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I Nominate Gamagoori Ira for Son of the Year!

Posted in Anime Seasons, Fall 2013, Kill La Kill, Text Articles with tags , , , , , , on 2014/02/09 by OnePixelJumpMan

I think everyone’s a little wrapped up in the Elite Four of Fabulous Dress. My favorite character* is in there, after all. Would you like to know a little more? They had some extra backstory packed in to one of the recent BDs, and it’s been translated courtesy of 2ch. Directly quoted:

“Sanageyama, Uzu”
His family runs a nationally famous Konnyaku business.
Immediate family consists of parents and older brother.
Since entering Honnoji academy as a three-star, he’s sending his school-provided expenses to 1000 North-Kanto Coalition members. (Umatemizu, Shinsuke is the current leader)
“Gamagoori, Ira”
His father has been missing since his birth. As a result, he was nurtured and raised by his uncle Gamagoori, Kenkichi, a steel fabricator in Yokosuka, Japan.
His father is an American soldier deployed to Yokosuka base, but a lot about him still remains a mystery. His mother is a nurse.
Growing up, he was a victim to bullying due to his mixed ethnicity. However, this changed when he was in 5th grade, as he pierced his ear after his uncle’s advice. (with it he changed his attitude)
His uncle designed the steel armor he used to challenge Satsuki in middle school days.
His uncle also designed a Titanium-based Haramaki that is more than 10 times as strong as the one he made 5 years prior, post-Tri city conquest.
He sends majority of his school-provided expenses to his mother.
“Jakuzure, Nonon”
Her family runs Jakuzure Transportation, a company under Kiryuin conglomerates, and is in charge of handling REVOCS merchandises’ distribution and shipping supplies to associated factories worldwide.
Satsuki in kindergarten was a very well-disciplined child who always behaved and was constantly smiling. Nonon found her uninteresting at the time.
However, Satsuki changed toward the end of kindergarten, and Nonon began wanting to be with her and hold her hands.
In grade school, Nonon stood out more than Satsuki and was the queen of the academy. However, while Satsuki was always found alone and quiet in the corner of the classroom, she was actually the one controlling the academy in the background.
Nonon originally entered a very prestigious middle school that was only open to the upper-class families. However, since Satsuki entered Rinnedo middle school in Kanagawa, she transferred to the same school.
“Inumuta, Houka”
Following Tri city conquest, he learns that Public Safety Bureau of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the Kiryuin conglomerates’ activities.
The deputy director of the Police Department is Houka’s father Inumuta, Akito.
His father has always been out of home since he was little, and his mother was dedicated to support the father-less house.
He developed his interest in computers when he was in grade school.
He’s been living alone since he entered middle school by illegaly overwriting his personal record stored in city authority’s servers.
He coded a program that automatically responds to emails his mother sends from time to time worrying about his living conditions.
In order to stop his father from further investigating Kiryuin conglomerates, Houka set up an embezzlement charge against him in an attempt to force him to resign from his deputy director’s position.
I used the title to praise Goori for sending away his expenses to his mother, but Sanageyama is also apparently a pretty stand up dude. Nonon is about how I would expect, but Inumuta is either a huge douche or a family savior in a particularly douchey way. At least for his father. His mom could probably use a call. Goori could teach him a thing or two.
(Thanks to the KlK thread for posting the original link)
*All mentions of “favorite character” come with the caveat of “Mako Mankanshoku not withstanding.”

Kill a Kill Blu-ray and DVD 1 Features and Episode List

Posted in Anime Seasons, Fall 2013, Kill La Kill, Text Articles with tags , , , , , , , , on 2013/10/17 by OnePixelJumpMan

I feel like that was fast. As we move through episode 3, we’re told what’s going to be on the first set of blu-rays/DVDs. Considering the length of this show, I was wondering what the episode count is, and it’s going to be two each. Vol. 1 of the Kill la Kill blu-rays/DVDs will contain “If Only I Had Thorns Like a Thistle…” and “So Sexy She Might Faint.” The blu-rays are already available for preorder from Amazon running for ¥7,140.

But the episodes aren’t all, which is good considering the price point. There are always plenty of bonus features. The features shared between the two are Japanese subs, a commentary track, creditsless versions of the all versions of the OP and ED, and the preview videos released on the internet. The limited edition, by which I assume means the blu-rays instead of the DVDs, will also have a special character drawing case, digital copies of character images, a special remix track set of the soundtrack by Hiroyuki Sawano, and storyboards of the OP and ED sequences.

The first blu-ray for Kill la Kill will launch on January 8, 2014. To put that soundtrack thing into context, the normal soundtrack will be released on December 25, Christmas Day.