Season 1 Episodes : Kill la Kill (2013)

Kill la Kill (2013)
1. If Only I Had Thorns Like A Thistle

04 Oct '13

Ryuko Matoi transfers into Honnouji Academy, a high school dominated by its fearsome student council, who wear powerful Goku Uniforms that grant them superhuman abilities. Searching for clues to her father's murder, Ryuko confronts the student council president, Satsuki Kiryuin, saying she is looking for the owner of the other half of a giant scissor blade she wields.

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2. So Sexy, I'm Going to Faint

11 Oct '13

Weakened by her battle, Ryuko flees Honnouji Academy before collapsing in the street. Rescued, she's given food and shelter for night, and upon returning to the Academy faces off against Omiko Hakodate, the Girls' Tennis Club Captain, to repay the favor.

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3. Junketsu

18 Oct '13

Having kept her end of the bargain, Ryuko demands answers from her homeroom teacher, Aikuro Mikisugi, and learns the secret behind the power of Senketsu and the Goku Uniforms. Meanwhile, Satsuki Kiryuin returns home to claim a power of her own.

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4. Dawn of a Miserable Morning

25 Oct '13

While Senketsu is laundered, Ryuko is faced with "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. She and Mako make their way across the perilous course, along with an injured girl named Maiko Ogure, while Mako's family attempt to deliver Senketsu to Ryuko. 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 a member

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5. Trigger

01 Nov '13

A mysterious sniper named Tsumugu Kinagase attempts to assassinate Ryuko, but is interrupted by the gardening club, who he manages to defeat. After dealing with the biology club, Ryuko is attacked by Tsumugu, who pins her down and attempts to force her to strip, but is forced to retreat when he is interrupted by Aikuro. As Aikuro and Tsumugu talk later that night, Tsumugu explains that the Kamui could prove a great threat if left alone. The next day, Ryuko confronts Tsumugu, who attacks her with

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6. Don't Toy Me on a Whim

08 Nov '13

After learning of his connection with Tsumugu, Ryuko tries to press Aikuro for more information, but does not get much outside of his organization's name, Nudist Beach. Meanwhile, another of the Elite Four, Uzu Sanageyama, gets permission from Satsuki to fight against Ryuko himself. The next day, Uzu challenges Ryuko, facing against her in his Three-Star Goku Uniform, Blade Regalia. He has the advantage due to his fast eyesight reading all of Ryuko's moves, but Ryuko overcomes this by using a

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7. A Loser I Can't Hate

15 Nov '13

Hearing about how many students have been starting their own clubs in order to become eligible to get better uniforms, and thus better living rights, Ryuko decides to start her own Fight Club, assigning Mako as the club president to handle all the paperwork and meetings. As Ryuko increases the club's reputation by defeating other club presidents, Mako manages to earn a One-Star Goku Uniform, upgrading the Mankanshoku family to a better apartment. Mako's determination to preserve her family's

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8. I Will Wipe My Own Tears

22 Nov '13

Satsuki announces her new election system in which students must survive a seven-day battle against each other in order to stand out on top and earn Goku Uniforms, sending the entire school into a state of emergency. Meanwhile, Ryuko takes Mako to the ruins of her old house, where she tells her about the circumstances surrounding her father's death. Finding no further clues in the basement where she found Senketsu, Ryuko and Mako head home, only for their scooter to run out of gas. They end up

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9. A Once in a Lifetime Chance

29 Nov '13

As Ryuko awaits the time for her battle against Ira, Aikuro asks her to drop out of the match, warning that she is not ready to face the Elite Four, to which she naturally declines. The battle soon begins, with Ira activating his Shackle Regalia, attacking himself in order to provide the power needed to transform into Scourge Regalia. Ryuko soon learns that the Shackle Regalia also serves as an armor protecting its life fibers. This pushes Ryuko into a corner, as she is unable to damage the

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10. I Want to Know More About You

06 Dec '13

Houka uses his Three-Star Goku Uniform, Probe Regalia, to analyze Ryuko's fighting abilities and anticipate her movements. When Ryuko counteracts this by fighting haphazardly, Houka resorts to cloaking himself and fighting her while invisible. Ryuko counters again by expanding and draping Senketsu's eye across the battle arena, leaving him unable to evade. Unwilling to lose the data he has gathered on Senketsu during their fight, Houka forfeits the match before Ryuko can destroy his uniform.

