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code_geass2006-11-07 02:54 pm
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Reading through the Code Geass official weblog, I noticed something interesting again that the comm doesn't happen to have. And with my opinion of information being like Pokemon in that we must catch them all, forthwith are interviews from CLAMP, Director Taniguchi and Scenario Writer/Series Planner Okouichi. We're all familiar with the hard facts, but it's still interesting (and hopeful) to know what they have in mind for Code Geass.
Comment from CLAMP, series character designer
This is our first time designing characters for a TV anime and we were very nervous, especially since this is a Sunrise production, which we've admired. We went through long consultations directly with Director Taniguchi and Oukouchii-san, in charge of story and series composition for Lelouch and Suzaku.
By the way, Director Taniguchi thinks of Suzaku as a "Go to karaoke with everyone, sit by the door, order the drinks and listen to the baseball news on the phone" person, while Lelouch's is the "Karaoke? No way. Probably not" type. We had a lot of fun designing the other characters like Lloyd and Viletta. We'll certainly enjoy seeing what kind of people Lelouch meets and what kind of days he'll live through.
Comment from Okouichi Ichiro, series composition
Q : What kind of person are the heroes of this story, Lelouch and Suzaku?
A : One of themes in this story is 'the ends and the means'. Is it all right to say the 'right' end justifies all unethical means? Is it all right to sacrifice your purpose to uphold 'ethics'?
Suzaku and Lelouch are people who embodies each of those two ways of life. Their ways are not about "Who is right and who is wrong?", but about what is the most practical to do---that is what I want to bring to life.
Q : In what direction will the story go?
A : Using the power he gained in Episode 1, Lelouch would set forth to change the world. On the other side, an unknowing Suzaku will be on the fight against his ambition.
Though normal friends during school, everything changes after the bell rings. There unfolds a death struggle between one who wishes to overturn the world and one who wishes to protect it. I think it'll be fun to have that dangerous feeling.
Q : Is there a character we must absolutely watch out for after this?
A : While I think of this production as a sculptured drama---when it comes down to it, the heart of the story is really the young man called Lelouch : Student, age 17, a brother who treasures his little sister, living a life full of lies, hating his father, seeing no future for himself.
But, at this moment, he is not particularly troubled---hearing this, he doesn't seem very special at all. How would a person like this draw in the world, then make it change? It makes me happy just to hear this observation.
Comment from Taniguchi Goro, series director
Q : Can you tell us what is the aim of this original production?
A : The story is mainly about the dualism between 'black and white', 'evil and good', 'conquest and obedience'.
But what is the criteria to divide those dualisms in the first place? If we don't tackle that question and just present the dualisms as they are, will it not be difficult to create entertainment in its truest meaning? That is what I've always thought.
The production does seem to use 'Lelouch' and 'Suzaku' as simple representations of the dualism as-is, and it's true that [the representations] serve as the entrance to the story. I do not intend to deny this.
However, the world we live in is composed of different people in different corporations, environments, and standings---full of varied aspects that dualisms cannot tell. I wish to express those aspects through the format we call animation, and tell the story with a single goal in mind. If we do that, we'll be able to answer the aforementioned question of dualities, and is that not what we call entertainment?
I'd like to think of such story telling as a 'torch'* of Japanese animation, and varied form of such 'torch' have been born in the long history of Japanese animation.
In my mind, here is one aim to this production, that is to carry on the 'torch', bring about another 'torch', and to carve out a new possibility for animations with good meaning. That is what I want to accomplish.
*this particular kanji is 華, and while the general meaning is flower, it can also mean splendour, shine, and luster. In context, I figured 'torch' kind of fits.
I have some thoughts on this, but for the moment will only share one.
Okouichi : Student, age 17, a brother who treasures his little sister, living a life full of lies, hating his father, seeing no future for himself.
But, at this moment, he is not particularly troubled---hearing this, he doesn't seem very special at all.
Me : ...did you really mean that last sentence to go with the description, or is there some grammar that slips by me here?
I think that means we can look for good, juicy plot after Episode 6?
EDIT : Added a few missing words. Gah typos.
