[…] after it all was done, I did a search through FeedDemon and found one, two, three articulate opinions about Code Geass lying around. Out of 35 anime blogs. No one’s to […]

Definitely more serious than the other entries. I like the picture captions =)

Crusader needs a blog. The blog could potentially become big. As long as it follows what everyone has done in regards of structure and what have you (as Impz made a speech on this a while back), the blog will be okay. I find the captions funny also.

I join the chorus,Crusader needs a blog!

But perhaps there’s something you missed.On Animesuki Forum I read a post(possibly from a japanese) wich said that CG was anti-war not because it criticized the US foreign policy but the japanese policy.

Apparently,one of the producer is a well-known (at least in the otaku circles)leftist.According to this theory,Brittanians are the Imperial Japan.And the 11s are the opressed asians.Perhaps someone will know more about this.

Anyway,Lelouch is going well.He has successfully eliminated the moderates on both sides.The JLA is finished thanks to him,same thing for Euphie.Now he can have his war.”This revolution needs to be violent in order to draw the passion of the people and wake it up”(from an obscure french right-wing extremist in the 30s).

Because……it’s fun?

“I feel that in principle Suzaku is correct and Lulu is an idiot dreamer who needs to work on his manifesto.”

Thank God the higher-ups all over the world are not in agreement with you.

“Hence why Gandhi organized an Indian ambulance corps for the British and served as a sergeant under the Sovereign of the British Empire. Despite this no sane person calls Gandhi a traitor to India.”

Bad, and ultimately useless example. Its one thing to be a MEDIC in AFRICA, even if you are in the occupant’s army, and another thing entirely to be a GRUNT killing YOUR OWN NEIGHBOURS whenever you are ordered to do so.
Besides, Ghandi would be of little importance, if British Empire would be unchangeable. Its not that they were actually driven off from India, they simply didnt have power to spare anymore. So there - Suzaku is a dolt. I imagine if you lived in WW2 you would tell Jews to enter German army and to change it from within ? Too bad, it wouldnt work.

“So there - Suzaku is a dolt. I imagine if you lived in WW2 you would tell Jews to enter German army and to change it from within ? Too bad, it wouldnt work.”

The analogy is a little too extreme.It’s more like a russian enlisting in the german army after it won WWII(wich it fortunately didn’t).It’s crazy but not as much as a jew trying to change the third Reich from within.

……OMG!,Crusader what did you to THATanimeblog.You unlashed the demons nothing can rescue this topic from OT now.

This is definitely one of the most interesting blog entries I’ve read that I can remember. Excellent job.

Actually, I’ve never even seen a single episode of Code Geass (I have very low tolerance of mecha and fanservice), but I found this entry quite intriguing, probably because I have a political science class in half an hour that deals with many of the issues you’ve brought up.

I agree with Chris April and Falen here. Even though it’s possible that Japan is fishing for sympathy with this series, I prefer to watch it as entertainment. Analyzing and comparing it with real life event just give me headache, and I prefer to watch it on it’s own merit. Btw, my view is totally biased toward supporting Lelouch. At this point I simply love his character.

The way I looked at it, both sides (Britannia & Japan) have left wing and right wing. Right wing Britannia wanted to live like nobles and have slaves (represented by Britannia’s emperor), while the left wing wanted to play nice and have equalities (represented by Euphemia). Then of course there’s also psycho diethard, which is totally in love with Zero because he got to be present when Zero is making history. For the Japanese, the left wing is represented by Ohgi who wanted to live in peace and the right wing who wanted Japan free, is represented by Todo. I view the left wing factions as viewing and identifying themselves as citizen of the “world” more than citizen of their birth country.

I don’t think Lelouch wanted Japan the way it was before, mainly because it’s not a feasible option. Getting the old Japan back will require getting rid of all Britannia citizen despite of their leanings (himself and nanali included), and the only ones who would go through with that is the Japanese right wing factions. He will meet resistance from the Japanese left wings and all of britannia. That’s why he secretely destroyed the Japanese Liberation Front. He views their goals and philosophy as unfeasible and interfering with his own plan. That’s also why he planned on having yuffie shot him. It would make all of Japan to unite as one and get the support of left wing Britannia. He even specifically announced that his new country is not the old Japan and will accept all nationalities, to attract Britanians who dislike the way their country is ruled by the nobles.

