Episode 16 is a delightful episode because Kallen gets to kick ass and C.C. has transformed into a Mikuru-class moé powerhouse. *Puppy eyes* Well, there are various other interesting happenings in this episode too, but I think we should all pay much respect to the amount of effort spent by Sunrise in animating C.C.’s shy disposition to adorable perfection.
Summary
The United Federation of Nations is officially formed, spanning most of Asia and great portions of Europe and Africa. The member states renounce all rights to the maintenance of military power, and all matters which require military force are voted upon to be delegated to the independent Order of the Black Knights.
Zero is the CEO
This is a rather convenient arrangement for Zero, and I guess it means that existing armies are to be integrated into the Black Knights, since I don’t think the existing ragtag band of former terrorists is anywhere close to being resourceful enough to protect such a huge patch of territory. The first motion passed by the nearly formed supernational body is a request for the Black Knights to liberate Japan.
Being number ten, he clearly has an inferiority complex
Britannia mobilizes its military in preparation for an invasion of Area 11 by the Black Knights. In particular, Knight of One Bismarck Waldstein and Knight of Ten Luciano Brandli have been dispatched to Area 11, which means that there are now five Knights in Tokyo. However, the Emperor has gone missing, presumably still trapped in the funky floating platform place, and they can’t declare war without his approval.
kamu~
C.C. is all cute and innocent now. After losing all her memories of being old and cranky, she’s now Lelouch’s willing sex slave. It’s like in Chobits—which incidentally is by CLAMP—except that, unlike Chii, C.C. is actually anatomically correct. (Probably.) Vulnerable C.C. will surely prove to be great doujinshi material for the coming Comiket.
Thoughts
Cute C.C. is cute.
The whole UFN thing reeks of corruption and cronyism, but apparently none of the member nations pay much attention to the fine print in the constitution. The Federation theoretically has no military power, so the member nations have to trust the Black Knights to defend them. Despite the apparently democratic nature of the supernational government, the Black Knights itself is basically a totalitarian organization and its high ranking members are all hand-picked by its unelected leader, Zero.
Brainwashing the masses with loli propagandists
The vote to retake Japan is also quite a sham, since Kaguya is the one who calls for it and she’s a little girl. Who can say no to a loli pleading for you to help save her homeland from evil Britannian paedophiles? Not to mention that a good majority of the current Black Knights are Japanese soldiers, so it’s not like the vote would’ve changed their minds either way.
Other than that, this is mostly a build-up episode and we shall have to wait to see how the invasion unfolds.
Screencaps
I see that girls in this show don’t like to wear bras…
Lelouch is concerned
She wants to ask a question
Is the guy on the left a new recurring character or something?
99-hit chain combo
“Don’t mess with me bitch!”
Pizza Hut’s Cheese Fondue
The face of a loser
No depth perception
Boobs
^___^
He’s getting more and more useless
She’s desperate for love
She will die within three episodes
Eh, what happened to Viletta?
No one wants Australia
WTF? Does she ever remove her headpiece?
I CAN HAS CHEEZEBURGERZ!!!
“Please be gentle…”
“What do you mean ‘to play us out’!?”
Dental appointment tomorrow. Yikes.
and i forgot to add… the machine that Jeremiah will be using in episode 18 would be the Sutherland-Siegfried combo. a ball with a head nyahahahaha O_o
episode 17 should have reunited the enemies – Lelouch and Suzaku (lol just like Naruto and Sasuke) but yeah, the spoiler did come true that Schneizel’s forces tailed Suzaku.
Sayoko will be using her ninja costume as well *_*
and why can aerial units fly over Tokyo with gefjun disturbers activated hehehe O_o
He completely deserved it. =
[quote]and a BIG WTF for Suzaku stepping on Lelouch’s face!!!!
He completely deserved it. =[/quote]
No he didn’t. Suzaku is just a fucking emo little shit. Schnizel was right when he said “Who are you?”. You’re probably another Suzaku fan. *facepalm*
*gasp* How dare you say such a horrible thing to me! D:
Either they’re equipped with the gefjun countermeasure (unlikely, as the Britannian owned Vincent could fly too), or the field simply doesn’t go ‘up’ into the air. It only affects a certain altitude, and as long as the Black Knights, or anyone else for that matter, stay above it, they’ll be fine.
that last part with all the images made me LOL so hard. You have a great blog~
Yeah! you really have a great blog!
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No. Suzaku is a two-faced bastard. T_T