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Hi! I just recently got into the 2.5D fandom and I really really would like to watch the Touken Ranbu Musicals because I’ve loved the franchise since the game came out. But I can’t buy the CD’s of the play cause they don’t ship to my country. Is there anyway I could watch a subbed version of the plays?
Hi! Yes there is a way to watch them subbed! You can either make a Tumblr account and you can download some of them from us! (As we don’t give out private links to anonymous people) AND/OR you can make a LiveJournal account and join (as all of the download links are member locked) the Tenimyutopia Community as there is a masterpost of all of the musicals! But one of the links no longer works since the user took down their copy. 
I can make a masterpost here for you so then you know who is sharing what and what is available on Tumblr and in the Tenimyutopia community! And since you’ve asked for the musicals specifically I will just do them because I can add in the Touken Ranbu Stage Plays (Tousute) in the future if need be! 
PLEASE READ THE RULES FOR THE RESPECTIVE DOWNLOAD POSTS BEFORE ASKING THE UPLOADERS! PLEASE ALSO RESPECT AND FOLLOW THEIR RULES! 
If you’re not sure of anything or how to write the ask/message, please refer to the template I have made that you can use here!
Musical Touken Ranbu (Toumyu): 
Trial Performance - This is being shared on Tenimyutopia here!
Atsukashiyama Ibun - You can find it uploaded (DMM Stream) and timed with @sohmariku‘s subtitles by @toukenranburuinedmylife here! OR This has been uploaded (with subtitles) by sindraa on Tenimyutopia here!
Touken Ranbu Premium Lives - NO LINKS ARE BEING SHARED!You can also find Kashuu Kiyomitsu’s Premium Live with subtitles by @toukenranburuinedmylife here!
Bakumatsu Tenrouden - There is a download link in Tenimyutopia here! OR You can also find one on tumblr from @peasant-hijikata here! 
Shinken Ranbu Sai 2016 - This was uploaded by me. So it’s available on Tenimyutopia, and here on Tumblr.AND You can find the Multi-Angle videos that were an extra on the DVD by @sohmariku here! 
Mihotose no Komori-Uta - NO LINKS ARE BEING SHARED!
Itsukushima Jinja - This was uploaded by me and again you can get it on Tenimyutopia or on Tumblr. 
Kashuu Kiyomitsu’s Tanki Shutsujin 2017 - @s-oundscapes is sharing her DVD copy here! You can find the subtitles that were timed with @s-oundscapes DVD copy by @toukenranburuinedmylife here!
Tsuwamonodomo ga yume no ato - This has been uploaded (with subtitles) by sindraa on Tenimyutopia here!
Shinken Ranbu Sai 2017 - The DMM Version by @ayanamiars is still being shared, but you will need to send her a message on Facebook for the key; only if you haven’t seen it or if you desperately want to watch it. OR you can ask @thatsakuragirl for her DMM copy here!
Musubi no Hibiki, Hajimari no Ne - The DMM stream is being shared by @thatsakuragirl here!
Atsukashiyama Ibun 2018 Paris - This has been uploaded (with subtitles) by sindraa on Tenimyutopia here!
Kashuu Kiyomitsu’s Tanki Shutsujin 2018 - NO LINKS ARE BEING SHARED!
Shinken Ranbu Sai 2018 - The DMM version is being shared by @thatsakuragirl here!
Mihotose no Komori-Uta 2019 - NO LINKS ARE BEING SHARED!
Kashuu Kiyomistu’s Tanki Shutsujin Asia Tour - NO LINKS ARE BEING SHARED! 
Higekiri, Hizamaru Souki Shutsujin 2019 ~SOGA~ - NO LINKS ARE BEING SHARED! DVD/Blu-Ray release is set for February 12th 2020!
Kishouhongi - NO LINKS ARE BEING SHARED! DVD/Blu-Ray release is set for May 13th 2020!
Utaawase Ranbukyouran - NO LINKS ARE BEING SHARED! DVD/Blu-Ray release is set for July 22nd 2020! DMM Archive is also available to buy for stream/download here!
Shizuka no Umi no Paraiso - STILL ON STAGE! (But not currently performing due to cancellations of the Hyogo, Kumamoto & Miyagi performances due to COVID-19)
Higekiri, Hizamaru Souki Shitsujin 2019 ~SOGA~ Reprise in 2020 - Performance dates, venues & cast members have been announced!
