Gambler wrote...
Mod Note: Topics merged.
However, getting back on topic, the first thought that came to my mind when the news was released: Could it be true that they are going to start something along the lines of
Code Geass vs Gundam 00?
Perhaps I have been browsing anime-related sites far too much. Some people have suggested the above because the last episode of Gundam 00 had some characters flying off to an unknown planet... did i get it wrong?
I kind of heard something along the same lines but I just can't seem to accept nor make any sense of it.
The whole "rumor" started because Code Geass still has so many mysteries in it. In particular concerning Jupiter. Many times we see the "Red Eye" of Jupiter (the everlasting storm that's on Jupiter) and it's always connected to some geass related effect (Sword of Akasha, C.C.'s mental attacks etc.
This related to how Gundam 00 ended in the last episode of the series:
Setsuna becomes an innovator, Tiera Erde becomes one with Veda and humanity starts getting ready for the possibility of an alien life form which they would have to communicate with (which was the whole point of Aelia's plan). Add to that that in the last episode we see the same "Red Eye" of Jupiter and everyone starts speculating on the matter.
With that being said, I think this new series won't be any good if anyone starts comparing it with the original Code Geass. They are obviously going for some sort of Spin off with characters ressembling the ones from CG.
Bottomline, It will probably be a passable anime and that's about it. I really hoped it would have been a follow up of the series, or a few OVA episodes. A third season was always from the start not possible due to the ending of the original series. Either way I will watch it but I don't expect anything grandiose from it.