Unlike most people, I did not watch Kill la Kill when it first came out, only having watched it in 2022. I remember being 11 years old back then, seeing a clip of Ryuko wearing Senketsu (yeah you know the clip), and just thinking to myself, "Ugh ! What is this ? I don't want to see boobies, I want to see titans eating people !" I was indeed that one minority who was looking for bloods and guts than boobs and butts among the people my age. However, growing up, I always had Kill la Kill on my watch list, but only got to watching it recently.
By god, does it still hold up. The animation quality is top tier for something over 9 years old (as expected, it's Trigger). Many people always has questions and doubts over the story and the plot of the show, but in my opinion, I feel that the plot is one of the stronger points of the show. It may be a huge stretch, but I read somewhere that the message Kill la Kill was trying to send was that "Girls should not be bound by the societal standards of their clothing" or something ? And for some reason I really like that message. It's a very subtle way of female empowerment, when that kind of taboo topic was not very common in any form of media, especially back in 2013. Not to mention the characters in the show are all well developed, most characters like the elite 4 would probably be one and done type characters if they were in our anime, but in Kill la Kill, they were developed well, with motivations, proper back stories, moments to shine but they also had moments of weakness, which gives a sense of depth to these characters.
And also, can we talk about the MUSIC ? The music for this show was so on point. All the openings, all the endings, all the character themes are all on point, and I love that so much. This show holds a special place in my heart, even if there was not a sense of nostalgia with it. This show is a goddamn masterpiece, and it is highly underrated. 10/10 would recommend, everybody must watch this show
