New Code Geass Project Launched

[gordol]

last month HJ

[Xander]

From the Akito thread:

Originally Posted by gordol

It looks like the new twin tails girl in the Britannia royal family picture is from an upcoming GREE social network game:

http://games.gree.net/?action=preope...p&app_id=59964

The official name of this game appears to be Code Geass: Maelstrom of Libra.

Not that there's any chance I'll get to play this, but I figure it was worth mentioning.


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Separately...for the curious, I believe this was in one of the previous scans about Oz, but they've finally uploaded it to the website.

http://www.hobbyjapan.co.jp/hobbyjap.../special3.html


It's a two part interview between Eiji Nakada (mecha designer/animator), Goro Taniguchi (director) and a Sunrise representative.

[gordol]

In the interview they mention how they'd the KMF for the KOR before they got their customs. Also mention of Byaken's upgrade.

[gordol]

独自のナイトメアフレーム運用思想を持つエルネスト・マクラウド。彼の構想は将来的にブリタニアの敵に対し て大打撃を与える、と判断したクライアントは彼の排除を決定し、その暗殺のミッションがオルフェウスに任さ れた。

So Ernest Mcload owns a custom KMF. Leak says it's the Custom Melee Gekka from that twitter image, but no proof yet

[Eternal Dreamer]

Here's this month's photo story chapter summary.

Spoiler for Oz Photo Story Ch 15 Summary (Extended):

Code Geass: Oz the Reflection (Photo Story) Chapter 15

In order to discern whether the Isher arms shop, run by the arms merchant Maurizio Isher who sells weapons to many private military organizations, will become an ally or enemy to Peace Mark, Orpheus and Ganabati visit the desert zone of Area 18 located in the Middle East. But it is a trap designed by Maurizio in order to demonstrate a certain piece of armed goods. A pair of Gekka piloted by the Gassan siblings appears as Orpheus’ opponents, and Orpheus is forced to go into battle.

Spoiler for Oz Photo Story Ch 16 Summary:

Code Geass: Oz the Reflection (Photo Story) Chapter 16

Ernest Mcload possesses an original Knightmare Frame idea. Having judged that his idea would deliver a great blow to Britannia’s enemies, the client decides to eliminate him and entrusts the assassination mission to Orpheus.

[gordol]

HJ買ってきたけど完全な手抜き回やな…
プルートーンは相変わらずなんてことないやられ役だしカラバリ敵キャラすら登場しないし…
二号続けてガッカリだしそろそろちゃんと頼むよ

oz impressions

[gordol]

Oldrin 16 Comp Ace

コンプエース買ってきた

1：前半はNTA最終号収録分を加筆したもの、後半はオルフェウス側の戦闘シーンをはじめとした 内容
2：今後はオルドリンもオルフェウスもエリア11→中華連邦へ行く模様
3：依頼その1「香港進駐のブリタニア基地破壊」（ミッションクリア済み）
4：依頼その2「エリア11での新型爆弾の調査」（ブラックリベリオンで試作型が確認され、ラクシャータが 調査を急いでいた）
5：依頼その3「中華連邦を訪れるシュナイゼルの暗殺」
6：オルフェウスはアッシュフォード学園に潜入する模様

[Eternal Dreamer]

Here's this month's Oz manga chapter summary.

Spoiler for Oz Manga Ch 15 Summary (Extended):

Code Geass: Oz the Reflection (Manga) Chapter 15

Oldrin is given the mission of going to the Chinese Federation as Second Prince Schneizel’s guard. However, when she goes out to visit a grave, she discovers someone has come before her as a bouquet of beautiful pink campanula has been offered at the grave. When she tilts her head in puzzlement, wondering who would place flowers in front of the grave of the former head of the Zevon family, who died due to a family feud, the masked man Wizard appears before Oldrin.
“Throw away your sword, Oldrin Zevon. You are not someone meant for battle.”
When Wizard tells her that, the words Oldrin says in response are…

Spoiler for Oz Manga Ch 16 Summary:

Code Geass: Oz the Reflection (Manga) Chapter 16

Orpheus has finished his mission at the Britannian Army garrison base at Hong Kong within the Chinese Federation. This time, Orpheus has accepted several missions at almost the same time. Having finished one of them, Orpheus heads to investigate a new model bomb in Area 11 next.

