Code Geass - Lelouch of the Rebellion

Ishbalan · Post by **Ishbalan** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 6:21 am

Jeremiah: Crispin Freeman. Hells yeah.
Kallen: When she said her first line, "We're not Eleven. We're Japanese," I almost threw up.
But the rest of the time she spoke was okay.

JazzyDJ · Post by **JazzyDJ** » Wed May 07, 2008 1:15 am

Forgive me for not reading past page 1, but how long has this show been out in English on CN in the US?

angelx03 · Post by **angelx03** » Wed May 07, 2008 4:03 am

Adult Swim only showed the first two episodes so it pretty much just started.

Org Profile · Post by **Otohiko** » Wed May 07, 2008 1:14 pm

Watched the entire series recently.

God, this really IS the realization of a "cool list" that the producers came up with, isn't it?

I feel horrible for it sometimes, but I genuinely did enjoy the series. For all its plot holes, inconsistencies, and absolutely horrendous use of cheap plot devices (I mean gebus, seems like half the characters are just there so Lelouch can kill them and create an ethical dilemma for us - I even thought Suzaku was a total tool for half the series. I later changed my mind about it, but now I'm leaning to changing it back...) - this was FUCKING GOOD ENTERTAINMENT. It's as good and bad for you at the same time as the Pizza Hut it so shamelessly productplaces.

Good job Sunrise. After either disappointments with their mecha-oriented steeds (like every Gundam series in many, many years) or good series that would obviously never be a commercial hit for them (Planetes), they finally produce a series that deserves its hit status - even if it gains it through means that are a shameless exploitation of today's "anime chic".

Kariudo · Post by **Kariudo** » Wed May 07, 2008 1:29 pm

I'm guessing you haven't seen Gundam 00 then...
back to code geass,
I thought the story was well written. The writers really seemed to twist the plot at the perfect moments (unlike Casino Royale

)
...but that's just me

JazzyDJ · Post by **JazzyDJ** » Wed May 07, 2008 1:50 pm

Thanks angel.

I saw the episode from last weekend and I loved it. Though I was a bit confused at what was going on because I missed the first episode. This show looks very promising. It may well become one of my favorites. It's got all the aspects that I love in stories. From royalty and knights to world conquest to waring mechs.

Only one thing though. Every time I watch the main character speak I can't help but feel like I'm watching Ichigo from Bleach.

Org Profile · Post by **Otohiko** » Wed May 07, 2008 1:56 pm

No, you're right. Perhaps I'll see that soon. I've just been so disappointed again and again that I almost gave up on seeing a good Gundam series....

I think we're talking about different kinds of "bad" here though

Let's face it, Geass is ridiculously contrived at some points and with the exception of a couple of central characters, slaughters character development for the sake of its breakneck plot. Practically everything it does is extremely idiosyncratic and sometimes downright dumb. But it does it with all with such confidence and gusto, and at such a breakneck pace, that it really doesn't need to apologize for anything. Honestly, it's pointless to watch this series without cheering all along to its shameless brand of epic pwnage!

One example of what irks me about the way it does business...

Spoiler :

One thing I learned though... you kind of have to accept these things and watch the series more as a theater drama than a movie. It does have the right theatrics

Ishbalan · Post by **Ishbalan** » Sun May 11, 2008 12:40 am

Fugging Adult Swim censored Kallen's boobs.

angelx03 · Post by **angelx03** » Sun May 11, 2008 5:17 am

Ishbalan wrote:
Fugging Adult Swim censored Kallen's boobs.

But we did see her bare ass!

JazzyDJ · Post by **JazzyDJ** » Sun May 11, 2008 10:57 pm

Yay for assets!

(Ishbalan: Not like there was any nipple n-e-ways.)