#GG Artbooks

[gear-project]

I've been trying to find a source of the mooks for Guilty Gear X, XX, and XX Slash. While you can find them on Ebay, it's really expensive especially with international shipping costs. I was wondering if you would happen to have any scans of them, or at least know of a source that isn't gonna cut into my budget.

Archive.org is a good reliable source at the moment, so I would suggest collecting some PDFs from that site (ironically, so is e-hentai.org).

Guilty Gear Begin https://archive.org/details/guilty-gear-begin-english-translation

Guilty Gear Complete Bible https://e-hentai.org/g/1859586/fb23e2a8a3/

Various Guilty Gear Manga Comic/Manga Anthologies (mostly Doujinshi, nothing official). (found on Archive.org)

Guilty Gear X 4-koma https://e-hentai.org/g/146234/7d52afa4d3/

GGX Drafting Artworks https://archive.org/details/arcadia-extra-vol.-3-guiltygear-x-drafting-artworks

GGXX Burst Encyclopedia https://archive.org/details/ggxxburst-encyclopedia/GGXXBurstEncyclopedia_Images/

Guilty Gear Artbook https://e-hentai.org/g/248610/ebec7c17c8/

Artworks of Guilty Gear X 2000-2007 https://archive.org/details/artworks-of-guilty-gear-x-2000-2007-english

How to Draw Illustrations the Ishiwatari Way https://archive.org/details/how-to-draw-illustrations-the-daisuke-ishiwatari-way

Guilty Gear VastEdge XT Design Works (ripped from the Pachislot game itself, lol) https://e-hentai.org/g/704771/d0270e15a6/

ARC System Works 25th Anniversary Character Collection https://e-hentai.org/g/1221523/f7b74f446b/

Guilty Gear 2 Overture Material Collection Artbook https://e-hentai.org/g/409042/87a30593cf/

Guilty Gear Xrd Visual Book https://archive.org/details/ggxrdvisualbook

Last but not least, be sure to click the LINKS tag of my blog as I probably listed other links to other GG-related content in the LINKS tag.

Unfortunately I don't think there have been any scans for GGXX Slash or GGX Plus framedata readily available as scans… we'll have to do something about that!

Might also wanna do something about the 10th Memorial Guide and a few other things I’ve found over the years.

#Links #Mooks #Mook #Artbooks #GG Artbooks #GG Materials #Guilty Gear Materials #GG Concept Art

[lesbiangiratina]

Can not stop thinking about how during a conversation about testament’s gender someone sent a list of terms that fall under x-gender and i got to be like Heh. Literally All of these words have been used to describe testament. Oh the joys of messy but well intentioned early 2000s nonbinary coding

The contexts are a bit complicated but like genuinely. All 3. Theyre quite unambiguously the second definition of musei now though.

#the first 2 were used to describe their. body. and appearance. not so much identity. but like. yeah. #ryousei was used in That Daisuke Quote. though admittedly in a phrase that specifically applies to sex. because it was like… the year 2000. #chuusei was used to describe their appearance twice. in ggx drafting artworks and artbook commentary from daisuke #musei was used in a discussion between arcsys reps after their reveal trailer. #ryousei was also used again to describe their portrayal pre-strive but without the implications about sex #and they make it quite clear imo that applying musei to them IS an identity and not about their body like their old coding tended to be #both eng and jp dev backyard say they live without the Concept of gender. btw ty for confirming that for me 7oby. #and in the arcrevo stream after their announcement they say testament isnt a man or a woman #using dansei/josei instead of otoko/onna which i thiiiiiink could be to emphasize gender over sex…? #im not a professional though im just some guy who likes to learn. and discover. #i like. information. can you tell #i like testament . can you tell. :) #i want to compile all information about their gender in a post not just tag rambling but i have more important gg stuff to work on lol #the gender timeline… i keep saying im gonna do it i know. but i will. i promise. #i need people to stop saying wrong things about testament… i need to change tha world… #the kat goes meow

[solradguy]

Volcanic Fighter got the nuked GG guides/encyclopedias back up on Archive.org, as well as the Ohzora Comics GGIsuka manga. 

Guides reuploaded:

Official Strategy Fan Book Guilty Gear Complete Bible

GGXX Starter Encyclopedia

GG Isuka Complete Guide

GGXXΛC+R - A Gainful Material

and the Guilty Gear 1st Gig Artbook

The guides (+art book) are uploaded in a single folder together over here:

https://archive.org/details/ggxx-starter-encyclopedia

And the manga has its own page, which can be accessed through this little guy:

https://archive.org/details/gg-isuka-ohzora-comics

#photopost #guilty gear #archives

[tillman]

What is your favorite piece of merchandise you own in general (your Millia figure has me interested in what you'd call your fave)

LOL ERMMM heres my secret shame … despite having like. A fixation on gg merch anf finding the most obscure and weird shit I can im not really a merch guy. It takes a lot for me to actually get merchandise that isnt like. A book I can scan which I dunno if really counts. My millia figure is the only gg merch I own (I had a robo ky card but lost it in the move …..) my other interests arent even as lucky there isnt much merch for stuff like. Medieval literature…. Though I own the promotional map and artbook that came with one of the dark souls 2 releases ! I enjoy that.

