List of Kill la Kill characters#Ragyo Kiryuin

{{voiced by|Ami Koshimizu{{cite web|url=http://www.kill-la-kill.jp/staff_cast/ |title=Staff & Cast | work = Kill-la-kill.jp (TV anime "Kill la Kill" official site) |language = ja| access-date=2014-08-08}}|Erica Mendez{{cite web | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-05-28/erica-mendez-carrie-keranen-star-in-kill-la-kill-english-dub/.75002 | title=Erica Mendez, Carrie Keranen Star in Kill la Kill's English Dub | publisher=Anime News Network | date=May 28, 2014 | access-date=May 29, 2014}}}}

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{{nihongo|Ryuko Matoi|纏 流子|Matoi Ryūko}} is a 17-year-old schoolgirl and the protagonist of the series, who transfers to Honnouji Academy to find the one who murdered her father, Isshin Matoi. She possesses the Scissor Blade, one half of the {{nihongo|Rending Scissors|断ち斬りバサミ|Tachikiri Basami}} that Isshin created to destroy uniforms empowered by Life Fibers.{{Ref label|ep 1|ep 1}} At the start of the series, she acquires a special "kamui" uniform named {{nihongo||鮮血|Senketsu|lit. "fresh blood"{{Ref label|ep 3|ep 3}}}}, which grants her special abilities.{{Ref label|ep 1|ep 1}} She lives with the Mankanshoku family.{{Ref label|ep 2|ep 2}} After arriving at Honnouji Academy, Ryuko vows to fight her way up Honnouji Academy and eventually reach Satsuki Kiryuin, as she speculates she knows who killed her father.{{Ref label|ep 1|ep 1}} Despite having a strong temper, she forms a friendship with Honnouji student Mako Mankanshoku, who supports her emotionally and calms her down when necessary.{{Ref label|ep 1|ep 1}}{{Ref label|ep 7|ep 7}}{{Ref label|ep 20|ep 20}} {{Ref label|ep 10|ep 10}} She is initially used by Satsuki and the Final Four, as her fights with them and fellow students help Satsuki improve and perfect the Goku Uniforms.{{Ref label|ep 13|ep 13}} Ryuko is later revealed to be Satsuki's younger sister, who was presumed dead during the battle at the Honnouji Academy Cultural & Sports Grand Festival, and became a human infused with Life Fibers as a result of being experimented on as a newborn baby by their mother Ragyo.{{Ref label|ep 18|ep 18}}{{Ref label|ep 19|ep 19}} She was saved by her father, Soichiro Kiryuin, who assumed the identity of Isshin to raise her protected from Ragyo's reach.{{Ref label|ep 19|ep 19}} Upon learning of Satsuki's true intentions to overthrow their mother and save humanity, Ryuko allies with her and the Final Four, ultimately managing to save the world from the Life Fiber threat.{{Ref label|ep 21|ep 21}}{{Ref label|ep 22|ep 22}}{{Ref label|ep 23|ep 23}}{{Ref label|ep 24|ep 24}} With the world free to wear normal clothing again, Ryuko starts a new chapter in her life alongside Mako, Satsuki, and her newfound friends in the Elite Four and Nudist Beach.{{Ref label|ep 24|ep 24}}

{{voiced by|Ryōka Yuzuki|Carrie Keranen}}

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{{nihongo|Satsuki Kiryuin|鬼龍院 皐月|Kiryūin Satsuki}} is an 18-year-old schoolgirl and the president of Honnouji Academy's student council. Her signature weapon is the Life Fiber severing katana {{Nihongo|Bakuzan|縛斬||lit. "bind/cut"}}, administering Goku Uniforms to students using various hierarchical schemes such as a no-late day event and battle royale-esque tournaments such as the Naturals Election.{{Ref label|ep 1|ep 1}} When Ryuko arrives to Honnouji Academy, Satsuki decides to don the Kiryuin Family's kamui {{nihongo|Junketsu|純潔||lit. "purity"{{Ref label|ep 3|ep 3}}}} and manages to take command of it through force of will. But unlike Ryuko, who established a symbiosis with Senketsu, Satsuki is unable to use Junketsu's full power and can only use it effectively for short periods of time.{{Ref label|ep 16|ep 16}}

Satsuki serves as a major opponent to Ryuko for most of the series, utilizing Honnouji Academy as a means to eliminate her mother and the Life Fiber threat. Satsuki makes her move to assassinate Ragyo during the Honnouji Academy Cultural & Sports Grand Festival to celebrate the schools’ subjugating, but is captured while learning Ryuko is her younger sister, who was presumed dead.{{Ref label|ep 17|ep 17}}{{Ref label|ep 18|ep 18}}{{Ref label|ep 19|ep 19}} After being freed by Nudist Beach with Junketsu modified to be more compliant, Satsuki makes amends with Ryuko before they team up to face Ragyo in the series finale. In the OVA epilogue, Satsuki closes down Honnouji Academy as it had fulfilled its purpose while giving Rei closure.

In the events of Kill la Kill the Game: IF, Satsuki is placed in a dream-based reality while first donning Junketsu, with the events of the series storyline playing out. While facing the Primordial Life Fiber, Satsuki briefly powers up into {{nihongo|Junketsu Shinzui|純潔神髄||lit. "purity essence"}} before being consumed by her delusion. But Ryuko saves Satuski while loaning her the Rending Scissors to destroy the illusory world. However, this causes her to awaken with no memory of the events.

