Kill la kill Episode 4

                     Will This Show ever grow on me?     

      Welcome to my blog and the 4th installment on my kill la kill review as promised and today I am going to be doing things a  little bit differently, I am going to be reviewing the episode within at least one paragraph then at the end I will point out some things that I liked and some things that I hated about this particular episode  and hopefully if the new format works out, then I can do it for future episodes. 

Okay before I start out I would like to say to the people out there tomorrow I will be attending a very important interview that will basically decide and become a pivotal point in my life. I really hope it goes well and all I ask for are your best wishes and prayers. That would really help me out. 

Alrighty, let's get into this episode review. This episode was just basically a filler episode so I will not have much to say about it but basically, the plot of the episode goes something like this. .. 

Plot

The episode begins with Senketsu being washed apparently for the first time which made me wonder what it smells like by now, Ryūko as well as the whole school faces up against "No-Late Day", a school event where students must navigate a trap-filled obstacle course and reach school on time, or else they will be expelled. 

"Ryūko and Mako Mankanshoku make their way across the perilous course, along with an injured girl named Maiko Ōgure, while Mako's family attempt to deliver Senketsu to Ryūko. After hijacking an armored bus, the girls manage to make it to the school grounds with 15 minutes left. 

However, Maiko is revealed to be the disciplinary committee's head of trap development, who steals Senketsu and puts it on herself in a bid to overthrow Satsuki Kiryūin. However, Senketsu immobilizes Maiko and allows Ryūko to retrieve him. With five minutes remaining, Maiko sets off one more trap to send Ryūko and Mako back to the start of the course. They two, fortunately, reach class on time using an express cable car, while Maiko is expelled for her treachery." 

Things That I Hate. 

Now for the things I hated with this episode is the fact that its filler I personally do not like filler episode because I feel like they add nothing to the show, they are basically just a waste of time. 

I also hate Ryuko she seems to not be the same person in this episode from previous episodes maybe its due to the fact that it is filler. 

Things That I Like.

Now for some things that I liked  

I like Maiko. I believe she is the only thing in this show that remains consistent with her character. 

That’s all  I have got. 

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Kill la Kill Ep 3 Review

                                    To kill or be killed.

Hey everyone out there, both avid readers and you yes you that just happened to stumble across this blog  welcome to my episode 3 of kill la kill and hope you enjoy it, I will try and keep it as short as I can,  considering the lack of substance that this show has to offer you would think it would be easy well, let's get into it. 

I think I have come to a conclusion as to why I do not like this show that much and it boils down to the fact that it is making fun of itself. Yes, it is making fun of itself, anime, the people that watch it and the worst thing is that it's not even taking the fact that it's doing all that seriously, this story has no real plot nor premise for it. I just needed to get that off my chest. 

So back to the Episode. The episode begins back at school where Ryūko is physically in Aikurō class but is distracted but by previous events leading up to the episode mostly questions about her uniform, where it came from, why is it so powerful and why it makes her look so sexy. * side note: the over sexualization of the girls in this show is borderline porn and considering the age of these girls I am sure it should be illegal to watch this anime in most countries. 

Basically what happens next is that the teacher Aikurō explains where the uniform comes from and the basics as to what its basic properties are and that it is made entirely of Life Fiber. He goes on to explain that Isshin Matoi entrusted him to give Senketsu to Ryūko following his death. Then he strips in front of his student to try and get her into bed, I kid you not. 

Meanwhile, Satsuki Kiryūin, who is frustrated that Ryūko wore a uniform before her, puts on her own special uniform with powers named Junketsu, which incidentally rapes her, it had been sealed away by her family and gets control of it upon giving it a sample of her blood. As she dons Junketsu, Mitsuzō Soroi holds back Takiji Kuroido to keep him from stopping her. The next day, Satsuki confronts Ryūko in her Junketsu, overwhelming her with her new power and showing no shame in her appearance to be fair they both shared showing no shame in their appearance as they started brawling in the school yard and let's face it that guys in this school could care less about the whole premise of the story or why they are fighting, they are there just to see some ass. 

Now to be honest with you guys I couldn’t watch the rest of this abomination so I fell asleep but If I was to guess what happened next I would say Ryuko  awakened some hidden power in her uniform and got  out of a losing situation so she can fight another day the end if that’s not how it ends please feel free to leave a comment down below. 

Please tune in for episode 4 tomorrow and if you are into kill la kill and think I am just being a complete ass you can now get a kill la kill  t-shirt delivered to your door just click this link and get yours today  

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Kill la Kill Episode 2 And I Am Irritated

Kill la kill episode 2

Hello one hello all and welcome to Animecrit / Anime360, and today we are tackling episode 2 of kill la kill let’s see how it goes.

The Introduction

Okay, so I have started the anime for those who cannot tell by now this is “A live blog” So what I do is review the show while watching.

