#Code Geass Liveblog

[psychopomp-namine]

it always gets me that lelouch planned his zero requiem and intentionally wore white robes and intentionally had a parade where his throne is above nunnally, who is chained, but conveniently the throne had a ramp down so that when lelouch is inevitably killed, everyone can see the blood staining his clothes, he would dramatically fall down the ramp towards nunnally so they can have one last moment together, his blood is a streak on the ramp from his place down here with nunnally, to the throne up above, where zero (suzaku) would be hailed as a hero standing above the demon emperor. but inside suzaku would be suffering a cursed existence. and all three of them knew that.

and thinking about the first time these three came together, it was with lelouch (scrawny exiled prince who doesn't exercise) carrying nunnally up a long flight of stairs to the kururugi shrine, where suzaku is waiting

[augustameretrix]

dont you also just hate it when that happens

[ccorrosion]

ohhh my goddddd please tell me suzaku gets more tolerable in the second season I'm dying here

[linnielemon]

Which show should I watch next?

For context, my favorite shows/movies are Revolutionary Girl Utena, Dear Brother (Oniisama e), Revue Starlight, Rose of Versailles, Your Name, Death Note.. I watched Neon Genesis Evangelion and Serial Experiments Lain recently and enjoyed those thoroughly! I love all kinds of books, but some of my favorites are On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous, If We Were Villains, and Where The Crawdads Sing! My favorite fictional character of all time is Anthy Himemiya, and some other characters I’ve enjoyed are Asuka Langley, Rosalie from RoV, Rei Asaka, Maya Tendo, and Light Yagami! And umm.. my favorite music artist is The Crane Wives… and the next VN on my list is Umineko When They Cry because I feel like I’d love it. And umm uhh I don’t know help me pick PLEASE (Also, I’m considering doing a liveblog/analysis essay or just a review on whatever show wins, so please let me know if you’d be interested in that!)

Reblog/comment propaganda, it might change my decision! Thank you for your votes and words <3

[yurisorcerer]

I'm not gonna pretend I have anything super new or innovative to say about Mobile Suit Gundam. It's one of the most-analyzed anime ever, and I pale in comparison to some of the people who *have* analyzed it, but here I am, thinking about it regardless.

For context, I am watching this as part of a---as she called it---"comet swap" with my good friend @charaznablespeteevee, where I watch a mecha anime she is obsessed with (Gundam) and she watches one I am obsessed with (Code Geass). I'm not sure if I'm going to write a big long post like this about every episode (since I'm going to *try* to watch at least one per day, that would get quite exhausting), but I am liveblogging it more informally over on the worst website on Earth, if you're willing to put up with that Nazi-infested hellhole long enough to read some posts from yours truly.

In any case, Gundam and Code Geass. are many differences between these, the main ones being that Code Geass is more recent and also not widely hailed as a masterpiece of its form. It does *draw* notably from Gundam though despite having very different artistic aims and a different tone, so watching this makes sense in a way. I spent way too much of my teenagerhood obsessed with Lelouch, and now I'm watching the anime that his archetypal grandfather came from. (Goddess have mercy on my soul.)

My experience with Gundam as a franchise prior to this is very limited, but I do have some. For reference, I have seen all of:

Gundam 00, back when it aired on the SyFy channel when they had an anime block many years ago. I really liked this as a teenager but I don't remember it super well.

The Witch From Mercury, lesbian space combat, with a notable Code Geass staff connection. WFM was not perfect or anything but I loved it a lot and Suletta is very dear to me. I actually bought an Aerial gunpla a few months ago that is currently sitting unassembled in my closet.

the first Gundam 0079 compilation movie. Now, it might seem weird that I've seen this and am now going back to watch the TV series. But, while I remember the general outline of what happened, I was SUPER sick when I watched it, and I only remember what happened really, really vaguely. While I have some idea of the general outline of what's to come, I'm mostly going in genuinely blind.

like 4 or 5 episodes of Victory Gundam, which I liked but kind of fell off of. So we're giving the franchise a proper second go here.

I'm a mecha fan more generally, and I'll get into some of that as I write these, but for now that's the relevant stuff.

Anyway, my main impression of 0079's first episode is actually a structural one. It's REALLY well put together. We introduce the setting, we introduce our main characters, and we introduce the main conflict, all very economically and with a lot of style---more style than some shows with significantly less room to work with manage, in fact---and I'm immediately invested in the fate of our main character, Amuro Ray.

