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

[tenshi789.livejournal.com]

I think in the Geass world, they all speak Japanese.

Or in the Dub-Geass world, they all speak English! xD It's just easier to have the plots and character developments and what not without the Language barrier thing. But realistically, then I'd say Lelouch is fluent in Japanese- the year he spent there when he was 10 is possible that he became uber fluent, and he may have learnt Japanese before hand, just as an heir-learn-languages for politics thing.

"our little snippets of English fail in the background"
makes me laugh xD