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[verity-isle.livejournal.com]

A Code Geass community! And a lively one, too. This is awesome to see indeed.

*ahem* Yes, this is a pesky introduction post. I just started watching the anime yesterday and was hooked left, right and center. Oh, it's not perfect by any means, but it's been so long since anything hits all the spots with just the correct punch. Though Death Note is currently considerably the smarter show, Code Geass is far more enjoyable. To me, that is. I've loved the director's previous Ryvius and I don't think Lelouch will disappoint. Hope there's a lot of mutual fanship to be found here. ♪~ (I tend to rant, sorry)

Though I don't have any creative output to offer to the altar at the moment (translating things always put my brain through a rut) I do have a few questions/guesswork around. Some of these are data gathering for fic, but some are just curiousity. If you don't mind?



- How exactly does Britannia's succession system work? My ears told me all Lelouch said in Episode 2 was "第十七後継承者", 17th successor, and the sub concurs. However, the sub and wikipedia (geass.co.jp has woefully little information) both says "second in line" (I didn't catch this line in the Japanese track, but I assume it's around his line about Empress Marianne, which I didn't completely understand). He's not 2nd prince, and even 3rd prince Clovis is his elder. So how does it work? Does the Emperor just assign whoever he wants on the line to the throne?
- Do you think it's a little too much coincidence that the only person Lelouch visibly softens to cannot be affected by his power? Nanaly's blind. I smell a plot coming about this.
- I'm sure most people also noticed this. In episode 1, when Lelouch's eye first went Geass, all the soldiers were freaking out over what was going on with it. But currently, when he uses the eye and it doesn't work, nobody seems to notice that his eye is red and has wings in the middle of them. Heck, Kallen was far closer to him in Ep. 3 than the soldiers in 1 ever were. What gives?
- Suzaku. A little early, but what do you think his ultimate role is? Best-friend-opposite-side ala Kira and Athrun, Love interest the White Knight, leader of a different philosophy and the True Unifier (by marrying Euphemia) or something else? While I figure the last one to be a given, I'm also betting on him becoming a foil. Lelouch's development doesn't seem to go into the Raito direction, the monster with no heart but a bunch a morals (and yes, I know about the 'reversed' Raito). Lelouch's problem seems to be the opposite : he has too much heart and too little morals to go along with it---and with the OP being optimistic rather than dark, I'm guessing Suzaku is someone to keep Lelouch from going *entirely* mad. They're now in the same class, after all. What's the point of that except throwing their character development curve together? (Of course, he's going to oppose Zero. But ultimately, he's not L, and I don't think he'd be there to kill Lelouch...)
- If Lamperouge is really Empress Marianne's maiden name, isn't it rather stupid for Lelouch and Nanaly to use it? I mean "Oh, this kid...same name as the dead prince, same surname as his mother. Wait a minute..." should occur to someone eventually. They should've came up with a more random surname. Unless that one is REALLY common, but since she's a noble...
- Lelouch will find it difficult not to be compared with Raito, so let's throw it in his face : Death Note or Eye of Geass, what's better? You can kill anyone with the Death Note, wherever, whenever and however. No one the wiser. Eye of Geass, you have to be standing there in front of that guy, can only be used once, but it covers just about everything and you can order a daily schedule.
- Does the manga translation want an assistant translator? >_>

Also the Lancelot is so totally impossibly overpowered. But I guess Lelouch can't have it too easy C-2 is utterly awesome. C-2/Lelouch FTW. ♥

Comments

[verity-isle.livejournal.com]

He is? OMG. THE MENTAL IMAGERY.

14-year-old Clovis : Ha! This game is somine!
7-year-old Lelouch : *yawns* Checkmate, niisan.

....It's interesting that Lelouch uses 'niisan' instead of 'ani-ue' or 'niisama', though. Is he just being insulting by using a term meant for commoners, or were they particularly close as children?

[clamp-hikari.livejournal.com]

@,@ *head explodes.* Cornelia is the purple one... who's Schneizel? And how'd u guys know all this?

[x-reggg.livejournal.com]

schneizel was mentioned right before clovis got shot, he said that cornelia and schneizel would know who murdered lelouch's mum ^__^;;

[verity-isle.livejournal.com]

Schneizel was mentioned in Episode 3 when Lelouch held Clovis at gunpoint. He and 2nd Princess Cornelia knows something about Lelouch's mother's death.

[thomasvye.livejournal.com]

Asa oither peoiple said, episode 3 Clovis gave names; as for Clovis' age, Asuka published it with the manga along with the other characters (not Cordelia or Schneizel's though, but my assumption at the moment is that they're older than Clovis).

[clamp-hikari.livejournal.com]

...I don't read the manga... they SCREW the clamp characters.

