http://www.moetron.com/2011/01/05/co...acter-designs/
Moetron have some small pics from Feb Newtype that showed the male and female protagonists.
Hyuga Akito is the main character, a Japanese national who went into exile in Europe after the invasion by Britannia. Fighting for the Europeans. Uses a Katana. Personally I have a feeling he might be based on the old Suzaku prototype when Suzaku was still the protagonist.
Layla, the blond female who is Akito's direct superior.
(I wonder if she might be the owner of the feminine Knightmare frame we saw before?)
The stained-glass window in the background is intriguing. It has a Geass Symbol on the top. Is the guy in the window meant to be Lulu? Or someone else?
We would need full scans to find out.