From what I gather here (and a little bit from outside information), my impression is that of a kid who loses his innocence very, very rapidly over the course of this story. Here, the space-hab-thing he lives on is attacked, and he ends up in the cockpit of an experimental superweapon called a Gundam (maybe you've heard of them?). I LOVE how the Gundam is framed here, like some kind of genuinely scary war machine. It's an intentionally othering effect i mostly associate with later mecha anime, especially those with outright monstrous mecha like Evangelion or even The Big O, so to see it here in such a comparatively early series in the genre is impressive.

The episode's climax sees him kill two soldiers from the enemy nation of Zeon, but it's not a triumphant thing, really. He's portrayed as kind of not really knowing what he's doing, flailing around inside this gigantic walking tank / mechanical war god. But then when he *does* figure things out, well, he has to deal with the fact that he just killed two dudes. Going by the cliffhangery ending here, it doesn't seem like his troubles are over, either.

[docholligay]

Things that were nominated 2024

FOr people who won Shamash or the merely curious!

Anime/ation

legend of Vox Machina

Dear Brother

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex

Bubblegum Crisis

Ranma 1/2 (2024)

Megalobox

Scavengers Reign

Higurashi When They Cry / Higurashi no Naku Koro ni

Revolutionary Girl Utena

Castlevania

Yataragasu: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master

Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit (Japanese title: Seirei no Moribito)

Blue Eye Samurai

Bojack Horseman

Code Geass

Tokyo Godfathers

Sasameki Koto

Akiba Maid War / Akiba Meido Sensō

Death Note

Don't Hug Me, I'm Scared

Rose of Versailles

Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor

Monster

Paranoia Agent

The Promised Neverland

Akira

Live action:

Letterkenny

Kevin Can Fuck Himself

FROM

The Penguin

Santa Clarita Diet

Shogun (2023)

Deadloch

Severance

Godless (netflix)

Everything, Everywhere, All at Once

Max Headroom

Tipping the Velvet

The Batman (2022)

Schitt's Creek

Promised Land (2022)

The Twilight Zone (Original series)

MASH (TV Show)

Life on Mars (UK)

The Americans

Masterminds (2003)

Deadwood

Great British Bakeoff (Mel and Sue Era)

Fallout

Gentleman Jack

The Green Knight

The Only Murders in the Building

Doctor Who (Modern Era)

Yellowjackets

Justified

Hacks

Who Framed Roger Rabbit?

Vigil

Beef

The Last of Us

Picnic At Hanging Rock

WandaVision

Misc:

Jackbox Games

Cocktail ask hour--we all make a cocktail together (or I show you how) and then we answer asks!

Couples Therapist Holligay

Noted English Scholar Doc

Holligay History Moment -- 2-10 minute videos to teach us more about something in history

Bad Lesbian Advice: Anime Characters Editon (characters give the advice for the question)

Bakeoff-style technical challenge

Show Openings

If You Don't Like What God Gave You, Store Bought is Fine (tutorials on shapewear, wig-wearing, using makeup to sculpt, etc)

Doc Reviews Grocery Store Snacks or International Snacks

Make an Effort: Doc gives advice and guides on how to dress yourself and fashion

History of the American West Day

Who Wants to Be An Intellectual Shit (THis is what Mike did with me and the anime, only it's me as the host and him having to identify what classic literature is about)

Vetting Kids' Media for Beeb (as a children's story for children, specifically my child)

Cooking stream

Music day: whether it's you telling us about music you like, or us recommending music to you.

Holligay Loves Food/Cooking Advice

Redo Day:

ER

Deadwood

The Haunting of Hill House

Santa Clarita Diet

Daria

Sasameki Koto

Twin Peaks

Magical Girl Raising Project

Leverage

Motherland: Fort Salem

Picnic At Hanging Rock

The Legend of Calamity Jane

Sailor Moon day

Write between the episodes scenes

Live Blog Bandai-era Sera Myu

PGSM liveblog

Liveblog of your top Sailor Moon scenes (any incarnation)