I'll depend on you two for info I guess @.@ *heads feels better but still a bit screwy*

stupid LJ errors

[thomasvye.livejournal.com]

I like the manga's style; it's softer. But I am not getting it for the artists as such, but for the story (and for the information and extra bits manga usually have within them). ^-^

[clamp-hikari.livejournal.com]

>>I like the manga's style
...which one?

I like the story too but I go for graphic too. In the manga world, Clamp is one of the few manga artists which I accept the quality of drawing... And the only one I love.

In my opinion, CCS and Code Geass is the only animes that captured the 'Clamp look'.

And about the manga characters's age, you're probably right but I'm picky about graphic. If they're ugly they're old--- I know not a good theory to go by

[thomasvye.livejournal.com]

The Code Geass manga. It's a softer looking thing, but some of the faces in it were nice.

Takeshi Obata is the only manga artist whose work I have ever stopped and stared at for itself; I am a story/character driven fan.

[clamp-hikari.livejournal.com]

kk, but Code Geass has two, lelouch and Suzaku... *shrug* me art picky type. Even if the faces looks a little bit off I complain. (I even complain for x clamp that their faces changed quite a few times over the years)

...Hikaru no Go? ...Different opinions I guess
Yeah Hikaru no Go was one of those mangas that did qualified... you won't believe how many don't

[thomasvye.livejournal.com]

People's faces do change though, and artists evolve. :)

Hikaru no Go was nice, but it was Death Note that I could stare and stare at. It used to amaze me, week after week, and the quality never seemed to slip. I was sad when Death Note ended; such constant eye candy.

[verity-isle.livejournal.com]

But in the case of X, isn't the changes just stylistic changes for the better? The last volumes of X are so much better than the first drawing technique-wise. (Though of course Kamui turned into a complete wimp---but that's not the art's fault)

Curious. Which mangaka passed your criteria?

[clamp-hikari.livejournal.com]

Oh I liked X vo.9~13ish? that was the best... then by volume 18&19, Kamui's face changed... and Sorata looks older. You can tell when you flip thought X artbooks which ones are done at what period. At least I can anyway

My manga criteria: art, not demented.Good drawing, no chibis or machos (not that many anyways)
Character not mary sues or princesses, or save-the-world idiots
story not boring.... etc

[verity-isle.livejournal.com]

Yes, you can totally tell which art is made in which period. But that's sort of normal for CLAMP. Their style took ages to finally stabilize. But I don't think the changes are that bad--?

But what mangaka made it into the top ten? I'm really curious about who escaped the guillotine and who didn't.

[clamp-hikari.livejournal.com]

>Their style took ages to finally stabilize.
I know, took them long enough. I think it was trc when that happened. they finally got good enough to not change their art throughout the series. X, Gohou Drug, CCS, CCD, Duklyon, you can totally tell they're getting better.

>what mangaka made it into the top ten? I'm really curious about who escaped the guillotine and who didn't.

Lol interested in my opinions? kk

1. Clamp (HELL yeah, the only mangaka I follow)
2. first 5 volumes of fruit basket (first 5 mind you, after that it got UGLY)
3.Akiyama Tamayo (not that good but former clamp and has little clamp touches to it: also she still gets clamp assistence. I think she might of regret leaving)

Those qualified but lost faith:
Takahashi Rumiko (I liked Ranma, although her style didn't changed at all and her stories became more repetetive)
Slam Dunk
Shaman King (Got bored of it by volume 30)
Full Metal Alchemist (at first only, demented afterwards)

I lost interest in all mnaga except clamp for a long time so I forgot most of them... Clamp is the only one I stick to ^^

And I only started watching Code Geass because he looks like Kamui

[thomasvye.livejournal.com]

Oh oh! p.s, Schneizel also appears in the opening titles (we think it's him anyway!). I put a picture in this thread. ;)

[thomasvye.livejournal.com]

Knowing Lelouch, he's probably being insulting. ;)

Yup, Clovis is a whole 24 - Asuka published one of those relationship charts and it had the ages of all the main characters on it; the oldest character is ... Lloyd! XD He's an ancient 29. :) And so far the youngest is Nanaly (14).

[clamp-hikari.livejournal.com]

hmm... clamp always manages to draw characters younger than they acutually are. oh well, I can't tell age anyway

[thomasvye.livejournal.com]

I think every manga artist does! This may be why I have become so keen on tracking age data...:DDD

[verity-isle.livejournal.com]

Dude. You think the chart would still be in the tankoubon version? They usually are, but I don't know Asuka all that well.

[thomasvye.livejournal.com]

Might be...or I could just scan it! XD

[verity-isle.livejournal.com]

That wil be LOVE. ;_; Japanese? or Chinese?

[thomasvye.livejournal.com]

Japanese; putting it up now. :)