code geass r2 5
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Cats don’t like tomatoes.
It’s only May, and it’s only the fifth episode, but I’m almost ready to crown Code Geass R2 as best anime of 2008. Sunrise is known for their recent train wrecks, but this series just takes it up another level. Even though the plot has degraded into a series of “Can you top that? I can top that!” plot “twists,” it has also morphed into the almost perfect storm of train wreck enjoyableness. Consider: this episode’s climax involved C.C. trapped in a tub of tomatoes (being used to make the world’s largest pizza) with Kallen (in an animal costume) desperately chasing after her. Shirley (dressed up in a waitress / swimsuit combo that the Umisho girls gawked at) is chasing Kallen, and the giant tub of tomatoes is being transported by a mecha piloted the third most awesome knight of Britannia (who apparently has nothing else better to do with his time). Meanwhile, the seventh most awesome knight of Britannia is chasing after a cat that almost got run over by said mecha. And I haven’t even gotten to the star of this show, because he ran out of breath and is on the verge of collapsing, his “brother” who has basically pledged to kill for the sake of their love, and mobile suit pilot turned housewife turned Duke turned teacher turned pin up model. And all of that connects back to Japan’s fight for independence from America.
Whew.
Code Geass R2 is awesome.
OH GEASS NO
OH GEASS NO!!!
C.C.’s been looking as tasty as a stuffed crust pizza lately, and I give her Multi cosplay a solid 11 out of 10. Funny thing is that while the Emperor has been so desperate to capture her by laying a trap with Lulu as the bait and failing, she did go to the school just because of the giant pizza they were making. The Emperor should have just killed Lulu and then ran a free pizza promotion to lure out C.C..
In the “How much would you pay?” game, I think I would pay a week’s worth of salary to ride in a limo with a tomato-soaked C.C. hugging a Cheese-kun and Kallen looking dumbfounded in a stuffed animal outfit.
Every time I see that hat, I think of Rocky. I can’t believe that we just had an episode that was basically about C.C. recovering her Cheese-kun… and that the episode was good.
5PM JST! 5PM JST! 5PM JST!
5PM JST! 5PM JST! 5PM JST!
5PM JST! 5PM JST! 5PM JST!
(Can you imagine if Code Geass R2 had a midnight time slot like Code Geass? Or if it were running two versions like Soul Eater?)
(Should I be calling it JST or Area11ST?)
Cue “Ogi is a lucky bastard” comments.
I’ve been thinking about the next level after train wreck. Code Geass R2 is definitely pushing that envelope. When one character wearing a ridiculous costume trips and falls because a giant pizza baking contest got screwed up and is seen by another character wearing a bikini and fishnets is considered a major plot point, it’s almost beyond train wreck status. Generally, a plot train wreck is something disastrous yet inevitable or awful yet fascinating. Maybe an earthquake? The G.W. Bush presidency?
(Bikini and fishnets…)
It’s one thing to get beaten on a run by a professional soldier, it’s another to get beaten by a stuffed animal and a bouncy girl in a swimsuit. Though I secretly hope that this is the scenario that awaits me when I run the Bay to Breakers.
This is the wall where Lulu was using that girl to test out his geass powers. Sunrise… attention to small details… what the… it’s like watching the Phoenix Suns run post up plays for Shaq. And they’re eliminated from the playoffs.
“Did I openly reveal our relationship?”
“Don’t say weird things!”
After I wrote that Sports Movie post, I think Kallen/Lulu has a 50% chance of making it into the Nodame/Chiaki Hall of Fame for one-sided love/possible domestic violence.
(Lulu has two hawt women has his inner circle now, since C.C. and Kallen are the only two who knows his true identity. Yet… sigh.)
I’m not surprised, though I did expect Suzaku to announce that Nunnally was the governor and was carrying his child. Aside from that, expectations met. Both Code Geass R2 and Gundam 00 suffer from the “plot twist in the last 30 seconds of the episode” disease.
(Also liked how Suzaku just came back to school and immediately got a seat next to Lulu. Though Millay wasn’t surprised… maybe she’s the real kingpin of Code Geass. In either case, either Millay or Lulu would be a huge upgrade over Sumeragi.)
More ridiculous mecha designs. I kinda wish CLAMP worked on them as well… now that would have been interesting. But with the addition of a variable geometry knightmare frame, what’s next? Funnels? Solid gold that reflects lasers?
(I wonder who is the current Knight of One? I’m rooting for Setsuna F. Seiei.)
Anya’s a twitter addict!