Liveblog of the Sailor Moon Manga

Writeup of Michiru/Haruka and Lead Crow/Aluminum Siren double date

Write a fic of Toonmakers (nee Saban) Sailor Moon

Dressing the Senshi using clothing that exists in my closet

Liveblog of the Original Anime

Writing Day:

Fuck Marry Kill and other quick popcorn prompts

Doc writes about history

Odd Ones Out (specifically, prompts for stuff you don't normally write- something besides OW or Sailor Moon, characters like Hotaru or the OW cowboy, comedy genre)

Holligay Loves Food

Prompt Day

Fuck Marry Kill and other quick popcorn prompts

Doc writes about history

Odd Ones Out (specifically, prompts for stuff you don't normally write- something besides OW or Sailor Moon, characters like Hotaru or the OW cowboy, comedy genre)

Holligay Loves Food

Prompt Day

[stealthnoodle]

Psst, beloved mutuals, if you've got an account on Bluesky, I'm on my second day of liveblogging my Code Geass marathon

The most important thing to come out of it so far is that Goro Akechi would have been 8-10 years old while the anime was originally airing, and no one will ever convince me that this would not have been a formative show for him

[taketheringtolohac]

ive never seen code geass but ive enjoyed seeing u liveblog abt it because i understand none of it but it does make me think about a char from an otome i like bc he looks like the suzalulu baby

ok I see what ur saying. But secondarily. Be so fr are they actually called suzalulu. That’s. Oh my god. Anyways I’m glad you enjoyed my liveblog!!! I do not usually do them I just have nothing to do rn LOL

[13eyond13]

THE MANGA REC LIST

in order of date released (and with the number of volumes listed on Wikipedia in brackets... I will keep this list updated with my progress through the volumes):

1967 Cat-Eyed Boy (3) / [progress: 3/3 read] {★★★½}

1968 Ashita no Joe (20) / [progress: 1/20 read]

1970 Lone Wolf and Cub (45)

1972 The Rose of Versailles (14)

1972 Devilman (5) / [progress: 5/5 read] {★★★½}

1974 The Heart of Thomas (3) / [dnf]

1974 Dear Brother (3) / [dnf]

1976 Glass Mask (49)

1981 Touch (26)

1982 Akira (6)

1982 Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind (7)

1982 Legend of the Galactic Heroes (10)

1984 Dragon Ball Z (42)

1985 Banana Fish (19)

1987 JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (132) / [dnf]

1989 Berserk (42) / [progress: 42/42 read] {★★★★★}

1990 Tokyo Babylon (7)

1990 Slam Dunk (31)

1990 Crows (26)

1991 Sailor Moon (18) / [progress: 1/18 read]

1992 X (18)

1992 Boys Over Flowers (37)

1994 Monster (18) / [progress: 9/18 read]

1994 Neon Genesis Evangelion (14) / [progress: 14/14 read] {★★★★}

1996 Card Captor Sakura (12)

1996 Yu-Gi-Oh! (38) / [dnf]

1996 Inuyasha (56)

1996 Revolutionary Girl Utena (7) / [dnf]

1997 Haru wo Daiteita (14) / [dnf]

1997 Hellsing (8)

1997 One Piece (107)

1997 Trigun (14)

1998 Hunter x Hunter (37) / [progress: 3/37 read]

1998 Fruits Basket (23) / [dnf]

1998 Uzumaki (3)

1998 Forest of Piano (26)

1999 Naruto (72) / [progress: 6/72 read]

1999 20th Century Boys (22)

2000 Dorohedoro (23)

2000 Nana (21) / [progress: 21/21 read] {★★★★½}

2000 Chobits (8) / [progress: 2/8 read]

2001 Worst (33)

2001 Fullmetal Alchemist (27)

2001 Claymore (27)

2002 Skip Beat! (49)

2002 Ouran High School Host Club (18) / [dnf]

2003 Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle (28)

2003 Death Note (12) / [progress: 12/12 read] {★★★★★}

2003 Gintama (77)

2003 xxxHolic (23) / [progress: 1/23 read]