{{voiced by|Aya Suzaki|Christine Marie Cabanos}}

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{{nihongo|Mako Mankanshoku|満艦飾 マコ|Mankanshoku Mako}} is an energetic second-year student who is Ryuko's classmate and best friend. She immediately befriends Ryuko upon the latter's arrival at the school.{{Ref label|ep 1|ep 1}}{{cite web|url=http://www.killlakill.com/character/03.html |title=Character - Mako Mankanshoku | work = Killlakill.com (Kill la Kill USA Official Website) |access-date=2014-08-15}} Mako lives with her parents and younger brother in the slums of Honnō City.{{Ref label|ep 2|ep 2}} She is described as an "uber air-head" whose "unbelievable actions never cease to shock and awe the people around her." Despite putting herself in dangerous situations, she has a good heart and cares deeply for Ryuko, providing her with constant encouragement. Senketsu notes that Mako is vital for getting Ryuko to relax.{{Ref label|ep 3|ep 3}}{{Ref label|ep 10|ep 10}} When she runs the Fight Club, she receives a two-star Goku Uniform styled like that of a delinquent.{{Ref label|ep 7|ep 7}} She later gets a second copy of it to wear to help defend the Naked Sol with the Elite Four and other club presidents during the final assault against Ragyo.{{Ref label|ep 22|ep 22}} Her humanity and kindness are often put to the test, like when she is pressured to fight Ryuko to keep her newfound social status, but resists after seeing her injured {{Ref label|ep 7|ep 7}}, and when she manages to appeal to her friendship with her, calming her down or defending her from danger.{{Ref label|ep 5|ep 5}}{{Ref label|ep 12|ep 12}}{{Ref label|ep 21|ep 21}}

{{voiced by|Toshihiko Seki|David Vincent}}

{{nihongo|Senketsu|鮮血|Senketsu|lit. "fresh blood"}}{{Ref label|ep 3|ep 3}} is a talking sailor uniform that Ryuko finds beneath her house. He is a {{Nihongo|kamui|神衣||lit. "Godrobe"}}, an outfit made entirely of Life Fibers, which provides its wearer with superhuman abilities in exchange for their blood. Initially, it absorbs a large amount of her blood and only allows her to act for a limited time. However, it is soon able to fully synchronize with Ryuko as she gets over her embarrassment of wearing such a skimpy outfit.{{Ref label|ep 3|ep 3}} Whenever Ryuko destroys a Goku Uniform, Senketsu absorbs its Life Fiber.{{Ref label|ep 3|ep 3}} Mikisugi later reveals that Issei Matoi designed Senketsu from Ryuko's DNA to enable her to fight against the propagators of the Life Fibers.{{Ref label|ep 16|ep 16}}{{Ref label|ep 17|ep 17}} It was only after the revelation of Ryuko's hybrid nature that Senketsu is revealed to be partially human. Though Ryuko defeats Ragyo, Senketsu starts dissolving from having absorbed both their allies' Life Fiber clothing and Ragyo's as he uses his final moments to safely get Ryuko back to Earth.{{Ref label|ep 24|ep 24}}

The {{nihongo|Honnouji Academy Elite Four|本能字学園四天王|Honnōji Gakuen Shitennō}} are the leaders in Satsuki's student council. They wear Three-Star Goku Uniforms.

{{voiced by|Nobuyuki Hiyama|Grant George}}

{{nihongo|Uzu Sanageyama|猿投山 渦|Sanageyama Uzu}} is a former leader of the Northern Kanto Gang who joins Satsuki after she single-handedly defeated his gang. He regulates the athletic clubs at Honnouji Academy, including the Boxing Club and the Tennis Club. Sanageyama specializes in kendo and possesses the three-star Goku Uniform, {{Nihongo|Blade Regalia|剣の装|Tsurugi no Sō}}, which takes the form of a large armored bōgu. He initially possesses {{Nihongo||天眼通|Tengantsū|Clairvoyance}}, which allows to him to predict his opponent's moves with super fast eyesight. However, after suffering a defeat from Ryuko, he chooses to have his eyes sewn shut, heightening his other senses and giving him a more powerful {{Nihongo||心眼通|Shingantsū|eyes of the mind}}, which allows him to perceive things with no blind spots.{{Ref label|ep 6|ep 6}} During the final battle with Ragyo, he unseals his eyes, not wanting to hold back against her. He also receives upgraded uniforms such as Blade Regalia MK.II,{{Ref label|ep 6|ep 6}}{{Ref label|ep 11|ep 11}} Blade Regalia MK.III,{{Ref label|ep 900|ep 15}} and {{Nihongo|Blade Regalia: Secret Unsealed|剣の装・奥義開眼|Tsurugi no Sō: Ōgi Kaigan}}.{{Ref label|ep 23|ep 23}}

{{voiced by|Hiroyuki Yoshino|Steve Cannon}}

{{nihongo|Houka Inumuta|犬牟田 宝火|Inumuta Hōka}} is a hacker who got caught hacking into the REVOCS Corporation by its security staff and was offered a part in Satsuki's group. He is in charge of Honnouji Academy's information and strategy committee, aiding the student council by analyzing the performance of Goku Uniforms and kamui in battle, and helping the Sewing Club with upgraded uniforms. His three-star Goku Uniform, {{Nihongo|Probe Regalia|探の装|Saguru no Sō}}, allows him to quickly calculate attack trajectories and use optical camouflage to hide from his opponents.{{Ref label|ep 10|ep 10}} Upgrades include Probe Regalia MK.II, which makes him appear as a polygonal model,{{Ref label|ep 15|ep 15}} and his ultimate uniform of {{Nihongo|Probe Regalia: Truth Unveiled|探の装・真理究明|Saguru no Sō: Shinri Kyūmei}}.{{Ref label|ep 23|ep 23}}

