Kill la Kill's Inventive Animation

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[@aidenjones3649]

Kill la kill the anime where almost every fight scene has a butt cheek

[@whensomethingcriesagain]

"Almost"?

[@Slider1207]

Every fight scene? More like damn near every episode. And I loved it.

[@cottony4dr]

Aiden Jones also where there’s no feminist involved. You know the ones where they say “oh they’re too sexy, they need to be plus sized.” Even girls I know love this anime

[@EugeneVDebs-bt5pd]

Yeah, tyats why i don't watch it.

[@ZeroLit]

@@EugeneVDebs-bt5pd oohhh no, it's a buttcheek, my mommy will beat me like what????

[@JB2X-Z]

Then there's Gamagoori's unofficial height: Taller Than You

[@limelaminum2935]

I just pictured that scene where he's holding a tea cup and the tea cup is like the size of his finger

[@GigaflareInNeutral]

*Gold*

[@bowserwithpants9764]

Gamagoori’s actual height? It’s never stated and I always thought it was just “the biggest guy in the room”

[@brandonwu7912]

Hail 2 u

[@M4x505.]

@@brandonwu7912 is that a Jojo's reference?

[@Sari0l]

Are we all gonna ignore the fact that kill la kill had an amazing dub

[@lordfelidae4505]

Sariol hell nah, it’s godly!

[@duofri3nd]

Dude the dub fucking rips. Its awesome.

[@killerqueen2550]

Yeah, Mako is funnier in the dub. Ryuko and Satsuki's voice in eng fits them better imo. Ira sounds what I expected him to be in the dub and I love it.

[@foxtrotgaming4684]

Some of nonon's lines hit better in the subbed version, but overall dub is best

[@killerqueen2550]

@@foxtrotgaming4684 Pretty much everyone's voices fit them perfectly. Especially Mako, Ryuko, Satsuki, Ira and the rest of the Elite Four. Also that rich kid (Takarada) who piloted that giant crab in Osaka.

[@OrionoftheStar]

... ... ... People dislike Kill la Kill's animation?

[@cirnoonthe0s277]

Casual weebs dislike Kill la Kill animation*

[@jeanpierrepolnareff1714]

Idk when i watch kill la kill i feel like watching steven universe

[@RalseiSmokinAFatBlunt]

i’ve never even watched it, and just seeing this video makes the animation look gorgeous IT LOOKS GORGEOUS AHHHHHHHHHH

[@officialnoonon]

@@RalseiSmokinAFatBlunt it's on Netflix!!

[@vbgvbg1133]

What? Huh?

[@poppyorangeflower]

"Fun things are fun." "People die when they are killed."

[@trashpanda684]

"You understand boy, you are about to take the full force of a star. It'll kill you." "Only if I die." "Yes.. that's what.. killing you means."

[@populistprime2581]

Dammit I literally came here just to make this comment but I'm 5 days late. FIVE. FUCKING. DAYS.

[@Gurimwaru]

In this context "when you strip, you're naked" is appropriate.

[@Greener221]

"Dogs eat dog food."

[@marinarasauce4502]

water is wet

[@thewiseguy9864]

Wait, people had a problem with Kill La Kill's animation? I always thought it was amazing

[@stonecat676]

It is amazing. The people who complain probably only watch A1 or Kyoani - the sparkly side of anime.

[@irek1394]

People cant get the jokes and think they did the animation like that becouse the studio lacked funds..

[@nehkrame8568]

Kill la Kill was breathtaking in the animation/story department to be honest.... it is probably one of my favourite animation styles next to Flowers of Evil or Birdy: The Mighty. Also, the animation in Me!Me!Me! was pretty damn good.

[@amirulzamri7833]

Same.... I kinda like it because it's different than other animes.

[@spindash64]

The Wise Guy It's just such a different style, kind of like early web animation with the paper puppet movement during gag scenes. However, even though I didn't like it at first (everything else was just fine, other than animation for me),it grew on me. To the point that I watched Ep 8 -23 in one night, and only slept for an hour because the Battery on my phone ran out. Then I went to finish ep 24. I think I should watch it again, anyway.

[@dwoktheraynejonsohn4849]

It's like people are taking anime too seriously, and base quality on how perfect and shiny it is. KLK is aware that it's a cartoon, and makes it an absolute joy to watch because it recognizes the sheer amount of expression you can make in animations.

[@0_plusultra17]

Dwok The Rayne Jonsohn This ^ couldn't have put it better myself!

[@BenBru32]

Exactly. When I first started watching I got caught up in whether certain things made sense or not. By the time I had watched like 3 or 4 episodes I realized none of it NEEDS to make sense. Just take things for what they are, and to have fun watching, because its a wacky show.

[@johnnysalery7383]

Guess you could say people were *Triggered* by Kill la Kill's style.... Had to be done lol

[@rachelslur8729]

yes

[@dragon2218]

Ha

[@Ahloveyafuhso]

I love this thank you! Excellent shout out to the production company!!

[@Mybeautifulsunnyboy]

the door is open for you..

[@joannamysluk8623]

DAMN IT! WHY DIDN'T I THINK OF IT!?

[@CornishCreamtea07]

I'm surprised that Kill la Kill doesn't get praise for its backgrounds. People complain about digital painting, and Kill La Kill has backgrounds that were painted by hand, very detailed ones at that if you've seen them by themselves.

[@coldplay109]

CornishCreamtea07 Kill La Kill has some of the best backgrounds I've seen in anime, they're gorgeous.

[@NopeNaw]

To quote Futurama "When you do things right, people won't be sure you've done anything at all." Some of the background shots in KLK are absolutely gorgerous to look at, but they're not there to be viewed on their own.

[@AnimeChibi2b]

CornishCreamtea07 wait. Why do people complain about digital painting?

[@awetpaperbag9267]

GoingGh0st Some people just think digital art is somehow easier or lazier, and while ctrl-z and transform tool are handy, it's obviously still demanding to make a good piece digitally as much as traditionally. Though a much more valid complaint I could imagine is most background art, which is now done digitally, looks all very clean and a boaring gradient infront. In other words they look too samey and boring. However the Bakemonogatari series has very distinct digital backgrounds.