Ermm I think most interesting other fandom type merch I have is my model kits .. ive posted the evangelion one before (ive never seen it but I like crustaceans) but heres gallantmon !! I gotta get a good display for him already but LOL. you can also see my gomamon plush kinda. 👍👍

#im. kind of lacking in the whole merch thing. I wanna make an ita bag thatll be the most merch I ever hunt

[stundipper]

My late birthday present to myself finally arrived 😭❤

#i was wanting a gg artbook for ages and this one was actually affordable hahahaha #theres so much more in it than i thought there would be #so cool i love it :)

[peevishpants]

take this sweet sweet moment to consider Allura as a pro gamer / immediately mutes Lance

Close crops for my pic in the Awesome Awesome @allurazine ! Please come check it out if you like Voltron! Some amazing artists are drawing and writing for it, pre-orders are open now!!!

#allura #voltron #vld #allura zine #space princess #zine #artbook #preview #gg no re #silly scribbles

[lookotherway]

19/3/22 and the little things we know about Arknights Endfield

hello hello welcome back to my a9 nonsense rambles and i write this while redownload mumu because now./gg denied my ggplay. no i havent check the tags on this site yet and probably won’t in near future.

note: everything is from the official website and looting from discord to deal with my assumption.

so first we have this

talos-II

the ‘II’ part is actually nothing deep, really. terra is ‘terra 0′, es astris is probably gonna be ‘something-I’, and endfield is talos-II. it’s just their way of naming. 

more info according to wiki: Talos - also spelled Talus or Talon was a giant automaton made of bronze to protect Europa in Crete from pirates and invaders, in greek mythology. on the newest CG trailer, the transmission beginned from the space, from a spaceship outside the planet. so with the introduction says ‘explore this world’, we can safely establish A9End that the whole land itself gonna oppose the players, which i suppose is the catastrophes and this:

inorganic swarming constructs is that punishing gray raven

mons3tr, a.k.a. kal’tsit spine, is neither a manifestation of originium arts nor a true living creature. and base on the beta art then mons3tr and those constructs more or less are of a kind. can’t wait to see mons3tr in A9End. 

the first pioneers toiled for years to establish a foothold

which means there are many more factions/teams/companies. welcome to Asian OW gacha game. let’s hope that HG can do better than Hoyoverse (tho i love both)

i wonder if there’s native talos-er, besides those inorganic constructs?

it seems that Endfield Industries itself is everything in space exploration / neverland founding field, and ‘we’ are going to be a part of PFRD first. PFRD seems to be an important part which its shutdown strikes at the whole industry. not sure if the tech they’re tasked to recover is the Old Era tech or their own tech (bc y’know, techies from the main house on space probably are expensive, or a chance that those inorganic constructs can absord new and higher tech to evolve themselves as we have seen in one certain case: the seaborn) but maybe both.

originium

so far we’re not sure what th is catastrophe on talos-II and if it’s the same type of catastrophe terra-0 has, nor we know for sure if talos-II has originium and oripathy. i don’t remember the originium catastrophe on terra can physically distort enviroment to the point it creates phenomena, so the Corruption probably another kind of catastrophe.

but does talos-II have originium catas? yes, originium engines exists, so there is originium catas and the pioneers have been exploiting its power for years

this colonel sanders might or might not has oripathy on his head. (btw he’s mgs5 parody lol Lowlight can you stop doing meme)

so i say that in this timeline, oripathy might yet to be a global crisis.

the timeline

well, in case A9 and A9End place on the same planet

you see, the auto this lupo / vulpo is holding is some high tech that not even columbia got, anyone who’s obsessed with terra industries lore can see that. so now we’re basing it on gun now.

exusiai’s file:

the word ‘discovered’ in chinese is 发现, which is discover. 

this is the part about gun in A9 artbook, rough translation under (thanks friend)

Gun weapons, shortened as guns, also known as firearms, are a type of weapon that uses spells to pressurise the projectiles to long distance targets. Compared to other weapons, guns belong to a type of new staff type weapon. 

The structure resembles wands (Originium firing gear) – crossbows with gun core, which seems more suitable in the study of human factors. The structure of guns is more complicated. Besides requiring a certain industrial standard to manufacture, the user also needs to possess basic shooting skills and basic Originium Arts talent. Besides needing good aiming technique, the strength to control recoil after firing the gun, a well-versed gun user also needs precise, stable, and high frequency spell ability. 

