Watchlist #50 - Kill La Kill

We've just reached the 50th Watch-List post and it's only appropriate that I discuss with you my favorite Anime. Many of you would think that Bleach is my favorite Anime hands down, but it's not. My favorite Anime of all time is none other than the renowned Kill La Kill. Practically all the posters/wall-scrolls in my room are made up of KLK as well as possessing a wooden replica of the Scissor Blade & a KLK themed backpack. I also have KLK keychains that are latched onto my car keys and, at each Anime Con I attend, will most likely end up buying something KLK related. So yeah, Kill La Kill has has a profound influence on my Anime viewing. Now if you ask if its mainly because of the Fan-service, then no that's not the primary reason why I watch it (though it is a reason). Kill La Kill has great over-the-top action scenes, amazing visuals, memorable characters, and a killer soundtrack followed by the theme song Before my Body is Dry (Don't lose your way). Produced by Studio Trigger, Licensed by Madman Entertainment, and has broadcasted on CrunchyRoll & Toonami, Kill La Kill is a phenomenon that cannot be missed. I watched the subbing/dubbing of it and both hold up pretty well. So if you ask me, what's the story ~ here's my condensed version of the plot: A girl named Ryuko enters Honnouji Academy to find the person who killed her father & stole 1/2 of a scissor blade. However, Honnouji Academy isn'y any ordinary school ~ students possess Goku uniforms ranging from 1-3 stars and it enhances their strength, durability, agility, & sensitivity. It's up to Ryuko to adjust to her life in Honnouji Academy while finding his father's killer. That sums it up in the first 13 episode. Kill La Kill has 24 episodes and, much like any Anime, also had a OVA released sometime later (so technically 25). I can go on and on about why I praise Kill La Kill, but it's just an pretty damn entertaining Anime. It certainly does parody Ecchi/Fan-service and you know what, that's pretty refreshing considering that it seems that its the norm of most Romance/Drama Anime is to sexualize girls by showing off their body parts/upskirts. Studio Trigger in making both Kill La Kill & Gurren Lagann have proven that they can make some pretty damn interesting Anime while making it over-the-top, giving it a lot of badassery, & also a lot of heart. I will stop here for now, but I highly suggest taking a look at Kill La Kill (KLK). If I could, I'd want to meet the Director of the Anime, Hiroyuki Imaishi and Illustrator of the the Manga, Ryo Akizuki and give them both high-fives, hugs, & a selfie proclaiming that I LOVE KILL LA KILL. Now that I've covered 50 Watch-list posts, the 100th better be more grand. 

I hope you enjoyed this week's Watch-list post. Watch-List posts will be on Wednesdays. Until then, stay classy as always. Don't forget to check out the other Watch-list posts (in order):

1) Tenchi Muyo

2) Cowboy Bebop

3) Trigun

4) Dragonball Z

5) School Rumble 

6) Is This A Zombie?

7) Fairy Tail

8) Omamori Himari

9) FLCL

10) Gurren Lagann 

11) Shin-Chan 

12) Tenchi Muyo GXP

13) Tenchi Muyo In Tokyo

14) Power Puff Girls Z

15) Kirby!

16) Samurai Champloo 

17) Hanaukyo Maid Team 

18) True Tears 

19) Zombie Powder (Manga)

20) Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai 

21) Teen Titans
22) Yu-Gi-Oh
23) Rosario+Vampire
24) Death Note
25) Pokemon
26) Digimon
27) Big-O
28) X-Men (Anime Version)
29) D-Frag
30) Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun
31) Akame Ga Kill
32) Invaders of the Rokujyōma!?
33) OniAi
34) Ben-To
35) Testament of a Sister New Devil
36) Minamoto-kun Monogatari (Manga)
37) My Love Story (Ore Monogatari!)
38) Space Dandy
39) Wanna be the strongest in the world
40) When Marnie Was There (Film ~ Studio Ghibli)
41) The Garden of Words (Film ~ Makoto Shinkai)
42) Song of the Sea (Film ~ Tomm Moore)  
43) Nagasarete Airantou
44) DBZ: Resurrection 'F' (Film)
45) Bikini Warriors (First Impressions)
46) Yu Yu Hakusho
47) Monster Musume (First Impressions)
48) Code Lyoko
49) Ninja Scroll (Film)
50) Kill La Kill