[@reaperzone007]

I agree with this 100% I ended up watching transformers armada and notice the lack of movement that is described in this video I'm now watching it's continued season energon but they switch to a hybrid cgi and 2d animation and movement is drastically improved

[@KingCreepa]

People bash on kill la kill because they watched the first episode and said it was all about panties and fan service and then left because they only watch high class anime.

[@IxcoyDennis]

high class anime that only shows panties and fan service 90% of the time*

[@KingCreepa]

xx_ixcoy_xx Exactly and the characters are always worried about it like fanart of them being fully naked wasnt already being made 3 seconds after the first airing of the show.

[@IxcoyDennis]

KingCreepa yea , some people just cant appreciate good animes like kill la kill

[@jaydc5275]

totaly agree.

[@buckwade3874]

I don't understand the notion that "fan service" in anime can't be used for: -Comedic effect -Narrative development -Character development (Ryuko's initial denial of using Senketsu because the outfit was revealing, while Satsuki was the complete opposite, but then Ryuko accepting her sexiness.) -Or simply, to give off a nice, goofy atmosphere (No Game No Life)

[@n0denz]

I don't know why so many people I talk to about KLK (and Trigger in general) dislike the animation? Why do people love when things stick strictly to model?

[@Nauct]

Sheeple

[@aolson1111]

Because people like boring stuff. Compare early Simpsons, where they would go crazy with the animation, to later Simpsons, where everything is sterile because it's always 100% "on-model." A lot of people would say that they prefer later Simpsons animation.

[@cheungch1990]

People love boring stuff because nothing happens in boring stuff requires effort to understand. People don't feel like being outsmarted by artists. That's why stupid things can often get insanely popular. The viewers can get cheap reassurance from shit shows. And their tastes is reaffirmed when they enjoy the same thing as everyone else does, thus anything that enthusiastically signals itself as a piece of greatest-common-factor is gonna work for them.

[@naiknaik8812]

They are just there to spark controversy

[@memespressions9235]

or you know people can have different opinions that’s a possibility

[@MsKeroseneLamp]

If there's one thing I got from Kill La Kill was exagerration. Not because it was over the top but due to the animators knew that not everyone viewing the anime was going to get subtle hints and they wanted everyone to be in the loop and not feel left out when something big was revealed. They could've easily dumbed it down so everyone could get it but they didn't and they did it spectacularly and in an enjoyable way. Kudos to Trigger.

[@DarthRayj]

I feel like Symphogear does a similar thing, if not quite to the same exaggerated level. The characters and scenes basically take all the best parts of the anime styles they come from and crank them up to eleven, but somehow it still works together. If you've never seen a lesbian magical girl scifi anime with surprisingly dark tones hidden under the unrelentingly optimistic protagonist, with everyone singing while they fight, you should really watch at least the first season. The second improves on the first in most aspects, and it escalates from there.

[@Zoot101]

If you ever wondered why people cried "Kill La Kill is saving anime!" this is the reason. It went into a genre that had got too complacent and accepted a lot of mediocrity, then showed everyone "THIS is how you can do it!" I love KLK, I love Imaishi, and I love Trigger. They are heroes of TV animation today.

[@KnightofChaosDeck]

I'll say. Kill La Kill showed just how easy it was to merge genres that seemingly could not be merged like hardcore shonuen and magical girl. It showed that how easily you could make a female oriented show and have it appeal to both men and women. It showed that fanservice wasn't just limited to women and that men can get just as or even more fanservice-y than women. And it showed that fanservice can have importance in a story, both plot wise and theme wise.

[@KnightofChaosDeck]

***** Maybe. Or maybe you have too little faith in the anime community as after the hype for SAO vanished, people began realizing the show's flaws and mistakes. Even after the hype has died down for Kill La Kill, people are still calling a great anime with a lot of people trying to pass off bullshit reasons to dislike Kill La Kill like "To much fanservice" or "Shitty animation" being the majority of it's critics.

[@skypaladin8127]

How can you even say that? Do you personally know every single simpleton that liked SAO well enough to claim that positive KLK reactions came from the same people?

[@ryanimateon]

good point , i dont think he knows everyone who liked sao i think you might have got him there

[@Zoot101]

***** Obviously not every single person who uttered the phrase has such a clear understanding, but it took off because enough critics recognised KLK as something special. This is kind of a pedantic argument, I was just trying to supplement the video by helping people to understand why the show is so revered.

[@DrDOOM-xs8jm]

kill la kill also has a great soundtrack

[@RomeoMakesThings]

Ik im a year late, but you're right

[@darthtyranus378]

@@RomeoMakesThings so am i

[@Krankynator]

Well, it _is_ mostly made by what I would argue to be among the best modern soundtrack composers by virtue of versatility alone.

[@roguedragonboy6612]

Don't lose your waaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyy

[@conceptualization.6617]

@@roguedragonboy6612 in your mind

[@shadeyraven]

I think kill la kill is looked down on cuz of the fan service, so people find excuses to find why they dislike it besides the point, which is a shame cuz no show should be criticized so easily because of fan service.

[@ragnaricstudios5888]

Shaded Oscar highschool dxd gets a lot of praise even though it shows BARE BOOBS, why isn’t this show praised I wonder?

[@ragnaricstudios5888]

John Stonik so is Kill la kill, so it’s a moot point

[@spartan456]

I like KLK, and fully agree that its animation is leagues better than the generic crap that everybody seems to praise. However, I will admit that KLK is not without faults. The first half of the series is great. It's this silly, tongue-in-cheek sort of humor that is poking fun at generic, shonen/seinen anime and manga. They jammed it full of all these silly anime tropes and it's very clearly satirical. But then, it slowly transforms into the very thing it was making fun of. By the second half of the anime, the plot suddenly becomes super serious. These tropes and cliches that were previously satirical start feeling like they're taken very seriously. The anime became the very thing it was initially making fun of.

