Code Geass Episode 1 & 2 Reaction & Discussion | Our Journey Begins!
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- čas přidán 22. 07. 2024
- In this episode we react to and discuss episodes 1 & 2 of Code Geass...
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0:00 Intro
3:09 Episode 1 Reaction
16:34 Episode 1 Discussion
28:48 Episode 2 Reaction
41:04 Episode 2 Discussion
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Welcome to Code Geass, the most "anime" anime ever. By that I mean it's just got everything. Cute girls, giant robots, high-school, a cool super power, plans, all wrapped in a surprisingly interesting exploration of imperialism. Have fun y'all
You forgot part of the holy trinity fan service
Also POSING
When I watched this in High School, I tried so hard to be like Lelouch. I still put my hand to my face the same way he does, but I don't think anyone has picked up on the code geass association yet.
Hahaha if I would have watched this in highschool I would have done the same thing lol 😂
You a real one
Yup I still do this too, sometimes I’ll stop in the middle of nowhere (supermarket, gym, etc) and do a quick monologue (loud voice so people can hear me). They used to be a lot longer like 30 seconds but now since I’m a lot older and got kicked out before I keep it to around 10-15 seconds
His poses are top tier
Lelouch is NOT an eleven... there're like 3 or 4 characters that call him a "britannian student" in the first 2 episodes alone so I don't think that's a spoiler.
And he also says he's the son of a late consort (dead wife) of the britannian Emperor and he's also in line for the succession... so no his mother is not some cleaning lady and he's definitely not a bastard either.
he even says hes brinanian
I've noticed they misinterpret stuff a lot because they keep talking over the characters instead of listening.
Lol they are debating things that is pretty much stated in the show
yea they just missed that part. understandably so, not a big deal, but worth letting them know.
Lelouch isn't even really "Lamperouge"
He is Lelouch Vi Brittania, formerly 17th in line to the throne. HE LITERALLY STATES HIS NAME in the end of episode 1.
I can’t believe that Rossiu became the MC, Simon died in the first episode, and Viral became a king 😔
😂😂😂
Glad to see you're able to tell how dumb lelouch's friend is so early on. He doesn't get any better😂😂😂 @@volumeoneplus
I found it really funny that Josh had his moment in the discussion of giving Lelouche the benefit of the doubt and being like "Mehgan, we don't know enough about him!" then Mehgan gives Suzaku the same exact treatment and is like "Josh, we don't know enough about him!". I know you guys aren't picking sides like that but it almost would be funny if you get a bit going where Josh stans Lelouche and Mehgan stans Suzaku ride or die and you guys can lord over each other when W's and L's start to fly.
*GREATEST ANIME EVER!*
complete and satisfying ending and twists you'll never see coming
An interesting detail is that in the chess match, Lelouch has to move the king first because it’s blocking a piece he needs to move in order to win
Code geass is one my favorite animes of all time. I hope you guys enjoy this anime as much as I did back in the day.
This anime does throw out a lot stuff, if you pay attention you can figure somethings out with context clues and the anime will explain stuff (about the world and mysterious powers etc.. )
The anime is done by Sunrise the same people behind the Gundam show so you know the animations and mechs will look cool. All the characters were designed by 4 women (male and female characters)
This anime does politics stuff very well like Attack on Titan, Gundam or jormungand or gunslinger girls.
Same! Its one of the recommendations i would give. The Dub is good coz Johnny Young Bosch dubbed Lelouch
This anime dominated my mind for decades. Be ready to get into this ride to go through a tunnel that will keep crushing your mind over and over
Ah, the series that has so many twists and turns you just enjoy the ride from start to finish
Ok, only explaining this because it isn't made very clear in the show but a blink you miss it kinda way,, the Calendar of this series is slightly off from our own. Year 0 to them isn't year 0 to us, but 55 BC. Their year 0 starts when the Brits defeated Julius Ceaser invading Britain in 55 BC. When in our timeline that didn't quite happen.
So this series actually takes place in 1963 (and the flash back in 1955), but due to timeline changes, with Napoleon winning and the Brits retreating to America, and the American Revolution failing previously... Britannia (formerly the US colonies) entered the industrial revolution sooner. So technology advanced the be near parallel to ours sooner.