(Even the swimsuit / waitress outfits are a train wreck, but that’s a good thing. Definitely in the awful yet fascinating category.)
And, finally, from last time…
Bluestreak2: I love C.C.’s new outfit but the fact that she doesn’t get enough screentime is a huge problem. But easily my favorite scene this episode is of her fumbling with the weapon.
Agreed. Code Geass is doing a fantastic job fumbling between serious political drama, Death Note-like thriller, Gundam-like mecha, and harem hijinks. I would have preferred if they just made two Code Geass series, one that’s more serious and tried to be a drama much like TSR and one that just focused on the comedy like Fumoffu.
(Andohbytheway, if I were picking a pseudonym to use, I’d avoid crappy Martin Lawrence movies.)
AthenAltena: No comment on the Imperial Eunuch?
Huh? I must have missed this one. Or are you referring to Suzaku?
AeS: During that “horny-horse†flashback I was shouting in my head: No Lulu don’t go that way! But when he said that he would use Rolo and then throw him away, I made my mind. Evil wins.
“Horny-horse flashback”? Yet another reason to love Code Geass R2: horny-horse flashbacks.
Kaisos: WHY do you keep lambasting Clannad, Jason? WHY?
Example #1,419 of a reader just reading what he wants to read. Let’s see… Clannad won #6 for Best of 2007, wrote an epic post on Kyou’s thighs, and wrote a follow up about Tomoyo’s thighs, and this is the thanks I get? No, I’m making fun of the fact that Fuko got so much screentime yet we got so little delicious Kyou bullying screentime. Or maybe it’s just the Canadian/English translation that you’re having trouble with.
Nodspy: Muhahaha every time I watch code geass I get a get a pinky and the brain vibe.
I get more of a Keeping Up with the Kardashians vibe these days. Must be the boobs, the manufactured plot twists, and the train wreck status.
Spanky: I wouldn’t mind seeing Bunny Boy Lulu being cosraped/ groped by Suzumiya Suzaku.
Yep… these are my readers.
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C.C. stands for ChaChamaru, the Magical Robot. Which, given who Viletta’s seiyuu is… And I think I’m the only one who looked at C.C. drowning in tomatoes and didn’t think “I’d hit that” but instead thought “Whoa, turn that red into white and you’ve got a new h-doujin favorite”. You gotta love how she worked past Shirley’s attempts to make her feel better about being pimped out: the whole ‘Ogi might see this’ thing sorta melted all resistance. Zero should’ve used THAT as an incentive, rather than blackmail.
PS: Millay’s outfit was love. No wonder a certain Tamaki-alike, even with his Suzaku-groping fetish, wanted to dance with her. I would probably do the Britannian salute to get close to her… or C.C.
Second ‘she’ = Viletta. She’s all upset about being asked to wear fetishwear… and the she thinks of Ogi, and all the embarassment goes away. Now we just need Kallen to have had a camera in that suit, so she can give Ogi those pictures and then let him have some time alone. Or sell them at school and get more funding for the Black Knights.
Damn it Lulu, you’ve two hawt chicks around you all the time and never made a move, but that’s different when he’s with Suzaku and Rollo; I guess the rumors are right…. OH!! GEASS NO!
Well, he can redeem himself if C.C.’s wish is to have hot sex with him… unless that’s Suzaku’s secret desire. OH GEASS NO!
Five episodes and I’ve enjoyed each and every one, that’s something new from a SUNRISE series in the past four years. It has been that long? Time sure flies by.
Really a shame it was a pizza and not a cake, because those red tomatoes could have been white… well, you got the idea.
What are you going to do Lelouch?
>> What are you going to do Lelouch?
“I’m going.. to Tokyo Britannia-land! Muhahahahaha! And then I’ll take Nunnally… with me to prove my manhood!”
…
Seriously, the man’s messed up. Maybe Shirley, Kallen, and C.C. could tie him down and fix things… but I doubt it. Even if there’s undoubtedly a doujin with this concept somewhere out there.
darn no mention of Knight 3 taking away Knight 7 from Lulu?? :( He gets more touchy feely on Suzaku than Lulu every did!
I was rewatching the first season and all i could think was that euphemia had the greatest dead-girl-side-boob ever.
new moe mode?