{{voiced by|Tetsu Inada|Patrick Seitz}}

{{nihongo|Ira Gamagoori|蟇郡 苛|Gamagōri Ira}} is a towering, muscular man who is Satsuki's loyal enforcer who leads the disciplinary committee at Honnouji Academy. His three-star Goku Uniform is the {{Nihongo|Shackle Regalia|縛の装|Shibari no Sō}}, which takes the form of bondage gear. By enduring such masochistic attacks, he can activate its second transformation, {{Nihongo|Scourge Regalia|死縛の装|Shibaki no Sō}}, which covers his body in thorny whips.{{Ref label|ep 8|ep 8}} His upgraded uniform, Shackle Regalia MK.II, resembles a sarcophagus,{{Ref label|ep 15|ep 15}} and his ultimate uniform is the {{Nihongo|Shackle Regalia: Persona Unleashed|縛の装・我心開放|Shibari no Sō: Kaishin Kaihō}}.{{Ref label|ep 23|ep 23}} During his teenage years where he was the student president of Rinne-Dō Junior High, Ira tried to save a student from a force suicide by two influential students named Hōjō (whose father runs a company) and Imagawa (whose father is the chief of police). He was aided by Satsuki and her servants using their "Kiryuin Deluxee Trampoline" as Gamagori grabs the bouncing student. Gamagori witnesses Satsuki defeating the Hōjō and Imagawa's followers after she and Mitsuzō showed the newspaper article mentioning Kiryuin Corp acquiring Hōjō Corp in a merger and Imagawa's father being arrested for accepting bribes. After a later duel with her, Gamagori became loyal to Satsuki. He is 20 years old, having waited two years after graduating Rinne-Dō Junior High before enrolling at Honnouji to assist Satsuki with her plans. He drives a pink 1959 Cadillac Eldorado.{{Ref label|ep 8|ep 8}}

{{voiced by|Mayumi Shintani|Sarah Anne Williams}}

{{nihongo|Nonon Jakuzure|蛇崩 乃音|Jakuzure Nonon}} regulates the school's non-athletic clubs, such as Gardening Club and Biology Club.{{Ref label|ep 5|ep 5}} Among the members of the Elite Four, she has been with Satsuki since kindergarten and thus claims that she knows her best.{{Ref label|ep 5|ep 5}} She possesses the three-star Goku Uniform {{Nihongo|Symphony Regalia|奏の装|Kanade no Sō}}, which transforms into a giant sound system that produces powerful soundwaves and can transform into a flying airship.{{Ref label|ep 10|ep 10}} Later, she receives an upgraded version, Symphony Regalia MK.II, that miniaturizes the airship in a jetpack.{{Ref label|ep 15|ep 15}} Her ultimate uniform is {{Nihongo|Symphony Regalia: Finale|奏の装・最終楽章|Kanade no Sō: Saishū Gakushō}}.{{Ref label|ep 23|ep 23}}

The {{nihongo|Mankanshoku family|満艦飾家|Mankanshoku-ka}}{{cite web|url=http://www.kill-la-kill.jp/character/10.html |title=Character - 満艦飾家|work = Kill-la-kill.jp (TV anime "Kill la Kill" official site) |language = ja| access-date=2014-08-08}} is Mako's family that resides within Honnō City's slums. They take Ryuko in after the latter transfers to Honnouji Academy.

{{voiced by|Kenyu Horiuchi|Michael Sorich}}

{{nihongo|Barazo Mankanshoku|満艦飾 薔薇蔵|Mankanshoku Barazō}} is Mako's father. He is a doctor that runs a back-alley clinic in Hannō City's slums. Barazo admits that he may have killed more patients than he has saved.{{Ref label|ep 2|ep 2}}

{{voiced by|Yukari Fukui|Erika Harlacher}}

{{nihongo|Sukuyo Mankanshoku|満艦飾 好代|Mankanshoku Sukuyo}} is Mako's mother. She is a carefree housewife who is kind to Ryuko and makes croquettes with mystery meats.{{Ref label|ep 2|ep 2}}

{{voiced by|Ayumi Fujimura|Philece Sampler (credited as Lindsey Eaton){{Ref label|ep 19|ep 19 credits}}}}

{{nihongo|Mataro Mankanshoku|満艦飾 又郎|Mankanshoku Matarō}} is Mako's younger brother. He is a delinquent who initially tries to rob Ryuko when he first encounters her.{{Ref label|ep 1|ep 1}}

{{voiced by|Katsuyuki KonishiOriginally listed as "?", the voice actor for Guts was revealed to be Katsuyuki Konishi through credits in Episode 25|Derek Stephen Prince{{cite web |url=http://www.sabotencon.com/guests/item/51-derek-stephen-prince |title=Derek Stephen Prince |publisher=Saboten Con |date=2014-06-10 |access-date=2014-08-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140816211534/http://www.sabotencon.com/guests/item/51-derek-stephen-prince |archive-date=2014-08-16 }}}}

{{nihongo|Guts|ガッツ|Gattsu}} is the Mankanshoku family pug. He is dressed in a light bluish-grey hooded sweater. In episode 2, Mataro says that they named him Guts "because he eats with a lot of gusto".{{Ref label|ep 2|ep 2}}

{{nihongo|Nudist Beach|ヌーディスト・ビーチ|Nūdisuto Bīchi}} is an organization that serves as a resistance against the REVOCS Corporation.