2003 Wolf's Rain (2)

2004 Vampire Knight (19)

2004 Soul Eater (25)

2006 Black Butler (33)

2006 Pandora Hearts (24)

2006 Code Geass (8)

2007 Totally Captivated (6)

2007 The Breaker* (10)

2007 Noblesse* (25)

2007 Goodnight Punpun (13) / [progress: 2/13 read]

2008 Bokura no Kiseki (29)

2009 Attack on Titan (34) / [progress: 4/34 read]

2009 Durarara! (18)

2009 One Punch Man (28) / [progress: 1/28 read]

2010 Cheese in the Trap* (webtoon)

2010 Tower of God* (13)

2011 Puella Magi Madoka Magica (3)

2011 Tiger & Bunny (9)

2011 Orange Marmalade* (webtoon)

2011 Tokyo Ghoul (14) / [dnf]

2011 Girls of the Wild's* (webtoon)

2011 Hero Union BBS (1)

2012 Made in Abyss (12)

2012 Houseki no Kuni (12)

2012 Erased (12)

2012 Mob Psycho 100 (16)

2012 Assassination Classroom (21) / [dnf]

2013 The Gamer* (6)

2013 A Silent Voice (7)

2014 Golden Kamuy (31)

2014 Dungeon Meshi / [progress: 5/12 read]

2015 My Next Life as a Villainess (9)

2016 The Promised Neverland (20)

2016 Demon Slayer (23)

2016 Moriarty the Patriot (19) / [dnf]

2016 Beastars (22) / [progress: 22/22 read] {★★★★}

2017 Blue Period (14) / [progress: 1/14 read]

2017 No Longer Human (3) / [progress: 3/3 read] {★★★½}

2018 Chainsaw Man (15) / [progress: 12/15 read]

2019 Cheating Men Must Die** (18)

2019 Vampeerz (9) / [dnf]

2020 A Stepmother's Marchen* (webtoon)

2020 Death is the Only Ending for the Villainess* (webtoon)

2022 Gokurakugai (2) / [progress: 1/2 read]

2023 The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn't a Guy At All (1)

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*manhwa // **manhua

Check out my sorting hashtag #13readsmanga to see my liveblogging of the series I'm currently reading (but beware of potential spoilers in there!)

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Check out the notes of THIS POST [X] for my spoiler-free reviews of the series I newly finish

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And check out THIS POST [X] if you want a short explanation of why I dnf'd one of the series on the list

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last updated September 22, 2024

So for my book reading goal next year I think I'm going to attempt to read a lot of iconic/classic/influential manga series everybody should know, and I'd love to get your recommendations if you have them! Pls comment them here, even the really obvious ones, chances are I probs have not read it yet

[psychopomp-namine]

wait a minute. hold on. did we get new code geass stuff? WHO IS SUMERAGI SAKUYA

apparently roze of the recapture is a thing and it follows re;surrection. okay then

[zephyrthejester]

Oh. Ooooh. Oohhh, ow, okay, soooo Lelouch meant to ACTUALLY die.

I was, like, kinda thinking, uh, that it was gonna be a faked death. Ohhh. Well. Huh.

“Suzaku... You’re going to be a hero now. The messiah who saved the world from Emperor Lelouch vi Britannia, the enemy of the world. As Zero.”

Zero was never a person. Zero was... A symbol. An idea, an ideology. It never mattered who was under that mask. Only what they did, and what they fought for. Even now, Zero always fought for the same cause... A better world.

No matter what it takes.

Ow.

“The punishment for what you’ve done shall be this, then. You will live on... Always wearing that mask, serving as a knight for justice and truth. You will no longer live your life as Suzaku Kururugi. You shall sacrifice the ordinary pleasures of your life for the benefit of the world. For eternity.”

“This Geass... I do solemnly accept.”

Well. Wow. Okay.

I can’t believe Lelouch vi Britannia is fucking dead.

At long last, atonement. It would be an injustice to the world if he could live on. Suzaku and Zero, the both of them... Have always been Knights of Justice. What a beautifully fitting end. Goodness...

[pxperhearts]

instead of coming away with any normal ship out of code geass I just keep thinking, wow milly and lloyd would be interesting to write

[chris-liveblogs-things]

You’ve got a mole on your inner left thigh. Kinda cute actually.

[kreuz-unlimited]

That’s a shitty deal, come on, it’s an execution either way.

[mandareeboo]

As far as awesome series for you to potentially blog go have you ever seen the anime Code Geass?

I have not! It's another big deal anime I need to watch.

[veliseraptor]

re: the code geass rewatch, though: do love that episode two features our protagonist straight up shooting one of his older siblings in the head. we’re not fucking around here, guys