Comment from CLAMP, series character designer
This is our first time designing characters for a TV anime and we were very nervous, especially since this is a Sunrise production, which we've admired. We went through long consultations directly with Director Taniguchi and Oukouchii-san, in charge of story and series composition for Lelouch and Suzaku.
By the way, Director Taniguchi thinks of Suzaku as a "Go to karaoke with everyone, sit by the door, order the drinks and listen to the baseball news on the phone" person, while Lelouch's is the "Karaoke? No way. Probably not" type. We had a lot of fun designing the other characters like Lloyd and Viletta. We'll certainly enjoy seeing what kind of people Lelouch meets and what kind of days he'll live through.
Comment from Okouichi Ichiro, series composition
Q : What kind of person are the heroes of this story, Lelouch and Suzaku?
A : One of themes in this story is 'the ends and the means'. Is it all right to say the 'right' end justifies all unethical means? Is it all right to sacrifice your purpose to uphold 'ethics'?
Suzaku and Lelouch are people who embodies each of those two ways of life. Their ways are not about "Who is right and who is wrong?", but about what is the most practical to do---that is what I want to bring to life.
Q : In what direction will the story go?
A : Using the power he gained in Episode 1, Lelouch would set forth to change the world. On the other side, an unknowing Suzaku will be on the fight against his ambition.
Though normal friends during school, everything changes after the bell rings. There unfolds a death struggle between one who wishes to overturn the world and one who wishes to protect it. I think it'll be fun to have that dangerous feeling.
Q : Is there a character we must absolutely watch out for after this?
A : While I think of this production as a sculptured drama---when it comes down to it, the heart of the story is really the young man called Lelouch : Student, age 17, a brother who treasures his little sister, living a life full of lies, hating his father, seeing no future for himself.
But, at this moment, he is not particularly troubled---hearing this, he doesn't seem very special at all. How would a person like this draw in the world, then make it change? It makes me happy just to hear this observation.
Comment from Taniguchi Goro, series director
Q : Can you tell us what is the aim of this original production?
A : The story is mainly about the dualism between 'black and white', 'evil and good', 'conquest and obedience'.
But what is the criteria to divide those dualisms in the first place? If we don't tackle that question and just present the dualisms as they are, will it not be difficult to create entertainment in its truest meaning? That is what I've always thought.
The production does seem to use 'Lelouch' and 'Suzaku' as simple representations of the dualism as-is, and it's true that [the representations] serve as the entrance to the story. I do not intend to deny this.
However, the world we live in is composed of different people in different corporations, environments, and standings---full of varied aspects that dualisms cannot tell. I wish to express those aspects through the format we call animation, and tell the story with a single goal in mind. If we do that, we'll be able to answer the aforementioned question of dualities, and is that not what we call entertainment?
I'd like to think of such story telling as a 'torch'* of Japanese animation, and varied form of such 'torch' have been born in the long history of Japanese animation.
In my mind, here is one aim to this production, that is to carry on the 'torch', bring about another 'torch', and to carve out a new possibility for animations with good meaning. That is what I want to accomplish.
*this particular kanji is 華, and while the general meaning is flower, it can also mean splendour, shine, and luster. In context, I figured 'torch' kind of fits.
I have some thoughts on this, but for the moment will only share one.
Okouichi : Student, age 17, a brother who treasures his little sister, living a life full of lies, hating his father, seeing no future for himself.
But, at this moment, he is not particularly troubled---hearing this, he doesn't seem very special at all.
Me : ...did you really mean that last sentence to go with the description, or is there some grammar that slips by me here?
I think that means we can look for good, juicy plot after Episode 6?
EDIT : Added a few missing words. Gah typos.
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Lelouch, you're so anti-social. XD
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It sounds like they have interesting thoughts, lots of character development with a good helping of philosophy, which is always great; it's still all looking very promising for the show's future!
Thanks for all your work on this! It's very appreciated!
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It is, isn't it? If anything else, they have good intentions and seems to be subtly snapping at cheap melodrama. And the Karaoke bit was decided the translation for me. XD
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