Bakumatsu Tenrouden 2020 (Reprise) - Performance dates & cast members have been announced!
Musical Touken Ranbu (Toumyu) CDs & Extras & TV Appearances:
Trial Performance CDs, Atsukashiyama Ibun CDs (Versions A&B) & Kimi no Uta CDs - You can find all of them uploaded by @wastingmyhistorydegree here! (They’re in the bold text when you scroll down). And there are some in Tenimyutopia here, but not all of them. 
Bakumatsu Tenrouden CDs - I have uploaded my versions (A&B) on Tenimyutopia and on Tumblr. 
Yume Hitotsu CDs - I have shared my NON-DVD Versions again on Tenimyutopia and on Tumblr. 
Mihotose no Komori-Uta CDs- I have uploaded my versions (A&B) on Tenimyutopia and on Tumblr.
Shori no Gaika CDs - They have been uploaded on Tumblr and she is sharing the DVD versions. So you can ask @itspocchi here! 
Shori no Gaika NON-DVD Versions M-Card Videos - These have been uploaded again by @itspocchi here! 
Itsukushima Jinja: Mahoroba ni CD - THE LINK HAS BEEN DELETED!
Kashuu Kiyomitsu’s Tanki Shutsujin 2017 CD (Mitsumete Kureru Nara) - This has been uploaded by @itspocchi here and she is sharing Type A which includes the songs and the DVD. 
BE IN SIGHT CDs - NO LINKS ARE BEING SHARED! 
Tsuwamonodomo ga Yume no Ato CDs: Version A is being shared on Tenimyutopia here!
Kessen no Toki CDs - NO LINKS ARE BEING SHARED!
Musibi no Hibiki, Hajimari no Ne CDs - NO LINKS ARE BEING SHARED!
Kashuu Kiyomitsu’s Tanki Shutsujin 2018 CD (Promise You) - NO LINKS ARE BEING SHARED! 
Kodou CDs - NO LINKS ARE BEING SHARED!
Higekiri, Hizamaru Souki Shutsujin 2019 ~SOGA~ Album - The album is set for release on March 25th 2019!
TOKYO CREATORS Season 03, Episode 02: 2.5-Dimensional Musical featuring the Musical Touken Ranbu Trial Performance - @rz-jocelyn had found the video featuring the cast from the first Touken Ranbu Musical. It’s an English language program so the hosts speak English and it has English subs for it also so then you can understand those who have been interviewed. You can watch it on the TOKYO CREATORS site here!
Japacon Wonderland - This was uploaded by @rz-jocelyn and both eps contain the Toumyu group and the Tousute group are in the second half of Ep 22. You can find them to download here! 
Shibuya Note featuring Team Sanjou with Kashuu Kiyomitsu - You can find this still available to download in the Toumyu Masterpost on Tenimyutopia here!
Team Sanjou with Kashuu Kiyomitsu as MJ (Music Japan) - This is also available in Tenimyutopia here! And it’s also on YouTube!
Shibuya Note featuring Team Shinsengumi with Hachisuka Kotetsu - This was uploaded by @rz-jocelyn and you can download that here!  
Shibuya Note featuring Touken Danshi Formation of Mihotose - You can find the full episode or just their section where they’re performing on Bilibili that was found and posted by @aonodreamland here!
Touken Danshi Formation of Mihotose on Zip - NO LINKS ARE BEING SHARED!
Jounetsu Tairiku x Matsuda Makoto - NO LINKS ARE BEING SHARED!
Shibuya Note Presents Musical ‘Touken Ranbu’ -2.5 Jigen kara Sekai e- - The TV version has been uploaded by @rz-jocelyn here! The special Toumyu periscope broadcast on Twitter after the documentary was broadcast has been uploaded by @nihonarashi here!
Shibuya Note Awards 2018 feat. Toumyu at Kouhaku press con. - NO LINKS ARE BEING SHARED!
SONGS OF TOKYO 2018 feat. Toumyu -NO LINKS ARE BEING SHARED!
 Kouhaku Uta Gassen 2018 feat. Toumyu -NO LINKS ARE BEING SHARED! (It can be found on the Shibuya Note Documentary DVD w/ Toumyu’s parts only)
CDTV New Years Eve Premiere Live feat. Toumyu -NO LINKS ARE BEING SHARED!
