“Ryuuko Matoi seeks her father's killer at Honnouji Academy, wielding a sentient Kamui and Scissor Blade against Satsuki's Elite Four.”
Kill la Kill
キルラキル
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Synopsis
Ryuuko Matoi seeks her father's killer at Honnouji Academy, wielding a sentient Kamui and Scissor Blade against Satsuki's Elite Four.
After the murder of her father, Ryuuko Matoi has been wandering the land in search of his killer. Following her only lead—the missing half of his invention, the Scissor Blade—she arrives at the prestigious Honnouji Academy, a high school unlike any other. The academy is ruled by the imposing and cold-hearted student council president Satsuki Kiryuuin alongside her powerful underlings, the Elite Four. In the school's brutally competitive hierarchy, Satsuki bestows upon those at the top special clothes called "Goku Uniforms," which grant the wearer unique superhuman abilities. Thoroughly beaten in a fight against one of the students in uniform, Ryuuko retreats to her razed home where she stumbles across Senketsu, a rare and sentient "Kamui," or God Clothes. After coming into contact with Ryuuko's blood, Senketsu awakens, latching onto her and providing her with immense power. Now, armed with Senketsu and the Scissor Blade, Ryuuko makes a stand against the Elite Four, hoping to reach Satsuki and uncover the culprit behind her father's murder once and for all.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 413 sampled reviews
What 413 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 1.84 · split reception
6.0 pts
Recommenders 8.8 · others 2.8
↑ 1.18
Running avg · Mar 2014 → Oct 2025
- 10 “(para quem é brasileiro,assiste a review do ''video quest'',best canal de análise sem frescura) just go,it's so incredible the way (don't lose your way) the story goes and the characters evolve so...”
- 10 “Oh.. My.. God... This was GREAT!! A master piece, shortly said perfect! Did you love Guren Lagann? You will love this one aswell then. It has a bit of every genre with a great plot. The style was a...”
- 10 “Kill la Kill can only have one word describe it. PLOT. it has a lot of fan service due the superpowered school uniform. The main story hides behind the frontal approach of how Matoi Ryuuko is...”
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- Format 24 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 9h 36m all episodes
- Aired Oct 2013 – Mar 2014 Fall 2013
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-7913 catalog
Produced by
- Aniplex Producer
- Dentsu Producer
- Kadokawa Shoten Producer
- Mainichi Broadcasting System Producer
- Movic Producer
- Half H.P Studio Producer
- Ultra Super Pictures Producer
- Lucent Pictures Entertainment Producer
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- Aniplex of America Licensor