[@syintigs5543]

@@spartan456 What do you mean the show got serious? They were literally fighting a bunch of clothes that were attached to a large yarn barn that was going to cover the world and explode it. Tonally, it might appear to be serious. But its the same show, and I think it was even better because it added another layer of depth to by having such a silly and fun plot hidden underneath the facade of the serious mood. It's still a parody with that added satirical element of seriousness to contrast the absurd line of events. What better way to do this other than conjoining it with tropes and cliches, and making fun of it by demonstrating the ridiculousness of the plot in which it is attached to. It's very akin to deadpan humor. There are more than one way of maintaining its place as a parody, and the show would get very boring if it was just like the first half the whole way through. It's more subliminal than the first half, but it's still Kill La Kill.

[@justindorthewonderwizard645]

The fan service is nice tho.

[@forkheader]

This anime is just top tier in general, its all good. Good story, good animation, good backgrounds, good characters, good character designs. Never have I ever experienced an anime where I had as much fun watching it as I did this one

[@yog-sothoth7718]

Wait there's no that one jackass who says otherwise and starts a whole arguments on the replies?

[@InfiniteContraption]

Ikr

[@Hekai]

@@yog-sothoth7718 LMAO he is def missing tf

[@rctecopyright]

all I got to say is NUUUUUUUUDIST BEEEEEEAAAACCHH!!!!!!

[@xenomorphoverlord]

GRREAATTTU, NAKED DAGGERRRRRR

[@thingsicantfind9545]

Cringe 😣 anime is for losers

[@xenomorphoverlord]

Then why are you on an ANIME video?

[@sipttsdstannctloona9112]

Our Almighty Lord Sanogo Hehe. That's what everyone says. Just watch anime, you'll love it.

[@sipttsdstannctloona9112]

Ghost Dragon Tru

[@Thenfe]

The lesson I learnt was trigger always saves anime

[@FierceCast]

Kiznaiver wasn't anything special tho

[@FierceCast]

They will with Little Witch Academia tho

[@ShatteredGlass916]

+FierceCast isn't Kiznaiver a Trigger's attempt in making a story-centered anime ? i noticed that because most of their works always heavily depends on movements and creative sequences. Like Kill la Kill and Inferno Cop being silly over the top, even some of their anime that makes more sense like Witch Academia has that over the top influence on it.

[@FierceCast]

+harits andhika I get what you mean. I just stated that while Kiznaiver was good, it wasn't anything like their big hits

[@ShatteredGlass916]

FierceCast lol, i never said Kiznaiver is any better than the rest. Hell, it's probably one of the Trigger's show thatvi actually dropped for how boring it is (at least for me)

[@redblue9573]

kill la kill is actually my no. 1 anime of all time

[@sittingcrowd912]

Wow that’s a stretch

[@redblue9573]

Huh I made this one year ago now I feel old

[@sock3981]

My no 2

[@sittingcrowd912]

Red & Blue cause you are old

[@redblue9573]

Oh

[@marinarasauce4502]

I thought the animation for Kill La Kill was incredible and I loved every second of it because it was either so fast, awesome and perfect looking that it gave you chills or so simple and stupid looking that it made you burst out laughing. In the entire series the only animation thing I didn't like was those 5 or so seconds of bad CG where it looks like Satsuki is ice skating or floating up the side of a building especially since the rest of that fight is so intense and well produced. (The scene I'm talking about is shown at 2:35)

[@theatheistpaladin]

I loved Kill La Kill's over-the-top absurd nature. The animation pairs perfectly with that.

[@chevster9772]

TheAtheistPaladi

[@MansMan42069]

TheAtheistPaladin Fuckwit

[@TheSpeep]

over the top and absurd? definitely Gurren Lagann, also Space Patrol Luluco, Inferno Cop, FLCL, or just about anything else from Gainax or Trigger, aside from those maybe check out Etotama for absurdity and shattered fourth walls, Flip Flappers also gave me a similar vibe to some of Trigger's series

[@unnamedxx]

Kill la Kill was the very first anime I watched and I absolutely loved the animation. No other anime has giving me that same feeling since then. Sure, the style isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, but that doesn’t make it bad.

[@Anthonypython]

bro, you started with a great one, not sure which show I started with, but I know I got into anime in my senior year at high school.

[@mab3667]

Anthonypython pretty sure we first started on doraemon, pokemon, dragonball etc ahh the old days

[@finn5053]

Just watched it and I think it's brilliant. Im quite new to the subject too...

[@marmareido6774]

how could anything even feel as good when your entry is from klk oh man if its me itd be like im getting used to eating rly expensive rare food as a baby and finding out most meat doesnt taste the same

[@bradleybrad398]

Watch little witch academia. Its made by the same studio and has similarly brilliant animation

[@JMMateschannel]

Trigger have made the best anime for me!

[@outsidercain3038]

The KLK visualiser style is why I keep watching it from Time to time. It's clear the ''stutter style'' is here go amplify the goofy scenes. Reminds me Guren Lagan. Edit : same studio x)

[@bradleybrad398]

outSider Cain not the same studio actually, but some of the same animators. This was done by trigger, gurren lagann was made by gainax.

[@inactiveandsavedforarchive9312]

@@bradleybrad398 i think he means same staff because it kinda is imaishi hiroyuki

[@bradleybrad398]

Hand Banana i’d agree with you, however he did literally say same studio. But yeah, very similar.

[@bradleybrad398]

John Stonik true, but still a different studio. They abandoned Gainax and most of them came together to create Trigger, hence the similar animation style.

[@RobbyHuang]

Just watched Kill la Kill for the first time a few months ago, and holy shit people say that this has bad animation?! That is just nuts man, some of the best animation, and definitely the most creative animation I have ever seen.

[@Tonatsi]

Ya know, somehow, it has been a year and 2 months, I have yet to watch the very last episode. Blasphemy, right?

