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“You’re a stubborn fool! What’s it this time?”

(Suzaku wants to be good boy but something always goes wrong.)  

Modern! AU

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Suzaku and lots of photos of Arthur on his phone.

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slight nsfw

milly: lelouch, shirley, and kallen: who would you fuck, marry, and kill?

suzaku: lelouch

milly: ...is that your fuck, marry, or kill?

suzaku: yes

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雨の日　梅雨に描いた絵でした

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i had a vision that needed to be fulfilled

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🌸✨ Tokiya you're too pretty 😳💜

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I drew my boys!!! 💖

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Sakurai x Taniguchi x Fu-kuyama Interview // NewType November 2008

--Congratulations on the completion of "Code Geass". When did the thought "It's ended" first occur to you, Director Taniguchi?

Taniguchi: That's a difficult question. Visually, that would be after the V-edit (Video Editing) ended, because after that you can no longer do anything about it. However, in terms of the end [of Code Geass] as a project, I really don't know.

--How did the final recording session go?

Taniguchi: It was difficult for me to control myself, psychologically. Since it was the final recording session, I kept thinking "This is the end", but in terms of the actual work, I had to hold on for a little while longer.

Fu-kuyama: I was thinking "Let's record our lines in high spirits!", but that only lasted until episode 24. The final recording session was...... This might be the first out of all my works so far in which I completed the final episode without putting too much effort into it. I took it all calmly.

Sakurai: I was in a spiritual state of nothingness. More than two years have passed between the recording of the first episode and the final episode. To be involved in a project for so long is something of a rarity these days, and because of that I was also overwhelmed with feelings. Still, "Code Geass", true to its nature, ended in a cool way.

Fu-kuyama: I think the VA with the most mixed feelings when it comes to the last episode of Code Geass might very well be Hoshi Souichirou, Gino's VA. To tell you the truth, I received a phone call on the night before the recording for the final episode. I wondered who it was... and it turned out to be Hoshi-san.

Sakurai: He called me, too.

Fu-kuyama: When I answered the call, all he said was "Tomorrow's the final episode, isn't it... do your best*." (laugh) [*ganbattene]

Sakurai: He said "Do your best" to me, too. I guess he was especially attached to this show.

Taniguchi: (laugh) It's up to everyone how they want to interpret the ending, I don't mind, but for me, it was a Happy Ending.

Fu-kuyama: I, too, think it was a happier ending than expected.

Sakurai: As for me... I'm looking at things from the viewpoint of Suzaku's VA, of course, but I've been watching the show as just another audience, too. That might be why the ending was painful for me.

--Was the final episode something you thought of from the very beginning?

Taniguchi: Yes. The ending was decided upon beforehand. Although it was eventually cut, I actually had [Okouchi] write a script for episode 1, one which began with the scene of Suzaku attempting to kill Lelouch. I'm talking about episode 1 of the previous series, not R2.

--The relationship between Lelouch and Suzaku described in these 50 episodes has seen a lot of ups and downs. They've shot at each other with guns, tried to kill each other, stepped on the other's face after he humbled himself by getting on his knees......

Taniguchi: From my point of view, Lelouch and Suzaku's relationship in the previous series did not go beyond that of reunited childhood friends. It wasn't "friendship" -- they were playing at a "make-believe friendship". With R2, my intention was to show how it turned into "friendship" in the truest sense of the word. ......As for the part with the kneeling, if Lelouch hadn't done that, he might have been killed by Suzaku, and Suzaku, had he not stepped on Lelouch's face, would probably not have been able to control his rage.

--Basically, it was necessary to go that far* for Lelouch and Suzaku to be able to rebuild their bonds. [*kneeling + stepping on face]

Taniguchi: It's a matter of definition, but for me, the relationship between "good friends", to put it bluntly, is one in which "they are able to change each other's soiled underwear even when they've become doddering geezers".*

Fu-kuyama: Though in my opinion, that's already crossed the line into "love" territory (laugh).

[*This line sparked an outbreak of "Eeewwww, Taniguchi", "Taniguchi's definition of friendship sets the bar too high" and "...Does Taniguchi actually have such friends?" on 2ch]

--Once again: what kind of show was "Code Geass" to all of you?

Sakurai: "Code Geass" was a stimulating piece of work, in my opinion. It suddenly appeared and swiftly took society by storm before facing its end in style. I look forward to everyone's reactions after the final episode. I'm sure all of us would like to see more of this type of original anime.

