Code Geass Hangyaku no Lelouch Episode 1 Discussion

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Feb 23, 8:23 AM

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RenFujihara

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Mar 2023

cool anime everyone should watch 🔥🔥

Mar 9, 10:18 AM

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This show brings nationalism that I never know I have. And I am maybe the least nationalist of my country.

How the show portrayed Japanese as victim of wars, insensitive to any suffering they brought with them during WW2. I know this is a Japanese show created for Japanese people, but still that stink so badly. I will still watch it only to see how far they will go with this.

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This anime is about Japan's status as an American vassal state. It's intentionally set in Japan for a reason. The Britannian term is an aesthetic for what the Americans have done to Japan especially after 1992. After Japan's economic collapse, it no longer has a chance to be the number one country like it was in the 80s and now America controls it financially and politically.
To make it simpler one side of the characters represents the revival of Japan's standing army and the other side represents the maintenance of the status quo and that Japan should not ever have an army and should remain America's glorified naval carrier against the Chinese.
Suzaku is set up to be the contemporary Japanese position.
Not every series about occupation is about the western concept of "decolonisation" whereby modern France is critiqued for being "neocolonialist" but both China and America are given a pass to do what they see fit.
I think that theme of beinf a "superpower" nation will be explored.
Considering that this series was written during the interim period of heavy anti JSDF sentiment during and after the collapse of the USSR, as well as the renewed interest in Japan developing it's army to participate in the global war on terror (before the backlash of involvement culminated in renewed anti JSDF sentiment) it's not a ww2 form of nationalism but a simple desire to exist on the world stage without being potentially subjugated by the Chinese, North Koreans, or currently subjugated by America. It is also not about a niche form of anti colonial rhetoric because at the end of the day this is a Japanese series written in the mid 2000s so it wouldn't make sense for an American centric post occupy wallstreet brand of politics.

Aug 5, 11:56 AM

#203

RealSirSauce

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Apr 2023

Epic and everyone should watch

Oct 29, 7:09 PM

#204

Onagro

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Jul 2025

Buen cap. Los ponjas son invadidos por los britanicos y esclavizados practicamente. Un pibe jura venganza desde peque y por las casualidades de la vida se mete con unos terroristas, matan a su amigo de la infancia y a la pibita experimento, que le hace pacto para que pueda dar ordenes y safa de que lo maten. Mientras los ingleses siguen haciendo cosas de nazis...

Nov 7, 10:28 PM

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Cilbiyah

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Feb 2021

reminds me alot of FMAB. Im a little confused about the world and the mc so far, but not completely lost

Nov 29, 5:56 PM

#206

ghost_ew

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Oct 2023

this look relly good

Dec 8, 12:27 AM

#207

perseii

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Jul 2021

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What the heck is going on? A rushed, messy start, even if it's kind of intriguing and looks nice.

Also, I see this is doing that "unimaginable power in my left eye" Chuunibyo thing. I'm cringing, but hopefully the story will put that power to good use.

Dec 11, 2:33 PM

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Well, wasn't expecting one of the protagonists to die in the first episode. I've never known much about Code Geass besides Lelouch being able to control minds. I'm a bit confused why he was living in Japan, if he's supposed to be Brittanian... but I'll have to watch the rest of the series to understand. Interesting having Sasuke, Sakura, and Ichigo's voice actors are in this.

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