{{voiced by|Shin-ichiro Miki|Matthew Mercer}}

{{nihongo|Aikuro Mikisugi|美木杉 愛九郎|Mikisugi Aikurō}} is Ryuko's enigmatic homeroom teacher. He secretly observes and aids Ryuko by leading her to Senketsu.{{Ref label|ep 3|ep 3}} Whilst generally having the appearance of a frail, shaggy teacher, he is actually a glamorous smooth-talker with a habit of slowly stripping his clothes and making moves on Ryuko whenever they are in private, much to Ryuko's embarrassment.{{Ref label|ep 3|ep 3}} Aikuro reveals to Ryuko the existence of Nudist Beach and his being one of its members (though she did not believe him due to the organization's ridiculous name). Whenever he strips, pink light radiates from his nipples and from his crotch, obscuring them.{{Ref label|ep 6|ep 6}} Mikisugi's character design is based on people such as TM Network's vocalist Takashi Utsunomiya and Kenji Sawada, people who appear smart and good-looking.{{cite web|url=http://news.ameba.jp/20131024-153/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131130143507/http://news.ameba.jp/20131024-153/|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 30, 2013|title=この世界にいるキャラは全員ちゃんと描いてあげたい「キルラキル」キャラクターデザイン・すしおに聞く１ - Ameba News [アメーバニュース]|date=1994-12-01|publisher=News.ameba.jp|language=ja|access-date=2014-06-22}}

{{voiced by|Katsuyuki Konishi{{cite web|url=http://www.kill-la-kill.jp/character/12.html |title=Character - 黄長瀬 紬 | work = Kill-la-kill.jp (TV Anime "Kill la Kill" Official Site) | language=ja|access-date=2014-08-08}}|Kaiji TangAniplex Live Show September 2014{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/KillLaKillUSA/status/545684701520723968 |title=Voice Actor Kaiji Tang has two things to say, 1. He is the voice actor for Tsumugu Kinagase. 2. You can get Kill... |website=Twitter |date=December 18, 2014 }}}}

{{nihongo|{{vanchor|Tsumugu Kinagase}}|黄長瀬 紬|Kinagase Tsumugu}} is a scientist at the Nudist Beach organization and an acquaintance of Aikuro who sports a red mohawk on top of short black hair. He bears a strong hatred of kamui, which stems from an experiment where his close sister, {{nihongo|Kinue|絹江}}, died when the kamui she had volunteered to test ran her blood dry.{{Ref label|ep 17|ep 17}} His weapon is a sewing machine pistol that fires needles which severs the connections between the Life Fibers in kamui and Goku Uniforms and their wearers. The needles also act like acupuncture, in that it can immobilize opponents and invigorate them afterward. His catchphrase is {{nihongo|"There are two things you need to know"|2つ、いいことを教えてやる|Futatsu, ii koto o oshieteyaru|also "Let me tell you two useful pieces of information"}}.{{Ref label|ep 5|ep 5}}

{{voiced by|Kinryū Arimoto (Japanese){{cite web|url=http://www.kill-la-kill.jp/character/15.html |title=Character - 纏 一身 | work = Kill-la-kill.jp (TV Anime "Kill la Kill" Official Site) | language=ja|access-date=2014-08-08}}}}

{{nihongo|Isshin Matoi|纏 一身|Matoi Isshin}} is Ryuko's deceased father and the creator of Senketsu and the Scissor Blades. He was murdered by Nui, who stole one of the blades while he left the other to Ryuko.{{Ref label|ep 12|ep 12}} Isshin is also the founder of Nudist Beach.{{Ref label|ep 16|ep 16}} He is actually {{nihongo|Soichiro Kiryuin|鬼龍院 総一郎|Kiryūin Sōichirō}}, Satsuki's father and Ragyo's husband, who faked his death and took on a false identity to raise Ryuko.{{Ref label|ep 19|ep 19}}

The {{nihongo|REVOCS Corporation|リボックス社|Ribokkusu Sha}} is a textile company that is owned by the Kiryuin Conglomerate.

{{voiced by|Romi Park{{cite web|url=http://www.kill-la-kill.jp/character/14.html |title=Character - 鬼龍院 羅暁 | work = Kill-la-kill.jp (TV Anime "Kill la Kill" Official Site) | language=ja|access-date=2014-08-08}}|Laura Post{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/KillLaKillUSA/status/545358882969620481 |title=The English Voice of Ragyo, Laura Post, is looking for all the life fibers. Remember, you can hear Laura and the... |website=Twitter |date=December 17, 2014 }}}}

{{nihongo|{{vanchor|Ragyo Kiryuin}}|鬼龍院 羅暁|Kiryūin Ragyō}} is Ryuko and Satsuki's mother and the main antagonist of the series, being both Director of Honnouji Academy and the CEO of the Revocs Corporation which manufactures and supplies a preponderance of the world's clothing with her product laced with Life Fibers.{{Ref label|ep 11|ep 11}}{{Ref label|ep 17|ep 17}} Ragyo has aspirations of ruling the Earth through the {{nihongo|Primordial Life Fiber|原初生命戦維|Genshō Seimei Sen'i}}, the source of all Life Fibers on Earth, turning herself into a human/Life Fiber hybrid to be essentially immortal as long her head is still connected to her body by a single Life Fiber thread or her heart is not destroyed.{{Ref label|ep 18|ep 18}} One of her abilities is Mind Stitch where she imbued Life Fibers into peoples' heads to control like puppets.{{Ref label|ep 18|ep 18}} She eventually dons the wedding dress-like ultimate kamui, {{Nihongo|Shinra-Kotetsu|神羅纐纈}}, gaining the {{Nihongo|Absolute Domination|絶対服従|Zettai Fukujū}} ability which allows her to manipulate anything made of Life Fibers except Senketsu. While Shinra-Kotetsu was originally powered by Rei Honoumaru, Ragyo had it absorb Harime and the Primordial Life Fiber commence her end game. After Ryuko reverses the Life Fiber takeover after Senketsu assimilated Shinra-Kotetsu, Ragyo chooses to crush her heart rather than accept defeat on anyone's terms but her own, warning Ryuko that the other Life Fibers in the universe will eventually come to Earth and finish what she started.{{Ref label|ep 24|ep 24}}

{{voiced by|Yukari Tamura{{cite web|url=http://www.kill-la-kill.jp/character/13.html |title=Character - 針目 縫| work = Kill-la-kill.jp (TV Anime "Kill la Kill" Official Site) | language=ja|access-date=2014-08-08}}|Stephanie Sheh}}

