Artist's commentary
KILL la KILL production report
Episode 8 just ended with things were starting to get good! With Naturals Election started, and the arena for the battle set, I simply cannot wait for the next episode! The idea of Naturals Election originated in one of the scenario meetings when Mr. Nakashima decided to throw out the original idea of 党首頂上決戦 and decided to play with words and went with 塔首頂上決戦. (The two kanji 党 and 塔 is pronounced the same with a different meaning. 塔 resembles tower or a pillar while 党 resembles a political faction or a party.) Mr. Imaishi quickly replied by drawing a sketch of an arena placed on top of a large tower. The teamwork between the two is simply amazing! Mr. Imaishi manages to pick up all of Mr. Nakashima’s idea! Watching the two create such an amazing piece of work out of almost nothing but paper and pencil is truly a magnificent sight to observe. While the meetings for KILL la KILL is definitely interesting, I can promise you that the actual episode will be more interesting! Please don’t miss out on this week’s episode of KILL la KILL! Higuchi reporting out!
(Official Translation from Trigger Magazine)