The series bombards you with subtexts and allegories that you're never given time to analyze. Never have I seen a narrative this stormy stay coherent and retain its impact. I must suspect the author's held these ideas inside for a long time, because of the cathartic manner in which they're unleashed.
Kill la Kill's a series that's completely self-aware. The in-your-face fanservice and clichéd tropes are twisted to the extreme, and in the process they become something much deeper and thematic. The series plays the fool's role just to fuck with you.
Though Ryūko Matoi's motive is revenge and Kiryin Satsuki's is power, neither seeks to directly dispose of the other. Their hands aren't stayed just by mutual respect, though. As the series progresses, everything begins to make sense, more than you'd expect from a story this crazy. Every episode ramps up the context and stakes - never stopping, never surrendering. It's a blissful ride to the very last minute.
Even if you've contracted terminal cancer, you should watch this anime; it's well worth your time.
