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Kill la Kill S1E1 — If Only I Had Thorns Like A Thistle
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Kill la Kill•Season 1•Episode 1

If Only I Had Thorns Like A Thistle

7.7/10 · 624 votesOct 4, 201324 min

Ranked #15 of 24 in Season 1•−0.3 vs season avg

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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.

Directed byHisatoshi Shimizu, Hiroyuki Imaishi
Written byKazuki Nakashima
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Cast11

Ami Koshimizu

Ami Koshimizu

Ryuko Matoi (voice)

Ryoka Yuzuki

Ryoka Yuzuki

Satsuki Kiryuin (voice)

Aya Suzaki

Aya Suzaki

Mako Mankanshoku (voice)

Akio Nojima

Akio Nojima

Mitsuzo Soroi (voice)

Katsuyuki Konishi

Katsuyuki Konishi

Tsumugu Kinagase (voice)

Hiroyuki Yoshino

Hiroyuki Yoshino

Hoka Inumuta (voice)

Tetsu Inada

Tetsu Inada

Ira Gamagori (voice)

Romi Park

Romi Park

Ragyo Kiryuin (voice)

Yukari Tamura

Yukari Tamura

Nui Harime (voice)

Yuji Ueda

Yuji Ueda

Shiro Iori (voice)

Mayumi Shintani

Mayumi Shintani

Nonon Jakuzure (voice)

Crew12

Kazuki Nakashima

Kazuki Nakashima

Writer

H

Hisatoshi Shimizu

Director

S

Shihomi Kaneko

Background Designer

Y

Yuta Chimoto

Background Designer

S

Shota Iwasaki

Key Animation

S

Shouta Sannomiya

Key Animation

Sushio

Sushio

Animation Director

Yuji Kaneko

Yuji Kaneko

Background Designer

H

Hiroaki Yabe

Compositing Artist

Hisao Dendo

Hisao Dendo

Key Animation

Hiroyuki Imaishi

Hiroyuki Imaishi

Key Animation

K

Keiko Ishizuka

Compositing Artist

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Episode Summary

"If Only I Had Thorns Like A Thistle" is episode 1 of Kill la Kill season 1. It scored 7.7/10 from 624 votes, ranking #15 of 24 episodes this season (season average 8.0). Directed by Hisatoshi Shimizu, Hiroyuki Imaishi and written by Kazuki Nakashima, it aired on October 4, 2013.

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