{{nihongo|{{vanchor|Nui Harime}}|針目 縫|Harime Nui}} is the Grand Couturier (High Order Tailor) of the Kiryuin family, initially appearing as a petite twin tailed girl with a parasol and wearing an eyepatch. She has sociopathic tendencies, smiling and acting cheerful even when revealing to Ryuko that she killed her father and stole half of his Rending Scissors, at the cost of her eye.{{Ref label|ep 11|ep 11}} She later reveals that she is actually a human/Life Fiber hybrid that was incubated within the Primordial Life Fiber,{{Ref label|ep 20|ep 20}} with superhuman abilities such as tearing apart Life Fibers in Goku Uniforms and kamuis,{{Ref label|ep 12|ep 12}} manipulating people's minds with Mental Stitching, healing from severe cuts to her body, cloning herself, and changing her appearance.{{Ref label|ep 18|ep 18}} The only time in the series where she loses her cool is when Ryuko severs her arms at the Life Fiber level. She helps create Ragyo's kamui Shinra-Kotetsu and sacrifices herself at Ragyo's request to help the latter attain her ultimate power.{{Ref label|ep 24|ep 24}}

{{voiced by|Ayumi Fujimura|Cristina Vee{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/KillLaKillUSA/status/543557388876668929 |title=Who's the Assistant to Ragyo in Kill la Kill? The answer is Cristina Vee, the English voice of Rei Hououmaru.... |website=Twitter |date=December 12, 2014 }}}}

{{nihongo|{{vanchor|Rei Hououmaru}}|鳳凰丸 礼|Hōōmaru Rei}} is a Revocs corporate officer and Ragyo's personal secretary.{{Ref label|ep 11|ep 11}} Rei originally lived in a wartorn African village whose inhabitants were said to have a unique resistance to Life Fibers, saved and adopted by Ragyo.{{Ref label|ep OVA|ep OVA}} Believing humanity deserved to be consumed by the Life Fibers, Rei willfully offered herself as a sacrifice to activate Shinra-Kotetsu before being forcefully removed from it.

Following Ragyo's death, Rei attempted to exact revenge by using Life Fiber-based clones of Satsuki and her Elite Four to disrupt Honnouji Academy's graduation ceremony. Though it failed thanks to the efforts of the Elite Four and Ryuko, Satsuki is able to convince Rei to let go of her vendetta and instead help her make the world a better place. Rei joins Satsuki as they flee the sinking island that the academy and city stood on, giving it one final salute with the Elite Four, Iori, Mitsuzo, and the students as it goes to the bottom of Tokyo Bay.{{Ref label|ep OVA|ep OVA}}

{{voiced by|Kōsei Hirota (Japanese){{cite web|url=http://www.kill-la-kill.jp/character/butler.html|title=Character - 黒井戸滝司|work=Kill-la-kill.jp (TV Anime "Kill la Kill" Official Website) | language=ja|access-date=2014-08-15}}|}}

{{nihongo|Takiji Kuroido|黒井戸滝司|Kuroido Takiji}} is the head steward to the Kiryuin family. He reports directly to Ragyo and takes care of the Kiryuin Mansion. Takiji was among those who were absorbed by the COVERS. Following Ragyo's defeat, his fate is unknown.{{cite web|url=http://www.killlakill.com/character/butler.html|title=Character - Kiryuin Butlers | work = Killlakill.com (Kill la Kill USA Official Website) |access-date=2014-08-15}}

{{voiced by|Akio Nojima{{cite web|url=http://www.kill-la-kill.jp/character/butler.html#2|title=Character - 揃 三蔵|work=Kill-la-kill.jp (TV Anime "Kill la Kill" Official Website) | language=ja|access-date=2014-08-08}}|Doug Stone{{cite web|url=http://www.killlakill.com/|title=Kill la Kill USA Official Website|website=Kill la Kill USA Official Website|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-28}}}}

{{nihongo|Mitsuzo Soroi|揃 三蔵|Soroi Mitsuzō}} is Satsuki's personal and trusted butler, having served her since her early childhood. He is also Shiro Iori's uncle. Soroi often serves tea to Satsuki, but he also serves tea to the Elite Four, and later the Nudist Beach members when they go to rescue Satsuki.{{Ref label|ep 19|ep 19}} He wears a three-piece suit.{{cite web|url=http://www.killlakill.com/character/butler.html#2|title=Character - Kiryuin Butlers| work = Killlakill.com (Kill la Kill USA Official Website) |access-date=2014-08-15}}

{{voiced by|Makoto Awane{{cite web|url=http://www.kill-la-kill.jp/character/kansai.html#4|title=Character - 宝多 金男|work=Kill-la-kill.jp (TV Anime "Kill la Kill" Official Website) | language=ja|access-date=2014-08-15}}|Ben Diskin{{cite tweet | title=This Saturday... #HereComesTheZeni! @BenjaminDiskin is Kaneo "Zeni" Takarada! #KilllaKill Sat|12.3a ONLY #Toonami! | date=May 5, 2015 | access-date=May 9, 2015 | author=Netstryke | number=595839239889227777 | user=Netstryke | retweet=Ben Diskin }}{{Ref label|ep 15|ep 15}}}}

{{nihongo|{{vanchor|Kaneo Takarada}}|宝多 金男|Takarada Kaneo}} is a money-crazed student council president of Naniwa Kinman High School in the Osaka region, his family's wealth rivals that of the Kiruyins as he secretly funded Nudist Beach. Takarada uses his Takarada-printed money to have locals fight Kiryuin's forces for him when they arrives to both conquer his school and destroy the Nudist Beach base located in the city.{{Ref label|ep 15|ep 15}} After Ragyo and the Covers take over Japan, Takarada spends his remaining fortune to complete Nudist Beach's battleship Naked Sol. He is last seen seeing them off with a respectful salute, wishing them good luck against Ragyo.{{Ref label|ep 20|ep 20}}{{cite web|url=http://www.killlakill.com/character/kansai.html#4|title=Character - Tri-City Schools Raids Trip | work = Killlakill.com (Kill la Kill USA Official Website) |access-date=2014-08-15}} - fourth picture

