Stopped at ep 12 a while back and finally decided to marathon it.
a few things
Mako is the greatest ever.
Her relationship with Ryuko is endearing and awesome
The VAs must have had immensely sore throats, literally every piece of dialogue is screaming at the top their of their lungs
The art was very good if a bit ropey at times, but it served the themes
Rogyou or whatever her name is an interesting villain, she's straight up molests her daughters. I found her to be both frightening and arousing (I hope this hasn't awakened anything in me) at the same time.
Lady Sas-something I forget, probably has the most interesting arc through out, at first I wanted her beaten into the dirt but she redeems herself somewhat.
The 4 DEVAS didnt really do anything for me but turned out to be grounded characters as well. It seems the writers decided to flip the script 3/4 of the way through.
I tried watching Gurren Laggan a year ago and never made it past ep 3, Kill la Kill is better in almost every way, a special anime, reminded me a lot of FLCL. The action is relentless and uncompromising, the humour has some hidden gems and pop culture references, sure is a bit twee but a great relief from the intensity.
Overall I liked this anime, at first I was a little bit put off by the fanservice, the impractical and revealing clothing of these highschoolers but by the end I stopped noticing that everyone had been practically naked for like 4 episodes, I guess in line with the overall message of the show, that was the point....
oh and was the main Villain grabbing her tits in pleasured ecstasy in the finale, or did I imagine that?