What he wanted is a country where Nanali can survive even if he died and nobody can protect her. His reason for living is simply protecting Nanali. At one time, he was even scheming or thinking to have suzaku become nanali’s guardian if he was gone or killed. Britannia is certainly no such country, especially as long as his old man is still in charge of things. He needed a country similar to EU where everyone regardless of race is given equality. The chances of Nanali surviving without anyone protecting her in such country is infinitely higher compared to the way it is now.

I have to admit that even though the country he planned sound really good on paper, chances are it won’t go as well as he planned. Discrimination will most likely continue to exist, probably in the opposite reaction. And as much as he planned for every possible scenarios, there are always events out of his control that he can’t predict.

Wow, Impz caught me a bit flat footed. I was expecting to be last, but I got off work on time and I am dead tired after stuffing a couple ISU 90s on my own. Thankfully I had a bit of Ben & Jerry’s New York Super Fudge Chunk. I hope this won’t count against me, and hopefully Impz won’t get too angry so here goes…

@ TokiDoki, chenga, Bata-kun, Ronin, ZeusIrae, D.J
Thanks for your support though in all honesty blogging on my own simply would be too taxing since I just got corralled into some active duty time. Still I am glad you all found this post to be mildly entertaining. As cheesey as it sounds Impz’s contest was a way to write something rewarding and something that kept me out of trouble. Impz willing I can post up the other parts since I have time to write but not enough time, currently, to start a site from scratch since I want to make E-5 by the end of the year.
Again I must thank YTMND’s DZK for the NARVish initial joke. I am glad you all found military style humor to be funny.

@ Falen, Chris, ryuuu
Hopefully my post did not grate you guys the wrong way too badly. There is nothing wrong with how you watch anime, in fact there is no one way to watch it either. After all there are those of us who enjoy the genre more enthusiastically than others.

Nevertheless if any of you plan on going to college or are currently attending then I submit to you that in many humanities papers you can twist the subject into including anime. Heck even my Contemporary Japanese Society professor uses trashy Japanese romance novels in her research. Yes, you can sit back and enjoy the ride, but Code Geass is still a product of its culture. The not so recent discussions on Clannad and KeyAni highlighted how some of us want a more serious treatment of the media. I myself want a more serious consideration of anime and to further that it does bear some merit in analyzing episodes as they do reflect some aspects of the originating culture.

If anime were to be akin to literature then it will be affected by social movements and tragedies. World War I left a mark on many noted authors as did the Bolshevik Revolution and the Greap Leap Forward. To say that popular culture is insulated from the troubles of an unhappy world is not true in my opinion.

@kuromitsu
While Code Geass has certainly degenerated to such a state, I think that to use the names of actual nations instead of some fictitious factions is worth looking into even if the Sunrise writing team was doped up.
I am a fan of LOGH it’s just a shame that not many people have seen it and that it is being subbed ever so slowly. I just wish that there would be a successor somewhere down the line.

As for Gundam 0080 I thought that it was good but I saw the dubbed version first leaving a bad aftertaste. It was one of the better Gundam series though I liked 8th MS more.

@Mirrinus
Ah, a humanities student. Glad you found it interesting from an academic perspective, hopefully, unlike me, you will graduate on time. Best of luck with your studies!

@ Karry
>>Thank God the higher-ups all over the world are not in agreement with you.
A Communist died and since he was an honest man albeit atheist, he was sentenced to rotate spending one year in Hell and one year in Heaven. One year passed and Satan said to God : “Take this man as fast as possible, because he turned all imps into Young Pioneers, I have to restore the order.” Another year passed, Satan meets God again and tells him : “Lord God, it’s my turn now.” Then God replied : “First of all, don’t call me Lord God, but instead Comrade God; second, there is no God; and the last thing - don’t distract me or I’ll be late to the Party meeting.”