Music Fair feat. Toumyu -NO LINKS ARE BEING SHARED! 
Mezamashi TV featuring a segment of the cast of Mihotose no Komori-Uta 2019 - NO LINKS ARE BEING SHARED!
Touken Danshi formation of Mihotose on NHK WORLD-JAPAN’s “J-MELO” - NO LINKS ARE BEING SHARED! It’s available to watch as a Video On-Demand on NHK WORLD-JAPAN until January 5th 2020 here!
Music Station Ultra SUPER LIVE 2019 featuring Touken Danshi (Kashuu, Yamatonokami, Izuminokami, Nagasone, Hachisuka & Tsurumaru) - You can find the parts featuring Touken Danshi uploaded by @/Sicarius130 on twitter here!
Odaiba!! Chou Jigen Ongaku Sai featuring Touken Danshi (Kashuu, Yamatonokami, Izuminokami, Nagasone, Hachisuka & Tsurumaru) - This program will broadcast on January 2nd at 12:50am JST
Musical Touken Ranbu & Butai Touken Ranbu Subtitles:
You can find the English softsubs (subtitle files) for most of the Touken Ranbu Musicals and Stage Plays made by @sohmariku in her masterpost here! She has no plans on doing the Premium Lives (as the individual performances are from the main Premium Live but they only focus on one character).
Kishou Hongi DMM Archive & Delay Stream English subtitles - They were made and uploaded by @strifescloud here!
Utaawase Ranbu Kyouran 2019 DMM Archive Stream English subtitles (will be made fit for the blu-ray disc on release) - They were made by Christie (Twitter) and @strifescloud here!
Stage Play Touken Ranbu (Tousute):
Kyoden Moeyuru Honnouji (w/ English Subs)- This has been uploaded by amaris subs on LiveJournal here! (You will need to join her community first before being able to access the post!)
Kyoden Moeyuru Honnouji Saien - This has been uploaded by @peasant-hijikata here! This is also in Tenimyutopia here!
Kuradashi Eizo Shu - Honnouji Saien (a separate Backstage & Higawari DVD from Honnouji Saien performance)- This has been uploaded on Tenimyutopia! 
Akatsuki no Dokuganryuu - This has been uploaded by @need-a-little-haikyuu here! 
Gaiden Kono Yora No Odawara - This has been uploaded (with subtitles) by sindraa on Tenimyutopia here!
Joden Mitsuraboshi Katana Monogatari (with Nomitori no Yari)  - This has been uploaded (with subtitles) by sindraa on Tenimyutopia here!
Kuradashi Eizo Shu - Akatsuki no Dokuganryuu & Joden Mitsuraboshi Katana Monogatari (a separate Backstage & Higawari DVD from Akatsuki & Mitsuraboroshi performances)- NO LINKS ARE BEING SHARED! The DVD/Blu-Ray has been released, but isn’t being shared anywhere.
Hidenno Yui no Me no Hototogisu - This has been uploaded by @dyahmerry here!OR You can find it on Tenimyutopia (with subtitles) by sindraa here!
Close-up Documentary of Stage ‘Touken Ranbu’ Hiden no Yui no Me no Hototogisu Director’s Cut Version - NO LINKS ARE BEING SHARED! The DVD/Blu-Ray has been released, but is not being shared.
Touken Ranbu -The Movie- - NO LINKS ARE BEING SHARED!The DVD/Blu-Ray has been released, but is not being shared.
Jiden Hibi no Ha yo Chiruramu - NO LINKS ARE BEGIN SHARED! The DVD/Blu-Ray has been released, but is not being shared.
Iden Oboro no Shishitachi - NO LINKS ARE BEING SHARED! The DVD/Blu-Ray has been released, but is not being shared.
2020 Summer Performance - Performance dates and venues & cast members have been released!
Stage Play Touken Ranbu CDs:
Koyden Moeyuru Honnoji OST - You can send an ask (NOT a message) to @kazama-hime as she is sharing her copy in private!
Akatsuki no Dokuganryuu OST - It has been uploaded by @itspocchi here!
Joden Mitsuraboroshi Katana Monogatari OST - NO LINKS ARE BEING SHARED! The OST has been released but no links are available.
Hiden no Yui no Me no Hototogisu OST -NO LINKS ARE BEING SHARED! The OST has been released but no links are available.
