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Written by the the same guy who wrote Code Geass and it shows. It is almost as if some of the possibilities of Code Geass that were cut short in that series are explored here. What if Lelouche and Euphemia had succeeded in building their little state? They would be be in a very similar position as the students from Sakimori High.

It has a very similar character setup: the kind Mecha pilot and the "evil" genius tactician fighting
against domineering powers for their own way to the future. Also there is the student council and the child of the prime minister.

And there is a supernatural element milked for story potential (shaking up relationships and giving the underdog an distinctive edge), this time it has a vampiric theme.

Last, but not least for this preliminary review let me add that the contrast of school life versus high politics is also similar to Code Geass.

However, Ōkouchi takes the elements and tries to make more out of it than a carbon copy of Code Geass. The more the the story progresses it plays out differently from Code Geass. Familiar elements enter in different constellations and go to different ends. I am anxious to see how the season ends.

First I started watching this anime as a filler for Gargantia, then I was fascinated by the similarities to Code Geass, and now I see it as a new work from an author grappling with themes that he is not finished with yet from his last one.