On Terra, most guns are produced in Laterano and are used by the Laterano people. Some Columbian technology companies have attempted to create some simple imitations of gun weapons. And to most non-Laterano people, gun weapons are not a type of practical weapon. 

 A note from translator: 铳 is really just the olden Chinese way of referring to the modern 枪. And based on the other gun related lore, 铳 seems to refer to Laterano guns while 枪 refers to other non Laterano guns. You will see 枪 when it comes to the more unorthodox guns: Sesa and the Rainbow Squad. Sesa himself is an anomaly and a potential catalyst in the gun lore, with his potential to change it in the future with his (brother’s) invention of guns that do not require Originium Arts.

it’s clear that gun on terra is found, not invented. it’s a bit less clear that technology on terra is underdeveloped. yeah, they don’t even have plane. they have helicopter, but what kind of helicopter flying so low that it got shot down by a shoulder cannon? (gravial event if you ask). even specter and gladiia said oldfashioned. terra’s tech is very underdeveloped, especially if the terrans didnt have much choice but develop the things that mainly help them survive the catastrophes.

so again, gun on terra is found and monopolized by laterano. RI itself is a 800 meter-long landship digged up from under dirt by Babel, which means the landship’s based tech belongs to older times. not sure if the terran invented the nomadic cities themselves (probably not given their standard technology, the nomadic city’s tech is definitely higher than that) but:

‘settlements and nomadic cities sheltered by massive walls formed a new foundation for our civilization.’ this means the nomadic city tech, in fact, either exists long before A9End starts or it’s started by the pionners. so i wouldn’t be surprised if A9 later reveals that nomadic city’s core tech isn’t the terran’s.

Old Era and A9End in trailer seems to possess higher tech than A9 too. so yeah, assuming the timeline like this:

Old Era -> A9End -> ... -> A9

something happened with the Old Era first; then the pioneers A9End a.k.a ourterspace men came to recover Old Era’s things and establish new civilization with their high tech; then something happened to them too; then long and long and long shit after shit we got Arknights! when climate somehow became worse and has given birth to countless originium catastrophes and resulted as the suffusion of oripathy and nomadic cities, also the weird mixing technology between the terran’s own tech and the old old tech from both Old Era and A9End era.

...

one more thing

HYPERGRYPH I DEMAND EXPLAINATION

(what if Yan’s shadow has been running since True Lung’s time? what if A9End’s timeline is also True Lung’s timeline????)

#arknights #arknights endfield #im not high while writing this yay #for the first fucking time #man i play too many gacha games

[birthdaytrain]

Just wanted to say, thank you SO MUCH for scanning the Xrd Visual Book!! You did a really good job for your first time and I really appreciate the close-up face ref scans! I was really happy to finally be able to look through it... Hope you have a nice day, and thanks again!

thanks so much for the nice ask!!! im rly glad you liked it, i did my best😊

this reminded me that i got the 20th anniversary gg unaired drafts collection artbook also and id like to scan that as well! not sure when i can get around to it but hopefully soon

#Anonymous

[codetrainwreck]

