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Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2

Much awaited for me since the month of April, is the 2nd season of the Japanese Anime series: Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2. At the end of the first season, the protagonists Lelouch Lamperouge and Suzaku Kururugi were locked in a cliffhanger.  At the moment, the first 8 episodes are already out, but every episode  is just as exciting  as the first season. The scriptwriters spent a lot of time in working out how the transition from the first season towards the 2nd season works. In fact, history did not repeat itself and the series has now opened up to a new development. For the main synopsis, the 2nd season started off with Lelouch appearing  as a  normal student again with a brother named Rolo Lamperouge instead of his sister, Nunally, which we know from the first season. Of course, through a  battle in the Babel Towers,  Lelouch regained his memories with the help of C.C.  (the witch who bestowed him  the power of  geass) and his subordinates , Kallen and the Black Knights. Still, a lot of issues are unresolved. For example, the issues about the mystery of the Geass and Marianne's (Lelouch's mother) death are not resolved. Of course, Lelouch is still the same anti-hero who you love and hate but you have to admire his tactical brilliance and scheming side to turn the tide of battles. On the other hand, Suzaku remains to be a hated character just as well (for his dogmatic approach to change the system within). In the second season, Suzaku is now a Knight of Rounds (the order of knights directly under the King) and he appears to be a darker character, scarred by the death of Euphemia in the first season. If you are gunning for a good series to watch, Code Geass is definitely one of the best series to catch. Also check out the theme song here:

Ouran High School Host Club

Recently, I completed an anime series entitled Ouran High School Host Club (桜蘭高校ホスト部, Ōran Kōkō Hosuto Kurabu). The genre is romantic comedy and definitely one of the more entertaining Japanese anime I have watched for some time. If you are looking for a comedy which smacked elitism with satire and score, this is the series which you are looking for. It also pokes fun at the different stereotypes of women given the context of the story (which I will talk about later). I can't help but think that the author who created the plot must have come from one of the Ox-Bridge universities. The whole series has a total of 26 episodes, and as usual, the manga is still going on while the anime series is over.

Code Geass - Lelouch of the Rebellion

After reading the recommendation from Cobalt Paladin, I went to check out the anime series "Code Geass - Lelouch of the Rebellion". Definitely one of the better anime series I have watched for sometime since Full Metal Alchemist (Anime), the story behind Code Geass and the character development of the protagonist and supporting characters are superb. I highly recommend this series for those who like epic stories. This Faustian tale has very strong elements of tyranny, power struggle and loyalty embedded in the characters of the story.