Artist's commentary
KILL la KILL production report
Has everyone noticed? Maybe some of our keener audience might have caught on already. It may be a surprise but all of the KILL la KILL episode titles come from popular Showa Japanese songs! Mr. Nakashima carefully picked out the most fitting song title for each episode, taking in the artist and the lyrics itself into account. The main staff would gather early to a meeting and listen to these songs to further discuss about the episode the individual songs were bound to. Believe it or not, these song titles were taken into account from a very early stage of production. To those who are familiar, the song title will feel nostalgic. To those who aren’t, the title should definitely leave a strong impression. For example「とても不幸な朝が来た」(Totemo Fuko na asa ga kita; Dawn of a Miserable Morning) the episode title for the fourth episode is a great example. I'm sure for those who saw the fourth episode can agree with me! If you have never listened to these songs before, it's definitely worth your time! Many of these titles are catchy and unique, and pack a punch that contemporary songs do not have.
That will be it for this week, Higuchi reporting out!