Flow is a pretty good band with two vocalists, a guitarist and a drummer. They first appeared on the radar of anime viewers with their Naruto OP4, the one that goes "We are Fighting Dreamers!" (dumb song btw) and followed up with Eureka seveN’s first OP, Days. Their next foray into anime OPs would be [...]
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This episode blew me away right at the very beginning. C.C. is absolutely lovely. Why? It’s because her attitude rocks and her appearance is so contrary to how she really behaves. Throughout episodes 1-5 and having only slight airtime aside from the OP sequence, I had a partial impression of C.C. being slightly shy and [...]
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C.C. is alive!? She was shot on the head from the early episode and now suddenly appears in front of Lelouch. Currently, she is staying with Lelouch and sleep on his bed. Gosh, what will you do if it suddenly happens to you? In order for Lelouch to understand the nature [...]
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Code Geass is another of those shows where the number of characters gets me easily lost. Especially since I like to know the main voice actors.So I have made a translated version of the character map from the official site, adding the names of the seiyuus:The show is full of good seiyuu and good performances: Yukana as CC, Fukuyama Jun as Lelouch, Koshimizu Ami as Kallen, Orikasa Fumiko as Shirley, Nazuka Kaori as Nunally, Sakurai Takahiro as Suzaku, Chiba Saeko as Nina, etc.
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This is another action-filled episode for the series only this time around, Lelouch gets to be the loser. It's hard not to feel sorry for him though, as it appears that his entire family (minus Euphemia, probably) are a bunch of cold-hearted bastards. There is also another interesting revelation from C.C and I think this will end up becoming the focus of the series once Lelouch has his way with Britannia. Animation-wise, the episode is still quite good despite 7 episodes into the count. Some character designs are a bit off but that's to be expected around this time. Anyway, I'll come back with the summary and the rollover comments as soon as I can get my copy on Kanon episode.
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Web shop Amiami updated yesterday with two new entries in Bandai's Otome Damashii line of PVC figures: an as-yet unpainted cast of Karen from Code Geass, due out in February '07, and Buster Machine #7 from Top wo Nerae! 2, slated for a March release. (no more)
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The explanation of the post-subject is that I finally understood the show’s title after episode 5, because I figured out they meant Geas not “Geass,” which is a word I know due to my D&D-enhanced vocabulary (I remember when I was ten my mother was like “where did you learn words like ‘adjacent’ and ‘melee’??”). [...]
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Impressions: I shouldn’t stay up too late today. I only got three and a half hours sleep yesterday since I had to do prepare a science presentation. And if you know me, you’d know I ALWAYS leave EVERYTHING to the last minute…literally. Anyways, that’s not related to anime so who cares!? Ok, Code Geass; yup, another [...]
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I swore I watched two episodes of Tokimemo this week. But turns out one of them was actually Code Geass. The standard Tokimemo plot goes like this - Riku gets chased around by the entire school while the school council announces prizes for the guy who catches him, normally a kiss from the [...]
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Yeah, I’ve skipped over two episodes to post this… >_> **stares at backlog** This episode takes a break from the drama of the last five and showcases the students of Ashford Academy instead. Lelouch is out of shape, or at least less fit than Suzaku. He needs to stop playing gambling chess and get out more. It’s [...]
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Hmm, nothing much happens in this episode but we have some harmless fun thanks to a cat that Euphemia found one episode ago. This episode also shows that the series actually contains quite a lot of characters. Having said that, it remains to be seen if all of them will be utilised effectively. I also notice that Lelouch is a lot less manipulative and more silly in this episode. It's kind of amusing and bizarre at the same time because it's a bit hard to believe that this is the same guy who killed Clovis and effectively framed Jeremiah in front of the public. As as side note, the producer also ramps up the Pizza Hut in-show promo by blatantly showing C.C eating said Pizza. I personally don't really mind this if it means the producer gets more budget to produce better anime. I do wonder what you guys think about this though.