Jiden Hibi no Ha yo Chiruramu OST - NO LINKS ARE BEING SHARED! The OST has been released but no links are available. 
Iden Oboro no Shishitachi OST - NO LINKS ARE BEING SHARED! The OST won’t be released until May 27th 2020!
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kanasmusings · 6 years
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Hi! Can I ask something? I planned to watch touken ranbu stage but I don't know where to start 😅 can you suggest me which one i should watch first? Thank you!
Hey there!
First of all, welcome to TouSute hell ⊂( ´ ▽ ` )⊃
These are just my opinions though and I’m sure other people have a different idea but I’ll put this under a “read more” since it’ll get a little bit long ^^
If you’re already familiar with Touken Ranbu (and the history surrounding it) in general, I think that following the stage play won’t be that difficult. 
In any case, you can start with any one since they all have independent storylines but I’d recommend starting with the very first one, of course. 
Kyouden Mouyuru Honnouji’s storyline is easy to follow and it features swords that are already popular/well-known so that even first time watchers will already have an idea of what the characters will be like on stage. 
Here’s the synopsis for the first stage (from the Wiki):
One day, a new sword manifested at their citadel.Fudou Yukimitsu: A sword worn by a commander of the Sengoku era, Oda Nobunaga, who was granted to one of his attending servants, Mori Ranmaru. Fudou Yukimitsu makes it known that he is proud to be Oda Nobunaga's beloved sword, but clashes with the other swords who also call Nobunaga their former master: Souza Samonji, Heshikiri Hasebe, and Yagen Toushirou. The appointed team captain, Yamanbagiri Kunihiro, must rally a citadel that has fallen into disarray at Fudou Yukimitsu's arrival. In the midst of all this, the saniwa has received an order to depart for the year 1582 -- the Honnouji event, where Oda Nobunaga met his demise...
There’s a reprise of Honnouji, too, but it follows the same story line. The only differences being the re-cast for Tsurumaru and Kosetsu, and a few other minor scenes.
After that is, of course, Giden Akatsuki no Dokuganryu (which is my favorite, the biggest reason being Tsurumaru XD).
This one’s something that I found a little bit harder to follow, specially for those new to TouRabu, given the fact that it’s got a lot of Japanese history in it, but nevertheless, it’s a beautiful story.
Here’s the synopsis (also from the Wiki):
At the citadel, Sayo Samonji is in a despondent mood.Attendant Yamanbagiri Kunihiro tries to lend an ear to his worries, but Sayo avoids coming into contact with him.Elsewhere, on an investigation mission to investigate the Enkyou era, the relationship between Ookurikara and Kasen Kanesada begins to sour.The other Date swords Shokudaikiri Mitsutada, Tsurumaru Kuninaga, and the newly manifested Taikogane Sadamune attempt to find a resolution to their quarrel.While consulting with the master for advice, Tsurumaru receives an unexpected mission from them.Mikazuki Munechika is watching over such a citadel.Meanwhile, in the Sengoku era, Toyotomi Hideyoshi has achieved Japan's unification.In this transitional period, one man laments over the imminent end of the Sengoku Era.That man is Date Tojirou Masamune.His sworn friend bonded by loyalty, Hosokawa Yoichirou Tadaoki, chides Masamune and tells him to accept the coming era of peace instead of chasing after his dreams of becoming a "great unifier."[Is becoming a "great unifier" really "an impossible dream" for Masamune...?]That day, the Touken Danshi received this order to depart for the front lines.The battleground is the 5th year of the Keichou era (AD 1600): the Battle of Sekigahara, in which the eastern army of Tokugawa Ieyasu and the western army of Mori Terumoto and Ishida Mitsunari clash.
There, the Touken Danshi saw――?
It’s very beautiful and the story is paced well so that it’s not confusing. It’s got a lot of dramatic moments, too! 
Third, there’s Gaiden Kono Yora no Odawara. It’s not available on DVD yet but, I think you can still purchase the livestream from DMM? I’m not too sure.
Here’s the synopsis from the Wiki:
Yamanbagiri, Sayo and Hasebe are sent on a mission, but discover soon they arrived at a different destination than intended. That is Odawara, before the Seige in 1590. They end up saving a man who’s attacked by a pack of Japanese wolves (wild dogs). This man turns out to be Fujiwara Ariyoshi, a student of the sword smith who forged Yamanbagiri at the request of Nagao Akinaga, the head of the Nagao family.Why are Yamanbagiri and the other called to this era? And what will await them at the foot of Odawara castle?
