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The Best Episodes of Kill la Kill

Every episode of Kill la Kill ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Kill la Kill!

Honnouji Academy is forcefully ruled by the iron-fisted control of its student council and its president, Satsuki Kiryuin. Transfer student, Ryuko Matoi, arrives on campus...
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Best Episodes Summary

"Into the Night" is the best rated episode of "Kill la Kill". It scored 8.9/10 based on 337 votes. Directed by Hiroshi Kobayashi and written by Kazuki Nakashima, it aired on 2/14/2014. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Past the Infinite Darkness".

  • Into the Night
    8.9/10337 votes
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    #1 - Into the Night

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 2/14/2014

    The Honnouji Academy Cultural & Sports Grand Festival comes to an abrupt and very unexpected conclusion! Battle lines are drawn and Ryuko must decide who is friend and who is foe. But will she have the power to resist the power of the Life Fiber?

    Director: Hiroshi Kobayashi

    Writer: Kazuki Nakashima

  • Past the Infinite Darkness
    8.7/10327 votes
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    #2 - Past the Infinite Darkness

    Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 3/28/2014

    The final confrontation is at hand! Will Ragyo and Nui bring on the end of the world, or will Ryuko and the others be able to stop them?

    Director: Hiroyuki Imaishi, Masahiko Otsuka, Kazuya Tsurumaki

    Writer: Kazuki Nakashima

  • Tell Me How You Feel
    8.6/10293 votes
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    #3 - Tell Me How You Feel

    Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 3/14/2014

    A surprising turn of events catches Nui Harime off guard and gives Nudist Beach a chance to regroup and plan their next step in the fight against Ragyo. But will Ryuko and Satsuki be able to settle their recent conflicts?

    Director: Hisatoshi Shimizu

    Writer: Kazuki Nakashima

  • Spit Your Sadness Away
    8.5/10331 votes
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    #4 - Spit Your Sadness Away

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/20/2013

    Ryuko comes face to face with her father's killer, but can she contain her rage? Mako and the Elite Four look on as she rampages on, coming closer and closer to death. Will Satsuki or anyone else be able to stop her?

    Director: Tomoya Takahashi

    Writer: Kazuki Nakashima

  • Imitation Gold
    8.5/10287 votes
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    #5 - Imitation Gold

    Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 3/21/2014

    The ongoing battle presses towards Honnouji Academy, but Ragyo and the Original Life Fiber stand in the way. Ryuko and Satsuki set off to face them, leaving Nudist Beach's defense to... Mako?! Meanwhile, a crazed Nui continues working feverishly...

    Director: Daizen Komatsuda

    Writer: Kazuki Nakashima

  • Incomplete
    8.4/10282 votes
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    #6 - Incomplete

    Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 3/7/2014

    Ryuko's rampage continues, and thanks to Ragyo and Nui she has an unexpected new ally. With Satsuki as the target, will the Elite Four and Nudist Beach be able to withstand the onslaught?

    Director: Akira Amemiya

    Writer: Kazuki Nakashima

  • I'm Not Your Cute Woman
    8.3/10323 votes
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    #7 - I'm Not Your Cute Woman

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/13/2013

    Ryuko’s battle against the Elite Four takes to the skies! Meanwhile, more spectators converge on Honnouji Academy. But who is the mysterious girl strolling through town and what secrets does she hold?

    Director: Hisatoshi Shimizu, Akira Amemiya

    Writer: Kazuki Nakashima

  • Junketsu
    8.2/10395 votes
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    #8 - Junketsu

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/18/2013

    Having kept her end of the bargain, Ryuko demands answers from her homeroom teacher, Aikuro Mikisugi, and learns the secret behind the power of Senketsu and the Goku Uniforms. Meanwhile, Satsuki Kiryuin returns home to claim a power of her own.

    Director: Akira Amemiya

    Writer: Kazuki Nakashima

  • A Loser I Can't Hate
    8.2/10359 votes
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    #9 - A Loser I Can't Hate

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/15/2013

    Mako is offered a better life away from poverty. To do so she must don a suit and face Ryuko in combat.

    Director: Yuzuru Tachikawa

    Writer: Kazuki Nakashima

  • Tell Me Why
    8.2/10291 votes
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    #10 - Tell Me Why

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 2/7/2014

    Preparations are underway for the Honnouji Academy Cultural & Sports Grand Festival! The school is in a fervor as Ragyo Kiryuin will be attending, but what are her and Satsuki's real intentions for the event?

    Director: Yasuo Ejima

    Writer: Kazuki Nakashima

  • Far from the Maddening Crowd
    8.2/10278 votes
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    #11 - Far from the Maddening Crowd

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 2/28/2014

    Ryuko is awake and she's not happy. Intent on killing Ragyo and Nui, she heads out, leaving her allies behind. Without her power, Nudist Beach must decide what their next step is, but a new piece of intel spurs them to action!

    Director: Hiroyuki Oshima

    Writer: Kazuki Nakashima

  • Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head
    8.1/10276 votes
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    #12 - Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 2/21/2014

    A startling revelation turns Ryuko's world upside down! But she's not the only one in turmoil, as Satsuki, the Elite Four and the members of Nudist Beach are left scrambling in the aftermath of the Honnouji Academy Cultural & Sports Grand Festival!