Yeah...
Further Britianna then took over both the North American and South American continents, and retook the United Kingdom. So think American Manifest Destiny blended with the sun never setting on the British Empire because they controlled areas all over the world.
Any place taken over is given an Area number. Other numbers include New Zealand (area 9), Saudi Arabia (Area 18), Indochina Pinnicula aka Vietnam and other countries south of China (Area 10), and Cambodia (Area 13). There's no definitive list beyond those places though.
Anyways all this is covered very briefly in one of the classes in the show, but very briefly and it's kinda I the background.
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Now as to Lelouch's bloodline. He is FULL Britiannian and the biological son of the Emperor, and is by birth the 11th Prince of Britianna (and formerly the 17th heir).
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A little heavier spoilers
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He only has 1 full-blooded sibling though, as you guessed the girl in the wheelchair. His mother was the 5th wife the the Emperor, the Emperor is the 98th Emperor of Britianna (the first is from year 0). Also it's a case of having multiple wives simultaneously, nor a Henry the 8th situation. The other mothers aren't really a plot point though.
All the other princes and princesses are his half-siblings (several are major characters, so I won't spoil), from other wives of his father. The dynamic of this very weird family is very character to character dependent, but it's safe to say him and his sister knew most of them very well.
You will meet characters who are full Britiannian, half Britiannian, Japanese/Eleven, and from the rest of the world.
As to the rest of the world. Britianna is kinda the Fascist/ Imperial Empire. The EU is kinda the worst embodiment of an ineffective democracy/confederacy, and the Chinese are kinda the worst embodiment of Communism blended with an Imperial Empire above the "equal" masses.
Lelouch English VA is Johnny Yong Bosch. He also does the English voice for Ichigo (Bleach) and Vash (Trigun).
Johnny Yong Bosch was also the Black Power Ranger
@@AlbertoRoa38 which is very IRONIC when you think about his role as Lelouch.... XD
You mean A black power ranger.
THE Black Power Ranger will always be Walter Emmanuel Jones 👌
W guy
He also does light Yagami from death note ND yes izaya from durarara
In monarchies, children are always considered heirs to the king or queen ruling at the time. The spouse is called the Royal Consort. Lelouch having the last name Britannia means he's one of the kings direct heirs.
Lelouch and Light are the two anime MCs that play 5D chess in a tic tac toe world.
Glad to have you back. Lelouche is one of the best boys in all of anime
This anime has one of the best endings in anime. I just watched Code Geass 4 months ago, for the zillionth time. I think the second season is actually better than the first however, it's still incredible regardless. I hope you enjoy the show.
Boy you're in for a treat with this show. Promise!
So excited for this series! One of my all time faves and great timing since I just finished my re watch!
Also, I watched in both sub and dub. both are great!
Yesss! Enjoying the reactions and discussions on Patreon
I'm only 2 minutes into the video and your excitement is so contagious. Keep it up!
You two have some great analysis and most of your speculations are spot on.
The emperor has many wives (empress consort) Lelouch‘s mother, just being one of many that’s why in the middle of their name he has Vi indicating that branch from that mother
He is the 11th prince, but 17th in line to the throne
Yall making me wanna re watch again. It's so good.
God Damn Josh is intense this episode! It's like he took it personally
Thanks for reacting to this anime.
This is my number one anime at the moment, and I don't think it will get replaced for a while. I just watched this anime last year, in the middle of 2023, and since then, it has become my number one anime.
Even Lulu has become my top favorite character, so not just the anime.
I've watched this in 2008, but still IS my TOP 0 anime until today. 😏 I think no anime will surpass this. And Lelouch is top 0 in all anime characters. 😂
@@triziaione4514 Nice! I just learned about this anime last year when I started watching old-style anime. And the funny thing was that I was not into mecha anime, even though I had already known mecha anime since my childhood. and this anime is also one of very few that make me love mecha anime. Even at first, I also disliked the design character of this anime.
