The Count of Monte Cristo + Gundam Seed Destiny = Code Geass
I have brain-numbed myself this morning by watching episodes 1 to 11 of Code Geass, and it’s time for my advocacy of this show:
Yes, I know the title is cynical, and this review will be cynical in nature. For die hard fans of the show, please do not behead me on a guillotine, for I like the show too. I just want to write from a cynic’s view, OK?
Anyway, the story begins a la Gundam Seed - a secret weapon (”poison gas”) is stolen by resistance forces, and the main character of the show, Lelouch, gets involved in it because they drove off the truck containing the weapon with him. The Britannia forces mount a search for it, and lo and behold, Lelouch (aka bad-ass version of Kira) meets Suzaku (aka gentler version of Athrun). The weapon is released at this stage, and instead of being gaseous, its solid - a girl in fact, who resembles Chobits. The Britannia Special Forces finds them, and Lelouch is given the power to put a geass on people by the girl, and this he uses to subdue the enemy, and subsequently pwns the enemy forces and kills his own cowardly, but evil half-brother.
Fast forwarding a few episodes later, Lelouch dons a secret identity and calls himself Zero a la The Count of Monte Cristo, Suzaku pilots the Lancelot, Lelouch discovers that his classmate, Karen (aka Cagalli) is involved with the resistance, Suzaku meets Princess Euphie (aka Lacus), 3rd in line to the Britannia Imperial Throne and ChobitsC.C. (the “poison gas”) is somehow related to Belldandy. What else can this anime series do? Suzaku has two girls hinting at him (his 17-year old military tech department colleague, and Shirley, his school classmate) and as well as Lelouch (Karen, and also Shirley). Sooner or later, this is either going to turn into a conflict, or end up like a GSD harem a la Athrun. This series has a lot of potential to do a side-story in school, like what Full Metal Panic spawned the last time. *Crosses fingers* Hope they come true, I can’t wait to see what will Karen do in school. Personally though, Karen’s HOT!
January 6th, 2007 at 6:17 pm
It certainly has potential, yes, just a matter of whether Sunrise can deliver. So long as they don’t screw up the end like I felt they did Gundam Seed Destiny, they’re good to go.