    Director: Masayuki Ozeki

    Writer: Kazuki Nakashima

  • A Once in a Lifetime Chance
    8.0/10318 votes
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    #13 - A Once in a Lifetime Chance

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/29/2013

    The final round of Honnouji Academy’s Naturals Election is about to begin and the Elite Four all want to be the first to fight Ryuko. Her homeroom teacher, Aikuro Mikisugi, is concerned if she’ll be able to make it through one fight, let alone all four!

    Director: Hiroshi Ikehata

    Writer: Kazuki Nakashima

  • Don't Stop Me Now
    8.0/10293 votes
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    #14 - Don't Stop Me Now

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 1/24/2014

    Satsuki Kiryuin joins the front line of Osaka to battle Kaneo Takarada, the heir to the Takarada Conglomerate. Using the influence of money, Takarada rallies the locals to fight, but Satsuki is suspicious there is another power behind the city's defense.

    Director: Keisuke Onishi

    Writer: Kazuki Nakashima

  • If Only I Had Thorns Like A Thistle
    7.7/10462 votes
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    #15 - If Only I Had Thorns Like A Thistle

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/4/2013

    Ryuko Matoi is a vagrant school girl traveling from place to place searching for clues to the truth behind her father's death - the "woman with the scissor blade". The journey leads Ryuko to Honnouji Academy.

    Director: Hisatoshi Shimizu, Hiroyuki Imaishi

    Writer: Kazuki Nakashima

  • Dawn of a Miserable Morning
    7.7/10373 votes
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    #16 - Dawn of a Miserable Morning

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/25/2013

    Sirens awaken the No-Star students for the start of “No-Late Day,” where being tardy will get you expelled from Honnouji Academy. With Senketsu in the wash, Ryuko must fight on her own to get through the Discipline Committee’s traps and arrive on time.

    Director: Hisatoshi Shimizu

    Writer: Hiromi Wakabayashi, Kazuki Nakashima

  • Don't Toy Me on a Whim
    7.7/10328 votes
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    #17 - Don't Toy Me on a Whim

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/8/2013

    Overwhelmed by recent events, Ryuko demands answers from her homeroom teacher, Aikuro Mikisugi. Meanwhile, Uzu Sanageyama, Honnouji Academy’s Athletic Committee Chair and on the Elite Four, makes a request of his own… to challenge Ryuko to a duel!

    Director: Daizen Komatsuda

    Writer: Kazuki Nakashima

  • I Want to Know More About You
    7.7/10320 votes
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    #18 - I Want to Know More About You

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/6/2013

    The second battle against the Elite Four begins! How will Ryuko defeat Houka Inumuta, who is using the data he’s collected to predict her every move? Watching the action, Mako and her family deal with a few surprises of their own!

    Director: Yoshihide Ibata

    Writer: Kazuki Nakashima

  • The Girl Can't Help It
    7.7/10285 votes
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    #19 - The Girl Can't Help It

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 1/31/2014

    The Tri-City Schools Raid Trip is returning to Honnouji Academy, when Satsuki Kiryuin is unexpectedly summoned home. Meanwhile, Ryuko begins to learn the truth behind the series of events that brought her and Senketsu together.

    Director: Hisatoshi Shimizu

    Writer: Kazuki Nakashima

  • So Sexy She Might Pass Out
    7.6/10381 votes
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    #20 - So Sexy She Might Pass Out

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/11/2013

    Weakened by her battle, Ryuko flees Honnouji Academy before collapsing in the street. Rescued, she's given food and shelter for night, and upon returning to the Academy faces off against Omiko Hakodate, the Girls' Tennis Club Captain, to repay the favor.

    Director: Shoko Nakamura

    Writer: Kazuki Nakashima

  • Trigger
    7.6/10340 votes
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    #21 - Trigger

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/1/2013

    A mysterious man arrives at Honnouji Academy and quickly proves himself to be more than capable of fighting against a Two-Star Goku Uniform. But when he sets his sights on Ryuko, who will be left standing?

    Director: Hiroshi Kobayashi

    Writer: Hiroshi Seko, Kazuki Nakashima

  • I Will Wipe My Own Tears
    7.6/10329 votes
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    #22 - I Will Wipe My Own Tears

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/22/2013

    Satsuki Kiryuin reveals her plan to rebuild Honnouji Academy’s order, a free-for-all whose survivors will be able to regain their Goku Uniforms. Despite the resulting chaos, Ryuko and Mako go for a ride, only to wind up in an unexpected situation!

    Director: Koji Aritomi

    Writer: Kazuki Nakashima

  • Crazy For You
    7.6/10295 votes
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    #23 - Crazy For You

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 1/10/2014

    Honnouji Academy is mobilizing for the Tri-City Schools Raid Trip! But after her recent rampage, Ryuko is moping in bed, unwilling to fight. However, Shinjiro Nagita, formerly with the Newspaper Club, is determined to get her back into uniform!

    Director: Yoshiko Mikami, Masahiko Otsuka

    Writer: Kazuki Nakashima

  • Ride Like the Wind
    7.4/10295 votes
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    #24 - Ride Like the Wind

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 1/17/2014

    The Tri-City Schools Raid Trip has commenced! The three-pronged attack on the Kansai region is off to an interesting start, with some unusual defenses to overcome. But what part will Ryuko be able to play, with Senketsu in the hands of the enemy?

    Director: Kazuhisa Ono

    Writer: Kazuki Nakashima