Just like that photo story chapter where the Oldrin side characters appeared, it seems that this manga chapter focuses on the Orpheus side. It seems to occur after the third photo story chapter, but there will probably be discrepancies again between the manga and photo story like during the first battle in the Middle East. (Also, does anyone else think of a certain girl with glasses at the mention of a "new model bomb" in Area 11...? The following text also seems to lend credence that this involves the FLEIA bomb.)

Also, here's the translation on the info gordrol provided:

1. The first half corrects part of the last chapter from NTA, and the second half begins with a battle scene on the Orpheus side.
2. Next, Oldrin and Orpheus both seem to be going to Area 11 and then to the Chinese Federation.
3. Request 1: Destroy the Britannian base stationed in Hong Kong (Complete)
4. Request 2: Investigate the new model bomb in Area 11 (Having witnessed a prototype model during the Black Rebellion, Rakshata hurried her investigation into it)
5. Request 3: Assassinate Schneizel who is visiting the Chinese Federation
6. Orpheus seems to infiltrate Ashford Academy.

It looks like the following chapters are finally turning to the aftermath of the Black Rebellion in R1. We'll probably get to see a lot of cameos from familiar characters, and hopefully get answers to questions that have remained about the timegap.

[gordol]

http://hobbyjapan.co.jp/hobbyjapan/c...episode16.html

Oldrin dresses as woman in this one?

[Kurohane]

^ You mean Orpheus. That's the boy's name.

@EternalDreamer Thanks again for you monthly summaries and translations. If I may ask, why are there any discrepancies? Aren't both stories written by the same author?

[Eternal Dreamer]

Huh, looks like they're starting to preview unpublished chapters in the photo story-exclusive website. I wasn't going to bother with the summaries there, but since they went to the trouble of this, I'll translate it from now on as well. Here's a preview of next month's chapter.

Spoiler for Oz Photo Story Ch 16 Preview:

Summary: Orpheus receives an offer from Miss X that takes him to Oahu Island in Hawaii. The mission this time is the assassination of a Britannian soldier that is advocating the implementation of a ground-breaking KMF team. But, In order to acquire information needed for achieving this mission, they have to meet up with an information provider 24 hours before he carries out the plan. Orpheus and Ze infiltrate Oahu Island in Miss X’s stead due to her inability to move, but there, Orpheus is attacked by his sworn enemy, a member of Pluton.

Highlight: This time the Byakuen Flight-Enabled Version appears again for the first time in a while. Being able to fly is certainly an advantage, but if used by Orpheus, a terrorist who commits many assassinations, subversive activities and espionage, might he not use it in unexpected ways? It may be just a piece of equipment. Story-wise, Orpheus also has a rare situation where he disguises himself as a girl, but as expected, wouldn’t Orpheus look just like Oldrin in women’s clothes since they’re twins?

Also, to answer Kurohane's question, the ones responsible for the manga and photo story are different people. Obviously some amount of collaboration is present, but it seems like they each take care of the finer details on their own, which lead to discrepancies popping up. (For instance, in the photo story, Orpheus meets Wizard for the first time during the battle in the Middle East, but in the manga, it is suggested that he already knows him. The way that battle plays out is also vastly different between the two versions, though that can't be helped perhaps, since photo stories usually give only minimal detail in describing scenes, while the manga can visually show much more kinetic and drawn out scenes, especially in battle.) There is also a discrepancy between the photo story and Akito the Exiled when one chapter briefly crossed over with the events in the OVA movies. Because of this, I usually consider the manga as the main canon with the photo story as semi-canon; just consider anything that doesn't directly contradict events in the manga or the rest of canon as true, leaving aside the parts that do as the "author's personal interpretation/preference in story writing".

[ShinobiMuramasa]

Originally Posted by Eternal Dreamer

Huh, looks like they're starting to preview unpublished chapters in the photo story-exclusive website. I wasn't going to bother with the summaries there, but since they went to the trouble of this, I'll translate it from now on as well. Here's a preview of next month's chapter.

