Endless Paradigm

Assassinator Wrote: [ -> ]But about Guilty Crown, does it feel like Code Geass to you?  Everything about it feels Code Geass to me.

Just watched episode 2.  Really, this show seems like such a ripoff of Code Geass....

World, Characters and Setting
- Both are set in a world where Japan is got fucked over by other countries.
    - And controlled by a tyrannical government.
    - Both centered around a rebel organization trying to fight said government.
- At the same time both have a school setting.
- Both shows involve a mysterious girl with weird hair color and cloths.
- Main character gains some mysterious power from the mysterious girl (either directly or indirectly).
    - Both powers are obtained from stealing off the government.
    - Both powers are dubbed "Power of the King".  Damn why does even this have to be the same?
- Both have robots and stuff.
- Both have a red haired female robot pilot on the rebel side.
    - Who gets her outdated junk wrecked by a much superior robot in some early episode.
- Both shows involve strategy and predicting enemy actions.

1st Episode Structure
- Both episodes open with a chase where the rebels steal something containing the mysterious power.
- Both episodes close with a desperate situation, then protag obtaining the ability, and with it, defeating the initial group of enemies.
- When obtaining the power, both protags get strange visions/flashbacks.
- Both shows involve this bald guy commander on the enemy side.

2nd Episode Structure
- Both episodes involve the government purging the neighborhood due to the stolen secret.
    - And the rebels end up fighting the government.
- Both episodes have this guy with a far superior (and white colored) robot coming in and ripping stuff up.
- Both episodes close with the overconfident enemy (mini-boss) being defeated.



Both protags dislike what's going on, but the difference is.... by the end of episode 2, Lelouch already had every single rebel on the field listening to the commands of someone they don't know, haven't seen, don't know anything about.  On the other hand, Shu is a pansy boy who chose to reject his powers, run away and return to his (self proclaimed) boring life.

Okay, Shu's not that bad, and he'll probably get better later on... Touma is worse, and never gets better.

Ben-to is surprisingly good. Which is a genuine surprise.

I agree. I didn't think it was going to be that good I mean.. it's a show about people fighting at a supermarket over half-priced bentos

eKusoshisut0 Wrote: [ -> ]I agree. I didn't think it was going to be that good I mean.. it's a show about people fighting at a supermarket over half-priced bentos

... and it's funny and the actions pretty damn good too. What can wee say? Lets see if it keeps going.

Watched F/Z episode 4.  Stuff is going pretty slowly.  Animation quality is godly, look at that fucking ground.





Next episode's probably going to be awesome.

Looks pretty amazing. Also looks like it'll warrant a Bluray watch... which works for me as I haven't seen any FSN yet..

4 episodes into Kyoukai senjou no Horizon and Maishiro Symphony were enough for me.


Dropped due to very little lack of interest

eKusoshisut0 Wrote: [ -> ]Dropped due to very little lack of interest

lulwut.

Lack of interest, excuse my word phrasing, I tend to mess up my english once in a while.

Interesting division.

I'm rather liking Mashiro-iro Symphony still - despite a decline from its excellent first episode its "candy-floss" production and atmosphere still has be drawn in.

Hoping it gains more depth in the coming episodes though.

Dropped Maken-Ki as I have no interest in literal ecchi-fests and Phi Brain because I'm not so into shounen-type stuff.