• ComradeRat [he/him, they/them]
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    4 years ago

    This completely fails to meet even the most basic standards of analysis. The blog post gives only a surface level analysis, failing entirely to realise the revolutionary themes of Kill la Kill. claiming Kill la Kill is fascist is equivilant to claiming the PRC is fascist; that is to say liberalism. Kill la Kill is a Dengist anime. It support the PRC. The entire function of Kill la Kill is an argument in favour, albeit with critique, of developing productive forces in service of a revolution against capitalism. This blog post entirely neglects the substance of Kill la Kill, reducing it to aesthetic concerns only, completely neglecting the meaning of Satsuki's, Ryuuko's, etc's struggle.

    As I have mentioned before on this chat (which, unfortunately often has terrible takes on anime), I have written a somewhat lengthy paper on kill la kill's themes. You can find it here: https://hexbear.net/post/57677

    • Tychoxii [he/him, they/them]
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      4 years ago

      To be fair, you have to have a very high theory quotient to understand Kill la Kill. The humour is extremely subtle, and without a solid grasp of theoretical sewing most of the jokes will go over a typical viewer's head. There's also Ryuko's quick temper with fools, which is deftly woven into her characterisation- her personal philosophy draws heavily from Deng's own writings, for instance. True communists understand this stuff; they have the intellectual capacity to truly appreciate the depths of these jokes, to realise that they're not just funny- they say something deep about the forces of production and how many yards of linen are truly needed to make a school uniform. As a consequence people who dislike Kill la Kill truly ARE liberals- of course they wouldn't appreciate, for instance, the humour in Mako's existential advise “Just rip it off and get naked!" which itself is a cryptic reference to Engels' On Authority. I'm smirking right now just imagining one of those addlepated libs scratching their heads in confusion as Kazuki Nakashima's genius wit unfolds itself on their television screens. What fools.. how I pity them. 😂

      And yes, by the way, i DO have a Satsuki tattoo. And no, you cannot see it. It's for the momma's eyes only- and even then she has to each time read Das Kapital vols 1 through 3 beforehand. Nothin personnel kid 😎