>>Bad, and ultimately useless example. Its one thing to be a MEDIC in AFRICA, even if you are in the occupant’s army, and another thing entirely to be a GRUNT killing YOUR OWN NEIGHBOURS whenever you are ordered to do so.
Besides, Ghandi would be of little importance, if British Empire would be unchangeable. Its not that they were actually driven off from India, they simply didnt have power to spare anymore. So there - Suzaku is a dolt. I imagine if you lived in WW2 you would tell Jews to enter German army and to change it from within ? Too bad, it wouldnt work.

Despite the fact that I am among many servicemen who are not on the frontlines we all contribute to efforts on the front. After all without the logistical train every front line grunt would be nakkid on a beach some where without pay. One does not have to actually be the one to pull the trigger to be a part of the war effort. I am most certain that the guys Gandhi and his crew saved went right back into the fight eventually. So in way Gandhi did help the British subjugate the natives. France did not have the military power to spare in holding its territories but that did not stop them from trying. British sympathizers also helped India achieve independence since there was no political will to stay or did Lord Louis Mountbatten call for a do or die stance in keeping the Raj?

I have studied the actions of the German Heer prior to WWII, and it is known that the Jews were expelled from the military and despite the misgivings of a few top brass. After the Munich Agreement few had any inclination to resist Hitler. Had the Jews made up a significant portion of the armed forces they might have had some clout as a mostly Jewish Lehr or GrossDeutchland could not simply be ignored. After all it was the army that ended the Beer Hall Putsch. Militaries are made up of people if mostly thugs join then the military will be thuggish, if level headed people joined then it would be a level headed military… 50% of the time. In short if the Jews had a choice to join the Wehrmacht then I would have encouraged them to do so since the SS would not become mechanized until 1943 in any great capacity. Einsatzgruppen don’t seem so intimidating if you had a couple panzers on hand.

Arr, No worries, Crusader. One of the philosophies (is there even such a thing in an anime blog) is that an entry should encourage and facilitate discussion. It’s exceptionally good for you to reply each and everyone’s comments on it, and if you do get chosen, this is a good trait to go on with.

Also, you already have supporters. Gosh, scary

On your article, I must say that most of what I wanted to say has been mostly summarized by others and my other comments are slightly a tad controversial to be on the discourse of my own blog. I do not want to offend people unnecessarily with my personal view on the issue.

@D.J,you better try to watch it!and let us hear also your opinions!the artworks are good enough!its just, not my kind of anime I think!I’m hoping Lulu will die at the end,for the fairness of their situations!

@Crusader,I have a feeling that your cursing me…!but even I don’t really like the Code geass,as of now,but still I couldn’t resists of not watching it!its very intriguing so,hurrah!

@Ryd

I fully understand what Lulu is going in order to kill his family minus his imouto. After all his harem requires two the imouto member too because Lulu is a bona fide sis-con.

Lulu is not Gandhi the primary purpose of the comparison was to see the best way to achieve independence. Lulu cannot be compared to Gandhi, Lulu is decidedly inferior in every respect. While Lulu started out trying just to kill his half siblings eventually the liberate Japan part became just as important. When the Japanese Liberation Front was destroyed those on board all perished its not like only the leaders manned the ship. (I know what it takes to run a ship and your grease monkey is usually not a leader) I have no doubt in my mind that a good number of grunts were also sent to a watery grave.

Yes, Lulu has forced every one to join his little group. However it is by no means a brilliant way to do things. I understand what his goals are and how he has ostensibly achieved them, but after one removes the Sunrise contrivances he is essentially useless. My second post will deal with his methods of war. Secondarily I wanted to highlight how contrary to the conceptions of Japanese pacifism Code Geass and the war genre as a whole was. Infighting amongst resistance groups essentially makes them inconsequential. If you look at the Chinese situation prior to the Sino-Japanese war in fighting can prove deadly if not fatal. Hoarding munitions and letting his friends go grafting was good for Chiang Kai Shek, but it was not good for the national revolutionary army. Again I was looking at the bigger picture.

I guess I have to make my writing a bit more clear. However I do hope that you did find it funny in a mildly macabre way.