{{voiced by|Yūji Ueda{{cite web|url=http://www.kill-la-kill.jp/character/11.html |title=Character - 伊織 糸郎|work = Kill-la-kill.jp (TV anime "Kill la Kill" official site) |language = ja |access-date=2014-08-08}}|Todd Haberkorn}}

{{nihongo|Shiro Iori|伊織 糸郎|Iori Shirō}} is the president of Honnouji Academy's Sewing Club and a member of Satsuki's inner circle as the nephew of Satuski's butler Misuzo.{{Ref label|ep 6|ep 6}} His role in Satsuki's group is to analyze the combat ability of the Goku uniforms he creates and make necessary improvements. While not a combatant, his three-star Goku Uniform {{Nihongo|Tailor's Regalia|誂の装|Atsurae no Sō}} allows him to create numerous Goku Uniforms within minutes.{{Ref label|ep 22|ep 22}}

Several of the school's club leaders challenge Ryuko in early episodes of the series. They include:{{cite web|url=http://www.kill-la-kill.jp/character/leader.html|title=Character |work=Kill-la-kill.jp (TV Anime "Kill la Kill" Official Website) | language=ja|access-date=2014-08-15}} - tab through other club leaders{{cite web|url=http://www.killlakill.com/character/leader.html|title=Character - Club Activities | work = Killlakill.com (Kill la Kill USA Official Website) |access-date=2014-08-15}} - tab through other club leaders

; {{nihongo|{{vanchor|Takaharu Fukuroda}}|袋田 隆治|Fukuroda Takaharu}}

: {{voiced by|Mitsuo Iwata|Ben Diskin{{Ref label|ep 1|ep 1}}}}

: Takaharu Fukuroda is in charge of the Boxing Club and Ryuko's first opponent, reporting to Uzu Sanageyama. His gloves become iron through his two-star Goku Uniform.{{Ref label|ep 1|ep 1}}

; {{nihongo|{{vanchor|Omiko Hakodate}}|函館 臣子|Hakodate Omiko}}

: {{voiced by|Chiaki Takahashi|Karen Strassman{{Ref label|ep 2|ep 2}}}}

: Omiko Hakodate is the captain of the Tennis Club with a type of lens over her right eye. She has a two-star Goku Uniform where the bottom of her skirt is full of tennis balls.{{Ref label|ep 2|ep 2}}

; {{nihongo|{{vanchor|Maiko Ogure}}|大暮 麻衣子|Ōgure Maiko}}

: {{voiced by|Marina Inoue|Dorothy Elias-Fahn{{cite web|url=https://dfahn0.wixsite.com/website|title=Home {{!}} Dorothy Fahn: ADR, Anime, VG, Animation, Commercials!|website=website|language=en|access-date=2020-04-28}}}}

: Maiko Ogure is part of the Discipline Committee. She wears glasses and pretends to be a struggling student that helps Ryuko and Mako to clear the obstacles for No Late Day. In reality, she is the one in charge of setting the obstacles and traps for the disciplinary committee as member of its Trap Department. Maiko gets busted by Ira for conspiring against Satsuki and is expelled.{{Ref label|ep 4|ep 4}}

; {{nihongo|Kusanosuke Yaguruma|矢車 草之助|Yaguruma Kusanosuke}}

; {{voiced by|Ryo Naitou}}

: Kusanosuke Yaguruma is the general manager of the Gardening Club Terrace. He confronts Kinagase on the rooftop. Kusanosuke wears a blue hat cloth with yellow polka dots and wears a two-star Goku Uniform. His plant weapons resemble carnivorous plants. {{Ref label|ep 5|ep 5}}

; {{nihongo|Kusatao Uwabami|蟒 草田男|Uwabami Kusatao}}

: {{voiced by|Norihisa Mori}}

: Kusatao Uwabami is the general manager of the Gardening Club Backyard Garden. He tries to avenge Kusanosuke's defeat. Kusatao wears a yellow hat cloth with pink polka dots and wears a two-star Goku Uniform. His plant weapons resemble vines.{{Ref label|ep 5|ep 5}}

; {{nihongo|Ryōsuke Todoroki|轟 輌輔|Todoroki Ryōsuke}}

: {{voiced by|Kiyohito Yoshikai}}

: Ryōsuke Todoroki is the president of the Automotive Airsoft Club, which merged the Auto Club with the Airsoft Club. He has flaming red hair. They chase down Gamagoori during the battle royal week of the Naturals Election and are defeated by him.{{Ref label|ep 8|ep 8}}

Some additional club leaders make an appearance in episode 7 when Satsuki offers upgraded Goku Uniforms and perks for club presidents.{{Ref label|ep 7|ep 7}}{{cite web|url=http://www.kill-la-kill.jp/character/leader.html#5|title=Character - Club activities - Episode 7 |work=Kill-la-kill.jp (TV Anime "Kill la Kill" Official Website) | language=ja|access-date=2014-08-15}}{{cite web|url=http://www.killlakill.com/character/leader.html#5|title=Character - Club activities - Episode 7 | work = Killlakill.com (Kill la Kill USA Official Website) |access-date=2014-08-15}}

; {{nihongo|Jack Naito|ジャック内藤|Jakku Naitō}}

: The president of the Knife Throwing Club.

; {{nihongo|Kagesaburo Kagero|陽炎 陰三郎|Kagerō Kagesaburō}}

: The president of the Nanjing Lily Club.

; {{nihongo|Masuyo Watari|渡 益代|Watari Masuyo}}

: The president of the Tightrope Walking Club.

