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Kill la Kill – Feminism, Sexuality, and WHY IS EVERY EPISODE MORE INTENSE THAN THE LAST!?

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Important note from author:  This is a much older piece and no longer really depicts my true feelings on Kill la Kill.  I will keep this up as I do think I had some good points but if you’d like to see how I feel several years later, please read this linked article after reading through this one where I critique this article in-depth and come at it with a more mature understanding, disagreeing with myself on particular points.

 

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Let’s talk about feminism and sexuality.  For those that inwardly groan at the mention of these sometimes over-discussed topics, I can promise you that there will be massive fan-service and tons of ridiculous action.  Fair?  But a warning up front:  Given the show we’re discussing, this isn’t exactly going to be safe-for-work at all times.  I’ll also try to be vague about many particular instances in the show, but this will be a spoiler warning for anyone who hasn’t seen, or cares to see, the show.  Now that we have our NSFW tag and SPOILER ALERT included, let’s begin.


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The Backloggers Introduction — Prepare Yourself for Backlogs of Fun

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Welcome to The Backloggers, a new anime blog website talking about some of the ins-and-outs of different anime and anime mediums!

As you may have already guessed, we’re a group of anime lovers with a mountain of anime we still need to watch through.  So, as we venture into our backlog of shows and movies, we’ve decided to talk about some of these series with you and discuss the merits of anime, the anime industry, fansubs, and some of our thoughts about the current anime season as well.

With each blog member having different views and ideas, The Backloggers strive to create intellectual discussion and thoughts about different mediums within anime and anime-related mediums.  The birth of this idea formed from three guys that initially met up by simply saying, “Hey, you wanna watch some anime?”.

Although we’re good friends and share similar interests, we still have our differences and different thoughts about each show we watch. Because of this, posts by various members of the blog may not share the same viewpoints as one another, which is something that we actively promote as well. Just because we are close does not mean we have to agree with one another or share similar ideas or thoughts about a show! However, no matter what the original viewpoint may be, we still strive to bring you the same type of intelligent and in-depth discussions on anime and related mediums. 

So now that we have the introduction to our blog out of the way, let’s jump right into that sweet, sweet content, shall we?