The Day a Demon was Resurrected
This year has been a wild ride, especially these last couple of months. On August 1st, I became an aunt. On October 29th, I took my first solo vacation, back home to Dallas, so I could see my new nephew. On November 3rd, while I was on vacation, I was offered a page job, at one of the local libraries, back in the Chicago suburbs. Naturally, I accepted, since working in a library is what I want to do. However, it doesn't pay very much, so I'm still working at the grocery store, on top of that.
And now...last night, I stayed up late to hear the news about the return of my beloved Demon Emperor. Who's up for some Code Geass: Lelouch of the Resurrection?
My face since 1:30 AM, this morning.
I know, I know! I shouldn't want this new Code Geass anime, but damn! Do I want it! I knew that this was probably coming, for a while, and I kept wondering what the new project would be. I was hoping either for something like this, or the original version of R2.
Honestly, ever since R2 ended, I've wondered what the post-Zero Requiem world would be like. To be quite frank, I didn't think that peace was going to last very long. Especially not when the leaders of all the major nations are a bunch of little girls and Ohgi. Sorry, Lelouch, but manipulating your pieces in such a way, is just destined to blow up in your face. Plus, I really wouldn't be surprised if something causes Schneizel's Geass command to wear off.
Besides, I haven't exactly kept my feelings about Lelouch's death a secret. True, I definitely thought he died, at the end of Zero Requiem. However, over the years, I came to the conclusion that if Sunrise wanted to do another Geass anime, they'd resurrect him. They just can't have a Code Geass series without their star player. They've tried, and they just end up shoehorning him in, anyway. Not that I really mind, of course!
And since I took so much issue with what happened to him, up to that point, his death left such a bitter taste in my mouth. I mean, I knew he was probably going to wind up dead, by the end of the first episode. It's just how it all came about, that made the ending fall flat, with me. (Putting Lloyd, Cecile, Cornelia, and Guilford's survival aside, that is.) So, while I feel like I'm not supposed to be happy about his resurrection, I certainly do not mind it. In fact, when that rumor about "The Resurrection of the Demon" went around, a few weeks ago, I said that I'd welcome Lelouch back with open arms. My feelings have not changed one bit. I'm glad to have him back.
And furthermore, since this new project takes place a few years after Zero Requiem, I'm also guaranteed some Team Lancelot time! Yah~! I'm so totally anxious to see mai husbando and Nee-san, again! Like, you have really no idea just how much I'm looking forward to seeing them! I really need Cecile's motherly, healing nature, and my adorably awesome husbando, in my life again!
If there's one thing I want from this new project, it's a reunion scene between Suzaku, Lloyd, and Cecile. (Pending that they've been apart, all this time, of course.) Suzaku's gonna need a new Knightmare Frame, and who else would he go to for one? My only question is, how the hell is Lloyd going to come up with something that surpasses Lancelot Albion?! He even said himself that Albion was his masterpiece. I have no doubt that he'll come up with something, and I'm definitely interested in the result. Ah, but I shall mourn the loss of Albion! It was such a sexy Frame~!
However, I know that there are certain things that I should be wary of. I wasn't a fan of R2, in general, and, putting the excellent mechaporn aside, Akito was just a gigantic snooze-fest. I'm hoping that this new project will be more thought out and polished, than the past projects. And I'm also afraid that this could turn into another lengthy OVA series, like Akito. I really don't want that, considering how many freaking delays Akito had. I'd rather it just be a TV series. That way, they'd have a bigger time frame to work with, and it could be more evenly paced. (Then again, one of R2's biggest problems was how poorly paced it was.)
Despite my reservations, though, I'm majorly excited about this new project. It has potential, and I hope it realizes it. Either way, I'm all in.
And now...last night, I stayed up late to hear the news about the return of my beloved Demon Emperor. Who's up for some Code Geass: Lelouch of the Resurrection?
My face since 1:30 AM, this morning.
I know, I know! I shouldn't want this new Code Geass anime, but damn! Do I want it! I knew that this was probably coming, for a while, and I kept wondering what the new project would be. I was hoping either for something like this, or the original version of R2.
Honestly, ever since R2 ended, I've wondered what the post-Zero Requiem world would be like. To be quite frank, I didn't think that peace was going to last very long. Especially not when the leaders of all the major nations are a bunch of little girls and Ohgi. Sorry, Lelouch, but manipulating your pieces in such a way, is just destined to blow up in your face. Plus, I really wouldn't be surprised if something causes Schneizel's Geass command to wear off.
Besides, I haven't exactly kept my feelings about Lelouch's death a secret. True, I definitely thought he died, at the end of Zero Requiem. However, over the years, I came to the conclusion that if Sunrise wanted to do another Geass anime, they'd resurrect him. They just can't have a Code Geass series without their star player. They've tried, and they just end up shoehorning him in, anyway. Not that I really mind, of course!
And since I took so much issue with what happened to him, up to that point, his death left such a bitter taste in my mouth. I mean, I knew he was probably going to wind up dead, by the end of the first episode. It's just how it all came about, that made the ending fall flat, with me. (Putting Lloyd, Cecile, Cornelia, and Guilford's survival aside, that is.) So, while I feel like I'm not supposed to be happy about his resurrection, I certainly do not mind it. In fact, when that rumor about "The Resurrection of the Demon" went around, a few weeks ago, I said that I'd welcome Lelouch back with open arms. My feelings have not changed one bit. I'm glad to have him back.
And furthermore, since this new project takes place a few years after Zero Requiem, I'm also guaranteed some Team Lancelot time! Yah~! I'm so totally anxious to see mai husbando and Nee-san, again! Like, you have really no idea just how much I'm looking forward to seeing them! I really need Cecile's motherly, healing nature, and my adorably awesome husbando, in my life again!
If there's one thing I want from this new project, it's a reunion scene between Suzaku, Lloyd, and Cecile. (Pending that they've been apart, all this time, of course.) Suzaku's gonna need a new Knightmare Frame, and who else would he go to for one? My only question is, how the hell is Lloyd going to come up with something that surpasses Lancelot Albion?! He even said himself that Albion was his masterpiece. I have no doubt that he'll come up with something, and I'm definitely interested in the result. Ah, but I shall mourn the loss of Albion! It was such a sexy Frame~!
However, I know that there are certain things that I should be wary of. I wasn't a fan of R2, in general, and, putting the excellent mechaporn aside, Akito was just a gigantic snooze-fest. I'm hoping that this new project will be more thought out and polished, than the past projects. And I'm also afraid that this could turn into another lengthy OVA series, like Akito. I really don't want that, considering how many freaking delays Akito had. I'd rather it just be a TV series. That way, they'd have a bigger time frame to work with, and it could be more evenly paced. (Then again, one of R2's biggest problems was how poorly paced it was.)
Despite my reservations, though, I'm majorly excited about this new project. It has potential, and I hope it realizes it. Either way, I'm all in.