; {{nihongo|Maimu Okurahama|御倉浜 舞夢|Okurahama Maimu}}

: The president of the Folk Dance Club.

; {{nihongo|Three Toki Brothers|陶器三兄弟|Tōki Sankyōdai}}

: The president of the Pottery, Arts, and Crafts Clubs.

; {{nihongo|Aizenbo Fuguhara|河豚原 愛善坊|Fuguhara Aizenbō}}

: The president of the Ping Pong Club.

; {{nihongo|Tatamu Otte|追手 タタム|Otte Tatamu}}

: The president of the Origami Club.

Located in Kobe, the {{nihongo|Kami-Kōbe High School|神神戸高校|Kami Kōbe Kōkō}} is the target assigned to Ira Gamagōri's party during the Tri-City Schools Raid Trip. With Kobe being a port city, the school building is modeled after a sailing ship. Among its known students are:

; {{nihongo|{{vanchor|Kyuji Obayashi}}|大林 九二|Ōbayashi Kyūji}}

: {{voiced by|Ryōta Takeuchi{{cite web|url=http://www.kill-la-kill.jp/character/kansai.html#1|title=Character -|work=Kill-la-kill.jp (TV Anime "Kill la Kill" Official Website) | language=ja|access-date=2014-08-15}}}}

: Kyuji Obayashi is the alliance representative of the Kami-Kobe High School Armed Faction in the Kansai region.{{Ref label|ep 14|ep 14}}.{{cite web|url=http://www.killlakill.com/character/kansai.html|title=Character - Tri-City Schools Raid Trip | work = Killlakill.com (Kill la Kill USA Official Website) |access-date=2014-08-15 | at=Click first picture to view character and their Japanese VA. }}

; {{nihongo|Kenta Sakuramiya|桜宮 健太|Sakuramiya Kenta}}

: {{voiced by|Masaya Onosaka{{cite web|url=http://www.kill-la-kill.jp/character/kansai.html#2|title=Character -|work=Kill-la-kill.jp (TV Anime "Kill la Kill" Official Website) | language=ja|access-date=2014-08-15}}|Lucien Dodge{{cite tweet | first=Lucien | last=Dodge | user=LucienDodge | number=547470007123599361 | title = Vol. 3 of Kill la Kill drops today. You can hear me as Kenta Sakuramiya, Jiro Suzaku, and other bit parts. | date=2014-12-23 | access-date=August 24, 2017}}}}

: Kenta Sakuramiya is the deputy armed faction alliance representative of the Kami-Kobe High School Armed Faction in the Kansai region.{{Ref label|ep 14|ep 14}}{{cite web|url=http://www.killlakill.com/character/kansai.html#2|title=Character - Tri-City Schools Raid Trip | work = Killlakill.com (Kill la Kill USA Official Website) |access-date=2014-08-15 | at=Click second picture to view character and their Japanese VA. }}

Located in Kyoto, the {{Nihongo|Abekamo Academy|安部加茂学園|Abekamo Gakuen}} is the target assigned to Nonon Jakuzure's party during the Tri-City Schools Raid Trip. The student council leaders of Abekamo Academy consist of four guardians, named after the Four Symbols:{{cite web|url=http://www.killlakill.com/character/kansai.html#3|title=Character - Tri-City Schools Raid Trip | work = Killlakill.com (Kill la Kill USA Official Website) |access-date=2014-08-15|at=Click third picture to see characters and their Japanese VAs.}}

; {{nihongo|Taro Genbu|玄武 太郎|Genbu Tarō}}

: {{voiced by|Rintarō Nishi}}

: The Guardian Student of the North who is dressed as the Black Tortoise.

; {{nihongo|Jiro Suzaku|朱雀 二郎|Suzaku Jirō}} {{voiced by|Kenjiro Tsuda|Lucien Dodge}}

: The Guardian Student of the South who is dressed as the Vermilion Bird.

; {{nihongo|Saburo Seiryu|青龍 三郎|Seiryū Saburō}}

: {{voiced by|Hiromichi Ogami}})

: The Guardian Student of the East who is dressed as the Blue Dragon.

; {{nihongo|Shiro Byakko|白虎 四郎|Byakko Shirō}}

: {{voiced by|Go Shinomiya}})

: The Guardian Student of the West who is dressed as the White Tiger.

Kill la Kill won multiple prizes during the 4th Newtype Anime Awards, including Best Character Design. In the Best Mascot category, Senketsu placed third and Guts placed ninth. In Best Female Character, Ryuko placed second, and Mako placed third. Aya Suzaki, who voiced Mako, placed fourth in Voice Actor Award (female), while Ami Koshimizu, who voiced Ryuko, placed seventh.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-10-12/kill-la-kill-idolm@ster-movie-win-top-prizes-in-newtype-awards/.79838 |title=Kill la Kill, Idolm@ster Movie Win Top Prizes in Newtype Awards - News |publisher=Anime News Network |date=2014-10-12 |access-date=2022-08-18}}