Definitely a great series, fun fact thank Pizza hut in Japan for the help of sponsoring it.
"its that simple" *a season later* 👁️👄👁️
I lost it when u called Kallen and Nagata "Team Rocket" 🤣
I love codegeassso much beacuse at the end of the last episode it gives you sense of satisfaction that only a few shows manages to give. Like everything that is set up in the first episode gets in its conclusion and the how the postion of each characters introduced in the first episode stands at the end of the show
I hope you're talking about R1. Because I do not consider that even remotely true of R2.
Dub is fine, but sub is soo goood!
There's no human on earth that can do the "ALL HAIIIIIL BRITANNNNNNIA" like the original Charles VA did.
@@wumbojetyes, yes yes. The sub is just EPIC
Yup. + Nanaly's dub is pretty bad, kinda ruin the ending. The VA is also not really faithfull to the VO.
omfg this is the greatest anime of all time. the series gets better over time too. also you should release some episodes far ahead in your patreon and id be down to pay for it!
Giving a like for that intro art alone. I love this series.
I cannot believe you called Suzaku a "white knight" instantly. Perfect.
This isn’t really important. But while the country is called Britannia, it’s actually geologically the United States.
Yeah, France won the Battle of Trafalgar and the monarchy moved to America because the revolution failed
Volume One Plus is back 🔥
This one has a good mix of elements I think you'll both enjoy.
I'm ready for the drama, twists and of course the fired up Josh rants 💪
Dayum, I forgot how good Code Geass is.
Lelouch might be my favorite protagonist in anime, at least in the ones I've seen
Peak is here!
Also one of the fews shows I watched both in dub and sub.
I do prefer sub tbh but dont mind if you watch it in dub.
I’m almost done binging this cuz of y’all and damn I remember I liked this show, but I didn’t remember how much.
I see Yoru's handle behind you but where is the blade?
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Also Lelouch can eat Light and L raw and won't even burp!
My favourite part of the series is when Lelouch does nothing wrong
"he could turn into a mech". Canonically, each of the magas takes place in an either an alternate reality/timeline, or in a different time period. In one or two of those, Lelouch does gain the ability to become a mech basically (while also fusing with C2).
Have to say the format and editing is well done just want to know how frequently reactions will be uploaded❤
Let’s gooooo. My favourite!
Just found your channel and enjoyed the video. One problem I found is your playlists on your channel are set up wrong. The first episode should always be at the top of the playlist otherwise you have to start at the bottom and press the "previous clip" button every time and people can forget and that can get annoying.
One best anime of all time. Definitely best ending of all time
Fun fact:
You were onto something when you say mecha anime tends to get inspired by other mecha anime... issue is, not every mecha anime follows the same sort of subgenre.
Evangelion is a bit more of a SUPER MECHA or a show where 1 mecha tends to be the focus of the show (like Power ranger or whatnot)
beside that mecha subgenre, we also have what's called REAL MECHA which derives from Gundam series.... in terms of more political show, the source tends to be from gundam.
In terms of shows with aliens, teen drama, psychological issues with mechas, it is more Evangelion.
Once you figure out which one is SUPER MECHA and which one are REAL MECHA, its becomes easier to tell the inspiration
Good to see new people watching Code Geass!!
Also *cackles* Lelouch has A LOT of siblings lol
All hail Lelouch!!! Good reaction❤❤❤❤
Both Clovis and Lelouch are sons of the emperor, however they have different mothers as the emperor has/had multiple wives
Lelouch!!!! Rewatching this with you guys
Nice to meet yall, gonna subscribe
Hello! 👋 And thank you! 🙏🏻
Best enjoyed while reading Chomsky
All hail Lelouch! I'm 32 and he is still my role model. 😂
"What if Light Yagami was a disciplined anti-imperialist instead of doing capital punishment to petty criminals" basically xD
I love Code Geass, it's one of the few shows that unabashedly strides into the "grey area" of justified revolutionary violence and sees where that takes things, and the struggle to maintain humanity during war. Having a protag named after the allegedly psy-op radical Trotskyist-turned-Conservative Lyndon LaRouche, who had just the most bonkers contradictory politics, is definitely an interesting choice.
