Actual news!

[drakyndra.livejournal.com]

So, it's that time when all the Japanese magazines start to leak early, and this month has a whole bunch of new stuff for Code Geass.

Firstly: A new Super Robot Wars game is coming out on PSP, and it includes Code Geass.

Rumours floating around certain forums are that Super Robot Wars Z II: Hakai-Hen is the first part of a two-game series, and as such will be including only the first parts of certain new series, like Gurren Lagann, or the first series of others - including Code Geass. This game is due out April 14th; no news on when the second game, assumedly including R2 will be coming up.

The ANN report links a Japanese post with scans, including some Lancelot pictures.

ETA: And the first trailer will apparently be online January 12th, if you're looking out for that.

And what is probably much bigger news: Newtype has character art for Boukoku no Akito




And some individual pictures with details about the two of them:



Anyone care to translate them? What I'm hearing is the girl is named Layla and the boy is Hyuga Akito, and she's his "boss", but that's completely unsubstantiated.


I've yet to see scans of the accompanying article, so I can't tell you anything about what plot details it may contain, and it seems we still haven't got confirmation as to if this is an OVA or a TV series. If anyone finds anything else out or sees some better scans, let us know!

(Also the first volume of the Renya manga is due out later this month. The article also had a small picture of it's cover, if anyone wants me to post that.)

But anyway: Discuss.

Comments

[defade.livejournal.com]

Hyuga Akito
An Eleven belonging to the EU army. During year 2017, in the hellish European battlefront, he takes up a military operation with 5% survival rate as a soldier who has lost his hometown

Leira
The heroine and Akito's superior. Wears a peculiar costume. Does not seem to be Japanese, and has a refined, almost princess-like air about her?

[drakyndra.livejournal.com]

has a refined, almost princess-like air about her?

So that's why 2ch is speculating she's secretly a Britannian princess.

[robotlove.livejournal.com]

Lol, I saw some Japanese announcements floating around on twitter and quickly ran over here to see if there was already news. Go you!

And they look good! I shall be looking forward to more.

[drakyndra.livejournal.com]

I am ~speedy~.

[tennouji-nerin.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much for the info! Am eagerly awaiting further scans :D

I'll attempt a translation:

Hyuuga Akito- An Eleven that belongs to the EU army. As a soldier who has lost his homeland, at the 2017 hellish European battlefront, he takes on a military tactic that has a survival rate of 5%.

Reira- The heroine and Akito's superior. She dons a unique costume. She does not appear to be Japanese and has the grace of a princess?

[clarisajeane.livejournal.com]

I cant wiat for this,characters looks intersting!!!

[dragonlover58.livejournal.com]

Exciting! Is that the February issue of Newtype? I may go pick it up just to get the other info. :D

[drakyndra.livejournal.com]

It's whichever issue is due out later this week.

[grendelity.livejournal.com]

Thanks for posting this! It's nice to finally see some character designs.

[nokiirat.livejournal.com]

very much enjoy the new character designs. :) thx for sharing.

[kiraya.livejournal.com]

I am so looking forward to this gaiden. ♥ Thanks for sharing!

[biodamper.livejournal.com]

first thought: kinda looks like Xingke with a braid

I am excited for this~!

[drakyndra.livejournal.com]

I thought the same re: looking like Xingke.

[lelouch-ct.livejournal.com]

let's hope they don't screw up the Geass series with this...

[sapphire-pyro.livejournal.com]

I'm very excited for this :D I hope more info would be out soon!

[ichinichinemasu.livejournal.com]

I'm not gonna lie, I'm kind of excited! Thanks for the post.

[schneizel.livejournal.com]

Hopefully it's just a crappy OVA and not a crappy series.

[angelemperor.livejournal.com]

Thanks for posting these! And thanks to the people who did the translations as well! It's so nice to finally see some more news for the Gaiden, and it's nice to finally see some characters for it as well!

[megalomaniageek.livejournal.com]

*goes to LJ*
*checks Flist, sees Geass update with actual content* OMFG YESSSSS drakyndra ilu
*clicks link*
....oh.

I mean, I knew the main Geass characters probably wouldn't be involved as they are all halfway around the world from the EU in 2017, but I could be more excited by these two.
(of course I still love you drakyndra thanks very much for keeping us posted)

[megalomaniageek.livejournal.com]

Also, I wish they'd release official romanizations right off the bat. Then we wouldn't have Millay/Milly, Nanaly/Nunnally, Karen/Kallen, Lelou/Lulu, etc.
I read the girl's name as "Layla" because that's a girl's name I've heard, "Reira" is a transliteration that doesn't seem like a Western name, and "Leira" is that kind of common-in-anime middle-area where it could almost be a Western name.

[yinake.livejournal.com]

I-I miss Suzaku. And CC. And Kallen. And everyone. D:

/oligatory whiny comment.

That said, can't say those two look too original/interesting in their character designs, but then I remember I was originally turned off to Lelouch and CC's designs as well (lol noodle people), and Suzaku didn't look very original, either, so I'm probably just being negative/premature.

[megalomaniageek.livejournal.com]

This describes pretty much exactly how I feel.

I am gonna give it the benefit of the doubt when it comes out and try to watch it with an open mind, and I have come to enjoy many series I was ambivalent or uneasy about at the beginning.
Doesn't change the fact that the first impression based on the design is kind of "meh."

[megalomaniageek.livejournal.com]

Fanart of Layla on Pixiv already (http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=15718729)

[megalomaniageek.livejournal.com]

I am sorry to be commenting so much but I can't edit so On the first picture, it says "Our fight begins." The pronoun used is "boku" so I assume it's Akito saying this.

[snowdevil-crow.livejournal.com]

I AM EXCITE.

Thank you so much for posting.

[nanakibh.livejournal.com]

IDK HOW TO FEEL IDK HOW TO FEEL IDK HOW TO FEEL


Mostly, I just feel weird about this, I think. I don't know.

[koyuki-azumaya.livejournal.com]

This definately looks interesting :Db I'll have to check it out when it comes out~

[ryuakire.livejournal.com]

The new mains are looking pretty good. Can't wait for "Akito" to get a move on.
Layla has purple-ish eyes. May be royalty.
Thanks for scanning!

[welyn.livejournal.com]

Akito looks almost like Lelouch to me. It's a weird feeling.

more from 2ch

[nokiirat.livejournal.com]

(http://img132.imageshack.us/i/up2807.jpg/)
Here's another look at the main characters of the upcoming Gaiden.

(http://img218.imageshack.us/i/1919cb01.jpg/)
And here's a promo image for the first volume of the Renya manga.

new series? Will it live up to Code Geass....

[mizunopearl.livejournal.com]

I have some doubts about the new series. While I will continue to profess that there were "many" unexplained aspects of the Code Geass R2 series like
1.) What is really Geass - the entire purpose of the power and code
2.) Flash back images - the children with the codes


Back in April we were told that there will be a new series and given very little information on it. Sunrise has been trying to build up our anticipation by with holding information and providing two character designs in January. While they are lovely, I watched Geass because the character of Zero was compelling and the Geass power woven a mystery that kept me anticipating more each episode. With the Lack of Zero, and the setting of 2017, I fear what i can expect from this series. I have to wonder if this 'side story' will explain what was not explained in R2, or somehow going to open up the continuation of the power Geass, that Lelouch tried to destroy in R2.

All of this can be addressed when an official air date has been set. I think we the fans have waited long enough, a nine month hiatus from the first teaser of the new series, without any new information? On the other hand this might be like Kuroshitsuji II where the main characters from the first series were not mentioned until the first episode.