There may come a day when I will chill la chill about Kill la Kill, but today is not that day, although I’ve already written the bulk of what I have to say about the series, so besides my most recent post from a couple weeks ago, I’m not sure when I’ll write another deep… Continue reading Anime Challenge #5: Favorite Male Character
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Kill la Eschaton: Partings and New Eras in Kill la Kill
This might be my last Kill la Kill post for a while, but who knows? I may catch even more things once I get the DVDs and rewatch it for the third time. I’ve found multiple examples of characters and plot elements in Kill la Kill aligning nicely with Christian theology or presenting interesting, perhaps… Continue reading Kill la Eschaton: Partings and New Eras in Kill la Kill
Contradiction is Truth: The Divine Illogic in Kill la Kill
It should come as no surprise that I’m talking about Kill la Kill yet again. I will probably come back to this series several more times because, as I’ve said elsewhere, there’s so much to unpack. Today, I’d like to expand on my theology of clothing post and talk more in depth about illogic in Kill… Continue reading Contradiction is Truth: The Divine Illogic in Kill la Kill
Kill la Kyriarchy: Building and Destroying Power Structures
The last post in this series. Today’s theme: how KLK’s oppressive systems work and how they’re dismantled. Kill la Kill presents a very overt metaphor for systematic privilege and disenfranchising. At its core is a dichotomy between nudity and clothing. Nudity represents total shame and disgrace while clothing affords socioecomonic standing… Continue reading Kill la Kyriarchy: Building and Destroying Power Structures
You Pigs in Human Clothing: A Theology of Clothing in Kill la Kill
Part 3 of my Kill la Kill series. Today’s theme: Religion coopted into an oppressive force, blood covenants, crucifixions, and atonements. Now is the part where I get all Christiany. I’ve briefly mentioned before that Kill la Kill presents a dichotomy in which clothing is power while and nudity is shame. This divide is the foundation… Continue reading You Pigs in Human Clothing: A Theology of Clothing in Kill la Kill
Girlhood and Magical Uniforms: Coming of Age in Kill la Kill
Part 2 of my Kill la Kill series. Today’s theme: feminism, magical girls, and growing up. The mahou shoujo genre of anime is among the more popular genres as it contains many classic series, old and new (Sailor Moon, Precure, Princess Tutu, Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne, Magic Knight Rayearth, and Puella Magi Madoka Magica to name… Continue reading Girlhood and Magical Uniforms: Coming of Age in Kill la Kill