Code Geass Season 1 Interview Collection

All of these interviews were translated/summarized by Celiss @ GameFAQs

CLAMP Summary of the Newtype Ookawa Nanase x Taniguchi Gorou interview. Note that the early designs on that page are by Ookawa Nanase, but the finalized CLAMP original art (not to be confused with the finalized KimuTaka character designs) were done by Mokona, a different CLAMP member. All info listed are from Ookawa and Taniguchi themselves; dialogue in ""s means those are the parts I didn't rephrase at all. - Suzaku originally had a "sharper" look to him. Ookawa -- "Originally I imagined him as having Chinese-like, sharp, single-eyelid eyes." Taniguchi -- "In order to have Lelouch stand out more, I had this design changed to a softer, rounder image." - On the early design for Lelouch (white hair) Ookawa -- "I imagined Lelouch as someone everyone will find to be "cool"; a beauty, to put it simply." Taniguchi -- "We talked about Tackey & Tsubasa as well as early Kinki Kids." (Popular Johnny's idols in Japan) - Ookawa attended the Episode 1 sneak preview / test screening; according to her a large number of reporters and other mass media-related personnel showed up as well because of the pre-show hype. When the 1st episode ended, the room went dead silent. With the fast-moving plot and the episode ending with Lelouch going "Die, all of you" as he Geasses the soldiers into killing themselves, everyone was left speechless. However, the momentary silence was later broken by tremendous applause. Taniguchi himself wasn't at the screening, but he heard about what happened as well. - How did CLAMP come to be part of the Code Geass project? Producer Kawaguchi was the one who wrote to them first. That was the first time CLAMP heard from him, and also the first time they received a request to design characters for an anime. The members only met the director more than a year later; they were already on board the project when the characters and world view were nothing more than a vague concept. CLAMP offered some "interesting ideas" and these helped shape the world of Code Geass. - The character illustrations shown on the page are preliminary designs; when these were first drawn Code Geass wasn't about a war with an Empire but something different. Taniguchi said "We're making a hit show", and wanted to create a show which appealed to everyone. They ended up using the Johnny's artistes (Tackey & Tsubasa; early Kinki Kids) as a sort of model for the characters (probably Lelouch; those Johnny's artistes are usually thought of as "Prince" types, especially early Domoto Kouichi of Kinki Kids) - The character "Zero" was decided from early on, and is one of the characters left unchanged even when they adjusted the story. CLAMP members call Zero's mask "Tulip" (because of it's appearance) They wanted to create a mask never seen before in previous Sunrise shows. They were told to create a mask showing only one eye, and there were two possibilities for that, the other being the masks used in palaces (...which kind of palace? Asian or Western?) Taniguchi -- "When I saw Zero's mask, my thought processes all came to a halt (laugh) It was extremely simple yet had impact." The biggest merit of having CLAMP do the designs is that, according to Taniguchi, they can come up with things normal animator-turned-designers can't. The clothes, for example, may seem impossible (*coughZeroandC.C.'scostumescough*), but CLAMP still went ahead with them anyway with the simple reasoning that "These are better!" - How did the designing process work? CLAMP members drew a certain number of illustrations, handed them to Taniguchi and Taniguchi would later return it to them with his own comments. The designs would be changed according to his wishes and the cycle repeated. The comments ranged from "I want you to redraw just this part" to "I want you to add this part of the character with this part of that character and come up with a new character." Taniguchi pretty much gave CLAMP free reign over the designs, telling them not to worry about what the CG world was like, and because of that they came up with all kinds of variations, from SF to Classical, for things like the military uniforms. There were altogether some 40 ~ 50 designs; C.C. also had traditional Japanese clothes as well as Western Barbie-style clothes. (Now we know why C.C. cosplays so much. Taniguchi probably included them because he thought it would be a waste not to...) - Ookawa -- "Taniguchi doesn't like girls with big breasts." (This is true; Taniguchi is famous for being anti-fanservice. He supposedly hates "jiggling chests" the most, but it seems that since GunxSword he's had to compromise on this area because frankly, sex sells) Ookawa - "Even though I drew all kinds of female figures and body shapes, only the flat-chested designs were returned." (The unreturned designs = No Good) Taniguchi: "It's not that those aren't allowed (laugh) It's just that when you transfer them on to the screen it usually ends up even more exaggerated, so I wanted to keep the original designs under control, at least." - Taniguchi also likes having characters who have something different on one side of their bodies (the "unbalanced" balance) Lelouch has one red eye, for example; Villetta's and Jeremiah's hairstyles also fall under this category. Taniguchi -- "I like it. It's sexy, don't you think?" Ookawa -- "You like characters with sex appeal, huh." Taniguchi -- "Sex appeal is important. CLAMP's characters are all sexy. That's another reason why we decided to request designs from you." - Before doing the character designs, KimuTaka spent every day copying CLAMP's art from their artbooks and manga. After analyzing CLAMP's art to his best ability, he then started on the character designs. He did his best to design them in a way so