Kill la Kill To Air On Toonami Starting 2/7/2015


Source: Aniplex of America
Summary:

Aniplex of America announced that Kill la Kill will begin airing on Adult Swim’s Toonami block. The series, which will be presented in dubbed format, will begin airing on February 7, 2015 at 11:30PM (EST/PST). New episodes will be shown on a weekly basis.


Aniplex of America announced that Kill la Kill will begin airing on Adult Swim’s Toonami block. The series, which will be presented in dubbed format, will begin airing on February 7, 2015 at 11:30PM (EST/PST). New episodes will be shown on a weekly basis.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

January 16, 2015

KILL la KILL to Debut on Adult Swim This February

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Smash-Hit Anime Series to Join the TOONAMI Saturday Night Lineup!

SANTA MONICA, CA (January 16, 2015) –Fans at OTAKON Vegas were ecstatic when Aniplex of America announced at their industry panel today that their fan-favorite title, KILL la KILL will be debuting on TOONAMI™ starting on February 7th from 11:30PM (EST/PST). TOONAMI™ is the animation programming block that airs on Adult Swim each Saturday night.

KILL la KILL is a totally original anime series directed by Hiroyuki Imaishi and written by KazukiNakashima—the same dream-team that brought anime fans the revolutionary title GURREN LAGANN. Since its simulcast debut in October 2013, this action-packed series was extremely well received by critics and fans alike. Otaku USA Magazine applauded KILL la KILL as a series that “will remind you why you became a fan of anime in the first place,” and KOTAKU’s Richard Eisenbeis praised it as being a “rare breed of anime,” and how its innovative storyline “perfectly mixes comedy and action while reveling in taking everything to the extreme.”

The English dub of KILL la KILL, which was originally only available to its fans through the home video releases, boasts a star-studded cast including Erica Mendez (Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic), Carrie Keranen (Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Fate/Zero), Christine Marie Cabanos (Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Blue Exorcist), David Vincent (Blue Exorcist), Matt Mercer (Fate/Zero, Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic), Patrick Seitz (Sword Art Online), Stephanie Sheh (Blue Exorcist, Sword Art Online), Todd Haberkorn (Sword Art Online, Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic) and many more talented voice actors.

Hideki Goto, President of Aniplex of America Inc., expressed his excitement for this title’s national television debut. “KILL la KILL is a very unique anime series that I’m sure will capture the hearts of so many fans in the U.S. Many people enjoyed the Japanese dub during the simulcast so I’m glad we have this opportunity to share the English dub with them too.”

Story of KILL la KILL

Honnouji Academy — where the school is ruled by students clad in special outfits called Goku Uniforms. Deriding the student body as “pigs in human clothing,” Student Council President Satsuki Kiryuin, along with her loyal underlings, the Elite Four, has the academy under their absolute control. One day, a vagrant school girl named Ryuko Matoi appears and tries to get Satsuki, who recognizes her Scissor Blade, to talk. Was their encounter a mere coincidence or fate? The clash between the two will soon consume the whole academy!

For more details, please visit: www.KilllaKill.com

STAFF

Original Work: TRIGGER, Kazuki Nakashima

Director: Hiroyuki Imaishi

Series Composition/Script: Kazuki Nakashima

Assistant Director: Akira Amemiya

Character Design & Chief Animation Director: SUSHIO

Creative Director: Shigeto Koyama

Set Design: You Yoshinari

Creative Officer: Hiromi Wakabayashi

Art Director: Yuji Kaneko

Color Setting: Yukiko Kakita (T2 Studio)

Director of Photography: Toyonori Yamada (Sanzigen)

Editing: Junichi Uematsu

Sound Director: Yoshikazu Iwanami

Music: Hiroyuki Sawano

Music Production: Aniplex

Animation Production: TRIGGER

CAST (Japanese/English)

Ryuko Matoi: Ami Koshimizu / Erica Mendez

Senketsu: Toshihiko Seki / David Vincent

Satsuki Kiryuin: Ryoka Yuzuki / Carrie Keranen

Mako Mankanshoku: Aya Suzaki / Christine Marie Cabanos

Aikuro Mikisugi: Shinichiro Miki / Matt Mercer

Tsumugu Kinagase: Katsuyuki Konishi / Kaiji Tang

Nui Harime: Yukari Tamura / Stephanie Sheh

Ragyo Kiryuin: Park Romi / Laura Post

Ira Gamagoori: Tetsu Inada / Patrick Seitz

Uzu Sanageyama: Nobuyuki Hiyama / Grant George

Nonon Jakuzure: Mayumi Shintani / Sarah Anne Williams

Houka Inumuta: Hiroyuki Yoshino / Steve Cannon

Shiro Iori: Yuji Ueda / Todd Haberkorn

Mataro Mankanshoku: Ayumu Fujimura / Lindsey Eaton

Barazo Mankanshoku: Kenyu Horiuchi / Michael Sorich

Sukuyo Mankanshoku: Yukari Fukui / Erika Harlacher

Guts: Katsuyuki Konishi / Derek Stephen Prince

Rei Hououmaru: Ayumu Fujimura / Cristina Vee

Mitsuzo Soroi: Akio Nojima / Doug Stone

Kaneo Takarada: Makoto Awane / Ben Diskin

About Aniplex of America Inc.

Aniplex of America Inc. (Santa Monica, California) is a subsidiary of Aniplex Inc. (headquartered in Tokyo, Japan), a group of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. and a leading provider of anime content and music production and distribution in Japan. Aniplex of America has launched fan-favoriteBlu-ray and DVD releases such as Sword Art Online, KILL la KILL, Bakemonogatari, Durarara!!,Fate/zero, Puella Magi Madoka Magica, the Garden of sinners, Blue Exorcist, Anohana: The Movie, Silver Spoon, OREIMO 2, Blast of Tempest, Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic, Oreshura, and Vividred Operation. The company’s ever-growing line-up of shows includes our most recent titles Sword Art Online II, ALDNOAH.ZERO, Persona4 the Golden ANIMANTION, MEKAKUCITY ACTORS, The irregular at magic high school, Mushi-Shi Next Passage, Nanana’s Buried Treasure, NISEKOI, World Conquest Zvezda Plot, Magi: The Kingdom of Magic, and Samurai Flamenco.

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