Ryuko Matoi Cosplay — Glossy Senketsu Studio, Photo 2

The light turns crimson here. Ryuko Matoi stands mid-step with her left side to the camera and her face turned slightly toward the lens, the red Scissor Blade held low at her right hip so the long curved blade trails behind her. She looks straight into the camera.

The backdrop runs from a bright orange-red glow behind the figure to deep red at the edges. Shot full length from waist height, the side-on angle shows the glossy latex Senketsu outfit in profile: the cropped sailor top with its red zipper, the bare midriff, the pleated skirt with white triangular points at the hem, and the thin red heels. The slant of the blade continues the diagonal of her step.

In Kill la Kill the weapon is one half of a giant pair of scissors, and Ryuko arrives at Honnouji Academy looking for whoever holds the other half.