Actually, I found that Suzaku was incredibly devious this time around, with setting up Nunnally as the governor-general of Area 11. He knows that if Lulu recognizes the voice on the other side of the phone (Nunnally), it means that Lulu’s gotten his memories back, which means he’s back to being Zero, which means that Suzaku can ‘officially’ kill him off. If Lulu DOESN’T acknowledge Nunnally, and pretend that he doesn’t remember her, then it will hurt her feelings. Either way, Lulu can’t win. Bravo Suzaku, but it really hammers down the fact that he’s pretty much sold his soul at this point to the Empire, and will do absolutely ANYTHING to pursue his goals.
Well played, Sunrise.
Did anybody see the looks rival was throwing the president this ep? new triangle inc when lloyd gets back?
Myssa: I thought that was the Emperor’s idea, although Suzaku wanting Area 11 would’ve been Suzaku’s. Now, if Nunally gets killed later on without finding out that Lelouch really DID remember her… well, at that point Suzaku and the Emperor are going to get raped by a Nightmare’s lance as a manner of death.
Tomato C.C. has just given me the most wonderful idea. (Runs out for much ketchup and V8…)
So when are you getting around to Maid Guy 4?
Code Geass used to had a good plot last season. Now this season is ” Which girls cosplaying that you wouldn’t mind flapping to this week?”. Because I pick the top three for rest of the season. C.C in her Black knight uniform, Kallen….
anything from her Bunny girl outfit to underwear :P and finally Villetta …. in one word… Gigggity!! Now if you put C.C or Kallen into the swimsuit that Villetta was wearing. I got nothing but good things to say for the show :D
I’m surprised you didn’t mention the many, many male-bonding “Oh Geass, No!” moments in this episode. From Gino groping Suzaku, to the freed (male) black knights celebrating by stripping, to Lelouch and Rolo’s tender moments, the only show on the air that has more yaoi bait than Geass right now is, uh, the other Clamp show, xxxHolic.
Train wreck < zeppelin crash?
that’s funny, i thought this was a tactical mecha anime…
*stares at mascot Kallen*
nevermind. Carry on.
Mindless fanservice in my rebellion? It’s more likely than you’d think.
After the “twist” this episode, I was thinking: “If I was a person living in Area 11 and had a blind, wheelchair bound loli coming over to step up as my new governor after a year of continuous civil unrest and terrorism, what would I do?” Then, I thought: “If I was a person living in a certain country, at a time when the biggest national crisis in decades was happening, and my president was a noticeably incompetent guy who couldn’t even speak proper English, what would I do?” It’s all about perspective, it seems.
I’m also liking how Zero is making less and less use of his Geass as more important people become immune to it, finding other ways to deal with them. He hasn’t even Geassed Rolo! At this point, I’m wondering if he could still pull off his rebellion even if he lost his Geass entirely.
XD I think that’s the third time one of my comments got posted, you used to do it a bit more, almost 2 years ago, when Haruhi and Higurashi composed of the majority of the posts (you’d even double post some of the episodes). Wow I’ve been visiting this site for a while now.
I have to agree with the last 30 second plot twist, but I would have to say they are actually enjoyable and I would even venture to say that it’s thanks to those happening every episode that things are quickly getting back to the status quo.
I also have to add nice catch on the wall of markings, I totally forgot about that. >_<
I forgot to mention that finally the 11’s will be getting a Governor that Zero won’t be killing. Though kidnap is very likely.
>duke (Golgo 13)
Who’s this? Golgo 13 is Tougou, who is already pretty GAR. I don’t recall someone named “duke”.
Anyways…. THOSE ASSES. THOSE ASSES THOSE ASSES THOSE ASSES THOSE ASSETS THOSE ASSES THOSE ASSETS.
Very fun episode. This is more fun than episode 9 from season 1 (the ONLY harem-hijinks-only episode I think). I can’t wait for more Gino and Anya screen time.
I love how the shot of Kallen in the animal suit, is basically the exact same shot as bunny suit Kallen in the MKII. (what would a director call that anyway, the lower 3/4 shot from the back up over the ass)
But I don’t really mind they can recycle that frame as much as they want. Now if they can just twist the plot to get that shot in a maid costume…. mmmmm.
Jason, you’re running the Bay to Breakers!? I’ve run it twice before. I hate the second mile (all uphill). And the middle-age men running naked, ugh… And wouldn’t running while getting drunk from the keg you’re dragging along give you cramps?
I found DarkMirage’s comment about how Kallen’s ass getting more screentime than most of the characters in R2 funny. Funny again how Sunrise is trying to make up for a lack of naked shower scenes by upping the total amount of fanservice. If they are going to show Villette in that swimsuit (I’ve seen more material in a napkin), then why not show a Kallen naked shower scene? I have hopes that since they’re pretty much redoing a lot of season 1 that we’ll have another trapped-on-an-island episode and Suzaku will have to subdue a naked Kallen again.