Spoiler for Oz Photo Story Ch 16 Preview:

Summary: Orpheus receives an offer from Miss X that takes him to Oahu Island in Hawaii. The mission this time is the assassination of a Britannian soldier that is advocating the implementation of a ground-breaking KMF team. But, In order to acquire information needed for achieving this mission, they have to meet up with an information provider 24 hours before he carries out the plan. Orpheus and Ze infiltrate Oahu Island in Miss X’s stead due to her inability to move, but there, Orpheus is attacked by his sworn enemy, a member of Pluton.

Highlight: This time the Byakuen Flight-Enabled Version appears again for the first time in a while. Being able to fly is certainly an advantage, but if used by Orpheus, a terrorist who commits many assassinations, subversive activities and espionage, might he not use it in unexpected ways? It may be just a piece of equipment. Story-wise, Orpheus also has a rare situation where he disguises himself as a girl, but as expected, wouldn’t Orpheus look just like Oldrin in women’s clothes since they’re twins?

Also, to answer Kurohane's question, the ones responsible for the manga and photo story are different people. Obviously some amount of collaboration is present, but it seems like they each take care of the finer details on their own, which lead to discrepancies popping up. (For instance, in the photo story, Orpheus meets Wizard for the first time during the battle in the Middle East, but in the manga, it is suggested that he already knows him. The way that battle plays out is also vastly different between the two versions, though that can't be helped perhaps, since photo stories usually give only minimal detail in describing scenes, while the manga can visually show much more kinetic and drawn out scenes, especially in battle.) There is also a discrepancy between the photo story and Akito the Exiled when one chapter briefly crossed over with the events in the OVA movies. Because of this, I usually consider the manga as the main canon with the photo story as semi-canon; just consider anything that doesn't directly contradict events in the manga or the rest of canon as true, leaving aside the parts that do as the "author's personal interpretation/preference in story writing".

Do we know Taniguchi's level of involvement with Oz?

By the way Eternal Dreamer, thank you so much for your consistent updates!

[Eternal Dreamer]

Here's basically a list of all the people and companies involved in Oz:

Planning: Sunrise, Taniguchi Goro and Okouchi Ichiro

Composition (Photo Story Text): Morita Shigeru

Character Design: Kimura Takahiro

Knightmare Design: Nakata Eiji and Astrays

Mechanical Design: Teraoka Kenji

Color Scheme: Iwasawa Reiko

Comic Drawing (Manga): Toujou Chika

Cooperation: Bandai Collector's Division, Monthly Hobby Japan, Hobby Japan Editorial Department, Newtype Ace Editorial Department and Kadokawa Shoten

Based on this, it doesn't look like Taniguchi is directly involved with it very much.

[gordol]

Akira Yasuda tweeted that the Lancelot version that'll appear in Akito will use elements from his original design that was cleaned up by Eiji Nakada.

Hype

[Xander]

Updating on the Code Geass: Maelstrom of Libra social network game, they've launched a website with more information:

http://codegeass.bngames.net/

From what I can tell, they might be connecting this to Oz as well since they mention Peacemark and Pluton, etc.

[gordol]

last month HJ

[twisted-pisces]

Code Geass: Maelstrom of Libra website has two new characters posted. Its been hinted that the little blonde girl is part of the Royal family. But can anyone translate there names? Xander has the link to the site posted above.

[gordol]

Just some interesting info from that HJ staff interview:

-Nakata talks about possible pre R2 KOR custom mechs. They would use Sutherlands and Gloucesters as base. Gino's would have large boosters and a scythe like weapon for high speed irregular pattern attacks. Waltefled's would use a huge sword but would need reinforced legs and better balance. Just wishful thinking for now

I wish this would happen since OZ was supposed to be CG version of MSV but all we're getting now are lame recolors besides 6 or so original designs...

[Fireminer]

Well, Mecha isn't the main focus of CG to start with!

[Masurao45]

Originally Posted by twisted-pisces

Code Geass: Maelstrom of Libra website has two new characters posted. Its been hinted that the little blonde girl is part of the Royal family. But can anyone translate there names? Xander has the link to the site posted above.

If you take a close look, the blonde haired girl's character design resembles Alice from Nightmare of Nunnally. Based on her uniform in the game's screenshot, looks like she's from the Geass Order.