When Ryuko shows up in search of her father's murderer, she immediately suspects that Satsuki knows something and declares war on her. Satsuki maintains absolute control over the school using Goku Uniforms, which grant supernatural strength to their wearer and are distributed only to her most loyal students.

Ryuko Matoi is a New Transfer Student at Honnouji Academy, a high school ruled with an iron fist by president Satsuki Kiryuin and her Absurdly Powerful Student Council, which in turn has power over the city it is located in.

Kill la Kill was originally conceived as a manga focused entirely on battle scenes, but it shifted during production to become more character-focused. It was also heavily influenced by Go Nagai works like Cutey Honey and Kekko Kamen, with Ryuko having a similar origin story to Honey. Kill la Kill was also heavily influenced by the 1980s comedy/battle seinen anime film Project A-Ko, which featured almost identical character dynamics and types amongst its main female protagonists, and a similar main conflict. unless said studio happened to be made up of ex- Studio Gainax and Studio 4☌ members, and the production's director, writer, and lead character designer also worked together on Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann and a composer who did the music for Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn and Attack on Titan. A relatively new studio's first television production wouldn't normally raise too many eyebrows when announced. Kill la Kill is a 2013 anime produced by Studio TRIGGER. Satsuki Kiryuin, ' If Only I Had Thorns Like a Thistle'

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