This is the anime with the best ending among all manganimes I've ever seen or read. I'm not a fan of robots, and still, I fucking love this anime
i was wondering why they both keep looking to the left, but then I see that the V is mirrored on the left
YESSS A REACTION CHANNEL ON THE GREATEST ANIME OF ALL TIME IN DUB LETS GOOOOOOO I NEVER SUBSCRIBED SO FAST🔥🔥🔥🔥💪
1 thing when you look at the calender it doesn´t say after christ
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they use a diffrent calender
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ther callender is 55 years ahead
this anime play in the 50s and 60s
cant wait till you reach the Guren vs Lancelot rivalry in the whole series
Welcome to! Death Note with Mechs!
Great channel
Fun fact 1: This show wasn't originally intended to be a mecha show. The producers made the writers put mecha in it because they were really popular at the time.
Fun fact 2: The word "Geass" came from the Irish/Gaelic word "geas", which is a spell or curse that forces someone to do some specific task. When you put that single-syllable word through the rather idiosyncratic Japanese writing system, it comes out as a two-syllable word.
48:53 Fun fact 3: In Japan, older teens/young adults don't usually transition from "living at home" to "living alone" in one single step like is traditional in the US. They'll get their own apartment or something late in high school or early college, but the parents will still pay the bills and come over to cook and clean for them. As they get older, the parents will do less and less until the kid becomes fully independent.
So it's not unusual for a high school student to technically be living "alone" in Japan.
I always was of the opinion that for how much the mechas are used in the show they are never the main focus of it. Makes sense if they were put in later.
About a year ago, y’all did a “which character are you” quiz on a community live. The quiz said I was Lelouch. Finally I have the context to say, “what the hell?!”🤨
One of the best anime’s of all time 🔥🔥🔥and its a anime original by Studio Sunrise
All Hail Lelouch!
lit reaction
JIBUN WOOOOOOOOOO
At last you guys are starting Code geass. It's a long due and better late than never...!
Code geass is one of the few animes where dub is good. However, the VA in sub is way too good to ignore, especially Lelouch.
Code geass is one of the most underrated anime... it deserves more popularity, respect and recognition. It is an almost S tier anime.
Without spoiling anything, Code geass is a top tier anime with great Characters, having deepthematic, philosophical, ideological nuance to its characters, great take on imperialism and its consequences, political, revolutionary tale with Death note like mind games, supercool giantmecha battles, continuously moving, plot with twists and turns, interesting character conflicts, best poses, best one liners, dramatic performative charming intelligent protagonist and most of all it has one of the best ending.
One thing I'll say...
Lelouch >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Light.
Light is narcissistic, self agrandizing, manipulative guy having a god complex, without any remorse or moral compass or any self awareness of his descent into the madness, and fully convincing himself that he is always right.
On the other hand, Lelouch has a moral compass, he deeply cares for Nunally. his motivation to bring down Britannia and make it pay for the injustice, his self awareness of his own flaws, actions,and their consequences and his acceptance of him being the bad the the world needs to make it good for his sister Nunally... And is ready to go to any lengths for this.
Lelouch is the 'negative character progression' done right, where the character themselves are selfaware, accepting the consequences, but proceed ahead in the same direction just to achieve their goals.. his own moral compass oscillating between Bringing down oppression and revenge against the Britannia.. (which is a very interesting take on how to approach a character)
Light on the other hand is just hollow self absorbed, messiah complex, who doesn't care about anyone and is purely devoid of any humanity...
I liked light for his intelligence, but after Misora Naomi, I started to hate him , and Death note became a story of the downfall of a well established genius evil dude... Where I only enjoyed the mind games, twists, but never rooted for Light.
The first time I watched Code geass and I got to know Lelouch, this charcter inspite of all his flaws is far better, well written, superior, complex, interesting, take on the negative character progression... Which even makes us root for Lelouch many times and even get conflicted for rooting for him , as he is a complex character and his actions are difficult to understand, and always are way too bizzare for us to comprehend/rationalize... As he himself is trying to understand himself in the process and yet doubling down on his mission even though he had to dirty his hands.
