{"id":731,"date":"2008-09-29T19:28:49","date_gmt":"2008-09-30T03:28:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/?p=731"},"modified":"2008-09-29T19:47:47","modified_gmt":"2008-09-30T03:47:47","slug":"blog-167-code-geass-dark-knight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/2008\/09\/29\/blog-167-code-geass-dark-knight\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog 167 > Code Geass &#038; Dark Knight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div align=\"center\"><a target=\"new\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/wp-content\/wallpapers-anime\/xjaymanx_code_geass_0001_1920.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/wp-content\/wallpapers-anime\/xjaymanx_code_geass_0001_450.jpg?w=545\" alt=\"Code Geass R2\" title=\"Code Geass R2\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Code Geass R2 | Click to enlarge wallpaper<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Ah, <a target=\"new\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Code_geass\">Code Geass<\/a>&#8230; Whatever anyone else says, it&#8217;s still undeniably &#8220;ambitious and wide-sweeping&#8230; still one of the most-intellectually engaging 5-star series&#8221; I&#8217;ve ever seen, ranking alongside other epic animes like &#8220;Death Note&#8221; and &#8220;Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex&#8221;. I finished the final episode last night, but since I&#8217;m too lazy to write any more thoughts on it, I&#8217;ll direct you to my past comments, lol. <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/2008\/08\/13\/blog-149-britannia-versus-galactica\/\">Blog 149 > Britannia Versus Galactica<\/a> &#8211; My &#8220;Code Geass&#8221; post last month.\n<li><a target=\"new\" href=\"http:\/\/angryloli.blogspot.com\/2008\/09\/code-geass-is-like-crime-and-punishment.html?showComment=1220980920000#c6159927495733915254\">Code Geass Is Like Crime and Punishment<\/a> &#8211; My comment on Mimi&#8217;s &#8220;Turn 22&#8221; post.\n<li><a target=\"new\" href=\"http:\/\/angryloli.blogspot.com\/2008\/09\/code-geass-r2-23.html?showComment=1221459180000#c5674631739877125753\">Code Geass R2 23<\/a> &#8211; My comment on Mimi&#8217;s &#8220;Turn 23&#8221; post.\n<li><a target=\"new\" href=\"http:\/\/angryloli.blogspot.com\/2008\/09\/code-geass-r2-turn-24-was-epic.html?showComment=1222123140000#c4794432057413163426\">Code Geass R2 Turn 24 was EPIC<\/a> &#8211; My comment on Mimi&#8217;s &#8220;Turn 24&#8221; post.\n<li><a target=\"new\" href=\"http:\/\/angryloli.blogspot.com\/2008\/09\/to-all-you-evil-bastards-who-hated.html?showComment=1222666020000#c600882650606399260\">To All You Evil Bastards Who Hated Lelouch<\/a> &#8211; My comment on Mimi&#8217;s &#8220;Turn 25&#8221; post.\n<li><a target=\"new\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jusuchin85.com\/2008\/09\/anime-code-geass-r2-ep25-end\/#comment-398\">Anime: Code Geass R2 EP25 -END-<\/a> &#8211; My quick comment on Justin&#8217;s in-depth post.\n<\/ul>\n<p>Oops, sorry, I lied. I&#8217;ve got one more intriguing thought. While wandering Wikipedia, I stumbled upon a fascinating comparison. The Wiki article on <a target=\"new\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lelouch_Lamperouge\">Lelouch Lamperouge<\/a> describes him as a <a target=\"new\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Byronic_hero\">Byronic Hero<\/a>. In other words, as privileged yet outcast, perceptive yet flawed, cunning yet conflicted as another dark Byronic Hero ~~ Bruce Wayne a.k.a. <a target=\"new\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Batman\">Batman<\/a>. Wow, never would&#8217;ve made the connection before. But yeah, they definitely share the same intense burdens of a secret identity, sacrificing personal happiness, and wielding their righteous power from the shadows. Lelouch Lamperouge&#8217;s Zero and Bruce Wayne&#8217;s Batman. Both symbols of dark justice in their respective worlds.<\/p>\n<p>P.S. On a lighter note, thanx <a target=\"new\" href=\"http:\/\/miyabiko.wordpress.com\/\">Miko<\/a> for cheering me up, and for the awesome tracks! If anyone wants to listen to the Korean artist <a target=\"new\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nell_(band)\">Nell<\/a>, just click on the Box.net tracks which appear in the right-most column of my blog. Easy. Enjoy! >_<\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Code Geass R2 | Click to enlarge wallpaper Ah, Code Geass&#8230; Whatever anyone else says, it&#8217;s still undeniably &#8220;ambitious and wide-sweeping&#8230; still one of the most-intellectually engaging 5-star series&#8221; I&#8217;ve ever seen, ranking alongside other epic animes like &#8220;Death Note&#8221; and &#8220;Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex&#8221;. I finished the final episode last night, &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/2008\/09\/29\/blog-167-code-geass-dark-knight\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0},"categories":[145,106,18,54],"tags":[353,147,351,146,102,148],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7rIwb-bN","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":421,"url":"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/2008\/08\/13\/blog-149-britannia-versus-galactica\/","url_meta":{"origin":731,"position":0},"title":"Blog 149 > Britannia Versus Galactica","author":"xjaymanx","date":"August 13, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"Code Geass R2 | Click to enlarge wallpaper Ah, finally caught up! 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Centering around two of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Asian Titles&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Asian Titles","link":"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/category\/asian-titles\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1123,"url":"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/2008\/12\/27\/blog-182-year-of-anime-rock-otaku\/","url_meta":{"origin":731,"position":4},"title":"Blog 182 > Year of Anime, Rock &#038; Otaku","author":"xjaymanx","date":"December 27, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"Dec 21 | Angry Mimi Sign | Enlarge Ah, what a year it's been! For my last mega-post of 2008, I tackle another mixed bag of \"Rock Band\" sessions, a year's truckload of anime speed-reviews and faves, and a sparkly sprinkle of otaku thanks and wishes. So happy holidays and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Angsty Momo&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Angsty Momo","link":"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/category\/anime-art\/angsty-momo\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":402,"url":"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/2008\/08\/10\/blog-148-lelouch-commands-you\/","url_meta":{"origin":731,"position":5},"title":"Blog 148 > Lelouch Commands You","author":"xjaymanx","date":"August 10, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"Lelouch commands you to jump... | Click to enlarge \"Jump complete!\" Well, after a Saturday of exporting XML data from my old WordPress 2.0 \"Toybox\", installing the latest WordPress 2.6 \"Toybox\", duplicating the template, importing the XML into the new template, then a Sunday of (category, link and post) cleanup,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Blogs&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Blogs","link":"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/category\/computers\/blogs\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"I command you to jump...","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/xjaymanx_lelouch_jump_450.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/731"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=731"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/731\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":742,"href":"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/731\/revisions\/742"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=731"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=731"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=731"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}