I LOVED this one’s story but again, not beginner-friendly. The swords, too, are not who most people stan so people have to be a little bit more familiar with them, I guess. 
Lastly, there’s the new stage, Joden Mitsuraboshi Katanagatari. Since it’s fairly new, I haven’t actually watched it yet so I don’t have a strong opinion on it yet XD
I hope that helps guide you somewhat (´ ∀ ` *)
All of the stage plays released on DVD/Blu-ray (until Dokuganryu) have been subbed by @sohmariku. Check out their masterpost here. And their guide to buying livestreams from DMM here (in case you want to try buying them).
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Kill La Kill The Game: IF Review In Progress - Partial Life Fiber Synchronize
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Aside from a manga adaptation, Kill la Kill The Game: IF is the first expansion to the story of 2013’s Kill la Kill, the hit anime series that put Studio Trigger on the map. Kill la Kill IF captures the unique fighting styles of the main cast of characters from the anime in arena battles, while also delivering some enjoyable missions to tackle in the single-player campaign. It doesn’t manage to deliver a balanced competitive landscape, but there is a delightful collection of rewards to work towards in Kill la Kill IF–supplying a satisfying incentive for replaying the single-player content.
Kill la Kill follows Ryuko Matoi, who transfers to Japan’s prestigious Honnouji Academy in hopes of finding answers to her father’s murder. Her only clue is half of the giant scissor used to kill him. Honnouji Academy is run by fascist student council president Satsuki Kiryuin and her closest allies: the Elite Four. Students at the school wear Goku Uniforms, each providing enhanced strength and superhuman abilities. Realizing Satsuki recognizes the scissor blade she carries, Ryuko attacks and demands answers, only to be ultimately trounced by the president’s underlings. After escaping, Ryuko stumbles upon a sentient sailor uniform who gifts her with god-like magical girl powers when it feeds on her blood. Now much more powerful, Ryuko swears to defeat the entire student body of Honnouji Academy and gain the answers she seeks.
Kill la Kill IF is a “what if” scenario, asking, “What if Satsuki was the protagonist of Kill la Kill?” The hypothetical is explored in the game’s campaign extraordinarily well, putting forth the theory that Satsuki may have been the brilliant mastermind behind the anime’s entire narrative from the very beginning, tragically refusing the spotlight she wants because she believes her plans for a better world will work out for the better if Ryuko is the main hero. It’s a fascinating addition to Kill la Kill’s lore, and it provides plenty of incentive to see the game’s two-part campaign all the way through.
Combat in Kill la Kill IF is pretty easy to pick up, with your staple combination of close-range, long-range, aerial, guard-break, and special attacks. There’s also a rock-paper-scissors-style clash system that allows you to buff yourself if you’re lucky enough to win. Though every character controls the same, each has a completely different specialty and unique playstyle. Masochistic Ira Gamagoori becomes more powerful by whipping and damaging himself, for instance, while petite Nonon Jakuzure excels at shooting her opponent from a distance and manipulative Nui Harime relies on decoys to overwhelm her opponents from multiple angles. Though the roster does offer a diversity of playstyles, there are only eight options to choose from at launch. That’s a pretty small pool for a fighting game–disappointing given how massive Kill la Kill’s cast is. This is slightly offset by the alternate costumes that change how certain characters attack, but the adjustments aren’t enough to make the variants feel like brand-new fighters.
Exciting though the colorful combat may be, it also feels lopsided with no reliable means of defending yourself. Every fighter can block and dodge, but both moves are pretty slow so it’s fairly easy to just overwhelm opponents with aggressive close-range characters. Once caught in a combo, there’s only one way to recover, and that’s using a counter burst–a move that uses up half of your special attack meter. You have to deal out or endure quite a few hits to fill up the meter, so you can’t regularly rely on having a counter burst at the ready. And if you are caught in a combo and you don’t have that 50% of meter to burn, you just have to wait until your opponent stops attacking you. As a result, juggling can be a pretty big issue against difficult AI opponents or advanced players that know how to pull off the game’s longer, more devastating combos–which can lead to unfair and unfun matches.
