What draws you to Geass?

[nayami.livejournal.com]

Why yes we are a poll. And yes I do live here. After reading something verity_isle said about people watching Geass for the lulz only and following most of the anime blogs, I asked myself why I watch Geass. I realized the answer has changed from the time I started watching the series to just after the Mao arc, when Geass suddenly became my *show* as I once viewed my other fave Naruto. So as usual, I have two questions to pose:


1. Why did you originally start watching Geass? When might be cool to know too since I know we have people here since October and others who recently marathoned the whole thing. It seems to me when a person started watching Geass partially determines the why.

2. Why do you stick with Geass AKA what do you love about it?


For me, I started with Geass sheerly because 1.)it was Clamp, 2.)Lelouch looks like Kamui and 3.)I love Kamui no matter what hell he puts me through. I did originally just watch it for the WTFery, although I always adored Lelouch. Now I admit I'm into the political intrigue and just how Lelouch is going to screw himself deal with things next. I might add more to this later but I'd rather hear some others first.

Comments

[nayami.livejournal.com]

I agree that Geass does have a uniqueness to it with the way it approaches things and the odd balance between the school life and the war that one doesn't usually find in mechs, at least not one involving this much use of said school life. Having such a flawed main character helps a lot too since it's very hard not to like someone who's just so humane at times.

When I first saw Lelouch, I laughed long and hard and said it was like Clamp transported Tsubasa's Vamp!Kamui into Gundam. I think the names cracked me up too, especially Suzaku's.

[staticlights.livejournal.com]

When I first heard Suzaku's name, I thought of another CLAMP character with a similar name: Suzuka (who's a wee bit different (http://elwing.anime-netwerk.net/angeliclayer/i/suzuka1.jpg))

The second thing I thought of with Suzaku as in the bird-thingy Tsuzuki summons in Yami no Matsuei. Because of the association with YnM, and the CLAMP designs; I can't think of Suzaku as straight ^^

[nayami.livejournal.com]

Speaking of other Clamp characters with the same name, does the fact that Kaguya's surname is Sumeragi freak anyone else out? Because I know when I read that on wikipedia, I did a total double take.

When I hear Suzaku, I think of the pretty bird-boy in Fushigi Yuugi. He also does not appear to be playing in the straight camp. Poor Suzaku.

[staticlights.livejournal.com]

Oh, I noticed that too. CLAMP loves their crossovers ^^;
(though the Naruto fan in me was busier noticing that Kaguya shares her name with a character in Naruto)