I'm done with you.
I'm never putting you on again.
Ryuko!
Just looking at you pisses me off!
Cause we're both the same breed of monster!
That's right! I'm not human!
I'm a Life Fiber monster!
That's crazy, Ryuko!
Senketsu is your friend, Ryuko!
You don't sound anything like the Ryuko I know!
You don't, you don't, you don't!
What did you do with my Ryuko?
Where is she? Where is she? Where is she?
Where is she?!
I'm not the Ryuko you know.
The old me was just a fake.
I'm a monster!
I'm not a normal human. I'm a monster just like Ragyo who can't be killed.
Don't say that...
Someone got up on the wrong side of the bed, Ryuko.
Harime Nui!
Episode
20
Far From the Madding Crowd
It all begins when we sever the threads of fate
I was trying to be someone I'm not
In a cramped world
With no breathing room
As I walked down my runway
I thought I'd concealed it
Behind the smile that masked my face
But it doesn't work on you
You always see through my facade
Nobody's ever unraveled me like this before
I don't know what to do
Nobody else can pull these outfits off
A somewhat ambiguous fever
Threatens to burn our hearts away
It all begins once we rein in the threads of fate
A new day will dawn for us
We must be one in spirit
But... Aren't you angry at the wrong person?
What?
Didn't you want to avenge your father's death?
I'm the one who killed him, and you're ignoring me.
But you're fighting this trash and I'm so sad and lonely!
Quit screwing with me!
That's perfect, my dear daughter.
I'm not your daughter!
It's no surprise that you're confused.
Kiryuin Soichiro, or rather, Matoi Isshin...
This is all a dastardly plan concocted by that fool of a man.
He's done nothing but use his own daughter as a pawn.
As your mother, I'm painfully aware of the anger you—
Quit tooting your own horn with that smug look on your face!
Magnificent! Such unwavering determination!
Looking at you, my heart sings, far more than
when I look at my failure of an older daughter!
Damn you, I won't stand for any mockery of Lady Satsuki!
What familial loyalty could I possibly owe to a daughter who literally stabbed me in the back?
Do you hate your mother?
Do you resent Ragyo?
I'll kill you!
Come, then!
Let us make Honnouji Academy the place where this mother-daughter feud is put to rest!
Just you wait, I'm coming for you!
I can't wait! Adieu, mon amie!
Wait, Ryuko.
Don't try to stop me.
This is a trap. It's dangerous to walk into it in a blind rage.
Quit trying to act like you're still my teacher!
This was your fault from the start!
You knew everything, and you may have been acting all nonchalant,
but deep down you were laughing at me like I was a freak!
That's not true!
Shove it! I'm sick of your excuses!
So, it looks like humans and clothing can't understand each other after all.
You're gonna spout this shit again?!
I was never a human being from the start!
Move! Anybody who gets in my way will die, no matter who it is!
She destroyed those buildings with a single blow!
I sense intense malice...
Ryuko!
That's right. This is who I am now!
You people can just take off your Goku Uniforms.
But me, I'll be fused with Life Fibers until the day I die!
Senketsu wasn't the weapon that was created to kill its fellow Life Fibers!
It was me...
It can't be...
When I look at you, I get so annoyed!
At my own stupidity!
Ryuko...
If I've made my point, don't cling to me anymore.
He will cling to you!
I mean, Senketsu is your friend and your Sunday best!
He's going to cling to you forever and ever, just like some outfit that's full of static electricity!
Buzz?
Wow, I got shocked!
Ryuko...
There's no sign of Covers reinforcements.
Meaning that they were only after Matoi Ryuko.
If only I'd known who and what she really was sooner...
You could have done something? That's just your ego talking.
We've lost Matoi Ryuko as an asset.
All we can do right now is figure out what we can do without her.
We have no time for regrets.
You kids sure are level-headed. That's rare for high-schoolers.
We were trained by Lady Satsuki.
We can't let something like this get us down.
What is she trying to do by provoking Matoi and luring her to Honnouji Academy?