The "means to the end" trope in code geass at least is justified till some extent at least by Lelouch's self-awareness of what he is doing is wrong, but it's like a necessary evil.
Unlike in Light's case, he is just delusional about overestimating his own position as God and he can do anything just because what he does is justice irrespective of how dispecable it is.
That's what I really liked about Lelouch. He is genuine in his actions, thoughts, and is emotionally intelligent to understand the nuances of the concept of "necessary evil" without falling into the trap of messiah complex and no-remorse.
And as a cherry on top of it all... Lelouch is deep, emotionally and socially intelligent character who has great philosophies of his own on different aspects... Which by themselves are very interesting and thought provoking, to say the least.
And of course the dramatics of Lelouch his skills of performance/putting on a show provide entertainment, excitement just to see Lelouch as character do his thing.
"...one of the few animes where dub is good."
Hard disagree with this one. There are so many animes with great dubs, such as: 86, Overlord, JJK, Frieren, Konosuba and plenty more.
ALL HAIL LELOUCH!!!
This is my 2nd Favoret Anime!!! After One Piece
My list goes
1.ONE PIECE
2.CODE GEASS
3.YU YU HAKUSHOW
(Also yes both the dub and Japanese are amazing for Code Geass. Also Yu Yu Hakushow is amazing in both language. ) ❤❤😂
My #1 show of all time. Lelouch god tier mc, look forward to him..
hey i just wanted to tell you that the playlist is backwards and also i cant wait to fallow you along your journey
lezgo boys
I really appreciate the effort you guys made to draw Code Geass character versions of yourselves. It is so difficult to find Code Geass merch of any kind for us Code Geass fans even though you would think a great character like Lelouch would be a merchandising gold mine. How many years have I been waiting for a Lelouch Funko Pop!
well i was gonna try this series and this new channel to me up until you said your doing dub and then it was time to drop both immediately
Code Geass is one of roughly a dozen or so anime series that I have watched in both Japanese and English dub and enjoyed both versions equally. There are some anime that I have felt had poor English redubbing compared to the original Japanese version.
All hail Lelouche All hail Lelouche
needa get you guys watching Gundam next.
Aaand... sub.
This series will be an interesting watch after NGE esp since it borrows from it abit😊
I am noticing more people lately starting to react to Code Geass, which hasn't had that many reactors the past few years.
I'll come along with thid. I love CG. Easy top 3 for me
ova is still the best. they transport the emotional scenes much better.
PEAK
Just a random dropping by to say no one outpizzas the hut. If you know, you know, if you don't know, you'll find out soon 😁 enjoy the anime
Mehgan's voice sounds similar to that green haired wamen
As a sub truther i HAVE to advocate for the sub!
I advocate for the sub too! Why don't you just try both for a few episodes?? The dub advocate is just crazy honestly. Why don't you just try what it original sounds like and decide for yourself?
still cant believe you watched evangelion and this in dub, but not gurren lagann....out of all 3, gurren wouldve been the best in dub (this is good too tho, at least you are watching this in dub i guess)
damn....the dubbed speeches and voice acting mixed with the music in gurren is on a different level tho
All Hail Lelouch and man yall got so many amazing moments and memes ahead of you plus I prefer the dub personally also the openings and endings are so great
Please do Mobile Suit Gundam 00 next. It has good soundtrack and epic moments.
I’ll be back
Just don't expect this to be Death Note Pt 2
JIBUN WO!
Lloyd isn't like that lol. Lloyd is more neutral he cares about one thing and one thing only, SCIENCE.
The dub is great. Its just as good as the Cowboy Bebop dub.
Oh this is one of my favorite shows from way back its so good. The dub is good as heck its one of the few dubs that just is spot on. Black lagoon and Nadiya and the secret of blue water are also great dubs.
Dang thats dark buddy.
This show moves at a quick pace and rarely repeats information. So even though I generally prefer subs, I recommend dubs for reaction content. It will be much easier to keep up
I'm so confused as to why you watched Gurren Lagann subbed but Evangelion and now this dubbed...