that the other animators would be able to draw them without deviating from CLAMP's original artstyle. - According to Ookawa, Schneizel was designed with "Lelouch's arch nemesis" in mind. The most time was spent on his design. Taniguchi wanted someone who could appear either good or bad and had a large sense of scale (2 meters... okay so he probably wasn't referring to height, but still) - Lloyd is the professor-type CLAMP is good at (Ookawa's own confession), but originally he wasn't supposed to be that much of a mad scientist. It happened mostly because of Shiratori Tetsu's acting (In the audio commentary for episode 1 Taniguchi mentions that he gave Shiratori free reign over Lloyd's character) Ookawa was surprised when Lloyd turned out the way he did. - Which characters do the CLAMP members like? Mokona (she did the final character original art) liked Clovis, so when she saw that he was offed after only 2 episodes she was really depressed. According to Ookawa, Clovis was killed off a lot earlier than originally planned. Taniguchi apologizes for this, and then remarks that Jeremiah, on the other hand, has survived longer than originally planned. (The power of 2ch, indeed) - Taniguchi: "If you rewatch the first half of the show after watching episode 23, you might discover new things you didn't see before." He refuses to say what these things are, saying that this is an enjoyment exclusive to viewers who noticed themselves. - Okouchi was the one who insisted that a mask was necessary in order for it to be a Sunrise anime. - Ookawa -- "Director Taniguchi is someone who makes it clear what his likes and dislikes are, and this really helped our work. I like Cornelia, and I hope she can be happy." (I'm sure she'll get along well with Fu-kuyama, that crazy Cornelia fan) - Ookawa seems to be a Lelouch fan. She says that she worries whenever Lelouch does something stupid or uses the Geass in a wasteful manner. - CLAMP will still be doing the designs for the sequel, or perhaps have already done them. --- Animedia Q. Is it true that the Emperor is invading countries because he is looking for (Geass) "ruins"? A. In episode 19, General Bartley said "The Emperor decides which country to invade going by the location of the ruins" (I'm not sure how gg translated this). It is unclear whether this is truly the motive behind the invasions, but as the General has been investigating this for a long time, his statement that there are other such ruins, at least, must be true. Since a gigantic Geass mark surfaced on the Kaminejima ruins, it appears that it is somehow connected with the Geass. (Well duh) Q. What exactly is the "Mental Elevator" (Intellevator) the Emperor mentioned? A. This is still very much a mystery. However, because this is something coming from the Emperor, it may have to do with the mystery of the ruins he is said to be searching for. (...Double duh) Q. What is the 2nd Imperial Prince Schneizel looking for? A. Bartley and co. are picking up where Clovis left off with his investigations, which is why they went to Kaminejima. It seems that they have a vague suspicion on what the Emperor's objectives are, and intend to get a jump on him. At this stage this is all we are able to infer. It is probable that there is a certain something the Britannian royalty all wish to obtain. (...? Immortality? Pizza? And Schneizel vs Emperor, go! If Schneizel isn't a bad guy, or had nothing to do with Marianne's assassination, Lelouch should just team up with him already >__> With Suzaku, the Emperor would be dead in a day) Q. After episode 23, what will become of Britannia's "Area 11"? A. As we have just reached the part where the next step of the battle would be to destroy the Britannian government office (the palace-like building with flags), the answer to this question will have to depend on the outcome. Should the Black Knights triumph, Japan may have its rights restored while the Britannians may be forced into a vulnerable position this time around. (Take away all their cellphones! That'll teach 'em!) However, both the Chinese Federation and the EU, names which have repeatedly come up in the show, are both keeping an eye on the situation. How these two forces will act is something to look out for in the future. Q. What happened to "Good Morning'd" Orange? A. I too am surprised. Even though it's amazing that he's made a reappearance in the show, it's "Good Morning'd" after all. (Meaning the line destroyed the serious, cool mood of the scene XD) It seems that after the Narita battle, he was picked up (in the same sense you pick up rubbish / abandoned animals), turned into a subject for experiments and then modified. I'm sure many viewers have already realized what happened because his silhouette is in the OP. The resurrected Orange can't be beat! (Literal translation = "is the strongest") Q. What happened to Shirley's "memories" erased by the Geass? A. Basically, those memories will not return. The Geass works only once. Having seen the memo with her own handwriting, Shirley made her own inferences and somehow managed to grasp the truth of the situation. Although there was a subtle scene in episode 23 where she reacted to the name "Lulu", with the situation becoming increasingly hectic, her chances of meeting Lelouch again will diminish. (What does this mean? She's not going to get her chance to confront Lelouch about the truth after running away from it in episode 22?) Q. Will Kallen's real identity never be revealed to her friends in school? A. Although Suzaku already knows about it, he didn't say a thing about it in school, so as long as Suzaku and Kallen herself keep quiet no one will know. However, in episodes 24 and 25 Kallen, along with Zero, may storm the government office. What will become of the school when the settlement becomes a battlefield...!? (Are