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11. I'm Not Your Cute Woman!

13 Dec '13

Ryuko tries to take advantage of her flight and go straight for Satsuki, but Nonon fiercely stands in her way until Ryuko destroys her airship with her own missile. However, Nonon puts on an encore performance unleashing her uniform's second form, Da Capo, using its music to disrupt Ryuko's communication with Senketsu. Ryuko counters this by manipulating Nonon's sound waves to match her own, before sending it back against Nonon and defeat her. Meanwhile, Tsumugu delivers a peculiar bullet to

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12. Spit Your Sadness Away!

20 Dec '13

As Ryuko angrily goes into a furious attack, Nui tells her how she killed Isshin with the Scissor Blades he himself created and stealing one of its blades, but not before having her left eye slashed in the process. The boiling blood of Ryuko's rage has an adverse effect on Senketsu, causing him to go berserk and consume her, resulting in a monstrous form. As Mako and her family head towards the scene in order to save Ryuko from dying of blood loss, Tsumugu tries to draw away Nui to give Aikuro

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13. Feeling Like Scattered Roses... When You Are Near

10 Jan '14

Satsuki prepares a raid on Osaka, Kyoto, and Kobe, issuing students with new Goku Uniforms created based on the data from Ryuko's battles. Meanwhile, Ryuko continues to sulk over losing control of Senketsu and is unwilling to wear him. She is approached by the suspended student and former Newspaper Club member Shinjiro Nagita, who pleads her to join the fight against Satsuki's war efforts, but she refuses. The next day, Mako gets roped into the raid trip for distributing Shinjiro's underground

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14. Ride Like the Wind

17 Jan '14

Awakening in Aikuro's hideout, Ryuko discovers Senketsu's consciousness still lives in the scarf that she managed to hold onto. After learning what had happened to his other pieces, Ryuko heads towards the Kansai region, where Satsuki has begun her raid operation. As the Elite Four attack the main schools in the tri-city area, Ryuko interrupts each of their raids and recovers the scraps that had been given to some of the students to increase their power before heading to her next destination,

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15. Don't Stop Me Now!

24 Jan '14

Satsuki confronts the money hungry boss of Osaka, Kaneo Takarada, who fights against her using his Dotonbori Robo suit. However, he is thwarted by the arrival of the Elite Four and their new Three-Star Goku Uniforms, before being promptly defeated by Uzu. Ryuko soon arrives on the scene to face against Satsuki, soon supported by the arrival of Aikuro, Tsumugu, and the Nudist Beach organization. While Nudist Beach fight against the Elite Four, Ryuko decides to use her own skin as a replacement

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16. The Girl Can't Help It

31 Jan '14

Satsuki returns to her mansion to recover from her battle with Ryuko. Impressed by her daughter's prowess with Junketsu, Ragyo shows Satsuki a chamber in their mansion containing the original Life Fiber, a parasitic extraterrestrial that produces other fibers to feed on mankind. She then instructs Satsuki to organize a school festival as the final step in her plan to distribute COVERS, an army of Life Fiber clothing, across the world. Meanwhile, Aikuro and Tsumugu guide Ryuko and Mako to an

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17. Tell Me Why!

07 Feb '14

After the fight between Ryuko and Tsumugu is dissolved thanks to Mako and Senketsu, Aikuro explains to her how Tsumugu's sister, Kinue, died in an experiment involving Life Fibers. Meanwhile, Honnoji Academy makes preparations for a Cultural and Sports Grand Festival to celebrate Ragyo visiting the school.