If she defeats Ragyo and Harime Nui, it'll save us a lot of trouble.
She's up against Kiryuin Ragyo. It won't be that easy.
Ryuko was crying.
Suffering and resentful...
This time, she was the one who was crying bitter tears.
I will go to Honnouji Academy. I can't leave Ryuko alone.
Well, no one can hear me anyway...
You want to go after Ryuko, don't you, Senketsu?
You do, right?!
Y-You can hear what I am saying?
Okay, okay, that's a good uniform...
Mankanshoku, you can hear what Senketsu is saying?!
Not a word!
Shoulda known...
But I can understand how he feels. Because I feel the same way.
Yes, well, I think we'll all want to go after Ryuko.
What do you mean?
I finally managed to hack into the academy's systems.
They're making something.
That worries me, too, but what I want to show you is this.
Lady Satsuki?!
What? Lady Satsuki? She's alive?
That's horrible...
Don't look! Avert your eyes!
My Shingantsu can't see through a monitor!
Someone tell me what you see!
She's strung up in chains. Stark naked.
Chained up and naked?! What's the meaning of this?!
It doesn't matter what it means!
Don't get too worked up. I'm just getting to the real issue.
I'll turn up the volume.
She's sharpening something. Sharpening the fangs of rebellion, waiting to strike.
A claw, in this case.
Young Miss...
Sheesh, you nerds love to hear yourself talk!
If she was alive, you should've just come right out and said it!
True. So, we're agreed on where we need to go?
Yes. Our objective is the retrieval of Lady Satsuki!
The enemy awaits at Honnouji!
Aw, he went and said it... We wanted to quote that....
Come on, you're embarrassing us, too!
Honestly, you have no tact at all, dumb Northern Kanto monkey!
Good grief, if you kids are that raring to go,
I'm left with no choice but to take my underwear off, too.
Enough, pervert.
Given that we can no longer count on Ryuko,
humanity's only chance at victory lies with Kiryuin Satsuki.
Nudist Beach will commit all the assets at its disposal to this operation to retrieve Satsuki Kiryuin.
Wait, surely not even the Naked Sol!
It's naked?
Yes! It's ready.
Behold! This is our trump card!
The Naked Sol!
Set sail!
All hands, prepare to set sail! Put off everyone except for combatants!
Sweet, finally!
Look sharp, people! Open the Dotonbori gate!
Dotonbori, gate open...
Quickly... Quickly...
Your underground base was a ship?
Completed by burning through every
last cent of the Takarada Conglomerate's fortunes,
this is Nudist Beach's final trump card...
The Naked Sol!
The Naked Sol
Mako!
Dad! Mom!
You people...
We're going, too!
It's more convenient to have a doctor on board, isn't it?
Back-Alley
Medical
Orderlies
Mankanshoku Family
Our home is in Honnou Town.
I've been wanting to pick up a new bottle of cooking oil.
And it sounds like fun!
Yeah, let's all go together!
No way. We never said we'd take the slacker with us.
It's hopeless, Jakuzure.
Mankanshoku has the best selective hearing in Honnouji.
Not even you can pull out her mental earplugs.
I don't know what you're talking about...
It's too late, anyway. The ship's already left port.
I sank a ton of cash into that baby!
Beat the stuffing out of those cloth monsters!
We're all counting on you.
Ragyo! Nui! Where are you?!
I'm here, just like I promised!
How lovely!
You're wild and even cooler than ever today, Ryuko!
Enough with your yapping. I'm here to kill you and Ragyo.
What good will killing me and Lady Ragyo do you?
You can't go back to your old life.
I said to quit your yapping.
Hup!
You're so fast, fast, fast, fast!
They've begun?
One more time!
Missiles, direct hit on target confirmed.
If only she were the sort of person missiles worked on...
I know we expected this,
but it's annoying how she just shrugs them off like that.
What an unsightly lump of steel. Have your fun while you can.
My ride seems to be the rowdy type.
This false toenail is made of the same material as Bakuzan.