they hinting that the school will be in danger --> Black Knights come to the rescue --> Kallen's identity is finally revealed?) *The caption for Nunnally's picture: Sayoko's position itself has become somewhat ambiguous. There isn't a single person left who is protecting her... (I noted this because this sounds bad. Protect her, Arthur!) *The caption for Milly's picture: Having given up on Lelouch, she plunged headlong into the engagement with Lloyd. However... (However...? JUST JOIN THE BLACK KNIGHTS ALREADY!) Q. If the settlement is attacked, what will become of Nunnally and Arthur? A. In episode 23, it appears that the school is still somewhat safe and peaceful. Although Nunnally was frightened, she still has "the mysterious" Sayoko-san with her. Sayoko was told by Diethard to "Stay as you are and wait for further orders." (Episode 21) Things should be alright. Is Arthur with them!? (No, he's obviously outside taking down mechs left and right) However, should Japan achieve independence, Britannian schools would be in danger. *The text below (not in the blue boxes) written by the magazine writers (not the CG staff) says that if Lelouch doesn't go back to Ashford, Nunnally's safety will be "a candle in the wind". However, since this is his beloved sister we're talking about, it makes sense to think that he will definitely return in episodes 24 and 25...!? (...did they really need to end the sentence with an interrobang?) Q. Will "Chigusa"-san join the Black Knights? A. Chigusa-san = Villetta. She's currently cohabiting with Ougi and living a life reminiscent of the Showa period (...loving couple, wife waiting at home etc?) The octopus wieners she made for Ougi's bentou truly had a lot of impact. However, because her memories disappeared not because of the Geass, they will return someday. With that the two of them will become mutual enemies, which will make things difficult. *The lower text says "There is no way a Britannian female Knight will pass all her days living a lovey-dovey life in secret. But don't cry, Ougi!!" (I... want to see him cry >__>) Q. When will C.C. give the OK to Lelouch the Geass user? (This is the literal translation of the question; it seems that what the question is trying to ask is: Exactly what does Lelouch need to do in order to fulfil the terms of the contract?) A. This is far from clear. It seems that C.C. sealed the contract with Lelouch with a certain objective in mind. This contract is valid until that goal is reached. (Does this mean that once her wish is fulfilled, she can / will take Lelouch's Geass away from him?) For Lelouch, his goals are to defeat Britannia and the Emperor and also to create a happy world for Nunnally... However, what C.C. stands to gain from these goals of his remains a mystery. Q. Is Wall h4x Suzaku's (okay, so it actually says wall-runner Suzaku) physical prowess that of a normal human being's? A. Yes, he's a normal human being. It's just that he possesses extraodinary physical capabilites. It seems that his excellent Knightmare piloting skills has to do with him being unexpectedly compatible with Lancelot, and nothing more than that. Lloyd of the Special Dispatch was quick to notice this. (...? What about Fake Okouchi and Real Okouchi's previous hints about there being a secret behind his abnormal physical strength? Unless this answer is supposed to be a red herring?) Q. With Euphie dead, is Suzaku's mental state alright? A. He can't be alright, can he? That's not the usual him. If you listen carefully he said "Ore" (? He was still Boku-Suzaku during the phone conversation though, but I might have missed him saying "Ore" in episode 23), even though he had been using "boku". However, it seems that that is Suzaku's original personality. Up till now he's been faking his personality because of what happened with his father. He can no longer continue his facade now that he's snapped. Rather than saying that he will be somewhat like a beast from here on, it would be more appropriate to say we will be able to see Suzaku's real personality. Q. Why is it that up until the very end, Suzaku still doesn't have a "cellphone"? A. It's because there is a clear rule regarding this; Elevens and Honorary Britannians are not allowed to have one. It's a Britannian rule. This was probably decided in order to nip any possible insurrection in the bud. Also explains why Cecile-san had to personally come and get Suzaku (in episode 17) Q. After episode 23, what will Suzaku's next move be? A. To take revenge? For Euphie. Against Zero! Perhaps he isn't thinking about the future at all. Although he's fighting as a Honorary Britannian, it seems that he's just rushing headlong into the battle with personal grudges to settle. However, he pretty much cannot die due to the "Live!" Geass on him. A rather painful future may be awaiting him. Q. Who is more amazing? Suzaku vs Lelouch 10-point showdown! 1. Knightmare piloting skills: Suzaku 2. Hunting ability: Suzaku 3. Game skills: Lelouch 4. How they treat Nunnally: Lelouch 5. Popularity with the girls: Tie 6. Popularity with the guys: Suzaku 7. Studies (Science/Maths): Lelouch 8. Studies (Humanities/Arts): Lelouch 9. Independence (Cooking): Suzaku 10. Independence (Money concept): Lelouch (Lelouch wins 5-4. Lelouch is actually pretty good at cooking (It's part of his official character profile, IIRC; Sayoko also mentions this in her Diary section for DVD vol 2's booklet) Some of the reasonings behind the Lelouch vs Suzaku results are pretty nonsensical, actually. For example: 9. Independence (Cooking skill): Suzaku Lulu has been feeding Nunnally ever since their childhood days. His cooking skills are absolutely perfect. Suzaku received a strange Onigiri (Cecile's) Therefore... ...What does that have to do with cooking skills? >__> If anything that only proves