Kill la Kill Episode 3 Discussion

samishime said:

Not all anime is fanservice, dude.

Natsu12345 said:
Ridiculous.

First episode, got pwned by 1star Goku Uniform wearer.
Second episode, pwned 2 star Goku Uniform wearer easily.
Third episode, fighting on par, or almost on par with the strongest shown so far in that universe.

Yanoflies said:

Is this gonna be something about Satsuki being curious about Ryuuko's ability to stand up to her? Making the students fight Ryuuko seems to me like a way to train Ryuuko.

Atemues said:
And about the over-the-top fanservise - I think the anime is rated 17 + so everyone who decides to watch, should note things like this will exist and if it's of any bother, people just shouldn't watch. I think it's time to stop complaining about it.
I'm also totally not a fan of the fanservise in this anime and is something that lowered my hype for this series, but I swear the action, the voice acting, the characters, the story and the OST totally make up for that. I don't pay attention to the fanservise at all. Not to mention that very often it looks quite ridiculous and funny, so it's nothing that crosses the line. Sometimes it's very close to it, but I guess the writers and animators just know how to handle that without making the fanservise the basic part of the show. It's there in every ep for a short time, obviously either to tease, bother or please the different types of fans, but then the plot comes and the major amount of fans totally forget about it.

Progeusz said:



Obviously but complaining that it exist isn't very smart thing to do. It's like such person misunderstands the medium basing its expectations on very small, hardly representative sample and such practice is wrong. My assumption is further strengthened, or I'd dare to say, basically confirmed by his statement "Why does 90% of todays animes has to be about that stuff?!" proving he knows nothing about the medium he's talking about. Fanservice has always been part of anime and majority of shows have it, to varying extents.

Xikarra said:
Feels weird to say that but I'm rooting for Ryuuko x Homeroom teacher x)

Shannah67 said:


OMG. Yes, this. I love you for loving Ryuuko x Mikisugi

DancingJack said:
And if you really think fanservice was always a big part of animes, you clearly watched the wrong ones. So please don't tell me anything about me misunderstanding the medium, "expert". (Not that I know it better but atleast I don't pretend to do so.)

Eudaimonia said:
This episode confirmed my suspicions that Ruuko's revealing outfit was initially intended to increase the contrast between her and Satsuki among other things. The latter one depicted as the untouchable, cold-headed despot wearing the "wedding dress" presenting purity vs. Ruuko as the hot-blooded riotist who garners lecherous looks by men whereever she goes. Paired with her desire for revenge and her hideout localized in the unhygienic and run-down slums there couldn't be more of a difference between them.
All the more striking is the fact that it's Satsuki, corrupted by power and showing nothing but contempt for those under her rule, who is portrayed as a truly despicable being unlike Ryuko who has maintained her humble and good-natured personality despite some violent tendencies.

Now though that Junketsu, Satsuki's kamui turns out as an equally revealing outfit the term purity used by Satsuki gains a whole new meaning, that is to wholly embrace even the most humiliating measures. As such it's no surprise that her servants are literally blinded by her aura even when she undresses herself completely.

So far this show has been pretty blatant with its Third Reich analogies and it really isn't hard to see what it applies to: The pursuit of World Dominance on the Student Council's side along with unethical human experimentation. The aforementioned theme of purity is also applicable in this instance.
Not unlike how the Nazi government claimed purity for itself Satsuki's definition of purity is pretty twisted taking all her actions into account. While her motifs and ambitions are genuine and clear as day to see there is absolutely nothing "pure" regarding her way of governing and treatment of the powerless.

totoum said:


Just because you don't want to admit that there's been plenty of anime that have used fanservice (dismissing them as the "wrong" anime) in the past doesn't mean they actually didn't exist.

sick742 said:
I'm rooting for Satsuki x Ryuuko route!!! <3
yuri couple of the decade >.<

neontaster said:


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BBLKing said:
That fuckin' implosion.

neontaster said:
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GREW said:
Less fan service would be good for this show.