Black Knights, eh?

I’m sorry but I’m having a lil trouble accepting Lelouch’s alter ego. If not for his superhero antics, I’d take this show much more seriously. They tried to make Zero look so cool that it’s borderline ridiculous. Heh… anyway…

Lelouch’s plan is finally in effect as well as his ultimate motive. He’s like a modern day (or is it future day?) Robin Hood. Except instead of robbing, he’s killing. It sounds like a “good” intention, doesn’t it? I can’t quite call him a good guy just yet.

ZOMG Cornelia looked so cute as a kid. Now she’s a bitch. Go figure.

EDIT: Hah, now I see why I had Scryed flashbacks. They’re both by the same director. That explains why this feels like Scryed but not really cuz there’s barely any similarities… whatever the hell that means.

Oh snap, Lelouch lost. That’s gotta be a huge thorn in his pride.

And it’s now startin’ to bug me, wth does C.C. want?

Addicting.

This show is addicting. I was thinking about jotting some stuff down after every episode but kept putting it off to watch more, haha. The cheesy cliffhangers didn’t help. Episode 6 was the first time they didn’t throw something random at the end of the episode to force a cliffhanger.

So where was I… oh yea, addicting. The characters really drive this show.

It’s not so much that one or two characters are really interesting; it’s the sheer number of characters. Seriously, there are so many of them. I’m getting a headache trying to remember all the names and it doesn’t help that I’m genuinely curious about most of them. Plus, every one of them seemingly has their own agenda and trying to tie things together only adds to my headache. To top it off, I still don’t know who the good guys are.

Well, I suppose the only one that *may* have truly “good” intentions is Suzaku. He and Lelouch have nearly the same goals but Suzaku is trying to get there as peacefully as can be. Lelouch is crazy. Utterly crazy. If it wasn’t for him being offset by his lovable sister, he’d be a grade ‘A’ madman… which is why I really like him, haha.

It’s been six episodes and things seem to still be in the “set-up” phase. The true villains are starting to surface while Lelouch is waiting a bit more before kicking in his plan. He’s a calculating guy but I doubt he could’ve guessed that Suzaku would end up as a potential monkey wrench in his plan. That’s gotta suck. His one true friend is probably his biggest rival.

For some reason, I get Scryed flashbacks while watching this even though it doesn’t resemble Scryed. It’s really stupid but I can’t control the damn flashbacks. It also makes me wanna go watch Scryed again. Dammit.

I gotta give some kudos to the comedy, especially in episode 6. The overall mood of this series has been sullen yet I laughed out loud several times in this series. Those moments were genuinely funny. Like, the scene where the girls were wondering if their kiss prize could be from Lelouch and that one girl says she wants Milly… ah hahah. Good stuff.

Shit, I’m wasting too much time. I gots to watch more. This series is definitely interesting and potentially great but for now, it’s curiosity that drives me.

I wanna know what happens to all these characters.

EDIT: Forgot to mention, Inoue Kikoku is in this anime! Gawd I love her voice.

This is one of four or five “popular” series’ that I’ve been putting off, for no reason whatsoever. I simply didn’t feel like watching them, yet. It boggles the mind, I know.

Speaking of boggling the mind…

So who all are the good guys?

Seriously.

I have no idea who’s “good” or if that classification even exists. Obviously, it’s not Brittania. It’s not the terrorists either. Sure, they’re only trying to get back Japan but blowing up civvies won’t classify you as a good guy. And of course, we have the MC, Lelouch. Hell if I know where he stands.

Boggles the mind.

Anyway, enough blah blah blah. I won’t let this become another series I end up blogging more than watching nor will it disappear into oblivion… though, don’t quote me on that latter promise.

Character designs are sexay. I love Clamp’s characters. The males do tend to be too bishounen for my taste but shit, when do I ever watch anime for the males, heh. And Clamp doing the characters works out nicely since there’s a shitload of characters. I think I remembered like, two names.

Also, the intro song is catchy, which is saying a lot since I generally favor female vocalists. There’s only a handful of anime songs with male vocalists on my “this song is hawt” list. Time to hear it some more…

Oh, and yeah, probably watch more of this show.