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• Episode 1: {{Note label|ep 1|}} {{cite episode | title=If Only I Had Thorns Like a Thistle... | work=Aniplex, Funimation | date=February 8, 2015 | episode-link=List of Kill la Kill episodes#ep1 | series=Kill la Kill | network=Adult Swim}}
• Episode 2: {{Note label|ep 2|}} {{cite episode | title=So Sexy She Might Pass Out | work=Aniplex, Funimation | date=February 15, 2015 | episode-link=List of Kill la Kill episodes#ep2 | series=Kill la Kill | network=Adult Swim }}
• Episode 3: {{Note label|ep 3|}} {{cite episode | title=Junketsu | work=Aniplex, Funimation | date=February 22, 2015 | episode-link=List of Kill la Kill episodes#ep3 | series=Kill la Kill | network=Adult Swim }}
• Episode 4: {{Note label|ep 4|}} {{cite episode | title=Dawn of a Miserable Morning | work=Aniplex, Funimation | date=March 1, 2015 | episode-link=List of Kill la Kill episodes#ep4 | series=Kill la Kill | network=Adult Swim }}
• Episode 5: {{Note label|ep 5|}} {{cite episode | title=Trigger | work=Aniplex, Funimation | date=March 8, 2015 | episode-link=List of Kill la Kill episodes#ep5 | series=Kill la Kill | network=Adult Swim }}
• Episode 6: {{Note label|ep 6|}} {{cite episode | title=Don't Toy With Me on a Whim | work=Aniplex Funimation | date=March 15, 2015 | episode-link=List of Kill la Kill episodes#ep6 | series=Kill la Kill | network=Adult Swim }}
• Episode 7: {{Note label|ep 7|}} {{cite episode | title=A Loser I Can't Hate | work=Aniplex, Funimation | date=March 22, 2015 | episode-link=List of Kill la Kill episodes#ep7 | series=Kill la Kill | network=Adult Swim }}
• Episode 8: {{Note label|ep 8|}} {{cite episode | title=I'll Wipe My Own Tears | work=Aniplex, Funimation | date=March 29, 2015 | episode-link=List of Kill la Kill episodes#ep8 | series=Kill la Kill | network=Adult Swim }}
• Episode 9: {{Note label|ep 9|}} {{cite episode | title=A Once in a Lifetime Chance | work=Aniplex, Funimation | date=April 5, 2015 | episode-link=List of Kill la Kill episodes#ep9 | series=Kill la Kill | network=Adult Swim }}
• Episode 10: {{Note label|ep 10|}} {{cite episode | title=I Want to Know More About You | work=Aniplex, Funimation | date=April 12, 2015 | episode-link=List of Kill la Kill episodes#ep10 | series=Kill la Kill | network=Adult Swim }}
• Episode 11: {{Note label|ep 11|}} {{cite episode | title=I'm Not Your Cute Woman | work=Aniplex, Funimation | date=April 19, 2015 | episode-link=List of Kill la Kill episodes#ep11 | series=Kill la Kill | network=Adult Swim }}
• Episode 12: {{Note label|ep 12|}} {{cite episode | title=Spit Your Sadness Away | work=Aniplex, Funimation | date=April 26, 2015 | episode-link=List of Kill la Kill episodes#ep12 | series=Kill la Kill | network=Adult Swim }}
• Episode 13: {{Note label|ep 13|}} {{cite episode | title=Crazy for You | work=Aniplex, Funimation | date=May 3, 2015 | episode-link=List of Kill la Kill episodes#ep13 | series=Kill la Kill | network=Adult Swim }}
• Episode 14: {{Note label|ep 14|}} {{cite episode | title=Ride Like the Wind | work=Aniplex, Funimation | date=May 10, 2015 | episode-link=List of Kill la Kill episodes#ep14 | series=Kill la Kill | network=Adult Swim}}
• Episode 15: {{Note label|ep 15|}} {{cite episode | title=Don't Stop Me Now | work=Aniplex, Funimation | date=May 17, 2015 | episode-link=List of Kill la Kill episodes#ep15 | series=Kill la Kill | network=Adult Swim}}
• Episode 16: {{Note label|ep 16|}} {{cite episode | title=The Girl Can't Help It | work=Aniplex, Funimation | date=May 31, 2015 | episode-link=List of Kill la Kill episodes#ep16 | series=Kill la Kill | network=Adult Swim}}
• Episode 17: {{Note label|ep 17|}} {{cite episode | title=Tell Me Why | work=Aniplex, Funimation | date=June 7, 2015 | episode-link=List of Kill la Kill episodes#ep17 | series=Kill la Kill | network=Adult Swim}}
• Episode 18: {{Note label|ep 18|}} {{cite episode | title=Into the Night | work=Aniplex, Funimation | date=June 14, 2015 | episode-link=List of Kill la Kill episodes#ep18 | series=Kill la Kill | network=Adult Swim}}
• Episode 19: {{Note label|ep 19|}} {{cite episode | title= Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head | work=Aniplex, Funimation | date=June 21, 2015 | episode-link=List of Kill la Kill episodes#ep19 | series=Kill la Kill | network=Adult Swim}}
• Episode 20: {{Note label|ep 20|}} {{cite episode | title= Far from the Madding Crowd | work=Aniplex, Funimation | date=June 28, 2015 | episode-link=List of Kill la Kill episodes#ep20 | series=Kill la Kill | network=Adult Swim}}
• Episode 21: {{Note label|ep 21|}} {{cite episode | title= Incomplete| work=Aniplex, Funimation | date=July 12, 2015 | episode-link=List of Kill la Kill episodes#ep21 | series=Kill la Kill | network=Adult Swim}}
• Episode 22: {{Note label|ep 22|}} {{cite episode | title= Tell Me How You Feel| work=Aniplex, Funimation | date=July 19, 2015 | episode-link=List of Kill la Kill episodes#ep22 | series=Kill la Kill | network=Adult Swim}}
• Episode 23: {{Note label|ep 23|}} {{cite episode | title= Imitation Gold | work=Aniplex, Funimation | date=July 26, 2015 | episode-link=List of Kill la Kill episodes#ep23 | series=Kill la Kill | network=Adult Swim}}
• Episode 24: {{Note label|ep 24|}} {{cite episode | title= Past the Infinite Darkness | work=Aniplex, Funimation | date=August 2, 2015 | episode-link=List of Kill la Kill episodes#ep24 | series=Kill la Kill | network=Adult Swim}}
• OVA: {{Note label|ep OVA|}} {{Cite episode |title=Goodbye Again|episode-link=List of Kill la Kill episodes#ep25 |series=Kill la Kill}}

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