Beyond train wrecks are celestial wrecks…the kind that Sunrise makes when they release new Gundam series…^^
Who would win in a fight? Bonta-kun or Kallen in animal suit?
I guess I lose.
Well, there’s always the wild theory that Suzaku IS A CHAR and the entire phone call setup is to get Lelouch to hurt Nunally’s feelings so that Suzaku can swoop in and…..”comfort”….her.
Suzaku, you cold yet cunning bastard.
train wreck? ru kiddin? lol
its most definitely not! not when they have nice melonpan Kallen in her all too often wardrobe dysfunction and CC panty showing…
oh btw, is it just me or did CC’s boobs got bigger?
Lulu runs like a girl. XD
mortal men create train wrecks, sunrise crashes space colonies into Australia.
I feel for lulu this episode, I run long distances about as well as the average dwarf.
Well this ep is definitely one that would be kept on the desktop for frequent viewings, if you know what I mean; not only just for the hundred-fetish-fanservice, but the OH GEASS NO.. moments too.
All I could think of when Suzaku was standing behind Lulu when he was on the phone with Nunnaly was -> Suzaku thinking “Oh yeah baby, how I missed this view.” + the shots of Lulu’s eyes bulging, “HOLY CRAP surprise penetration!!!” = special together time on the roof… again…
Suzaku, you truly are a devious bastard.
Oh my, what an episode. In the recent Spring thin slicing I mentioned my reasons why Geass is #1 on my watch list… and this here episode is pretty much a cavalcade of most of those reasons. This reminds me quite a lot of precious season’s school festival episode where they also threw most “omg serious” into the wind and had a rather crazy episode, down to that cat chase redux (I think it was in the same episode). This tops it though, especially in the fan service department… and we’re not even counting the more subtle panty shots yet. Daaaaamn. Amusing how they also rub it home that anything physical is not Lelouch’s forte.
It seems last-second PLOT TWEEEEST is fast becoming this season’s signature move. And this one was hilariously OH GEASS NO worthy, in an appropriately ambiguous way. I think they’re worthy contenders to emo facial distortion pantheon.
Now excuse me while I go back and watch this episode again. I believe it requires, um, further study before all of its detail and subtle nuances can be fully appreciated. I shall pay close attention.
Spanky, I did not want read or imagine that >_< (stabbing head and stomach now) lol.
Well that was an awesome episode.
I wonder what other get-up they’ll put Kallen in, wouldn’t mind it becoming a recurring theme.
The Pizza Hut ads return!!!
actually all suzaku had to say was “Nunnually died” in front of lulu at any point and time…. there’s no way he’d be able to keep a straight face from that
It’s turning into the Order of the Bible Black Knights. Thou I’m not complaining.
These fanservice&fun episodes are great. I’m pretty impressed that geass got this kind of episodes and that couple later Euphie kills everyone. I just love sudden plot twists.
I waited for the appearace of Kurz. I mean Gino. Damn that he too seems to be after Suzaku. And Rolo. LoL why are you getting embarassed? Luckily all that sweet fanservice washed those moments away. Still. Gino seems to be a good guy, so dunno how long he’ll live.
Suzaku seems to have lost his naive sence of justice(who wouldn’t after what happened at season1) and goes all out for getting what he wants. He kinda resembles Lulu more and more. White reaper :). If he and Lulu were at same side, how much would they own everything?
And that last pic of Kallen. I.. I… it’s… Kallen I love youu!
Speaking of which, the Emo Facial Contortion Pantheon hasn’t been updated since forever ago. Also known as October 2006. I can think of a few people who probably should have a spot, Sunohara being the first to come to mind.
i’m surprised no ss of lulu’s OMGWTFBBQ NUNNALLY IS ON THE PHONE?! face.. i also wanted to see more CC drenched in tomato sauce+the huge stuff crust pizza :(
Yes a Pantheon update is needed and desired.
LOL I think Lulu would have straight up stabed Suzaku right away
if he said he got Nunally pregnant.
Only reason Lulu hasn’t done anything with C.C. nor Karen
must be becas he’s a crazy siscom.
and btw, this probably sounds rediculous and u r gonna take it as a joke,
but i’m dead serious and I’m sure tat this isn’t some random rumor.
Knight of one is….ORANGE-KUN!!1
again. i’m not kiddin