[@augur8261]

the show seems good, but i really don't want to see any more of that red girl's tiny bras, that's for the pervs to enjoy, like seriously, why that small bras?

[@The_Gamerboy]

I love anime for it's story, not for _"Animation"_ all the time. I love how when (just by how something looks) you can tell a story. Not all the time we need to hear the charterers talk. _"Animation"_ can tell a *HECK* of a lot more for the story and how the charterers feel. Live action can't always do that. _"Animation"_ can play with the ideas of how you/the charterer on screen are supposed to be feeling at that time. But... unless you are a _"flawless actor,"_ it's going to be hard to do so. And it's not like a live action stores within a tv show are easy to do. But that's fine if people world like to spend a shit-tun of money just to make a tv show with a grate story. _Ya..._ I get that not all shows with great stories have a shit-tun of money in the budget and still they have in the show a great story. _But..._ some of the shows are daytime tv shows. (not all) _"Animation"_ does not have to be good to tell a good story. It's just that I would rather prefer _"Animation"_ over live action shows any day. _And animated movies not made by Pixar/Disney, I'm just not going to add Pixar/Disney to the mix of movies that are good, just cuz there mostly all good._

[@pachik0]

Me me big boy

[@SolidTaylor]

Some people are just dumb. That's all news for today.

[@13Okuni1]

I absolutely LOVED the animation for Kill la Kill, and for the record, I first saw it in my ANIMATION CLASS, because my lecturer decided it was one of the best examples of modern animation to make it onto TV (alongside Madoka Magica but that's a whole other story). Like if you actually went and looked up all the animation styles used in this anime, you'd be blown away. From classic western to modern CGI to motion graphics, all combined into one style along with lovely background art which looks to be oil paintings? You literally have no idea how much work would have to be done. The timing in EVERY single scene was also on point, and believe me getting timing right in editing is HELL, especially with as many sounds and effects as they used. It was meant to be a nod to the humor of classic cartoons, as well as the style of modern anime. Also, in case some haven't noticed, there is a different set of animation for every single character in here. For example, Mako literally has multiple ridiculous, cartoonish sequences, but for Satsuki every scene she is in she's serious as heck. Go back and check out how everyone's animated. Because seriously, to call this animation lackluster and limited, you probably have never come near the study of animation.

[@therealcactoos9457]

Rin Natsuki "people die when they're killed by infections!" -Mako something something (Fate/Whatever reference)

[@angeldude101]

You got to watch Kill la Kill... _and Madoka Magica... _*_in class?!_* The only way the class could have been better is if they included Rebellion, which while controversial for its ending, is praised for its art as much if not more than the show proper.

[@southofheck]

Okay but we all gotta admit, they reuse that one shot of Satsuki's high heel hitting the ground and making a loud step noise like 50 times, but i always laughed so maybe that was also intended

[@beetheimmortal]

I think it was probably intentional, just like Mako's thing she always does with her hands and pose. It's a trope of the characters.

[@dbatman-rl2ct]

*clu-click*

[@iamatrain4397]

STUDENTS OF HONNOUJI ACADEMY!!!

[@animated_finn]

PLS I CANT

[@Gurimwaru]

My dream in high school was to work for trigger studios. All of their animes are a visual paradise for animators, just with this ultra dynamic and simple style. And actually they animate on paper first and draw with pencils on light tables, thing that you see nowhere nowadays because everyone is like "I OnLy WoRk On PhotoShOp".

[@sachyriel]

So this video we find out that he has a Giantess fetish cause Satsuki growing larger is his favourite shot.

[@dannykazari2875]

Hot

[@Azmodeus87]

More Satsuki is always a good thing though.

[@torahibiki]

did you watch too much ETC?

[@rickytripp1107]

sachyriel if we take into account how tall he said his ex-girlfriend was, then yeah lol

[@gunguy100]

Damn fuckin' right also can we just take a moment to appreciate dat design

[@ArtekGeneral]

KLK's character named Gamagori has one very interesting feature to his character: on every shot that he's in his size is always bigger than that of anyone else in the frame. He grows in size the more people they are in the shot, sometimes becoming a size of a house. It's supposed to be a metaphor to his strong-willed character when he's always stronger than anyone else, if not in power than at least in ego. I always loved that fact. People can criticize KLK all they want but i genuinely enjoyed the show, ESPECIALLY the awesome animation. It's a candy for eye, in all meanings of it.

[@QuackingDragon]

When I saw Kill La Kill, I just thought that it was inspired by old school western animation with its whacky style. Kinda like Looney tunes and Tom & Jerry

[@oswinaltava]

The animation style is what drew me to Kill la Kill in the first place, I took a break from watching it for a few weeks and watched other anime, but even after that time had passed the animation style is so unique and iconic, making it one of the many things I loved about the show

[@terminalillness1542]

I never knew that people had issues with Kill la Kill's animation. I always absolutely loved it for how vibrant it was, and how insane every moment seemed to be in the show.

[@cactuschef3]

kill la kill was always one of those shows that was very popular but also very popular to hate on, for imo all the wrong reasons. the animation as explained in this video being one of the big three, the other two being the fanservice and the show being "edgy" I think the fanservice criticism is silly because it's clearly played for laughs at the beginning. later it becomes an actual important part of the story, and by the end it's become so much of a non-issue that it's more interesting to look at the tiny bits of skin that ARE covered than the huge swaths that aren't. when you get to the end and virtually the entire cast is lying in a giant pile completely nude i think the last thing you're expected to feel is titillated the edgy complaint I always found hilarious because it only looks edgy if you take one glance and then forget about it. oh, black and red, there's blood, a sword, a dead father. okay that sounds pretty edgy, if you turn it off right there and don't get to the blood spraying out in implausibly goofy fountains, or the power of friendship delivered in batshit insane visual puns, all the bits about adopted family, or satan incarnate with a fluffy pink dress and parasol. like the vid said, it seems like alot of the shows major detractors just seem to be missing the point. if you don't like what the show is trying to do, then cool, but i feel like alot of people who rag on it think it's trying to do something else entirely.

