The creators of the popular anime series “Kill The Killing“, of Studio triggerpresented an interesting argument in favor of the series' blatant fanservice, claiming that it is an essential component of both the medium and the series itself for the fate of humanity.

Japanese media outlet Febri spoke with “Kill la Kill” screenwriter Kazuki Nakashima and director Hiroyuki Imaishi. While Nakashima joked that bathtub-looking scenes are probably banned nowadays, except for a good reason.as if a character's life was at stake, He expressed his opinion on fanservice in a slightly more serious way:

• «We're doing commercial work, so we want the audience to see it. I don't mind if they say, 'I don't get it,' but I don't want them to feel unnecessarily uncomfortable. On the other hand, if we make work completely sterile, people will become 'unaccustomed' to this type of content and will die. So there is a mindset that says we should dare to take on the stigma and teach these kinds of things to the public.».

As Imaishi and Nakashima laughed, the latter continued: «We do it with the grand aspiration that “this is necessary for humans to become immune.” We will never be appreciated for it, but we are willing to lose favor for the good of humanity. You can do that with that kind of feeling (laughs)». Imaishi added: “Either way, I don't want to die if I can avoid it.».

“Kill la Kill” was Studio Trigger’s first televised anime series and one of the most popular anime of the last decade. It represented the beginning of a series of original works, and Trigger is now known for maintaining a consistent aesthetic of loose, dynamic art across all of his anime. His titles include the popular “Darling in the FranXX,” “Cyberpunk: Edgerunners,” “Kiznaiver,” “Little Witch Academia,” and the currently streaming “Delicious in Dungeon” on Netflix.

Source: February