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Kill la Kill
"I will not allow ANYONE to beat me in my own ambition. MY WILL IS ABSOLUTE!”
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Ami Koshimizu
Ryuko Matoi (voice)
24 eps
Ryoka Yuzuki
Satsuki Kiryuin (voice)
24 eps
Aya Suzaki
Mako Mankanshoku (voice)
24 eps
Akio Nojima
Mitsuzo Soroi (voice)
24 eps
Katsuyuki Konishi
Tsumugu Kinagase (voice)
24 eps
Hiroyuki Yoshino
Hoka Inumuta (voice)
24 eps
Tetsu Inada
Ira Gamagori (voice)
24 eps
Romi Park
Ragyo Kiryuin (voice)
24 eps
Yukari Tamura
Nui Harime (voice)
24 eps
Yuji Ueda
Shiro Iori (voice)
24 eps
Mayumi Shintani
Nonon Jakuzure (voice)
24 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Kill la Kill actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Kill la Kill reads strongest on Spectacle, Bingeability and World Building.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
The story
What it's about
Honnouji Academy is forcefully ruled by the iron-fisted control of its student council and its president, Satsuki Kiryuin. Transfer student, Ryuko Matoi, arrives on campus carrying a giant sword, that is actually half of a scissor. She is looking for the woman who holds the other half of her sword who killed her father. It is said that Satsuki Kiryuin knows the identity of the killer but when Ryuko confronts her she is beaten by the student council and their powerful "Goku Uniforms" whom she cannot match in strength. However, once Ryuko receives her own "Kamui" by the name of Senketsu, the odds are lifted in her favor.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E21
Incomplete
Ryuko's rampage continues, and thanks to Ragyo and Nui she has an unexpected new ally. With Satsuki as the target, will the Elite Four and Nudist Beach be able to withstand the onslaught?
- Directed by Akira Amemiya
- Written by Kazuki Nakashima
S01E09
A Once in a Lifetime Chance
The final round of Honnouji Academy’s Naturals Election is about to begin and the Elite Four all want to be the first to fight Ryuko. Her homeroom teacher, Aikuro Mikisugi, is concerned if she’ll be able to make it through one fight, let alone all four!
- Directed by Hiroshi Ikehata
- Written by Kazuki Nakashima
S01E12
Spit Your Sadness Away
Ryuko comes face to face with her father's killer, but can she contain her rage? Mako and the Elite Four look on as she rampages on, coming closer and closer to death. Will Satsuki or anyone else be able to stop her?
- Directed by Tomoya Takahashi
- Written by Kazuki Nakashima
S01E07
A Loser I Can't Hate
Mako is offered a better life away from poverty. To do so she must don a suit and face Ryuko in combat.
- Directed by Yuzuru Tachikawa
- Written by Kazuki Nakashima
S01E18
Into the Night
The Honnouji Academy Cultural & Sports Grand Festival comes to an abrupt and very unexpected conclusion! Battle lines are drawn and Ryuko must decide who is friend and who is foe. But will she have the power to resist the power of the Life Fiber?
- Directed by Hiroshi Kobayashi
- Written by Kazuki Nakashima
S01E17
Tell Me Why
Preparations are underway for the Honnouji Academy Cultural & Sports Grand Festival! The school is in a fervor as Ragyo Kiryuin will be attending, but what are her and Satsuki's real intentions for the event?
- Directed by Yasuo Ejima
- Written by Kazuki Nakashima
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S00E02
Digest: Naked Memories by Aikuro Mikisugi
S00E01
Goodbye Again
- Directed by Hisatoshi Shimizu, Akira Amemiya
- Written by Kazuki Nakashima
S01E24
Past the Infinite Darkness
- Directed by Kazuya Tsurumaki, Masahiko Otsuka
- Written by Kazuki Nakashima
S01E23
Imitation Gold
- Directed by Daizen Komatsuda
- Written by Kazuki Nakashima
S01E22
Tell Me How You Feel
- Directed by Hisatoshi Shimizu
- Written by Kazuki Nakashima
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Kozue KananiwaProducer
- Eiichi KamagataProducer
- Yosuke TobaProducer
- Yoshiro ManabeProducer
- Ryu HashimotoProducer
- Souichi TsujiProducer
Writing
- Hiroshi SekoWriter
- Kazuki NakashimaWriter
- Hiromi WakabayashiWriter
Direction
- Kazuya TsurumakiDirector
- Hiroyuki OshimaDirector
- Hisatoshi ShimizuDirector
- Daizen KomatsudaDirector
- Yoshihide IbataDirector
- Koji AritomiDirector
Cinematography
- Toyonori YamadaDirector of Photography
Music
- Hiroyuki SawanoOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
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