So, Ryūko Matoi Has just defeated Takaharu Fukuroda in a boxing match who happens to be her first opponent in this show so far as she goes on a quest to seek out revenge on her father’s killer and basically challenged Satsuki Kiryūin (The Student Council President and main antagonist in this show) who I think is the complete bad ass of this show so far. At least that’s what I have gotten out of the story so far and for all this anime’s flaws the most notable one being the suspect art, I have got to say I really am enjoying the music.

First part of the episode

So Ryūko get molested/raped in the beginning of this episode by some fat guy who happeneds to be her best friends dad, we got scenes of dogs having sex on roofs, teachers stripping students but naked and taking them home, more sexual subliminal messaging and I have come to the realization that this is one of the most perverted anime I have ever watched, even Green Green has got nothing on it hahaha.

So basically nothing significant has happened through the first part of this anime it looks like the Student Council has sent another opponent after Ryūko in order to defeat her, she got beaten at first (cliché) due to the fact that she couldn’t put on her suit and she ends up naked in her teachers house after he saves her I guess, so now she is probably going back to fight this new opponent and she probably is going to win (cliché) After something that she didn’t know is going to be reviled to her( so Cliché) .

 

Last part and my conclusion.

 

As Predicted, all that cliché crap happened in the second part of this episode, and as I get into this anime I can’t help but think that it is not a real show but it may be a parody of something.

Something else has come to my attention and that is that this anime is a

Category: Magical girl anime, I have not seen one of these in years and the reason being I hate this category of anime maybe that’s why Kill la Kill sucks so much to me.

Note: This category is for anime and manga series concerning supernatural girls and/or boys who must deal with everyday life while being able to do extraordinary things with their powers.

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Till tomorrow

Date Carter   

Kill la Kill Episode 1

Kill la Kill Episode 1 (Lord help me)

Hello everyone out there and welcome to another post by yours truly, Dante Carter and today we will be reviewing episode one of Kill la Kill and if you have read my previous posts you will know that this is difficult for me, but I have to do it and I am going to try to keep these posts as short and to the point as possible.

I will be doing a full review of the anime as soon as I’ve gone through it…

So is Kill la Kill “the saviour  of anime”

Let’s go find out…

The Intro

Okay, so I have just got passed the first 4 min which is basically the intro of the show and I haven’t got the slightest clue as to what this “anime” something to do with Hitler fascism and a student council president all I know is like some kid got beat up really badly and stripped naked and he is still alive, like wtf?.

The art style is very interesting though (sarcasm) I would really like to see where they are going with this.

Halfway through

Hahaha So I am half way through the first episode and I have just one word WTF?

We have just been introduced to the main character Ryuko Matoi who I find interesting due to the fact that she is a breath of fresh air when it comes to female main characters in anime and she has just fought some boxer and lost…. And ran away, just the way that whole scene played out was hilarious to me to say the least, but I still can’t get over this art style.

It feels like they hired some lazy people who just don’t give a shit, and they came up with this production with colors and scenes that seem to be rushed. It feels like they took the original manga through it into a blender and recorded that shit and expect us to gobble it up.

But on a positive note, I’m really glad the guy that got beaten to death actually died and this has just become an anime again (see Anime vs Cartoon blog).

Done and dusted

So I have finally finished the first episode of kill la kill and I think I have a greater understanding of what is going on.

Ryuko Matoi gets raped by a uniform, strips naked, strips a guy naked then kills him and of cause fan service what would main stream anime be without it. Now, despite my earlier criticism of this show I do believe it is an anime and I can’t help but get irritated by the feel of the show, it kind of feels like it's trying to be everything at once at least in this first episode.

Altleast we do have an idea of a storyline what little of it they may be.

But anyway see you guys in episode 2 

ANIME VS CARTOON

Okay so I know my next post was supposed to be a KillaKill Review and it was supposed to come much earlier than this one but Like I posted on twitter, if you do follow me @ANIMECarter I have been trying to sit through one episode of killakill and I cannot for the life of me do it. It’s like the show has no direction what so ever and the only people who could enjoy this crap are 12 years Old’s that have brains the size of a walrus nut …. But enough of that I have a plan on how I am going to tackle it I am goinf to watch it episode by episode and review it episode by episode so I am excited on how that is actually going to go.

But today I will be tackling a contentious argument in the anime community, one that has plagued us since the first anime hit hours screens back in 18….. I have no idea, A LONG TIME AGO. And one that has claimed many lives among vivid anime watchers who follow anime religiously the subject or topic I speak about is about Anime as a whole and how it differs from cartoons if there is a difference at all.

Art Styles.

 

Now there is a huge difference between anime and cartoons and it is not the one you guys hear all the time that states that “Cartoons are made in USA and anime is Made in Japan” that is horse shit, On a serious level though that is the worst separation or segregation of the two genres that I have ever heard in my life and as a student that once majored in art I think I speak for all artists at least in saying that the two art styles are light-years apart from each other and it is a disgrace to be confused by  the art styles of anime and cartoons.

In fact it is a crime in some circles to call cartoons art due to the fact that almost everyone in the world can draw a cartoon and it takes little to no effort or imagination what so ever to create one that’s why carton appeal to children in particular.

Attributes.

