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Finally got around to watching Code Geass and was astounded fans considered this scene "stupid" or a display of "bad writing".
Rather than conclude all anime fans have the IQs of cockroaches, I thought I'd deign to educate you all on why this scene was and continues to be a work of art.
Foremost: "kill all the Japanese" is not random. The entire scene, Lelouch is explaining how he strategically can oppose Euphemia's plan (remember from Mao: he thinks of like 30 counterattacks at once) only to concede as she BTFO's him one point after the other. That's why Lelouch offers her the gun; he's clinging to a reality where Euphemia's hands are "bloodstained" so he can maintain his rebellion, but when he sees she's "ready to pay the price for something so selfish" & "plain little Euphy" is doing the Jap zone for Nunnally just like him he realizes 1) he fucked up and this entire Zero-persona-charade should end [a concept explored in later episodes] and 2) his ere-day love for her. At the end of the conversation, he's at a breakthrough, a moment of serious development, and he's letting his mask [obvious meta-theme] down and explaining the fucking Geass to her, being honest with another person for the first time in the show, and jokes about another command in his backpocket he could've made her perform for his benefit when he says "kill all the Japanese" -- there's an entire build to the moment.
What are some shows I could watch with my girlfriend? She loved Eva and Kill La Kill, but enjoys cutesy slice of life stuff the best, like Lucky Star and Nichijou. Wondering what some other SoL stuff there is out there we could watch together. Preferably stuff that has more comedy injected into it. I watched K-On awhile back and I’m not sure if she’d like how straight it was played compared to the bombastic, high energy that Lucky Star and Nichijou wield. Currently I have Azumanga Daioh lined up, but I need more shows as well. Funny, lighthearted SoL!
