Japanese Anime Kill La Kill kicked into a whole new gear in 2014. We salute a daring, daft series available now on Netflix...
Kill La Kill. Regardless of what it means - allegedly it’s a series of Japanese double-entendres - that title is a bomb-blast: two kills and a dose of French sophistication for good measure. It's a violently amusing name for the anime series, promising claret by the bucketload, a ticking brain (or just the right amount of snark) and the everlasting appeal of total nonsense. Logic may apply, be it worldly or otherwise, but you're already set for the rules to be broken.
Despite airing its first half of episodes last year, Klk kicked into a whole other gear in 2014, garnering a large international following as it barrelled towards its March finale. The entire series is currently bubbling away on Netflix for immediate watching, and it is something...
Kill La Kill. Regardless of what it means - allegedly it’s a series of Japanese double-entendres - that title is a bomb-blast: two kills and a dose of French sophistication for good measure. It's a violently amusing name for the anime series, promising claret by the bucketload, a ticking brain (or just the right amount of snark) and the everlasting appeal of total nonsense. Logic may apply, be it worldly or otherwise, but you're already set for the rules to be broken.
Despite airing its first half of episodes last year, Klk kicked into a whole other gear in 2014, garnering a large international following as it barrelled towards its March finale. The entire series is currently bubbling away on Netflix for immediate watching, and it is something...
- 1/1/2015
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Netflix has announced that it will debut its first original anime series.
The on-demand service will premiere Knights of Sidonia in all territories on Friday, July 4.
The show - based on the popular manga series by Tsutomu Nihei - follows humanity's struggle to escape extinction against shapeshifting aliens who are determined to wipe them out.
The focus of the series is on low-born Nagate Tanikaze, who is now a refugee following the destruction of Earth.
After living in the bottom layers of the ship Sidonia during his youth, his talent as a pilot comes to light, leading him to become one of the ship's elite defenders.
Knights of Sidonia stars Hisako Kanemoto, Aki Toyosaki, Ryota Ohsaka, Takahiro Sakurai, Aya Suzaki and Eri Kitamura.
Earlier this week, Netflix unveiled the trailer for The Battered Bastards of Baseball, one of its first original feature-length films.
The on-demand service will premiere Knights of Sidonia in all territories on Friday, July 4.
The show - based on the popular manga series by Tsutomu Nihei - follows humanity's struggle to escape extinction against shapeshifting aliens who are determined to wipe them out.
The focus of the series is on low-born Nagate Tanikaze, who is now a refugee following the destruction of Earth.
After living in the bottom layers of the ship Sidonia during his youth, his talent as a pilot comes to light, leading him to become one of the ship's elite defenders.
Knights of Sidonia stars Hisako Kanemoto, Aki Toyosaki, Ryota Ohsaka, Takahiro Sakurai, Aya Suzaki and Eri Kitamura.
Earlier this week, Netflix unveiled the trailer for The Battered Bastards of Baseball, one of its first original feature-length films.
- 6/27/2014
- Digital Spy
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