Cartoons tend to be orientated more towards children although you do get your exceptions like South Park, The Simpsons and Family Guy which are basically adult entertainment.

Anime is not for children and tends to attract a broader audience starting from late teens all the way towards middle aged adults.

Try doing this experiment at home if you don’t believe me… Put your 4-14 year old brother or sister in front of a TV playing full metal alchemist, Steins Gate, Attack on Titan or even Naruto and see how long they remain seated, now turn to cartoon network and call them back, wait a few minutes and try change the channel, it will become a big problem and soon enough all hell will break loss.

Cinematography is something anime has that cartoons do not due to the fact that anime is taken seriously in Japan and they really incorporate camera angles and all types of visual effect to really bring anime as close to reality as possible and actually immerse the viewer into an environment that makes it feel even more real than “real life movies” you watch on TV.

Anime Means Cartoon Theory.

AHhh then there is this theory that anime haters love to throw around that: “In Japan there is no difference between anime and cartoon and anime means cartoon in Japanese Blah Blah Blah “

Okay firstly let me give you the definition of anime:

Anime

ˈanɪmeɪ,ˈanɪmə/

Noun

A style of Japanese art film and television animation, typically aimed at adults

Now cartoon Definition states;

Cartoon

Kɑːˈtuːn/Submit

Noun

1.

A simple drawing showing the features of its subjects in a humorously exaggerated way, especially a satirical one in a newspaper or magazine or Television show.

"The minister faced a welter of hostile headlines and mocking cartoons"

Synonyms:          caricature, parody, lampoon, satire, travesty; more

Now if you believe that those two definitions are the same please leave this blog, just leave now because you are an idiot that needs to go back to school and you just have a vendetta against anime and anything that I say won’t change your mind and you probably need to get shot.

Even in Japan there is a difference just like in japan Avatar The movie is also categorized as Anime, or even Riddick would be categorized as sifi anime. Now most of you guys that are fans of those movies would be disheartened if some  called them cartoons even though 80% of their runtime is animated  in fact some episodes in game of thrones are 85% CGI and Animated why don’t we call that a cartoon or better yet even anime ? .

But people fail to understand things are also sub categorized in Japan for example in to Anime - Shonen/Shojo/Seinen to name a few.  Shonen Being the thin line between anime and cartoon and where the confusion might come from in fact I don’t even believe the thin line is drawn at the Shonen level I can go an extra step and say that thin line is drawn at  Long running Shonen, yes I am talking to you Naruto, Bleach and fairy Tale fans. Those types of anime tend to lean towards the cartoon side of the spectrum and you will see why later in my Pillars of anime segment.

Pillars of Anime

Now for something to be Anime it need Pillars and hear are just a few that I can think of the top of my head.

Storyline/Plot

It needs a good storyline or plot even if the show tends to have episodic stories it need a main overall story to piece everything together having the same aspects you would have in a real life tale ( and that’s why I have a problem with Pokémon like wtf ? what is the plot ? )

 

Character Development

Usually anime has characters that you can relate with and you get to watch them grow overtime and anime is unique because it pushes the boundaries of character development making it new and fresh every year (now when characters have no development what so ever it really becomes a problem making it a cartoon as in a cartoon there are no lessons and the character remains constant almost like he/she is resetting every episode I’m TALKING TO YOU FAIRY TALE FANS)

Death

Death is a very strong subject in anime and the premise of it is that life happens and people die, in anime if you get blown up there is no unexplained return from the dead for the character the character dies and that’s it get over it ( Now cartoons don’t die it’s like they have a cheat code for life if a character gets blown into six million pieces I’m sorry that person is dead and cannot come back to life unless you know of someone that has done this miracle personally it is a cartoon Yes Dragon ball z fans this is for you and Fairytale)

Deeper meaning

Usually anime has a deeper meaning to it or even the symbolism to the story most of the time it carries a lesson to it that you can Apply to life now if it just some brainless, no point to it, mocking about. Its most likely a cartoon ( KillaKill fans)

Art Style

Let’s not get it twisted Cartoons are not art they are scribbles put on a paper that even a Pentium2 Cpu can create with no problem, Anime has a very unique art and movement style at times making it almost real, the flow of movement is very smooth and keeps evolving as time and the technology becomes better

Conclusion

Anime does not mean made in Japan even though 99% of the time it does come from Japan, because if it did what do you do with the boondocks by Aaron McGruder yes it is anime, it is one of the only anime series I have seen come out of America excluding avatar the last air bender which started off in life as an anime then changed to cartoon.

Dbz fans sorry to burst your bubble but when the American’s took over Dbz it became a cartoon.

And in my book here are some anime walking a very thin line in becoming cartoons

1.       Fairytale

2.       Pokémon

3.       Digimon

4.       One piece (I haven’t watched it but from what anime fans tell me )

5.       KillaKill

And on the other side cartoons that walk the line of becoming anime

1.       Futurama

2.       The Simpsons

3.       Adventure Time ( believe it or not)

4.       Avatar last air bender (even though it was an anime)

5.       That’s all I can think of

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