Episode 8

"I'll Wipe My Own Tears" is the 8th episode of the Kill la Kill anime.

Plot
Satsuki Kiryūin announces her new election system, in which students must survive a seven-day battle against each other in order to stand out on top and earn Goku Uniforms, sending the entire school into a state of emergency. Meanwhile, Ryūko takes Mako to the ruins of her old house, where she tells her about the circumstances surrounding her father's death. Finding no further clues in the basement where she found Senketsu, Ryūko and Mako head home, only for their scooter to run out of gas. They end up encountering the disciplinary committee chair and one of the Elite Four, Ira Gamagōri, who, having just attained his driving license and is taking the week off, offers them a ride home. During their drive, they are attacked by the automotive and airsoft clubs, who are targeting Ira's Three-Star Goku Uniform, Shackle Regalia. Recalling how he first met Satsuki, Ira unleashes his uniform, which uses the power of masochism to evolve into Scourge Regalia and lay waste to his opponents, before seeing Ryūko and Mako off at the gas station. After a week passes, Honnōji's strongest assembles for the Sudden Death Runoff Election, with only Ryūko and the Elite Four making their way to the top. There, Satsuki challenges Ryūko with defeating each of the Elite Four in exchange for details concerning her father's death, her first opponent being Ira.

Characters

 * Satsuki Kiryūin
 * Ryūko Matoi
 * Mako Mankanshoku
 * Ira Gamagōri