Kill la Kill
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Tropes used in Kill la Kill include:
- Absurdly Powerful Student Council
- Acquired Situational Narcissism: In Episode 7, Ryuko develops a scheme to raise Mako's family into the upper echelons of society. Literally the second they move into a mansion, the family gets caught up in the life of luxury, and they all grow distant from each other. Satsuki, of course, is counting on this very trope, which is why she let Ryuko go through with her scheme in the first place. And unlike most examples of this trope, which fail to justify the need to remove riches before human decency returns, here, it's outright stated that living in luxury is a form of slavery, removing people's will to fight against classism and injustice. Siddhartha Gautama would be proud (well, provided he could look past the fact that this lesson is being taught in such a Fanservice-y anime).
- Action Girl: Ryuko
- Aesop Amnesia: Averted in Episode 8. Satsuki effectively strips the whole Academy of their ranks, and initiates a free-for-all where the last people standing become the new top dogs. Mako's family doesn't even bother to join in on the fighting; they outright state that after their recent Acquired Situational Narcissism incident, it'd be rather stupid to get caught up in rising through the ranks again.
- A Nazi By Any Other Name
- All Men Are Perverts: Especially the ones in Mako's family.
- Applied Phlebotinum: Subverted. Life Fibers seem like this at first, but are later revealed to have a very in-depth backstory that pushes them firmly out of this trope. If you're not concerned about spoilers, then you can read about them here.
- Asskicking Equals Authority / Authority Equals Asskicking: Works both ways. In the Academy, your rank is directly proportional to your fighting prowess. The quality of your uniform, which enhances your fighting skills accordingly, is determined by your rank. It's like the principles of real-world capitalism, translated into fighting anime rules; the strong become stronger, and the weak become weaker.
- Back-Alley Doctor: Dr. Barazo, Mako's father. Don't worry, he's killed more people than he's saved.
- Beam-O-War / Loud of War: How Ryuko ultimately defeats Jakuzure.
- Blood Knight: Ryuko, quite literally. Her superpowered clothing is even powered by blood!
- Chivalrous Pervert: Senketsu, Ryuko's clothing. Even though it's uncomfortably intimate with Ryuko, and withholds its full power unless she fights half-naked, it's also fiercely protective, and would rather sacrifice itself than let her come to harm. It's actually quite heartwarming, in a weird way.
- Combat Sadomasochist: Gamagoori.
- Comically Missing the Point: This is basically Mako Mankanshoku's schtick, after her genkiness.
- Deceased Dad: Isshin Matoi, Ryuko's father. The plot kicks off with her wanting to avenge his death.
- The Ditz: Mako.
- The Fake Cutie: Nui Harime, from the moment she first graces the screen. She almost never stops being cute and cheerful, even when killing in cold blood. The only time she isn't smiling is when she gets stabbed in the eye.
- Five-Bad Band: The Student Council.
- The Big Bad: Satsuki Kiryūin
- The Dragon: Uzu Sanageyama
- The Evil Genius: Hōka Inumuta
- The Brute: Ira Gamagōri
- The Dark Chick: Nonon Jakuzure
- Genki Girl: Mako.
- Dumb Is Good: Mako.
- Green Thumbs: The entirety of the Gardening club.
- Heroes Prefer Giant Scissor Blades
- Hot-Blooded: Everyone in the series, one way or another.
- Impossibly Cool Clothes: Senketsu.
- Improbable Weapon User: Ryuko fights with one-half of a pair of giant scissors.
- Magnificent Bastard: Satsuki.
- Mad Scientists: The entirety of the Biology club.
- Mega Corp: REVOCS
- Ms. Fanservice: Ryuko. Even though Satsuki shows an equal amount of skin when she transforms, Ryuko still gets considerably more Gainaxing and Panty Shots.
- Musical Assassin: Jakuzure, the Non-Athletic Club Regulator, who also doubles as leader of the school marching band. All of her attacks are musical in nature: speakers that fire heavy bass shockwaves, razor-sharp musical notes, etc.
- Nuclear Family: The Mankanshoku family.
- Panty Fighter: A send-up of the genre.
- Psycho for Hire: Nui Harime.
- Sensible Heroes, Skimpy Villains: Zig-zagged. At first, Ryuko's outfit is much more risque than what the villains wear (though no more ridiculous). Then Satsuki dons her own superpowered outfit, which is even skimpier than Ryuko's.
- Slapstick Knows No Gender
- Stepford Smiler: Nui Harime.
- Stripperiffic: Kamuis; they give Witchblades a run for their money.
- Walking Shirtless Scene: Ryuko's homeroom teacher, Aikurō Mikisugi, when he's not in disguise.
- Widget Series
- World of Badass
- Would Hit a Girl: All male characters will beat up women just as much as they'll beat up men. (In a World of Badass, showing chivalry to females is tantamount to suicide.)
- The first character to demonstrate this trope is Fukuroda, from the first episode. He gives Ryuko a No-Holds-Barred Beatdown, and attempts to publicly execute Mako.