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View Poll Results: Code Geass: Akito the Exiled OVA - Episode 2 Rating | |||
Perfect 10 | 2 | 18.18% | |
9 out of 10 : Excellent | 1 | 9.09% | |
8 out of 10 : Very Good | 6 | 54.55% | |
7 out of 10 : Good | 1 | 9.09% | |
6 out of 10 : Average | 0 | 0% | |
5 out of 10 : Below Average | 0 | 0% | |
4 out of 10 : Poor | 0 | 0% | |
3 out of 10 : Bad | 0 | 0% | |
2 out of 10 : Very Bad | 0 | 0% | |
1 out of 10 : Painful | 1 | 9.09% | |
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2012-10-04, 16:05 | Link #621 | |
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2012-10-04, 16:13 | Link #622 |
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Well, I do happen to feel otherwise.
Europe was almost completely ignored during the main series, despite being one of the main three world powers on paper, and it's good to finally have a better look at what's going on there. If that's not attempting to be expansive, I don't know what it is. Comparatively speaking, four OVA episodes should amount to about eight regular TV episodes. That's actually not a bad length for a specific story arc. In fact, this is an improvement over the amount of coverage given to China and, most likely, the quality of the content will remain superior throughout. One of the things about this OVA that I've enjoyed is the attention to detail, both explicit and implict. We don't have the full story yet, but there's already some food for thought. They're giving Britannia a little bit of extra development too, with these additional knight orders and their European conquests, which should help flesh them out as a faction. Not everything has to remain locked into Lelouch's point of view. We have been told that Suzaku will show up here, but he's going to be presented in a different light, since his role isn't the same in a situation where he doesn't have Lelouch as his main rival and former friend. Basically, what I'm trying to say is that providing "something important" is a matter of perspective. If you think about it, pretty much your same criticism could be applied to UC projects like 0080 and 08th MS Team though, considering "nothing important" happened in them since we already knew that all of Zeon was going to lose the war against the Federation, no matter what the last remnants did. But in their own ways they contributed to building the world. I think it's good to go into these transitional periods now, and address aspects that weren't considered before. |
2012-10-04, 18:02 | Link #624 | |
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Johan is a sleaze! And gets his! And that "whore" looks nothing like Kallen! The Gundam universe has had a lot of time to expand and spread out. Cide Geass's is just getting started, give it time! |
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2012-10-04, 22:30 | Link #625 | |
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I blame R2 for associating Kallen with Bunny Girl
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2012-10-04, 23:12 | Link #626 | |
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Code Geass is a tricycle next to the Lambourgini Diablo that is UC Gundam. It didn't have to be so, but R2 took the story off the rails into a trainwreck.
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2012-10-05, 04:11 | Link #627 | ||
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its a small world in Code Geass..... The bunny girl doesnt look like Kallen at all... |
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2012-10-05, 04:12 | Link #628 | |
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Nah... It's not her. Kallen is so hot... I could recognize her by her bunny ass.... Last edited by NoemiChan; 2012-10-05 at 04:26. |
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2012-10-05, 04:22 | Link #629 | |
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I don't see why people are making a fuss out of a nameless character that will most likely never appear again.
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2012-10-05, 04:33 | Link #630 | |
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why are you all so mad??? someone just pointed out that she/he saw Kallen so I, the humble person I am rewind back to that place and look for it... I didn't even bash the character, I just stated my opinion that she really look like Kallen...
is it bad to say this? yes , we know she's not gonna appear again, but people keep on asking.... they want to see the picture I humbly posted the look-alike and the bunny girl not my fault, its just that people like me had eyes and can compare anytime... this is not new, similar designs or alterations... in mye earlier post I even pointed out that this girl look like CC Quote:
jeez you all hot headed.... |
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2012-10-05, 07:47 | Link #631 | |
thus spoke zarathustra.
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2012-10-05, 08:32 | Link #632 | |
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Ironically enough, moving away from his specific case, perhaps quite a few of the people who share similar sentiments wouldn't mind watching a Code Geass R3 with a resurrected Lelouch instead, even if that's a very bad idea on paper. One which might still come to pass in the long term, of course, but thankfully not yet. The fact is that Code Geass as a whole was never going to be Gundam in the first place, because their mutual differences in context and appeal happen to be way too large, even without considering that the Universal Century hasn't exactly avoided a number of critical failures or questionable outcomes, in spite of everything else, so I can't really find myself thinking that was ever a possibility. |
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2012-10-05, 09:08 | Link #633 |
thus spoke zarathustra.
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Totally; besides, something doesn't always have to be top quality in order for one to enjoy it. If you ask, most people on the Geass fandom will tell you that Season 1 was better organized in all fronts compared to R2, but they enjoyed the latter more, cause of all the shit and the way it went down.
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2012-10-05, 09:26 | Link #634 | |
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so comparing designs for you is idiotic? |
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2012-10-05, 10:34 | Link #635 | |||
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The original author has condensed his many articles and reposted them on a new blogsite. PART ONE. PART TWO. His analysis of R2 is excellent and mirrors what many others feel (even if it wasn't the focus here). Quote:
While I still think that any Code Geass series with Lelouch in it will sell (look at Nunnally in Wonderland), if they can do a great job of Akito (keep up what the 1st OVA gave us) then methinks they can wean the fanbase off of Lelouch. Better to leave the wreckage behind and start over. Akito looks like it will do just that. Quote:
However, similarities aside, the comparison gets made quite a bit around the net, and I don't know why. Really, it's the proverbial "apples and oranges" comparison since Gundam is a military Science Fiction story and Geass is more of a dramatic SF Fantasy. Gundam is an epic scale story whereas Geass seems more localized and focused on the events centering around Lelouch and his Rebellion.
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2012-10-05, 10:57 | Link #636 | |
thus spoke zarathustra.
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And R2, in terms of quality and plot, could not hold a candle compared to first season, but I'm sure you all know that the writers had to change a few things due to timeslot and stuff. Actually, had to change a lot of things but anyway. |
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2012-10-05, 11:02 | Link #637 | |
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2012-10-05, 11:12 | Link #638 | |
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So much so that there is a lifesize Gundam in Japan to honor the Epic Win that is UC Gundam.
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2012-10-05, 12:15 | Link #639 |
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As the one who asked "Did you see the Bunny Girl?" I feel I must point out that nowhere did I mention that she looked like Kallen! Just that she favored her slightly.
As for making comparisons and them being idiotic, face it folks CLAMP did the work for both Akito and Lelouch, so there will be characters who bear a strong likeness to the ones in the previous series! And Bonzo did a show is how the main characters of Akito share characteristics and facial expressions similar to the characters of Lelouch of the Rebellion! And thanks for putting that picture up rinichan, I just wanted to confirm my suspicions. |
2012-10-05, 12:29 | Link #640 | |
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Personally, if it wasn't for Char, who is arguably the best character ever in the Gundam-verse, I wouldn't even bother that much. |
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