[@xblade149]

Wraith lol people thought kill la kill was trying to be edgy.😂😂

[@TyphoonArtifice]

I am turning myself into a religious Studio Trigger follower because of this. I just love crazy animations like in TTGL, Panty and Stocking, Space Patrol Luluco, you name it. I aspire to animate like that in the future.

[@thingsicantfind9545]

Ttgl and p&s is gainax...

[@mcfusiak5916]

trigger is mostly gainax Staff members, that worked on these shows

[@whatever-kf2pe]

flcl too.

[@alecc5954]

I honestly love when limited animation is used for comedic effect, probably why inferno cop is my favourite comedy anime

[@maruraba1478]

Check out “Ninja Slayer”

[@luckyowl10]

Watching it in 2021, it's better than 90% of the anime out there and has more unique and interesting animation than 95% of anime. The idea of the show it's to turn everything to 11 and watch it go boom and after 25 episodes, it was a great experience. It's not you FMA B somewhat easy to understand and appreciate anime, it has a lot of metaphors and character work behind that ecchi look, it has some deep themes. Till the end it's about letting go of the past, but appreciating that it existed, to feel good in your skin and to dare make your dreams come true. If you see its look and think it's a superficial TV show, you will lose one of the pieces of art in this genre. If this is what a passionate and independent animation studio can, we need more like Trigger and less generic isekai.

[@misterturkturkle]

Nui being 2d is also an allusion to her role as grand couturier. Dressmakers and fashion designers often use paper designs of clothing and overlay them onto a human sketch to come up with outfits or layers on a dress / suit. See 3:53 and.... damn i cant find it again but theres a shot where nui literally just turns into a 2d paper dress ala substitution jutsu

[@homerola2]

6:10

[@misterturkturkle]

@@homerola2 Zimmerman St. Charles is dead

[@Rossatron]

I think you just explained to me why Kill La Kill is the only anime to ever work for me.

[@TheMikedomann]

Try Gurren Lagann, and Little Witch Academia. They all have this same style and composition, explosive and bright feel, sun blooms, etc. I believe they're all done by the same animation director as well.

[@KOTEBANAROT]

Dead Leaves my dude

[@hiway19891]

Also Space PAtrol Luluco, it's really amazing for a low-budget-promotion-5 min-per-episode series

[@derps6201]

You could probably try something else from studio trigger. They make good shit.

[@jadecarroll958]

You loved Kill La Kill? Try Inferno Cop.

[@glueboy]

Kill La Kill has a special place in my heart. It was one of the first animes I have ever watched (along with Devil is a Part Timer).

[@Zen-sx5io]

Glue Although I'm not new to anime, those two shows among the first on my netflex saturday line-up.

[@Stuntmachine14]

Glue Same! Great firsts!

[@xoseanaxo5538]

Glue ikr

[@BlueRiging]

Makes me so sad that SAO was my first. Oh well, at least I followed it up with FMA:B, Kill la Kill, Gurren Laggan, OHSHC, and realized SAO wasn't that great.

[@cherriegetison6093]

BlueRiging, it means you can only go up! :))

[@sketchesofpayne]

In the intervening years I've come to appreciate Kill la Kill even more. Nothing has matched up to its sheer energy of presentation. I love how so many things are portrayed figuratively rather than literally. It is making the best use of the VISUAL medium. I've rewatched the show, like, five times and I'm still noticing little details that I hadn't before. I've been pleasantly surprised how the new fighting game "Kill la Kill -IF-" has captured the energy of the fight scenes in the anime. The alternate story mode was pretty good; it's excellent by fighting game story standards.

[@Vysair]

If one thing Kill La Kill is good at was animation, look at those ridicolous fast fighting scene and explosion.

[@8ytan]

I liked Kill La Kill because it was genuinely hilarious in parts, not just because of the script & story (which was funny in its own right) but because of the visual comedy that's packed into just about every scene. I honestly believe you could watch Kill La Kill without sound and, while you'd probably wonder what the fuck was going on and why everybody was always naked and why Ragyo is jilling her own daughter (though to be fair that scene is still confusing even with sound) there'd still be plenty on screen to keep you engaged and to get a laugh out of. I can't make any comments about where it stands compared to a lot of anime since I haven't seen a huge number to compare it to but personally I enjoyed it for what it was; a fun show that doesn't really take itself seriously. Then again, I've never heard anyone criticise the animation of KLK. Also I would say that as much as I agree with your points, your tone in this video comes off a little condescending? Your analysis is interesting to listen to but I found it a little cringy when you were saying anyone who thought otherwise must be an idiot.

[@go1den_berry]

Understandable have a nice day.

[@diogoepronto]

Wait, there are people that don't like Kill la Kill's animation? That's strange to me since the only reason I want to watch it is the awesome visual style and animation... =|

[@rysocoable]

Diogoepronto i don't like it ( not talking about the animation)

[@rosaevee274]

1. They're wrong. 2. In addition to great visuals, there's a plethora of awesome characters, including one of anime's strongest female leads. And a bangin' soundtrack.

[@nolyfe4814]

Animation was nice but it was all so weird. It made me question what i was watching and eventually i just stopped.great anime though

[@The_Gamerboy]

I love anime for it's story, not for _"Animation"_ all the time. I love how when (just by how something looks) you can tell a story. Not all the time we need to hear the charterers talk. _"Animation"_ can tell a *HECK* of a lot more for the story and how the charterers feel. Live action can't always do that. _"Animation"_ can play with the ideas of how you/the charterer on screen are supposed to be feeling at that time. But... unless you are a _"flawless actor,"_ it's going to be hard to do so. And it's not like a live action stores within a tv show are easy to do. But that's fine if people world like to spend a shit-tun of money just to make a tv show with a grate story. _Ya..._ I get that not all shows with great stories have a shit-tun of money in the budget and still they have in the show a great story. _But..._ some of the shows are daytime tv shows. (not all) _"Animation"_ does not have to be good to tell a good story. It's just that I would rather prefer _"Animation"_ over live action shows any day. _And animated movies not made by Pixar/Disney, I'm just not going to add Pixar/Disney to the mix of movies that are good, just cuz there mostly all good._

[@Antiformed]

A lot of people were hesitant to admit they liked it because the fandom was massive and very intense (keeping in line with the themes of the show, it made the fans very hot-blooded). So it was quickly judged 'too mainstream' and slandered on sites like 4chan because they didn't like the fanbase around it. Same thing that happened with Undertale. Overexposure and overwhelming fans.

