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☆ Code Geass: Lelouch of the Reballion

Wednesday, December 3, 2008, 7:16 PM.

nee, minna-sama,

HAVE YOU WATCHED [CODE GEASS: LELOUCH OF THE REBALLION R2]?




if you didn't,
DON'T TELL ME THAT YOU'HAD WATCH AN ANIMATION BEFORE, FREAK.



Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion (コードギアス 反逆のルルーシュ, Kōdo Giasu: Hangyaku no Rurūshu) is an anime television series created by Sunrise. Directed by Gorō Taniguchi and written by Ichirō Ōkouchi, both of whom had earlier worked on the series Planetes, Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion features original character designs by Clamp.

The first season of the series premiered across Japan on MBS from October 5, 2006, and concluded its run on July 28, 2007, after running for 25 episodes. A second season and sequel to the series, Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2, premiered on MBS and TBS on April 6, 2008 and concluded on September 28, 2008.

Both seasons of Code Geass have been licensed for release in the United States and Canada by Bandai Entertainment, and the first season began airing on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim programming block in the U.S. on April 27, 2008; the second began airing on November 2, immediately following the first season. In Australia and New Zealand, the series is licensed by Madman Entertainment.


Plot
On August 10, 2010, a.t.b., the Holy Empire of Britannia overpowered Japanese forces and conquered the country with their new robotic weapons, the Knightmare Frames, in less than a month. In the aftermath of Britannia's invasion, Japan lost its freedom, its rights, and even its name, becoming Area 11 of the Britannian Empire. The Japanese people, renamed as "Elevens", are forced to survive in poor neighborhoods, while Britannians live in first-class settlements. Rebel elements persist, however, as pockets of Japanese organizations struggle against the Empire for the independence of Japan.

After his father, the Emperor of Britannia, failed to prevent the assassination of his mother, an attack which also left his sister blind and crippled, the young prince Lelouch vowed to destroy Britannia. Seven years later, he accidentally becomes mixed up with "terrorists" in Area 11 and encounters a mysterious girl named C.C., who gives him the power of Geass. With it, he finally has the power that he needs to defeat Britannia and fulfill his two wishes: to seek revenge for his mother and to construct a world in which his beloved sister Nunnally can live happily.


Geass
Geass (ギアス, giasu) is a mysterious ability which certain people can bestow upon others; C.C. is the most prominent character who grants the power of Geass. The form the Geass takes is different in each individual. C.C. calls Geass the Power of Kings (王の力, Ō no Chikara). It is represented by a bird-shaped symbol which glows red when active.

Every Geass has its own unique set of restrictions, limitations, or idiosyncrasies. These factors allow a Geass to be defeated, or its power limited, by someone who is aware of its characteristics. All Geass abilities that have thus far appeared within the canon of the television series have been related to the mind, influencing such aspects as will, thought, memory, emotion, and perception. Geass abilities in the manga spin-off Knightmare of Nunnally have no such limitations.

The power of Geass increases with use, usually starting in one eye. It can eventually spread to both eyes and become uncontrollable with repeated use. At this point, the one who granted the power can relinquish his or her immortality to the recipient, allowing the recipient to continue the cycle while the giver is allowed to die. The immortality is referred to as the giver's "Code," and grants the person immunity to Geass in exchange for their original power.

According to an English edition of Newtype, the power of Geass has something to do with the very existence of humankind, and it may be used to destroy or transform just about anything "Geass" may be an intentional corruption of the word geas or geis, a term for a type of magical contract in Irish mythology.


Themes
The columnist Carlo Santos of Anime News Network wrote that the franchise "in a way, [...] reflects the malaise of a generation: the realization that old, rich, powerful people have screwed up the world and that the young are helpless to do anything about it". According to him, Lelouch's actions exemplify the wish to see problems like "economic collapse, class conflict, political instability, radical extremism" solved by "Zero's vigilante methods" but Santos expresses doubt in such approach and concludes that "the series is at its best when raising questions rather than offering a final solution".


Characters
also see:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Code_Geass_characters

Lelouch Lamperouge
The title character and protagonist of the show, Lelouch Lamperouge is seemingly an ordinary 17-year-old student at the Ashford Academy. In reality, he is the son of the Emperor of Britannia and the late Empress Marianne. His real name is Lelouch vi Britannia, the Eleventh Prince of the Britannian Empire prior to his mother's assassination. When he gets caught up in a battle between the military and Japanese rebels, he gains the power of Geass, which forces others to obey his orders without question. With this power, he begins his quest to destroy Britannia under the alias of Zero.