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Lelouch (right) with a hot girl (left) looking badass My temperament and sanity has not been the best these past few days, and it is because problems and predicaments have stacked and piled up atop one another that it takes all my sanity (and a little more) to endure it without breaking down. And I’m not [...]
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Impressions: This episode is probably the best so far, as we get to see more of Lelouch’s schemes at work. Although they don’t require that much thought, since he has such an ‘influential’ power, they are still interesting to see carried out. Of course, the expressions on everyone’s faces when Lelouch accomplished his goal were an [...]
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Lelouch directs the rebellion to near victory in Shinjuku until Suzaku gets into the Lancelot, a groovy new surfing mecha, and nearly defeats him; Lelouch escapes after Suzaku helps a woman in danger, but things end up nearly at an impasse for the rebellion until Lelouch mind-controls his way into an audience with Clovis and [...]
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I'm pretty sure now that Pizza Hut is definitely one of the series' sponsor judging by the amount of exposure it gets. Even C.C (who by the way is called 'Shitsu' by the other characters) loves Pizza! Sponsorship aside, this is one good episode that finally goes beyond the imperialism tone of the first few episodes. I think it's undeniable, however, that imperialism is used as a concept to highlight the recent political climate. The opening scene is a good indication of this. This episode also introduces some new characters but the most notable ones are Cornelia and Euphemia, the 2nd and 3rd Princess of Britannia. I was amused when I saw Euphemia asks Suzaku to call her "Yuffie" because it reminds me of similarly-named character from Final Fantasy VII. Her excursion out of the castle also reminds me of Audrey Hepburn's film, Roman Holiday. In both cases, a Princess pretends that she is a commoner so she can go out unnoticed.
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Alright, so maybe Code Geass isn’t the best that Sunrise could have done. I’ve got a few bones to pick them. Spoilerage follows after the break.
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Impressions: Episode 3 was greeaaat! I now like it more than Death Note, but mainly because I’ve read the manga. I was going to do an entry on ‘Death Note vs. Code Geass’ or something, but I found it to be unnecessary work for me even though I have exams next week. Which also means my [...]
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It's a relief to know that at a time of imperial occupation, Pizza Hut is alive and in business. I mean, we don't want the poor people of Eleven to miss out on Pepperoni Pizza after all. Seriously though, the amount of in-show product placement is unusually high. This episode also shows a lot of CLAMP's influence either on the character design or part of its storyline. First, there is a shot of Tokyo Tower, a landmark in any CLAMP series. This episode also marks the first appearance of a Kurogane (of Tsubasa Chronicle) look-alike. Then there's the disturbing similarity between Suzaku and Shaoran of the same series. He even comes in kinky, collar-equipped clothing just like other CLAMP stable bishounen. And there is one scene here which looks like a shounen-ai fanfic material waiting to be written. Anyway, I hope you don't mind that I change my summary style to a less formal one for this episode. I just think this episode calls for it.
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FLOW - COLORS (27MB, for PSP/Quicktime) | YouTube version Yeah, I realise it's kind of late but with everything that happened during the weekend I could not find the time to insert an extra entry for this. In addition to this, I wasn't sure if I had enough bandwidth to spare for the month. Anyway, this is basically a PV for Code Geass OP theme. Unfortunately as far as PV goes, this is one of the least interesting ones I've seen lately. The only thing that entertains me is the antics of its two lead singers, Kohshi and Keigo, as they jump around from one area to another. I realise that this song has been criticised for its similarity to Days, but I think the two lead singers have really powerful vocals that make this song worth listening on its own. Between the two, I actually prefer Keigo's singing voice since I think it is far more refined and easier to listen to than Kohshi's voice. Having said that, the combination of their voice is the reason why their group stands out from other similar J-pop groups.
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Impressions: My yearning to watch the next episode of this series has just increased by a tenfold! Okay, maybe not that much, but I like it a lot more now. I’m not too sure, but I think Code Geass has overtaken Death Note on my top fall animes this season (becoming a close second behind Kanon). [...]
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