[@Fishy77777]

Trigger never fails when it comes to animation

[@Sophieperky]

Animator here, actually fun info, the way that paper scene is done is using mesh and free transform effects on on pre drawn frames. You can actually see this used in other shows for quick paper effects, take the paper expression change effects in the blend S opening. It’s also how I learned to do this effect for transitions. It’s pretty fun to do actually!

[@D-Havoc]

So Mako best girl confirmed?

[@FallingPicturesProductions]

You don't spell the great Satsuki Kiryuuin's name with an M, and you don't do it with only 4 letters.

[@warywolf1729]

*_MAKO BEST GIRL CONFIRM!_*

[@seeuclon]

+Wary Wolf gedid rite it's best grill not best girl

[@warywolf1729]

Michael Kuon SHEEEEEET!

[@ousou78]

Nui FTW!

[@gino14]

There are moments when Kill la Kill goes insanely detailed. You've probably noticed these as the moments where people joked "there goes the animation budget." So I guess the policy was to spend the budget in such a horribly unbalanced way such that key moments spare no expense, and regular moments, well... the animation director has to get a little creative. And some could argue that its this combination of both high budget value scenes and creatively-used cheap scenes that make this show a joy to watch.

[@RaawHax]

Studio Trigger is definitely my favorite anime studio

[@megajaredx9679]

How can anyone hate this!? This anime is awesome! NUUUUDDDIIISSSTTT BEEEEEAAAAAACCCCHHHH

[@Pogbirb]

TRUEEEEE

[@cup177]

oh fuck i accidentally clicked on a anime video rip my homepage

[@jasminemason1174]

Man i agree so much, i had to constantly pause Kill la kill to see the detail of the artwork or I would rewind it after every 10 seconds so I can remember the words and this is from someone who can decently pick up on Japanese, there is just so much movement and funny expressions

[@Antiformed]

i have about a bajillion screenshots and meme images saved from when it was airing... good times.

[@ChanMan-mm7fe]

"Yeah, that's why I chopped em off, dipshit."

[@NatsuDragn33I]

I adored this show's animation all the way through- maybe not quite because of the super-detailed logic you gave, but more shallow versions of that.

[@ShuraEssays]

I distinctly remember now one episode that had comedically limited animation, it's the one where the entire thing is just them trying to get to school, and there's barely any . . . Movement in the episode, and it's played up to such a ridiculous amount that it doesn't even matter. This show is great.

[@coralinekozun7325]

You ate, without a doubt, one of my favorite anime critics :'3 keep up the good work

[@bjaurus6375]

I normally don't point out spelling and grammar errors, but this is hilarious.

[@ArztMerkwurdigliebe]

I realize the "r" and "t" keys are right next to each other, but this is still hilarious. :D

[@Chameleonred5]

Okay, I have to reply to this just to stay subscribed to the comments chain.

[@coralinekozun7325]

I'm sorry, I've been drinking X'D

[@bjaurus6375]

Drinking makes you a vore!? How do most of your dates end? Are you a Preying Mantis?

[@eruno_]

Trigger is literally the best

[@Oban2006]

Kôito [コイト] lol....no

[@eruno_]

Shadowtechnik lol. Yes. Their animation style is outstanding & the most distinctive.

[@kachinonai4778]

inb4 "little witch academia is the show that saved anime!1!!!"

[@anegroreviews3349]

Kôito [コイト] Nah studio bones FTW bro almost everything they make I love and when I watch their shows I love the animation and art... boku no hero mob physcho #amazing FMA I'm just saying story and everything they make is just wow cowboy beebop come on now

[@retractingblinds]

Kôito [コイト] 3hz has been far more interesting

[@bestmanalive99]

So much about kill la kill was done so right, it's baffling. They tell an interesting story with compelling themes with an amazing soundtrack and beautiful animation as well as amazing voice acting (for both the original jp version and the dub) and it was all done on a shoestring budget.

[@TheMikeyChaos]

Props for properly using the word Myriad

[@genisay]

I have grown up watching anime in the early 90s, and Kill la Kill was one of the first anime in a long time that I was just blown away by the animation style and just watching it. Between all of the visual gags that make fun of other things other anime have done that have become popular, some of their own gags that wouldn't be as dramatic if they didn't do them the way they had, the over all fact that the show doesn't take itself seriously, and their ability to also do absolute eye candy moments as well made this one of the most fun series I have seen in years. The only other animes I can think of right now that impressed me as much with it's ability for true movement and stand out animation style were Cowboy Bebop, and even playing on it more, Samurai Champloo. And they were both by the same studio. But even they had moments where the characters stand still doing nothing but talk.

[@ARandomGuy24]

Try watching Redline.

[@genisay]

ARandomGuy Okies! ^.^ I'll add it to my list of show to watch! Thanks!

[@TheSatisfactoryMeatstick]

What is Redline about?

[@ARandomGuy24]

The Satifactory Meat Stick Of Your Very Doom And While You Were Reading This I Stole Your Meats myanimelist.net/anime/6675/Redline

[@TheSatisfactoryMeatstick]

Charafters seem interesting added to plan to watch list

[@LinkEX]

I wouldn't really call that 2D object flipping inventive, if even all that original. You might barely see it in animation, but merely due to the fact that it rarely fits the style of humor. The idea itself is quite simple, and extensively used in Paper Mario for example, which is all about the "2D Paper Figure Theatre" metaphor.

