Kill La Kill

[Bamyasi]

It was hilarious how she was constantly blushing during the first fight.

Can't wait to see how the boys ruin Christmas this year. Anyone want to take bets or is it too early in the game?

[zwimmy]

some sick art

[cipher]

the more "realistic" the art is, the more ridiculous that outfit looks

[Gilthwixt]

It's clear that the series is over the top in a funny, parody sort of way, but the jury is still out on whether or not the fan-service is a joke or genuine. I'm okay with it most of the time if it makes me laugh but then you get shit like High School of the Dead where it's just cringe-inducing.

[rtil]

it's both

seems like every time she defeats someone, the outfit gains a piece of thread or something, meaning that it will cover more of her body over time i'm imagining

[Bamyasi]

Is there an ironic way of drawing boobs?

[Gilthwixt]

I don't know if ironic is the word I'd use, but if the theory rtil mentioned is true, and her clothing gets less revealing over time then that might be an appropriate term since it's the opposite of what you'd expect (character starts off fully clothed but ends up naked for obligatory shower/hotsprings/no good reason)

The topic of "good" fanservice vs "bad" fanservice is pretty subjective, but here's my take:

Good fanservice:

Yoko boob missiles (funny)


Bayonetta (ridiculous, cheeky, still powerful)

Bad Fanservice:

High School of the Dead (stupid, excessive, not empowering)
Highschool of the dead best scene

Any fanservice in Fairy Tail, especially involving Wendy (sexualizes a 10 year old and/or a female protagonist whose specialty is armor has pointlessly sexy design in combat and/or is viciously beaten and her clothes are ripped to shreds giving the male hero a reason to "get serious"...yeah Idk why I still read this series either)

[rtil]

everything about fairy tail is awful

[BluPhoenix]

everything about fairy tail is awful

[Binary_2]

I need to poke Ryuko's stomach.

I don't know why but I need to.

[Bamyasi]

I read this post

I need to punch Ryuko's stomach.

And I'm like "Whoa damn Metroid's kinky."

Good fanservice:

Yoko boob missiles (funny)

Bad Fanservice:

High School of the Dead (stupid, excessive, not empowering)

Umm well shows like Highschool of the Dead, Highschool DxD, etc. aren't really trying to be about anything more than violence and sexy. In the end, I would argue Gurren Lagann is, so it's natural to expect more subtext behind the fanservice. Still, I remember a lot of people thinking even some of the stuff in TTGL was gratuitous (the entire hot springs episode, the beach episode, etc.), even if it was tongue in cheek or whatever.

If you're going to give a feminist critique of one release this year, make it Gravity. Thanks for reminding me to start a thread about that movie. Also I'm not going to defend Fairy Tail so don't worry.

[Gilthwixt]

Yeah but thankfully they took out those episodes from the TTGL movies which is what I usually fall back on when I want to show someone the series.

[Stu4U]

EPISODE 2
http://www.animetake.com/kill-la-kill-episode-2/

[zwimmy]

TENNIS LA TENNIS

[rtil]

ryuuko finds herself in a lot of rapey situations

[Flash]

i don't usually complain about fanservice in anime because as lame (and one-sided) as it usually is, sometimes it really just doesn't matter

but in cases like this where it hurts the character (hey you guys wanted a cool character? fuck that here's a sex object) i really really dislike it. try to imagine faye from cowboy bebop if she was the protagonist and they still sexualized the shit outta her for no reason. that last pic rtil posted is just beyond silly

[Gilthwixt]

I was thinking the same thing honestly. I'll admit, I like ecchi and hentai every now and then, but when you're trying to have an action show with a tough heroine, it's stupid to keep writing her as sexually vulnerable all the time. Three implied-rape jokes in two episodes is pushing it, no?

[Bamyasi]

In what way is Ryuuko a sex object? What does her character being tough have to do with the situations she's put in? What specifically makes it fanservice? What if Sushio genuinely likes to draw scantily clad women in racy situations for himself, and just felt like sharing this with you?

Why can't fun things be fun? Seriously you guys are missing all the pretty colors.

[rtil]

on one hand i don't think that any of kill la kill is meant to be taken seriously, and thus ryuuko and her 'sailor' outfit is meant to be an outrageous parody, and by many aspects kill la kill does parody a lot of different animes all at once. even the ED animation is a parody of sailor moon.

on the other hand, i think imaishi just likes tits. but he can be tasteful when he wants to be. little witch academia is a good example.

[Bamyasi]

on one hand i don't think that any of kill la kill is meant to be taken seriously, and thus ryuuko and her 'sailor' outfit is meant to be an outrageous parody, and by many aspects kill la kill does parody a lot of different animes all at once. even the ED animation is a parody of sailor moon.

on the other hand, i think imaishi just likes tits. but he can be tasteful when he wants to be. little witch academia is a good example.

I thought Little Witch Academia was a student project.

You're right though. How seriously can you possibly take a show where school uniforms give people superpowers and the class system is based entirely upon performance in said school (oh wait...)?