Despite the issues with combat, battles in the game are wholeheartedly Kill la Kill, and they’re typically glorious fun as a result. Characters yell out the name of their special attacks–some with barely contained rage and others with malicious glee–in epic battle cries, each one animated in a cel-shaded rendition of Kill la Kill’s over-the-top style. The most powerful blows land with an impact, slowing down the action just long enough for you to understand the recipient is about to be very hurt. The addition of the luck-based clash system feels right at home too, giving you a last-ditch effort to maybe make a comeback–randomly screaming during a battle and luckily finding a deeper well of strength is extremely Kill la Kill. Sure, the lack of a reliable counter system means winning in these battles is less about skill and more about who can press the attack buttons more quickly, but that doesn’t change that most matches are still explosively epic, full of silly puns, and just enjoyable to play. This is especially true for most of the battles in Kill la Kill IF’s campaign.
There are a variety of obstacles to overcome in the campaign as the game offers more than what’s usually expected from arena fighters. Though there are still traditional one-on-one fights, Kill la Kill IF’s story mode is a mixture of various mission types. The most interesting ones take advantage of the constantly shifting alliances in the narrative. One battle has Satsuki, Ryuko, and Nui all fight in a three-way free-for-all, for instance, and another sees Satsuki go up against the brain-washed Elite Four in a one-on-four fight. Wave-based battles against a horde of enemies are thrown into the mix, too. The variety keeps the campaign from getting stale.
Though these types of missions offer a welcome change of pace for an arena fighter, they’re also held back by Kill la Kill IF’s traditional mechanics and features. Most arena fighters don’t need a mechanic to specifically focus on one combatant or a feature to alert you when an off-screen target is about to attack, as fights are pretty much exclusively one-on-one. In Kill la Kill IF’s campaign, where you occasionally fight multiple enemies at once and the only way to remain focused on a character is to stay near them, the absence of any such mechanic or feature is far more noticeable. It’s tricky to stay focused on the fighter you want when you and your opponents are being smacked around the arena, and it’s frustrating when you’re in the midst of a combo and you don’t know whether you need to suddenly dodge or block because you’re about to be attacked from outside your field of view.
Outside the campaign, Kill la Kill IF offers Practice and Versus modes, as well as a horde challenge and figure posing gallery. Given the risque nature of Kill la Kill, it’s a nice surprise that the figures’ available poses aren’t all that leery, though the offering of shots you can produce is a little sparse. The gallery feels tacked on as a poor replacement for a photo mode, which is a shame given how gorgeous many of the characters look while in motion. Offline Versus works without issue; however, as this review in progress is going live the day of Kill la Kill IF’s official international release, we haven’t had adequate time to put the online version through its paces. We’ll update this review once we do.
Both the Japanese and English dub anime voice actors reprise their roles in Kill la Kill IF, so you can enjoy whichever cast you prefer (it’s something a lot more anime games should do, frankly). Unfortunately, the English dub doesn’t perfectly match up in certain animations, so there are quite a few moments where characters are technically done speaking but their mouths keep moving. It’s no deal-breaker, as both sets of voice actors do a great job once again bringing their respective characters to life. The voices aren’t the only sound from the anime to make it into the game either. Songs from Kill la Kill are regularly intermixed into the originally composed soundtrack, including fan-favorites “Before My Body Is Dry” and “Sirius,” augmenting every battle and emotional moment with the same epic sensations as the anime.
The voice actors and soundtrack provide the biggest motivation to keep playing Kill la Kill IF. As you complete the story and win matches, you’ll unlock in-game currency that you can use to buy songs and special recorded messages. The messages that seem to be from the characters’ perspectives are an absolute delight, like Satsuki providing words of encouragement to those living in “this cruel world,” but most are from the voice actors themselves–Todd Haberkorn (Shirou Iori) teasingly relaying congratulations for beating the game, for instance, or Carrie Keranen (Satsuki Kiryuin) revealing just how much it meant to get a chance to do voice work for Kill la Kill again after nearly five years. It’s all phenomenal content–ranging from hilarious to heartfelt–which provides plenty of incentive to keep playing and earn more in-game currency.
