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Why hello there, my Japanese TV.
Cherry blossoms are blooming, school is starting, and new TV shows are on TV. Unfortunately there's not much that piques my interest this year. The only shows that I will definitely be watching are Kyou Kara Maou's third season, because it will be good, and Code Geass's second season, because it will be awesomely bad.
Code Geass, by the way, is eminently useful as a case study of how NOT to write an epic science fiction story about a dysfunctional royal family that tears itself apart and destroys the world in an apocalyptic civil war. (*cough*) So that's one reason why I can justify continuing to watch it. Also, pizza-tossing giant roller-skating robots piloted by bunny girls. That, too.
Other than that, I'm looking forward to Library Wars, because it looks really fun and geeky. It's basically Read or Die, but played straight. Er, if that makes any sense. Anyway, it's about a bunch of librarians that Save the World. But not in ridiculous over-the-top ways like the heroes of Read or Die. More like, in practical ways: i.e., with tanks.
Wagaya no Oinarisama, about a genderbending fox spirit, looks mildly interesting. Soul Eater looks like one of those rare shounen series with a kickass heroine, and coming straight out of a fantastic season of Shakugan no Shana I am definitely in the mood for a kickass heroine, so we'll see. Allison and Lilia looks to deliver in that respect, too - with a dashing lady fighter pilot and her treasure-hunting daughter - but the character designs look kind of bland.
Code Geass, by the way, is eminently useful as a case study of how NOT to write an epic science fiction story about a dysfunctional royal family that tears itself apart and destroys the world in an apocalyptic civil war. (*cough*) So that's one reason why I can justify continuing to watch it. Also, pizza-tossing giant roller-skating robots piloted by bunny girls. That, too.
Other than that, I'm looking forward to Library Wars, because it looks really fun and geeky. It's basically Read or Die, but played straight. Er, if that makes any sense. Anyway, it's about a bunch of librarians that Save the World. But not in ridiculous over-the-top ways like the heroes of Read or Die. More like, in practical ways: i.e., with tanks.
Wagaya no Oinarisama, about a genderbending fox spirit, looks mildly interesting. Soul Eater looks like one of those rare shounen series with a kickass heroine, and coming straight out of a fantastic season of Shakugan no Shana I am definitely in the mood for a kickass heroine, so we'll see. Allison and Lilia looks to deliver in that respect, too - with a dashing lady fighter pilot and her treasure-hunting daughter - but the character designs look kind of bland.
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It airs tonight (April 10th)!
And it's in Fuji TV's prestigious Noitamina (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noitamina) programming block, which is pretty much a guarantee of quality good times.
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Why does that sound so familiar? =D
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The main difference, though, is that in Code Geass, Duryodhana's side wins.
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Holy crap.
Not to mention Krishna as a goth-loli girl.
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C.C. is a mysterious girl with unusual bodily coloring who plays the role of a common citizen but may actually be royalty of some mysterious super-powerful race. She allies herself with an exiled prince and becomes his right-hand woman, offering him advice and support, helping him build the army that he will use to usurp his father's throne, going on diplomatic missions at his bequest, and eventually opening up a can of kung-fu whoop-ass when the situation calls for it. She and the exiled prince share a giant robot; she pilots, while he shoots. Despite her heavy involvement as a behind-the-scenes power-broker, advisor, and diplomat, C.C. almost refuses to engage in combat in the actual war itself, though not for lack of pwnage skillz. She also likes to dress in goth-loli outfits, has an obsession with the Pizza Hut mascot Cheese-kun, and has some crazy siblings. Also, there's a fair amount of lesbian sexual tension between her and the exiled prince's toughest warrior-lieutenant.
Said warrior-lieutenant is Karen, giant robot pilot ass-kicker extraordinaire. Karen is the strongest warrior on the side of exiled prince, and she's one of the most important characters that Code Geass revolves around. Despite that, however, she's never really in a position of leadership - always deferring to either the prince or C.C. She can shoot, kick, and pilot a giant robot like nobody's business. She's also always running off on side-quests in order to gain power ups, which mostly come in the forms of bigger giant robots with more firepower. She can wipe out thousands of Imperial soldiers in a single battle, although she'll have an ethical crisis about it afterwards. She also has a bitter rival, Shirley, that she obsesses over a bit too much. Also, the sexual tension with C.C.
The first season of Code Geass ended with Karen on the run, being hunted by the Empire. In a move not at all reminiscent of Someone Else That We Know, she disguises herself as a bunny girl and takes shelter in a brothel. She stays in the brothel for almost exactly one year, by the way. When it comes time for her to shed her disguise and take to the battlefield again, however, Karen doesn't actually bother with the "shed her disguise" part - instead, she pilots her giant robot while still wearing the bunnygirl outfit.
Oh yes, and there's Nina. Nina is loyal to the Empire, even though she was a childhood friend of the exiled prince. Anyway, throughout most of the series, Nina doesn't get to do much. She's smart, and possibly a good fighter, but always overshadowed by all of the other characters. ANYWAY. Towards the end of the series, the person that Nina loves is killed by the exiled prince. So what does Nina do? She does what any grieving person would do. She climbs into her homemade giant robot, goes on a midnight rampage through a civilian boarding school, kills a bunch of innocent children, and then finishes by threatening to set off a nuclear bomb. Some other characters manage to talk her out of setting off the bomb, but as it turns out, she may not be able to stop it after all. Oops.
There are others, but this comment is getting too long.
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First, Sarah Zettel's Sindhu + Hastinapura monstrosity... and now this. Thankfully this is clearly much better than Zettel's book.
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Maybe I'm just obsessed, but this scene (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=RRxgCfFR3QE&fmt=18) looks waaaay to familiar: Exiled prince who loves gambling. Chess game. Disguises. Surprise attack. Bunny girl goes ballistic. And immediately after the clip ends, she climbs into her badass giant robot while still wearing that outfit.
The wrinkle is that this time, the exiled prince has amnesia, and the Krishna-like character has to appear (wearing a dramatic halo of light!) in order to give him his memories back.
Bunnygirls! And random amnesia! It's totally awesome!!!