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Mar 27 2014

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Past the Infinite Darkness

“Sailor uniforms are meant to be grown out of.”

I think even my puppy cried during this scene. My gosh. I think part of us knew Senketsu wouldn’t make it, but this line… this perfect line… this team at Trigger. They know impactful death. Kamina? Kittan? Nia? Senketsu? My gosh. I’m just glad Gamagoori and Mako weren’t added to the list.

(Yes, Senketsu’s death totally parallel’s Chambers in Gargantia. And Arnold in Terminator 2. And Misato in one of the Eva endings. And Nia while we’re at it. As usual, I have no point… SENKETSU!!!)

Yep, totally Nia disappearing while in orbit around the earth.

Triple girl date? With the Elite Four spying? And short-haired Satsuki? Much, much better ending than seeing a 98 year old Simon trying to dig a hole. Big improvement. Ties up the series (they are wearing cute clothes they choose to wear), ties up the most important bonds (Mako, Satsuki, and Ryuko have each other as family), and gives me hope of a second season where it’s a harem comedy featuring Gamagoori. Trigger. Please. I’ll bring In-and-Out burgers if you do this and show up to Fanime.

“I AM THEIR LIVING SHIELD!”

I thought Gamagoori bit it here to meet Imaishi’s criteria of killing off at least someone. I always like Mako and Satsuki since the beginning of the show, but Gamagoori grew (HAHA) on me as it went on. He’s just a fun character. He is charming in his own way, doesn’t take himself as seriously as he takes his job, and he is just a bad ass. Kogarashi would consider him an equal. If there’s anything Nakashima knows, it’s impactful male leads. Everyone else (especially every harem anime out there) take note. And, yes, Gamagoori harem series, Gamagoori joins the Recon Corps, Gamagoori wrestles a bear, Gamagoori guest starring on Portlandia, Gamagoori assembling Ikea furniture, Gamagoori headlining the remake of Sailor Moon: we need all of these things. Or at least a KILL la KILL hot springs OVA.

(Come to think of it, Nakashima has done two original works: Gurren Lagann and KILL la KILL. That’ll do. I just hope his next series doesn’t involve evolution…)

This isn’t a screencap from KILL la KILL. It’s actually from the trailer for Free S2. Rei and company are going to get some serious competition this summer.

And, of course, a Gurren Lagann reference.

(Going to totally overlook how Gamagoori goatse’d the shield, then the two most flaming characters launched their DTRs into the newly opened hole.)

“PEOPLE ARE PEOPLE! CLOTHING IS CLOTHING!”

Satsuki-sama said this too early on. Hun. Circular reference…

(And, of course, I hope this is a throwback reference to Evangelion, where most of the team, especially Imaishi cut their teeth, as it was looking shaky that Trigger could pull off the final episodes. I wouldn’t have been surprised if they just submitted a pencil flipbook at the end with a lot of awkward black scenes. Though they fucking came through. The animation of the last episode was noticeable better than the last… twenty? Okay, I’m just glad they made it on time.)

Reminds me of FLCL action scenes.

“I’ve had enough of your shtick.”

I hate Nui. That is all.

(Have I mentioned how much I’m enjoying the music in this show? All of their character themes are distinct and catchy. With that said, how can Mako get two monologues, and zero HALLELUJAH!?)

(Can never have enough Mako.)

“WHAT IS THIS INCOMPREHENSIBLE GARBAGE?!”

“THAT’S JUST WHO WE ARE!!!”

Good gosh. Again, so good. That’s exactly how I sum up this show. Just a bunch of nonsense (come on, it’s a show about fabric)– but fun nonsense– thrown together and has a story with heart and enjoyable characters. KILL la KILL is the most fun I’ve had watching an anime series in a while, and it reminds me of everything good that comes from anime…

… like the wild sex orgy with nubile high school girls (and a pug) ending. Isn’t this the standard anime harem ending? Isn’t this how Nisekoi and Free are going to end?

I like how Senketu’s final form (Fashion Week?!) finally unleashed his second eye as well as mixed his top with Junketsu’s bottom. I also just like how ridiculously over the top it is. It’s everything that a final form should be. Two space fashion butterflies fighting it out in low earth orbit.

“GETTAI!”

If Gamagoori is the most improved character, Tsumugu would be the exact opposite. What happened to the bad ass guy who only tells you two things? He got beyond neutered as the series went on. Now he’s just DTRing around with Aikuro.

Looks like the two sisters found their way.

(Still, I’m totally baffled by the episode where they had to race to school. As well as Gamagoori’s driving lesson. Those episodes felt like some sort of internal debate at Trigger where they couldn’t decide if the show was to go serious or full wacky. They decided on a middle ground that surprisingly worked.)

Everyone fit in the scene, even the origami class president. Can’t forget him.

Totally doesn’t look like a condom on a penis…

… as it swells up from the balls up…

… into life fiber jizz.

Docking centipede?

Going back to the original ending, doesn’t this look like the life fiber plan to envelop the world?

Crepes! But with friends! And I like how they’re wearing normal clothes, as well as forcing Satsuki to try on other clothes. Throughout the series, their clothes have been tools. It’s the first time Satsuki and Ryuko wore clothes for themselves.

That last look at a sailor uniform? WHY TRIGGER WHY? SENKETSU!!! But, sadly, sailor uniforms are something to grow out of. Great ending. Great show. Great job by Trigger. Goodbye Senketsu.