[Update] Code Geass GAIDEN

[nokiirat.livejournal.com]

Geass.jp has updated with news on their new project that they've begun working on. It looks like there will be more information released in the summer.

If someone can translate any other new information, that'd be great.

And here's the Code Geass article in Newtype 6.

Comments

[rainbow-cnxn.livejournal.com]

Uh, Renya isn't AU.

[nokiirat.livejournal.com]

i consider all of the manga spinoffs to be AU since they aren't written by the original anime writer. just one of those fans who like keeping the anime and manga(s) separate.

[rainbow-cnxn.livejournal.com]

But Renya is written by Taniguchi (albeit drawn by the NoN mangaka).

[nokiirat.livejournal.com]

Ichiro Okouchi is credited for writing most of the anime. Taniguchi was the director, so yes, he may have penned some of the script. Again, I'm considering the manga and anime to be separate entities, since most anime-turned-manga aren't that great (in my opinion).

[rainbow-cnxn.livejournal.com]

...but Code Geass is Taniguchi's brainchild, and he (along with Okouchi) is credited with the Original Story. I can't disregard his creative contribution, and if he says that the manga's in the anime's timeline, I pay heed.

I mean, if you're gonna say that he wasn't the lead writer, neither was Tomino in Gundam's UC franchise. And despite 0079, Zeta, etc. all having different writers, they are definitely all considered within the UC canon due to the unity of setting, as well as having Tomino as the director.

[nokiirat.livejournal.com]

I thought I already said that I considered anime and manga series to be separate; same timeline or not. Not discrediting your opinion at all. My original comment was to clarify that Lelouch was in the picture, but image wasn't necessarily promoting the new anime series. I guess my use of AU is what set this off, but AU is just a term that I use when the original series is being explored in different way, or a way that was not originally intended. From the whole setup, it sounded like an AU story similar to the NoN, Suzaku or the Bakumatsu manga. (probably spamming poor biodamper's inbox (good thing lj's msging isn't working well).) I understand you that you don't consider it AU. That's perfectly ok. :)

[rainbow-cnxn.livejournal.com]

Well, I just replied because it seems like your definition of "canon" is a bit different than what most people would probably consider "canon". I just wanted to jump in and interject when you said "not necessarily canon to the anime" when it's specifically been said to be "in the same official Code Geass history as the anime, but in a different era". I don't intend to knock your interpretation, but it gets confusing to readers if you say that without qualifying what you mean by "canon".

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[nokiirat.livejournal.com]

I didn't think it was confusing or different from most people, since I think one of the articles has said that the other manga are a part of Code Geass 'history (and definitely read that as the 'franchise' history', but fair enough.