Kill la Kill IF is clearly designed for fans of Kill la Kill who are looking for more ways to enjoy the characters, music, and battles of the anime series. Each fighter behaves as they do in the anime, and the excellent voice actor rewards provide a nice incentive to keep playing even after you’ve mastered every character. However, as a fighting game, Kill la Kill IF doesn’t deliver the expected harmony of offense and defense. And though campaign battles that are beyond the one-on-one formula are an awesome addition, the traditional arena fighting game mechanics aren’t designed to adequately handle multiple opponents. The campaign’s startling revelation is a fascinating turn of events for Kill la Kill’s story, though, creating a new and intriguing interpretation of one of 2013’s best anime series.
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Kill La Kill The Game: IF Review - Don't Lose Your Way
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Kill La Kill The Game: IF Review - Don't Lose Your Way
Aside from a manga adaptation, Kill la Kill The Game: IF is the first expansion to the story of 2013’s Kill la Kill, the hit anime series that put Studio Trigger on the map. Kill la Kill IF captures the unique fighting styles of the main cast of characters from the anime in arena battles, while also delivering some enjoyable missions to tackle in the single-player campaign. It doesn’t manage to deliver a balanced competitive landscape, but there is a delightful collection of rewards to work towards in Kill la Kill IF–supplying a satisfying incentive for replaying the single-player content.
Kill la Kill follows Ryuko Matoi, who transfers to Japan’s prestigious Honnouji Academy in hopes of finding answers to her father’s murder. Her only clue is half of the giant scissor used to kill him. Honnouji Academy is run by fascist student council president Satsuki Kiryuin and her closest allies: the Elite Four. Students at the school wear Goku Uniforms, each providing enhanced strength and superhuman abilities. Realizing Satsuki recognizes the scissor blade she carries, Ryuko attacks and demands answers, only to be ultimately trounced by the president’s underlings. After escaping, Ryuko stumbles upon a sentient sailor uniform who gifts her with god-like magical girl powers when it feeds on her blood. Now much more powerful, Ryuko swears to defeat the entire student body of Honnouji Academy and gain the answers she seeks.
Kill la Kill IF is a “what if” scenario, asking, “What if Satsuki was the protagonist of Kill la Kill?” The hypothetical is explored in the game’s campaign extraordinarily well, putting forth the theory that Satsuki may have been the brilliant mastermind behind the anime’s entire narrative from the very beginning, tragically refusing the spotlight she wants because she believes her plans for a better world will work out for the better if Ryuko is the main hero. It’s a fascinating addition to Kill la Kill’s lore, and it provides plenty of incentive to see the game’s two-part campaign all the way through.
Combat in Kill la Kill IF is pretty easy to pick up, with your staple combination of close-range, long-range, aerial, guard-break, and special attacks. There’s also a rock-paper-scissors-style clash system that allows you to buff yourself if you’re lucky enough to win. Though every character controls the same, each has a completely different specialty and unique playstyle. Masochistic Ira Gamagoori becomes more powerful by whipping and damaging himself, for instance, while petite Nonon Jakuzure excels at shooting her opponent from a distance and manipulative Nui Harime relies on decoys to overwhelm her opponents from multiple angles. Though the roster does offer a diversity of playstyles, there are only eight options to choose from at launch. That’s a pretty small pool for a fighting game–disappointing given how massive Kill la Kill’s cast is. This is slightly offset by the alternate costumes that change how certain characters attack, but the adjustments aren’t enough to make the variants feel like brand-new fighters.
Exciting though the colorful combat may be, it also feels lopsided with no reliable means of defending yourself. Every fighter can block and dodge, but both moves are pretty slow so it’s fairly easy to just overwhelm opponents with aggressive close-range characters. Once caught in a combo, there’s only one way to recover, and that’s using a counter burst–a move that uses up half of your special attack meter. You have to deal out or endure quite a few hits to fill up the meter, so you can’t regularly rely on having a counter burst at the ready. And if you are caught in a combo and you don’t have that 50% of meter to burn, you just have to wait until your opponent stops attacking you. As a result, juggling can be a pretty big issue against difficult AI opponents or advanced players that know how to pull off the game’s longer, more devastating combos–which can lead to unfair and unfun matches.