[@SegaRobotnik]

LinkEX adding to your comment, flash animators were using this method since 2005~ or something.

[@veraducks]

I think that the point is that it is inventive for anime. Specifically TV anime.

[@Kingdom850]

+Sir Chuckles That IS the point, and it is hilarious how certain people did not understand it. Digi clearly stated it in the video.

[@Mordalon]

I haven't seen it applied in the way KLK does it to make a character menacing. This technique is right at home in a comedic scene, but the way Nui uses it in serious contexts helps to emphasize how weird and off-putting she is.

[@bluekittyyoyo6592]

you've just convinced me to watch kill la kill

[@munchlax6577]

Good

[@FoobyDudeGaming]

i had no idea that people *didn't* like trigger's animation on KLK, i loved that anime.

[@alecjohnson1148]

FLCL is the OG of wacky animation from the same guys.

[@ArceusDX]

FLCL, Gurren Lagann, and KLK, Gainax+Trigger know how to make things exciting n wacky.

[@torahibiki]

studio GAinax who made FCLC and Gurren Lagann is the same team, for the most part, that went on to work on the newly founded studio Trigger... same people different studio...

[@ArceusDX]

Tora Hibiki That's why I grouped em together with a + sign.

[@torahibiki]

ArceusDX oh I wasn't referencing to you m8.. but the OP.. sorry

[@ArceusDX]

Tora Hibiki Oh that's okay

[@ladywithpinkglasses]

*Read some of the comments* Wow, people surely take everything way too seriously than they should have... Good video Digi.

[@bickyrib]

Yeah, why don't we all just agree with Digi, like mindless sheep and i'm sure this fanbase will become a good old circlejerk because that's always fun isn't it?

[@ladywithpinkglasses]

samturret I wasn't talking about fair discussion - I was talking about people who are so offended by the fact that Digi said everyone who can't appreciate the graphic in Kill la Kill are stupid. Your world and self esteem should not break that easily just because of that. Chill out. Just take the joke and move on.

[@bickyrib]

ladywithpinkglasses I fail to see how that's a joke.

[@ladywithpinkglasses]

samturret Well that's your problem - I'm immune for that stuff and I can laugh to that like many others. If I would be offended and pissed off every time I see and hear stuff like that I would be freakin' bald - I don't have time to worry about this kind of bullshit.

[@ladywithpinkglasses]

samturret Wow, you're sad person. And yeah, I laughed my ass off!

[@aizakkukun4985]

I was waiting for you to talk about those little mako scenes where she raises her hands and the freaking animators just animated her doing random things, those mako scenes always gets me

[@rodp8984]

I just finally watched Kill La Kill a few days ago and tbh the animation ain’t rlly my taste but I got use to it and I learned to actually rlly like it. I absolutely love this show it was absolutely amazing

[@XBullitt16X]

I thought kill la kills animation was great, I loved how colourful and quirky it was.

[@buckwade3874]

Stands out completely from other anime, to a point where I find it hard to fully immerse myself into.

[@catnipaddict9418]

Same here. From the opening scene in the first episode, I noticed how cartoonish the animation was and its style way different than any anime I watched. I couldn't help but laugh at most of these scenes and fell in love with this show because of this.

[@jasonng9882]

1:13 That soldier face in the back though

[@ronantheronin3521]

Dont make fun of Biggus Dickus's cousin Flaccidus Dickus.

[@alexandralatco3849]

Preach. Kill la kill is a masterpiece in so many ways.

[@Heroaftermath]

This is my favorite anime and the animation style only backs that up.

[@c7colours625]

As an animator this show makes me so happy for exactly the reasons you've stated. You can tell when the animators are having a blast.

[@KazeShikamaru]

Ryuko vs. Satuski 2 is my favorite scene of animation.

[@shotglassanhero]

The first 3 episodes are possible one of the greatest introductions to an anime.

[@KazeShikamaru]

shotglassanhero oh they are.

[@Azmodeus87]

Not my personal favorite, but certainly one of the very best both in terms of narrative, animation and HYPE! (Though i gotta say i'm even more partial to their 1st encounter, on the ground that Satsuki basically spells the whole show out and some people still didn't get many of it's themes).

[@KazeShikamaru]

KLK may be a top 10 show.

[@Jepze158]

tfw your top 10 is mostly pre 2000 anime shows

[@LadybugsOpin]

Mako Mankanshoku: The greatest "best friend" character ever made!

[@BlueEyesWhiteDragonStan]

6 years later and your defense still hold up.

[@attack500]

Thank you! I was waiting for somebody to say something like this. Another anime that's gone through a similar animation style is the new Pokemon series, Sun and Moon. Unlike the previous generations of the series, Sun and Moon's animation is always on the move like Kill la Kill's and I don't understand why people hate that. To me, it could only help the series as it not only makes the artwork more fluid, but more consistent as well.

[@duende29]

Kill la Kill might be many things, but lazily animated is NOT one of them.

[@nicholaskratzert]

The moment Gomagori entered the classroom for the first time. I was sold on it's animation and visual direction.

[@xTORREfiolx]

Just one more thing to point out: I just finished another rewatch, and I'm still in love with the 'lemon biting' scene from Ep1, 8 years after I first watched it. For me, it somehow captures everything that characterizes KLK's animation: raw, crude, almost aggressive and yet bright, full of (kinetic) life and naked. It's an animated promise of Kill La Kill's themes and of what's to come in the following episodes. It's so great HNNNNNG

[@illitero]

While it's easy to get sucked into judging something for aesthetic, it's flatout ignorant to conclude a show's worth because of it. I don't even really like the show, but from what I've watched it seemed like a tremendously fun show. Besides, NOTHING beats little animation tricks and visual gags for the sake of a joke. That's usually when I laugh the hardest.

[@nightshadow3079]

illitero HOLY JESUS GUYS! I FOUND SOMEONE WHO'S *NOT* A BUTTHURT LITTLE BRAT! You, mister, give me hope

[@dcresistance]

"Fun things are fun". Yui's wisdom never fails to amaze me.

