When I was getting into Kill la Kill I was expecting it to be good but nothing special, however the first episode surprized me by how different it was from what I was expecting. To be honest I was expecting something a little more serious but in hindsight I'm happy it was something so unique (though I will say that this show does seem very similar in tone, pace and power system to Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt)
Anyway, by episode five I was so astonished by how much happened in the series thus far and in just how much is achieved in this one episode alone. We got introduced to the higher-ups in the school and saw them interact with eachother, as well as get built up as a legitimate threat, we saw many lower class groups fight against Ryuuko, giving us a sense of scale, we saw a major antagonist with cool original gear be built up and have his conflict resolved, as well as an emotional bonding between Ryuuko and her costume, as well as getting some backstory to the suit's past, as well as some hilarious comedy, ALL of that in ~20 minutes minus the op and ending songs.
I gotta say, after episode one I wasn't expecting this of all shows to get emotional, but they kind of went there.
Needless to say, 7.6/10 isn't nearly enough for this masterpiece of an episode, especially one this early into a series. 10/10 from me and one of the best anime episodes I've seen. I'm not sure if the things I've listed above count as spoilers.
Anyway, by episode five I was so astonished by how much happened in the series thus far and in just how much is achieved in this one episode alone. We got introduced to the higher-ups in the school and saw them interact with eachother, as well as get built up as a legitimate threat, we saw many lower class groups fight against Ryuuko, giving us a sense of scale, we saw a major antagonist with cool original gear be built up and have his conflict resolved, as well as an emotional bonding between Ryuuko and her costume, as well as getting some backstory to the suit's past, as well as some hilarious comedy, ALL of that in ~20 minutes minus the op and ending songs.
I gotta say, after episode one I wasn't expecting this of all shows to get emotional, but they kind of went there.
Needless to say, 7.6/10 isn't nearly enough for this masterpiece of an episode, especially one this early into a series. 10/10 from me and one of the best anime episodes I've seen. I'm not sure if the things I've listed above count as spoilers.