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18. Into the Night

14 Feb '14

After freeing all the trapped students and citizens from the Life Fibers, the Elite Four fight against Nui while Mako helps with the evacuation.Meanwhile, Satsuki reveals how Ragyo had used her in Life Fiber experiments, along with her newborn sister, who was discarded by Ragyo when the experiment allegedly failed. However, Ragyo, who is able to heal her injuries, breaks free and takes control of the students, turning them into her personal army.

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19. Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head

21 Feb '14

As the Covers start to kidnap citizens, including Mako, using their life force to power themselves, Satsuki triggers an explosion to allow Ryuko to escape. One month later, the Elite Four have joined up with Nudist Beach to fight against the Covers as they take over Japan, while Ryuko has remained in a coma since the battle. Meanwhile, Satsuki has been held captive by Ragyo, who explains that her father, Soichiro, had faked his own death and disguised himself as Isshin in order to raise Ryuko

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20. Far From the Maddening Crowds

28 Feb '14

Paper clones of Ragyo and Nui appear before Ryuko, coaxing her into travelling to Honnouji Academy to confront them. Rejecting any help from the others, Ryuko heads off on her own. After hacking into Honnouji's security cameras and finding Satsuki's location, the Elite Four notice from Satsuki's actions that she is planning something. Their resolve renewed, they, along with the Mankanshokus and the rest of Nudist Beach, set forth on Aikuro's Naked Taiyoumaru warship and head towards Honnouji

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21. Incomplete

07 Mar '14

Satsuki and Senketsu begin their fight against Ryuko to try and bring her back to her senses, but they soon find themselves overwhelmed. The Elite Four soon join the battle, distracting Ryuko so that Ira can use his device to try and remove Junketsu. However, they are interrupted by Nui, who reveals that she has stitched Junketsu to Ryuko's Life Fibers, and forcibly removing it will kill her.

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22. Tell Me How You Feel

14 Mar '14

Ryuko reunites with Senketsu and fights against Nui, recovering both Scissor Blades and using them to destroy Nui's arms. Nui is rescued by Ragyo's secretary Rei Hououmaru, while the Elite Four and Nudist Beach take advantage of the Covers used for her escape to recover their allies and Life Fibers.

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23. Imitation Gold

21 Mar '14

Ryuko and Satsuki arrive at the original Life Fiber to confront Ragyo, who now wields her own set of blades which prove resilient to their weapons. As the original Life Fiber turns it attack towards the ship, the Elite Four don new Goku Uniforms to assist Mako.

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24. Past the Infinite Darkness

28 Mar '14

Ragyo uses her Shinra-Koketsu's Absolute Domination ability to negate the effects of everyone's Kamui and Goku Uniforms before reviving the original Life Fiber. Ragyo attempts to fuse everyone into the original Life Fiber, but Senketsu, who is immune to Ragyo's ability as he, like Ryuko, is neither human nor clothing, manages to knock Rei out of Shinra-Koketsu, negating its Absolute Domination ability and restoring everyone's power. This allows the Elite Four and Nudist Beach to destroy the

Kill la Kill : Season 1

1. If Only I Had Thorns Like A Thistle

2. So Sexy, I'm Going to Faint

3. Junketsu

4. Dawn of a Miserable Morning

5. Trigger

6. Don't Toy Me on a Whim

7. A Loser I Can't Hate

8. I Will Wipe My Own Tears

9. A Once in a Lifetime Chance

10. I Want to Know More About You

11. I'm Not Your Cute Woman!

12. Spit Your Sadness Away!

13. Feeling Like Scattered Roses... When You Are Near

14. Ride Like the Wind

15. Don't Stop Me Now!

16. The Girl Can't Help It

17. Tell Me Why!

18. Into the Night

19. Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head

20. Far From the Maddening Crowds

21. Incomplete

22. Tell Me How You Feel

23. Imitation Gold

24. Past the Infinite Darkness