Good gracious me, "Kill la Kill" is an absolute treat of a show. Great characters, great music. It starts out really strange/weird/quirky and fetishistic, but is a slow build that ramps up into a great testament of human will, with plenty of "fuck yeah" moments. But don't let the pervy-nature of the show fool you, there's actually a lot of great depth, with some strong parables and themes. The action got me fully invested and the humor was always welcome; the flow between the two helped set a great overall pace for the show.
Trying not to give any spoilers, it was one of the most enjoyable thrill rides I've had the pleasure of being on in some time. I watched all 24 episodes on Netflix within about a week and wish there were more, or at least a bit more of an epilogue/denouement. The show is primarily action while often playing with genre tropes and it delivered in spades - great character development through its action.
Speaking of characters, Nui Harime quickly became one of my favorite recent villains. The combination of her bubbly personality, high strength level and melodically ominous music made for a richly entertaining character; reminiscent of Buffy's Mayor. Also, again despite the fetishy nature/start of show, it's filled with LOTS of great female characters, often outnumbering and outshining the male characters (who are equally fetishized).
Highly recommended. It's very complementary to Gurren Lagann, seeing how they had the same director and writer.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3114390/?ref_=nv_sr_1
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