Suzaku isn't human. As for Popularity with Girls, it's a tie because while Lelouch may have a hidden fanclub at school (I forgot who said this... FO?), Suzaku is popular with older women. This is also part of his official character profile; Suzaku admits it himself in the booklet for DVD vol. 03. However, he denies being attracted to them, but considering his first love (a house maid) happened when he was 3 years old... >__> Suzaku wins in the Popularity with Guys section because Lelouch doesn't really mix around with other students, only with his fellow Student Council members. This isn't really fair considering Suzaku probably has a hard time getting along with other classmates as well, but I guess that all changed after Euphemia knighted him. Though I think if it had been Zero vs Suzaku Zero would have won hands down. Zero has Diethard (Obsessed stalker), Tamaki (Tsundere) and Orange (also a stalker when you think about it >__>) --- Taniguchi Some interesting stuff from the Taniguchi interview: - Taniguchi appears to be hinting that Suzaku will have more scenes in the 2nd season. He mentioned that for viewers who want to watch this show thinking of Lelouch and Suzaku as double protagonists (Like Kazuma and Ryuhou in S.cry.ed; however, officially, Lelouch is the only protagonist in this show; everyone else is a supporting character), this motif will come up from here on. (He probably means that the difference between Suzaku and Lelouch will be made even more obvious in the future) - We'll be seeing more of Lelouch romantic relationships (probably in the 2nd season) According to him they decided not to put too much focus on those in the first 23 episodes because it would only complicate matters. It was necessary to show what Lelouch's primary focus is (Destroy Britannia; happy world for Nunnally) - V.V. will be a key person in the 2nd season; same goes for the mysterious long-haired Chinese guy (? Girl?) shown in episode 23. - By episode 26 (Taniguchi probably means 1st episode of the 2nd season; it seems that he's thinking of Code Geass as one whole continuous season) viewers will be able to see what Lelouch currently has in mind and what he intends to do next. - In case the sequel wasn't greenlighted (they already received the OK for it back in December last year, at least), they had an alternative route prepared for the story to take, one which would have ended the story in episode 23. It would have been a non-conclusive ending though; according to Taniguchi it was more of a "psychological" ending for Lelouch (think EVA ending) - By Taniguchi's own admission, the real story has only just begun. --- Kawaguchi The Kawaguchi interview itself is quite strange. It feels as though Director Taniguchi, Scriptwriter Okouchi and Producer Kawaguchi all have different interpretations regarding the show. On the subject of the phone conversation at the end of episode 23, Kawaguchi says that Okouchi originally wrote the scene intending to dramatize the mistaken nature of Lelouch and Suzaku's friendship (lit. trans: how it continually "passes each other by"), but Taniguchi said "If you need to confirm it, then you're not really friends" (The "After all, we're friends, aren't we?" line) and had the meaning of the scene changed. So... are they truly friends or not? I suppose they're "friends" in the sense that they truly care about each other, yet at the same time they can't be "true friends" because they're still hiding all sorts of secrets from each other. Kawaguchi, at least, is adamant that Lelouch and Suzaku cannot be considered friends. I'd like to see an Okouchi-only interview next to hear what he has to say on this matter XD Also, Kawaguchi referred to Lelouch as "Lulu" twice in the interview. Kawaguchi is a big fan of Lulu Quality, indeed. --- The infamous phone call in 23. Producer Kawaguchi actually offered an explanation in his interview on why Lelouch has Euphie's number. We know that he definitely has her number saved because "Euphemia" showed up on his cellphone; we also know that calls from unknown people show up on his phone as "No Number" (episode 13 -- assumed to be a call from Ougi and episode 15 -- Mao) Basically the (lame) explanation is: "They must have exchanged numbers on the deserted island (laugh)" I wonder what name Euphemia saved Lelouch's number under though. She can't possibly have saved it under "Lelouch"... she's not that much of an airhead... right? >__> Though "Zero" is a lot worse, but not as much as "My First Love, Eheh <3" --- Fake Okouchi questions from 2chan 1. (Did Suzaku know that Zero = Lelouch at the end of episode 23? If so, did Lelouch realize it as well?) No comment. 2. (When exactly will episodes 24 and 25 be aired during the summer? Will they not be aired first via Biglobe's internet streaming?) I don't think so . We weren't able to secure the slots in time. It's a little thick-skinned of me to say this, but to make up for it the animation and the directing etc. will be impressive. 3. (It seems to me that Suzaku is more important to Lelouch than Lelouch is to Suzaku. What exactly does Suzaku think of LuluNana?) To Suzaku, Lelouch is more of an old friend. As for Nunnally, rather than her being just the sister of a friend, it appears that he thinks of her as an important person. 4. (Will Lulu and C.C.'s line "Bestow upon me the mark of destruction! Consecrate it!" used in the pre-airing CMs appear in the show? A word about this line please.) I don't think the line will appear in the show. The lines said in the CMs are more like "catch copies" <"catch phrases" in English> 5. (Did Suzaku see V.V. or C.C. in episode 22? What was the reason behind it?) <-- The light silhouette in front of the Gawain It was C.C. It's somewhat like the mirage(?) of C.C. only Lelouch could see in episode 1. He saw it because he has the Geass potential. 