Does Lelouch Speak Japanese?

[inulovinkit.livejournal.com]

Sounds silly, since Junjun certainly speaks Japanese, but considering that Geass takes place in a world where Britannia took over Japan and they obviously speak English there due to our little snippets of English fail in the background, this question popped into my mind.

We know Suzaku and Kallen are definitely bilingual, but what about Lelouch? I know he lived in Japan for a year before it was conquered by Britannia, so maybe a little bit...if he is fluent (which is very possible, considering Lelouch never seemed to be the one to pass up a new skill like learning a new language) then perhaps it would explain why the Black Knights thought it was so weird that he wasn't Japanese, because maybe he DID speak Japanese to them.

I just think its something interesting to think about, because due to our own language barriers in dubbing, it's something we'll probably never know.

Comments

[-beliel.livejournal.com]

I thought of it and then remembered that it's an alternate universe and maybe it's quite possible they just all speak the same language. It's definately the lazy way to think about it. If not that, Lelouch seems like he'd totally be bilingual since he's so intelligent.

To think of it. all the characters the show centers around are either quite intelligent, rich, or in the military. a second language would seem like something so normal and necessary to them.

[inulovinkit.livejournal.com]

I thought of it and then remembered that it's an alternate universe and maybe it's quite possible they just all speak the same language.

Well, they DO speak Japanese and English, I'd assume, given all the stuff in the background all the time. It's possible that the rest of the world speaks English while Japan is the odd one out, but I doubt it. For a show with this much detail that would just seem...lazy.

On your second point though, it makes a lot of sense that way. I think all our main characters are probably bilingual, it's just never brought up.

[-beliel.livejournal.com]

the laaaazy way to think of it. XD

[eriol33.livejournal.com]

In anime, Japanese is the de facto language, I swear even gods speak japanese! xDD

[fox-holland.livejournal.com]

I presume that Britannian English is the standard throughout the reaches of the empire, while the Japanese language I believe is being oppressed because now it's just an Area in favor of Britannian assimilation by stamping out the home language.