Artist's commentary
KILL la KILL production report
The school raid trip has finally started! How is everyone enjoying KILL la KILL's stereotypical image of Kansai? If episode 4 was Mr. Imaishi's free ticket to do whatever he wishes to do, Mr. Nakashima says episode 14 was his turn to do so! A lot of new characters were introduced in this week's episode, but the most impressive out of the bunch is Kaneo Takarada without doubt! It seems like Kaneo has some feud going on with Satsuki, but what's really amazing is the person inside the character! Mr. Awane who does the voice for Kaneo Takarada isn't actually a professional voice actor, but a stage actor from Mr. Nakashima's theatrical team Shinkansen! Mr. Nakashima and Mr. Awane have been working together for about 30 years, and the recording session really reflected that. Some of our subscriber may already know, but Ms. Shintani who does the voice for Nonon also comes from a theatrical team Nylon 100 Degrees Celsius. According to Mr. Imaishi, stage actors take a very different approach when acting their characters. That difference from normal voice actors may also be one of the many factors that give KILL la KILL such a distinct taste!
Higuchi reporting out!