[@DeadBoneJones]

I really do think that people don’t understand what animation is “for.” They really do believe that anime should strive to be a series of context-optional sakuga WEBMs strung together by static conversational scenes.

[@rinsuaa]

kill la kill is hands down my favorite anime of all frickin time

[@MrPizzadash]

I already thought Trigger made the best-looking Stuff but now it makes even more sense

[@dmc1673]

klk has the one of the best action scenes ever in anime.

[@beasticle1199]

Ok, after just finishing the a night ago, I had my doubts every episode or two about the animation, but your explanation, combined with the splicing in of some really lackluster animation in this video, I am utterly convinced that Kill la Kill's animation is one of the best I've ever seen, like you said, not entirely in the professional quality that some shows have, but in the sense of direction and filmmaking skill that is so clearly presented in this show.

[@ichi_san]

This was enlightening, thank you! I read as well that their animation doesnt have as many between frames as regular anime, same as the Showa era anime who couldnt afford so many, but they did it as a stylistic choice. very cool to learn about their inspirations

[@Dukelol323]

i 100% agree. especially the parts about the limited animation being great and deliberate, and that most TV anime kind of looks boring and samey. i fell in love with Hiroyuki Imaishi's work after watching Gurren Lagann, because how unique and visually interesting they are. it seriously blew my mind when i first saw people saying Kill la Kill has bad animation. like did we even watch the same show? i couldn't ask for a more interesting TV anime to just look at.

[@onimaxblade8988]

Dig, thank you for making this video cause I feel the EXACT same way, and I was planning on bringing this up in some way shape or form. I ADORE the shot of the teacher just moving horizontally, then vertically and then falling so lamely like that! It made laugh so hard. NO WAY was that not done on purpose, as you said, it's a joke that was executed really well. All of the animation presses all the emotional buttons and is animated deliberately and inventively. So thank you. This video was great

[@donaldallen3905]

Thank you for creating this video! This is definitely one of the biggest charms I loved about Kill la Kill :)

[@Evanmnm]

This is a lot more of a thought provoking and in depth video than I expected. Nice

[@DuncanZ64]

Just seeing these clips from Kill la Kill makes me happy and want to re-watch it.

[@kuribo04]

I love you.

[@shotglassanhero]

Kill la Kill is love

[@kuribo04]

+shotglassanhero And life.

[@k92ful]

KLK is everything

[@kuribo04]

+Константин Матвеев The beginning and the end, the question and the answer.

[@burgerbastard4741]

Still not as good as TTGL, but then again most things don't even come close to that show.

[@DuskyDawn]

Hey this might be kind of unrelated but the few seconds Little Witch Academia was mentioned in this video are what introduced me to the series, which is now my favourite anime of all time and a huge comfort show for me. Thank you for introducing me to my biggest stress reliever ever

[@jojojett]

Years and years after now people is finally noticing and given kill la kill the respect Noticing thats is not just "nude girl sword"

[@Crazael]

I would argue that Kill la Kill's animation is inconsistent. But it is also extremely stylized and, when it isn't extremely high quality, it has a tendency to look pretty low quality. Intentionally, mind you, and in a very stylized way, but it is still there.

[@hemangchauhan2864]

Yeah... and "inconsistency" adds a lot to the kinetic nature of the show.

[@Manganization]

Trigger isn't alien to working under budgetting constrictions. Kill La Kill was definitely that, but they developed a series in mind to work with that limitation. So, I wouldn't say people who think Kill la Kill has bad animation is wrong, because they aren't. Likewise, people who think it's good aren't wrong either. This is the intention and the flavour of the series.

[@shotglassanhero]

Wow Digi. Calling people idiots because they haven't watched 500 anime under their belt or know how to analyze anime.

[@sebsthexeno9460]

shotglassanhero You don't need to have seen 500 anime to appreciate that Kill La Kill is creatively animated and looks fucking beautiful in pretty much every possible aspect

[@shotglassanhero]

Sebs_The_Xeno Dude, you are preaching to the choir. Klk is my absolute favorite anime

[@YggStudio]

Kill la Kill was the first anime that the guy who edited this video, the Davoo, ever watched, and he thinks anyone who doesn't get this is an idiot, too.

[@sebsthexeno9460]

shotglassanhero It's one of my favorites too. But I don't really get why you'd need to have seen 500 anime and be an analytical genius in order to see that Kill La Kill looks amazing.

[@Toronjaaccess]

shotglassanhero "they dont having "

[@derfyfenhu4056]

Gainax/Trigger's animation is so good. When I first saw it in Gurren Lagann I fell in love

[@Ratstail91]

I really love the shot of ryuko pushing mako out of frame with the scissor.

[@kutkuknight]

Kill la Kill is hilarious to me because it went from being hyped as the saviour of anime to being overhyped garbage to being actually amazing and have artistic value

[@nota.dolphin5625]

I’m glad I’m not the only one that feels this way. My first thoughts were how in love I was with the way it the animation was done in Kill la Kill. Great work, love your input!

[@OkayAlright]

You really said it all man watching all these scenes made me laugh so hard and the way they show one character intimidating another in so many different ways is inspiring I definitely gotta rewatch this show soon

[@majinweabuu6679]

Damn I need to watch this show again

[@romulusnuma116]

Insomniac64 you should

[@vijayRT]

I'm a person who has a hectic college schedule but still somehow finds time to watch anime. And since there are a lot of them, I usually don't have time to rewatch any. Except for Kill La Kill. I've never rewatched any anime before. But rewatching Kill La Kill was the best feeling ever. Every scene has meaning that you probably wouldn't have noticed when you watched the first time. Kill La Kill was already one of my most favorite anime. Rewatching it only strengthened the feeling.

[@buckwade3874]

+Vijay RAjasekar I'm in high school. Once I finish the currently airing anime, I'm gonna start finishing an entire anime series every week, watching 3 episodes every day, probably at night.