It will be more than enough for scraps of cloth like you.
I understand, Ryuko! You must be so lonely!
You always thought you were a human being,
and the Life Fibers that you thought were
your enemies had been keeping you alive.
So, who are your friends, then?
Who is your enemy?
There isn't a single human being who understands you.
Quit yammering away while we're fighting!
But I'm here to tell you, Ryuko...
you mustn't give in to despair.
You have me!
I'm the only one who can understand you, Ryuko!
Go on, keep talking!
You can finish that thought in Hell!
Just kidding!
Lookie, lookie! It's my heart!
The way the Life Fibers glow when it beats sure is pretty, isn't it?
No way!
Yep! I'm just like you!
I guess the only difference is that you grew inside Lady Ragyo's belly,
but I grew in a womb made of Life Fibers.
That makes me your soul sister!
Screw you! Don't add yourself to my growing list of siblings!
But you can't fight the threads of fate!
Oh, shut up!
That's... Junketsu?!
What the hell?!
A heartfelt gift from the Grand Couturier to you.
Ragyo... Bitch... What are these threads?
When did you...
While we were fighting, I took your measurements and shot you full of tacking needles.
You are my darling daughter.
You wearing a half-finished outfit like Senketsu simply won't do.
If you are going to wear something, wear something first-rate.
Stop it!
Kamui Junketsu! Now this is more your style.
That's Junketsu!
Matoi... So that's what she's up to...
I have no means of stopping her as I am now.
Cheap, mass-produced garbage!
Lady Satsuki!
You'll catch cold. Here, take this.
Forgive us for taking so long to come for you.
No, the timing of the Elite Four is impeccable as always.
Open your heart to Junketsu, Ryuko.
Stop it!
Yes, that is happiness for you. The bliss of being worn by clothing.
Do you understand, Ryuko?
Yes, Mother!
I see, so this is the Nudist Beach flagship.
That's right, the Takarada Conglomerate's fortune is from the shipbuilding industry.
This way, Lady Satsuki.
Young Miss, I do apologize for the shabby conditions.
It was worth returning simply to have the chance to drink more of your tea, Soroi.
Now that we've succeeded in rescuing you,
it's not safe to remain anchored around here.
Shall we return to Osaka for the time being?
I don't think that's going to happen.
We're about to face the worst possible opponent.
This is bad! Something's charging straight at the ship at high speed!
What?!
I'll kill you.
I'll kill all of you!
Yes, we've definitely arrived at the worst-case scenario.
This is bad.
At this rate, this ship is going to be sunk by a single high-school girl.
That idiot!
Tsumugu!
You'll die.
I have my personalized DTR prototype.
But it isn't—
Its armor's been beefed up more than yours.
It's worth a shot!
Lady Satsuki! Take these.
They belong in your hands far more than in ours.
Wait, how come Ryuko is wearing Junketsu?!
Impossible. Ryuko cannot wear any Kamui but—
I'm coming in.
Lady Satsuki?
Still the same old Mohawk Dude, piloting a mech
that leaves your ass hanging out...
Just die.
Oh, so it's come to this?
The two of you have teamed up, huh?
You might despise me.
But despite that, the only ones who can stop her
right now are you and I!
Lend me your strength, Senketsu!
My monotonous everyday life
Took on a new hue
A part of me always wished
for that to happen
But when it actually did
I was too scared to act
That's a secret, okay?
Trembling alone
I miss you so much
If only I could tell you
that I'll always be on your side
We could be invincible
When we take flight,
we'll do so together
We'll make a stand
I don't want to go back
To being the bumbling coward I was
Every little thing will come together
To give us great strength
That's how I feel right now
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Clothing you want to wear, and clothing you can't wear.
Can't Wear
What's the difference between the two?
Ryuko and Satsuki
Ryuko and Satsuki, two twisted sisters!
Twisted
Sisters
The time has come at last to unravel the constantly tangling threads of karma!
At Last
Next time on Kill la Kill, "Incomplete!"
Episode 21
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