ova will cover.
Guess we'll just have to wait and see.
Ya know
Spoiler:
If it isn's something fully light-hearted that happens after all this I'll be disapointed. We already had so much hype, action and everything nice, I'd love to see a full length episode of our heroes in a slice-of-life setting.
The reasons for me wanting this, may or may not be the chance to see more of "Casual Satsuki" ...
I'm hoping for that as well, but I'm expecting
Spoiler:
a beach episode taking place pre-COVERS attack. Including a volleyball game versus undercover Nudist Beach operatives.
"A guy who don't know the fearsomeness of money shouldn't be offering up opinions about society." -Kaneo Takarada, Kill la Kill
Big Mek Sparkz and his Band of Sparky Ting Huntas: 4,000 points
Our Lady of the Generous Heart: 2,000 points
Thousand Sons: One unbuilt Daemon Prince
Hoitash wrote: Yes, it was quite the ride, although now I'm curious what the ova will cover.
Guess we'll just have to wait and see.
Ya know
Spoiler:
If it isn's something fully light-hearted that happens after all this I'll be disapointed. We already had so much hype, action and everything nice, I'd love to see a full length episode of our heroes in a slice-of-life setting.
The reasons for me wanting this, may or may not be the chance to see more of "Casual Satsuki" ...
I'm hoping for that as well, but I'm expecting
Spoiler:
a beach episode taking place pre-COVERS attack. Including a volleyball game versus undercover Nudist Beach operatives.
"Fear is freedom! Subjugation is liberation! Contradiction is truth! These are the truths of this world! Surrender to these truths, you pigs in human clothing!" - Satsuki Kiryuin, Kill la Kill
A brief review of Kill La Kill poking at it's deeper themes.
If you want the basic, characters, story, animation, music/sound breakdown then stop right here. 10/10. Which is also my over all review of the anime. If that's all your looking for then you can stop right here, because we're about to go deeper. Spoilers! They're about to happen! So if you've been living under a rock and have yet to finish Kill La Kill... well what the feth are you doing here?
Spoiler:
There's a BUNCH of stuff going on in Kill La Kill, Trigger's surface stuff and trope exploration, made famous with Gurren Lagen, and their trademark Over The Top... everything... is in fine form here, with magical girl anime and their traditional fetishistic/exposing transformation sequence and costuming being one of the most pointed and obvious skewers from square one. Comedy, action, fan/manservice all of this stuff is on display at the surface and can be incredibly distracting from the central theme of the anime.
It all comes down to CLOTHING! I know it's hardly a shocking revelation but it's not in the way you're thinking. It's clothing as a social device that's the central theme here. Remember a lot of Japan is pretty damn clothing concious, Tokyo is one of the fashion capitals of the world and how you dress, and what labels you're wearing can be damning in certain circles, to a further extent then the version of this behavior you see in the U.S. with the epicenters being the American fashion capitals of Los Angeles and New York City.
Take a second and think about your clothing, think about your favorite shirt, your favorite pants, skirt, shoes, what do they say about you to an outside observer? Do they communicate anything in particular? You might not think they do, but when you take a step back and examine your mode of dress you are in fact telling people that you belong to certain groups. Whether it's based on passions such as anime, firearms, video games, the types of music you associate with, rock, punk, rap, or you just happen to only wear a certain brand whether it's Hot Topic or American Eagle. This has been an inescapable facet of human culture for centuries, since we first put clothing on. Ragyou even goes into what we were befor the fibers got their... uh... fabric on us, naked apes, unaware of their nakedness, much like Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, now obviously clothing (or life fibers) didn't influence our actual evolution BUT they did influence our social evolution.
From earliest man on clothing, whether it was the red cloaks of the Roman Legion, or the simple jewlery of our further ancestors have been used to distinguish groups within society, while the shape of that society's clothing over all distinguishes that culture from others, fighting against that grain by dressing differently, by adopting a different culture's dress or that of an extreme sub culture (say the Punk style compared to general Western clothing) will get you looked at different and looked down upon by many people.
This social pressure based on how we dress and what we look like, how we present ourselves to those around us, is simply put, conformity. It's subtle, the desire to conform and be like everyone else, it can be lonely on your own, and going with the crowd, not swimming against the current of the social wave has it's benefits doesn't it? Think about what the main wave in your local area wears, in particular think back to High School, when that sort of thing was closer to the surface. For my cohort American Eagle, Nikes, Rebok and a few other "main" brands were what you wore if you were part of the main "group". Ragyou's "Revocs" corporation is set to be just such a brand, albeit on a dominating global level.
So as human beings a very real part of our self identity and personality is caught up in how we dress, how we present ourselves to the world around us. It's why in the United States students fight against dress codes under the concept of freedom of expression (which falls under speech).
Enter Ryukou Matoi and her scissor blade. From the word go she's dressed differently then everyone around her, her flash of red in her hair distinguishes her as well. From the first time she steps on to the grounds of Honnouji Academy she's challenging the social order and rebeling.