Taniguchi: I would be delighted if the viewers accepted [this show] with that thought in mind. When we first started "Code Geass", there was this sense of danger that if we don't do our best now original anime will die out completely. The way things are, there will eventually only be anime adapted from manga, games and light novels. For the sake of creating an entertaining original anime, we concentrated what skills we had and tried tacking them on little by little during the creation process. Of course, in "R2" we had to continue being aggressive. I continued working on this show feeling like a challenger. It was an enlightening experience!

Sakurai: These days, there are a lot of anime with tactical gimmicks, but "Code Geass" was strategically elaborate and daring, and was very much entertaining in a way other anime weren't. We, as members of the cast, were happy to have been part of its creation.

Fu-kuyama: They kept an iron-fisted control over the information given to us, too. We never knew what was going to happen next, not until we received the script.

Taniguchi: Once the episode directors, the animators and the VAs find out what's going to happen ahead of time, they tend to give their performances working backwards from the end result. There are times when working backwards actually makes it better, but if there is a continuous chain of turning points in the story, there are times when you subconsciously save your strength. I was afraid that would happen.

Fu-kuyama: I didn't want to know what was going to happen next. Finding out beforehand means I'll have to set the bar higher for myself, you see (laugh).

--Lelouch was a devil of a role to play, having to face some kind of trial every single time, huh.

Fu-kuyama: Lelouch's role is, to put it simply, the chief villain, and Suzaku is the hero. Watching Lelouch use his Geass and prepare the legwork of his strategies with all his heart and soul makes you feel like pitying him.

Taniguchi: Really, I had no idea creating an evil organization of the likes of "Shocker" [*from Kamen Rider] could be so much work (laugh). It's a lot of effort, truly. Here you are, desperately planning some kind of gambit, and "BAM!", the hero appears and everything goes to pieces.

Fu-kuyama: "Code Geass" is a story seen from the side of an evil organization, isn't it? If you were to see the world through a different point of view, a different kind of logic would come into focus. For example, if you were to consider Marianne and Emperor Charles's actions from their point of view, nobody would be able to say they were wrong.

Taniguchi: If you were to rewatch "Code Geass" with the camera on Suzaku's side, Lelouch would be an absolute evil (laugh).

Sakurai: Who's on the side of justice? Who's evil? It all depends on your position and point of view. Telling the story in this manner was very interesting.

Fu-kuyama: I realized that the viewers don't work according to the logic of "justice" and "evil" when choosing which characters to empathize with.

--Lastly, I'd like to ask each of you which episode left the biggest impression.

Fu-kuyama: It has to be episode 9 of "R2" for me. The conversation when Lelouch snatched Tenshi-sama away from Xingke -- in response to "You devil--!!", Lelouch answers "Ho, is that so?". I thought it was a fantastic exchange.

Sakurai: As for me, it's the final episode of "R2". It lingers on in your heart. The characters' resolve came through loud and clear, and it really got to me.

Taniguchi: All the episodes are important to me, so I can't choose one. If I had to say something... at the end of the recording session of the final episode, the staff, on their own initiative, gave out flowers to all of the cast members. I was happy to see that "Code Geass" has its own special place in the hearts of the staff and cast who have been involved [in the project] for so long. Thank you all for the hard work!

All: Thank you for the hard work!!

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 [NOTEWORTHY GEASS NEWS] MBS Anime Fes 2015 on 10 October had Code Geass as one of the event’s features, and Fukuyama Jun (Lelouch) and Sakurai Takahiro (Suzaku) were in attendance.

The pair performed a live dub/rerecording of their lines for Zero Requiem (I assume the scene was playing on screens in the background) and Fukuyama Jun reportedly cried on stage by the time he was done with his lines.

Here’s a translation of the tweet from the official Geass twitter: [Lelouch of the Rebellion] We chose to focus on the significance(*lit cost/value/merit) of Lelouch and Suzaku’s relationship for MBS Festival’s Read Aloud & Live Rerecording. While live-acting the Zero Requiem finale, Fukuyama-san had tears rolling down his cheeks. A heartwrenching performance, wasn’t it?