Despite the issues with combat, battles in the game are wholeheartedly Kill la Kill, and they’re typically glorious fun as a result. Characters yell out the name of their special attacks–some with barely contained rage and others with malicious glee–in epic battle cries, each one animated in a cel-shaded rendition of Kill la Kill’s over-the-top style. The most powerful blows land with an impact, slowing down the action just long enough for you to understand the recipient is about to be very hurt. The addition of the luck-based clash system feels right at home too, giving you a last-ditch effort to maybe make a comeback–randomly screaming during a battle and luckily finding a deeper well of strength is extremely Kill la Kill. Sure, the lack of a reliable counter system means winning in these battles is less about skill and more about who can press the attack buttons more quickly, but that doesn’t change that most matches are still explosively epic, full of silly puns, and just enjoyable to play. This is especially true for most of the battles in Kill la Kill IF’s campaign.
There are a variety of obstacles to overcome in the campaign as the game offers more than what’s usually expected from arena fighters. Though there are still traditional one-on-one fights, Kill la Kill IF’s story mode is a mixture of various mission types. The most interesting ones take advantage of the constantly shifting alliances in the narrative. One battle has Satsuki, Ryuko, and Nui all fight in a three-way free-for-all, for instance, and another sees Satsuki go up against the brain-washed Elite Four in a one-on-four fight. Wave-based battles against a horde of enemies are thrown into the mix, too. The variety keeps the campaign from getting stale.
Though these types of missions offer a welcome change of pace for an arena fighter, they’re also held back by Kill la Kill IF’s traditional mechanics and features. Most arena fighters don’t need a mechanic to specifically focus on one combatant or a feature to alert you when an off-screen target is about to attack, as fights are pretty much exclusively one-on-one. In Kill la Kill IF’s campaign, where you occasionally fight multiple enemies at once and the only way to remain focused on a character is to stay near them, the absence of any such mechanic or feature is far more noticeable. It’s tricky to stay focused on the fighter you want when you and your opponents are being smacked around the arena, and it’s frustrating when you’re in the midst of a combo and you don’t know whether you need to suddenly dodge or block because you’re about to be attacked from outside your field of view.
Outside the campaign, Kill la Kill IF offers Practice and Versus modes, as well as a horde challenge and figure posing gallery. Given the risque nature of Kill la Kill, it’s a nice surprise that the figures’ available poses aren’t all that leery, though the offering of shots you can produce is a little sparse. The gallery feels tacked on as a poor replacement for a photo mode, which is a shame given how gorgeous many of the characters look while in motion. Versus runs without much issue, but the online ranked mode does confirm that this fighting game has a juggling problem that rewards aggressive attack combos as opposed to strategic play.
Both the Japanese and English dub anime voice actors reprise their roles in Kill la Kill IF, so you can enjoy whichever cast you prefer (it’s something a lot more anime games should do, frankly). Unfortunately, the English dub doesn’t perfectly match up in certain animations, so there are quite a few moments where characters are technically done speaking but their mouths keep moving. It’s no deal-breaker, as both sets of voice actors do a great job once again bringing their respective characters to life. The voices aren’t the only sound from the anime to make it into the game either. Songs from Kill la Kill are regularly intermixed into the originally composed soundtrack, including fan-favorites “Before My Body Is Dry” and “Sirius,” augmenting every battle and emotional moment with the same epic sensations as the anime.
The voice actors and soundtrack provide the biggest motivation to keep playing Kill la Kill IF. As you complete the story and win matches, you’ll unlock in-game currency that you can use to buy songs and special recorded messages. The messages that seem to be from the characters’ perspectives are an absolute delight, like Satsuki providing words of encouragement to those living in “this cruel world,” but most are from the voice actors themselves–Todd Haberkorn (Shirou Iori) teasingly relaying congratulations for beating the game, for instance, or Carrie Keranen (Satsuki Kiryuin) revealing just how much it meant to get a chance to do voice work for Kill la Kill again after nearly five years. It’s all phenomenal content–ranging from hilarious to heartfelt–which provides plenty of incentive to keep playing and earn more in-game currency.
Kill la Kill IF is clearly designed for fans of Kill la Kill who are looking for more ways to enjoy the characters, music, and battles of the anime series. Each fighter behaves as they do in the anime, and the excellent voice actor rewards provide a nice incentive to keep playing even after you’ve mastered every character. However, as a fighting game, Kill la Kill IF doesn’t deliver the expected harmony of offense and defense. And though campaign battles that are beyond the one-on-one formula are an awesome addition, the traditional arena fighting game mechanics aren’t designed to adequately handle multiple opponents. The campaign’s startling revelation is a fascinating turn of events for Kill la Kill’s story, though, creating a new and intriguing interpretation of one of 2013’s best anime series.
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