This brings us to the central theme of Kill La Kill. Revolution. Not political revolution, but individual revolution. The personal rebellion where you stand up and chose your own path in life. Fighting against the the current and resisting the easy road. Hell the anime LITERALLY tells you every episode with the refrain of "Don't Lose Your Way"
So what happens when everyone is their own revolution? Culture changes. A species changes. At the very least you will change for the better. Within Kill La Kill we see multiple forms of revolution, Satsuki's "change from within the system" playing by her mother's rules while preparing the minds and wills of those who follow her to resist, snd Nudist Beach who take the path of forming an extreme counter culture to fight against the main stream. However as Ryoko fights on, more and more individuals have their own personal revolutions and realizations, the theme of revolution becoming even more obvious once the curtain comes off Satsuki's plan to resist Ragyou's plots with the life fiber aliens. Even Senketsu under goes a personal revolution in how he sees himself, and his place in the world by the end of the anime.
So final word, what is the message of Kill La Kill? What theme does it truly want to present us? IMHO it's just four simple words that I mentioned earlier...
Don't lose your way.
Other stuff that's ended.
Strike the Blood 7/10
It was a little bit generic and some of the arcs really didn't do well for me over all but I had a damn good time and really love a lot of the characters! It's activated my anime pet peeve of a lack of relationship resolution though it did at least give us a hint of a "romantic" ending.
Gin no Saji (Silver Spoon), Second Season 9/10
Fantastic is as fantastic does, a sweet little slice of life with some very real drama and some very well done character arcs. The pet peeve of no romantic arc resolution remains though. Goddess DAMN it Hachi kiss Mikage already. You want to and it's pretty clear she wouldn't mind hell, Mom, Grandma and Great-Grandma already have you marked as marriage material. Get with the program.
Sakura Trick - 6/10
It's a cute little romance slice of life with a heaping scoop of fan service ala mode to go with it. It's really disappointing in the end because I was hoping for a heavily character driven lesbian romance and well... I didn't get it.
I beg of you sarge let me lead the charge when the battle lines are drawn
Lemme at least leave a good hoof beat they'll remember loud and long
I love how even in the briefest moments Trigger puts in a bunch of easter egg stuff for the viewers, like how they put in a bunch of stuff in New York.
Spoiler:
Weyland Corp? In my Kill La Kill? Makes you wonder how many other xenos the crew is going to encounter in the future. Also the Bank of Obama and YaPoo! gave me a good couple of chuckles. Lots of Westaboos in Trigger I see...
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I enjoyed KLK but IMO TTGL was a much better work of theirs. KLK has some serious issues with Ryuko's development. She's pretty inconsistent as a character. (Just look at episode one and then look at her when she's talking to Aikuro a few episodes later. She starts off asking Mako's brother about kissing a girl in a badass girl way to saying 'YOU ARE A PERVERT' in typical anime fashion.) Their is no reason given for Ryuko making up some new BS move every episode. No matter what happens she wins and you know she will. The show got a lot better in the second half, but it lacked any real theme. The first 8 episodes are just her at school and it seems like the show is commenting about social classes, but then it sort of drops this theme the further you go into the show.
On the other hand TTGL has the same message in almost every episode 'Ignorance is not bliss and hiding the truth for the safety of all life is wrong.' And TTGL combines this theme with the drill which breaks through everything. It breaks through the lies everyone has constructed. Even the episodes with Kamina demonstrate that hiding the truth is never a good thing and you see how hiding the truth and forcing people to not find a solution to a problem is awful. KLK didn't have anything so interesting backing it up except for a lot of cool flashy fight scenes. And I'm ok with that. KLK was a good show, but definitely not the most amazing thing ever. I hope they get better with what they do!
Red Comet wrote: I enjoyed KLK but IMO TTGL was a much better work of theirs. KLK has some serious issues with Ryuko's development. She's pretty inconsistent as a character. (Just look at episode one and then look at her when she's talking to Aikuro a few episodes later. She starts off asking Mako's brother about kissing a girl in a badass girl way to saying 'YOU ARE A PERVERT' in typical anime fashion.) Their is no reason given for Ryuko making up some new BS move every episode. No matter what happens she wins and you know she will. The show got a lot better in the second half, but it lacked any real theme. The first 8 episodes are just her at school and it seems like the show is commenting about social classes, but then it sort of drops this theme the further you go into the show.
On the other hand TTGL has the same message in almost every episode 'Ignorance is not bliss and hiding the truth for the safety of all life is wrong.' And TTGL combines this theme with the drill which breaks through everything. It breaks through the lies everyone has constructed. Even the episodes with Kamina demonstrate that hiding the truth is never a good thing and you see how hiding the truth and forcing people to not find a solution to a problem is awful. KLK didn't have anything so interesting backing it up except for a lot of cool flashy fight scenes. And I'm ok with that. KLK was a good show, but definitely not the most amazing thing ever. I hope they get better with what they do!
7 ~ 7.5 / 10
Pretty much echoes my feeling on it. It was an Ok series all the way through but it never really shined for me.
Big Mek Sparkz and his Band of Sparky Ting Huntas: 4,000 points
Our Lady of the Generous Heart: 2,000 points
Thousand Sons: One unbuilt Daemon Prince 
. Now go get Mako, Ira!
good-bye Senketsu, I'm sure you'll meet Kamina once you reach the heaven reserved for heroes of your caliber. 
Weyland Corp? In my Kill La Kill? Makes you wonder how many other xenos the crew is going to encounter in the future. Also the Bank of Obama and YaPoo! gave me a good couple of chuckles. Lots of Westaboos in Trigger I see...