Partial translation of a slightly more detailed report from an audience member: Rough summary of the Geass segment at MBS: - live dub of Zero Requiem - Fukuyama-san with tears flowing by the end of the live dub - Suzaku: “Lelouch betrayed love*” - (the rest is something about how they parodied/referenced Black Butler a little as Knight and Emperor [probably since Kuroshitsuji was one of the other event features] Sakurai was dressed in white and Fukuyama in black.) As he was exiting the stage, Sakurai-san handed Fukuyama-san a letter and Fukuyama-san read it aloud with a sinister (facial)expression.

*the word “love” in the second tweet pictured is 愛 i.e. the noun for the emotion/affection, not a synonym for ‘lover’ as it might possibly be in English. I wish we knew the context of that statement, though. Pronouns are often dropped in Japanese speech, so knowing the context would give me a better idea of whether he is referring to love as a concept/in general, or if it’s something more like “Lelouch betrayed (my/our)love”. For now though, there’s nothing much else I can make of it besides giving you the literal translation. I wouldn’t take it too seriously, of course, given that the second tweet is a fan report, and that this is all very much just side material - and even if it IS “my/our love”, they probably mean it platonically - but it’s nice hearing that official events cater so much to the Suzaku and Lelouch fans all the same! 

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Why do you ship suzaku and Lelouch, sorry if you've answered this before?

Thanks for your question! Interestingly, I don’t think I ever did, at least not on this blog? I did write a long private post last year for someone who asked me for reasons to ship Suzaku and Lelouch, though. Let’s see if I can copy-paste / pick out the main points from there.

Keep in mind though that this is a personal response, being that it’s a personal-opinion question, and even as the mod of the suzalulu blog I can only speak for myself and don’t necessarily represent the opinions of the entire fandom. BUT hopefully this might be a mini manifesto or a nice nostalgic trip back into feels for some of you!

The short version of it is that:

they shared a certain care and tenderness between them that clearly lasted till their final scene together in R2 DESPITE everything that happened between them

they’re the only ones who can understand each other in a certain way

they’re the winning combination in any video game

they have a very balanced/equal dynamic as a pairing, which I like

and also (or perhaps very importantly) it’s a beautiful bittersweet tragic mess

You’re talking to someone who boarded the ship only at the final moment, when Lelouch caressed Suzaku’s face through the mask and Suzaku was shedding some serious tears. For me, this was the moment that proved to me that there was at least something more between them - but even prior to boarding the ship, I could always see that they had a very beautiful, tragic friendship - and it was unfortunate that it was wrought with so much misunderstanding, but one cannot deny that in this relationship, each always felt intense emotions toward the other, whatever those emotions might have been (or may be, given the news from last week ;D). The real hatred/cruelty is indifference, but to each other, Suzaku and Lelouch were anything but.

The rest of my elaboration needs to go under a cut, lmao.

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[Trans] Code Black: Lelouch of the Shred Guitar Ch08

Check out the translation for previous chapter here https://mononoke-no-ko.tumblr.com/post/678176913881235456/trans-code-black-lelouch-of-the-shred-guitar

STAGE 8 School Festival Hijacking Declaration!

With DIY spirit in both craftmanship and running a revolution.

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[Trans] Code Black: Lelouch of the Shred Guitar Ch07

Check out translation for chapter 06 here https://mononoke-no-ko.tumblr.com/post/189791377814/trans-lelouch-of-the-shred-guitar-ch06

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[trans] Code Black: Lelouch of the Shred Guitar Ch06

Check out the previous chapters here: http://mononoke-no-ko.tumblr.com/guitar

Stage 6: The Day the Beginner Wakes Up

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[Trans] Code Black: Lelouch of the Shred Guitar Ch01

Requested by @6l4ckm1lk. A spin-off AU gag manga released around 2014-2015. I only have raws for the first three chapters and the 10th (last) chapter, as well as Chinese raws for chapter 4-5. If anyone knows where I can get the rest of the raws, it would be a great help!

Next chapter. List of chapters.

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Code Geass Gaiden: Lancelot & Guren -Kallen arc- Ep05 Part 1

Xingke: Zero…! What is the meaning of this?!

Zero: Don’t move! 

Xingke: …I’m reminding you, but Black Knights owe us for our help back in Area 11.

Zero: That’s why I’m ruining this wedding, just like what you guys are planning to do. However, I’m also taking the bride with me.

Xingke: You demon!

Zero: Oh, am I? Hahaha… HAHAHAHAHA!

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