Suzaku Kururugi
Lelouch's childhood friend and son of Japan's last prime minister, Suzaku is in the service of the Britannia Army as a soldier, and was chosen to test an experiment new model of Knightmare Frame, the Lancelot. Suzaku believes achieving results by wrong or illegal methods is meaningless and does not approve of Zero's actions.

C.C.
A mysterious green-haired girl who bestows the power of Geass upon Lelouch under the condition that he grant her greatest wish. C.C.'s abilities caught the interest of Britannia and she was imprisoned as a part of Britannia's experiments in the past. She passively oversees Lelouch's missions to ensure that he does not die and to help his plans succeed.

Nunnally Lamperouge
Nunnally is Lelouch's younger sister, who is wheelchair-bound due to bullet wounds on her legs, as well as blind due to psychological trauma from witnessing the brutal assassination of her mother.

Kallen Kōzuki
Kallen is a Britannian-Eleven girl who believes herself to be a Japanese person at heart and prefers to be known by her birth name. Her father is Britannian and her mother is an Eleven; her father comes from a prestigious Britannian family and as such she attends the Ashford Academy, where she is a member of its student council and is one of its most outstanding students. Though she maintains a frail-girl image at school, she is a member of a Japanese resistance cell.


Reception
Since its premiere, Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion has collected numerous awards and accolades. At the sixth annual Tokyo Anime Awards held at the 2007 Tokyo International Anime Fair, Code Geass won the best TV anime series award. In noted Japanese anime magazine Animage's 29th Annual Anime Grand Prix, Code Geass won the most popular series award, with Lelouch Lamperouge also being chosen as the most popular male character and "Colors" being chosen as the most popular song. In the 30th Annual Anime Grand Prix, Lelouch won first place again and C.C. was voted most popular female character. At the first Seiyū Awards held in 2007, Jun Fukuyama won the award for best actor in a leading role for his performance as Lelouch Lamperouge in the series, while Ami Koshimizu won the award for best actress in a supporting role for her performance as Kallen Kōzuki. Furthermore, Code Geass won the award for Best TV Animation at the twelfth Animation Kobe event, held annually in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, with R2 taking the award in the following year.

Anime News Network's columnist Todd Ciolek attributes the soaring popularity of Code Geass to "the series hitting every important fan sector," with the audience appeal points ranging from a "complex cast of characters and a fast-paced story, told with Goro Taniguchi's capable direction" for "general-interest fans" to "pretty and just-a-little-broken heroes" for "yaoi-buying female fans."

Reportedly, Bandai Visual shipped over one million DVD and Blu-ray discs related to Code Geass franchise by November 2008, placing it among the most popular contemporary anime series in both Japan and North America.



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TELL YOU WHAT, it's another great anime that you shouldnt miss >__<. man, i watched the first season a couple of months ago, can't remember when, but i was pretty pissed with the ending of the first season - cliff hanger -__-. i wasnt aware of R2. i started watching it yesterday, a total of 25 episodes. although just being a short 24 mins show, it feels longer than other similar timing animes, and i'm glad about it ^__^. it doesnt feel like those anime that 'comes and goes', those that doesnt leave much impression.

just yesterday, i finished about 14 episodes, and continued to 25 today. look at the power of the anime~~~ you'll get pretty messed up with the whole plot when watching, as it's pretty complicating with those professional-words used and also being a fiction. but the story was pretty tight, and you'll never what the tensai - Lelouch's next move.

checkmate? no, you might be the one caught if you think you've won, like the close-to-last scene. (dont worry, i'm no spoiler) gahh, my tears would had messed up my pillow if my family didnt return home =__=.

but what, THE LAST SCENE IS FREAKING DAMN TOUCHING. ohmygod, i didnt expect things to go that way, i mean, I DIDNT WANT TO T_______T. i wonder if the Black Knight members know about the truth? it's too painful, for everyone, huh? glad that, at least, Nunnally and Suzaku knows. and it was Suzaku whom ended everything. i thought he was dead...

AHHHH, it's too sad for such gorgeous tensai to die T___T. Lulu \(ToT)/~~!!!!!!!!!!! being a tragic hero is not a simple thing... T______________T!!!
for more about Lulu, look here :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lelouch_Lamperouge
MUST SEE EHH!!!!! T_______T


AHHH, AHHHHH~~~~ i cant accept it T________T~~
besides this, i dont know what to say..... Lelouch ToT.



Lelouch-sama -O-~~




Lelouch-sama in Ashford Academy uniform and Emperor dressing -o-~~


yeah right, if you're wonderin who this handsome guy is, he's the voice actor of Lelouch-sama -o-~

finally, a voice actor with both looks and voice =v=.



someone whom made fun of the last scene....? =v=;;;....







"i, destroyed the world, and created it"

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