Does Lelouch Speak Japanese?

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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

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I just pretty much assume it's English all the time. Stuff like "YESU, MAI LORDO" and whatnot strikes me as just a shallow way for Sunrise to remind us "lol, occupied by foreigners". But then, we hear phrases from the JFL and Urabe like "Nippon banzai!" which would be absolutely silly if it was said in English. Likewise, it would seem silly that 10 year-old ore!Suzaku would have spoken English while beating up Lelouch the first time they met.

Urghhh. Really, the truth of the matter is that Sunrise probably has no fucking clue, either. I think we're thinking more than they want us to, lol. This is why we leave it up to fic to address stuff like this... >_>