Good Smile Company has released new images of two of its upcoming Kill La Kill figures.
Both figures are of Kill La Kill's revenge-seeking protagonist Ryuko Matoi and portray her in her regular school outfit. The first figure comes from Good Smile Company's Pop-Up Parade line, which usually offers a level of detail and build quality that is above other budget-priced "prize" figures but at a more affordable price than collector-grade "scale" figures, which usually cost hundreds of dollars. The figure depicts Matoi with her trademark weapon, the bright red Scissor Blade. In addition to the new Pop-Up Parade, Matoi will be depicted in a cuter, chibi figure as part of the company's Hello! line. Matoi's rival, Satsuki Kiryuin, and her best friend, Mako Mankanshoku, will also receive chibi figures as part of the collection. Both figures are currently available for preorder from Good Smile Company's website, with the Pop-Up Parade going for $38.99 USD and the Hello! figures costing $15.99 each.
Kill La Kill was the first full length anime series to be released by studio Trigger, which was founded in 2011 by Gurren Lagann director Hiroyuki Imaishi and Masahiko Otsuka after they left Gainax, the financially troubled anime studio that produced the highly influential Neon Genesis Evangelion in 1995. The series tells the story of Ryuko Matoi, a young woman with a fiery temper who travels to Honnouji Academy to track down her father's murderer, with her only clue being half of a pair of massive scissors that the killer left behind, which she now wields herself like a sword.
The show recently celebrated the eighth anniversary of its original premiere, which prompted studio Trigger and the show's original character designer, the artist Sushio, to release new and never before seen art from the show.
Since the release of Kill La Kill, studio Trigger has risen to prominence as one of Japan's top animation houses. In 2018, the studio teamed up with tokusatsu studio Tsubaraya Productions to create SSSS. Gridman, a new anime series based on one of Tsubaraya's classic costumed action shows from the '90s. The show was both a commercial and critical success, and spawned a sequel series, SSSS. Dynazenon, in 2021. The series is set to continue with a third entry in the franchise, which will be revealed sometime during the first half of 2022. The animation studio has also experienced success with their acclaimed theatrical release, Promare, which was released in theaters in 2019 and is currently available for streaming on HBO Max. The studio was also one of seven anime companies selected by Lucasfilm and Disney to create a short for their recently released anthology series, Star Wars Visions.
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