6. (C.C. talked to Marianne in episode 23. Is Marianne in the World of C?) No comment. 7. (How does C.C. go about choosing Geass users? As long as they have potential everything's fine? For what reason did she choose Mao and Lelouch?) It's a secret, but the main criteria involved in the choosing is related to the bloodline as well as where and how the person grew up. 8. (In episode 7, C.C. said "The blood does not rebel" (Children take after their parents) Whose blood was she referring to? The Emperor's or Marianne's?) Both, I suppose. C.C. was teased *by Marianne* a lot, so I think she just wanted to get her back for it *by claiming that Lelouch takes after her?* 9. (Who's stronger: V.V. or C.C.?) It depends on what you mean by "strong", but if you were to make them fight each other mano-a-mano I think C.C. would be declared the victor. 10. (Will the "Lelouch being good at household chores" character setting be used in the future? Is it true that he made Zero's costume himself? Will such hidden character settings appear in the drama CDs etc?) I think the scenes that were cut from the show *such as the kiss with Kallen?* as well as the character settings that have yet to be shown will be included in the drama CDs and such. *He didn't actually state a specific media* 11. (What's the meaning behind the OP shot in which Lelouch rides a horse? What about the mugshots? Whose hand is it in the scene showing someone trying to grab hold of the person floating with the Geass mark?) Horse-riding is a sort of reference to piloting a Knightmare *they're "mares", after all* It implies that his (Lelouch's) main role isn't to pilot a Knightmare *he's more of a commander*, unlike Suzaku. Also, his elegant way of spurring a horse onward shows his prince-like quality / nature. This is further supported by the background, which was drawn with the Britannia homeland in mind. As for the mugshots, I think that those show the key characters whose actions help move the story forward, but I fear that only the director knows the truth of it. As for the hand, I think it's probably Nunnally's. (Actually I don't know either, but the skin-tone is the same as Nunnally's) 12. (What is the debt from 7 years ago? Will it be revealed in the 1st season?) The "Debt" doesn't only refer to one specific thing. One of it has to do with the Kururugi family forcing LuluNana into confinement *in a storage shed, no less* 13. (Will the Emperor's past cronies and Knight appear in the show?) That would depend on the 2nd season. 14. (Why is it that even though Nunnally calls Marianne "Okaa-sama" (polite), Lulu calls her "Kaa-san" (informal)? It's rather strange for royalty to do that.) I think perhaps it's a sort of code showing how he respected, trusted and in a way depended on his mother. The same goes for Suzaku calling himself "Ore". *Meaning it's a sort of clue about what goes on in their heads* 15. (How much time has passed in the show between episodes 1 ~ 25?) The actual length of time is made ambiguous, but I suppose it's quite close to the broadcast length in real life. *About 6 months?* 16. (The difference between a Knight and an Elected Knight (Suzaku, Guilford) please.) Originally, the term "Knight" is a general one referring to all Knightmare pilots. Elected Knights such as Guilford and Suzaku are those chosen by the royalty as personal protectors. It's just that for the convenience of the conversation there are times where the term "Knight" actually refers to "Elected Knight". 17. (A hidden character setting, please. Anything is fine.) In the early planning stages, Rivalz was named Radner *? Katakana = "radona"; I have no idea whether this is a name or whether he's referring to another famous person or what* and had a much bigger role. In a way, he had an evil side to him, more so than Lelouch, and was truly "bad company". However, if he was to be made into someone who had too much in common with Lelouch, Suzaku's existence would have less of an impact and thus changes were made. 18. (Will the period in which LuluNana lived by themselves be shown in the show? Or will these be covered by the Picture Dramas and Drama CDs?) Unknown. 19. (Was the Marianne shown in episode 22 part of C.C.'s memories? Why did Suzaku faint?) Rather than say that was C.C.'s memories, it would be more appropriate to say that was a scene showing her "vision". *That's exactly what he says in katakana* Suzaku collapsed because of C.C.'s shock attack. 20. (Villetta once said "Britannia is scary" when she was still Chigusa. Were those her real feelings?) That was her reacting to having been seriously wounded and having lost her memories. Besides that, she felt peaceful during her time with Ougi and was also influenced by his way of thinking. 21. (What are the requirements for the reactivation of Suzaku's "Live!" Geass? How will it affect him, exactly? Make him go berserk?) He will return to his original way of living and become more and more honest. *His "boku" personality is a false one used to protect himself* 22. (Are there plans to use the cut Zero / Kallen kiss scene (Source: Megami Magazine) in the future?) It is true that that scene was cut. A lot of adjustments were made around episode 20. The kiss event was to give Kallen courage after she lost her nerve to continue to act as a member of the Black Knights. Originally there was supposed to be a sequence of scenes showing her remembering the kiss, shaking off her hesitations and fighting whenever she was about to be discouraged. 23. (A word about the Emperor and Marianne, please.) No comment. 24. (What is the relation between V.V., Suzaku and Nunnally?) For Suzaku and Nunnally, it's just as I said in the answer for the 3rd question. As for V.V. and Suzaku, no comment. At the moment V.V. and Nunnally are not connected. 25. (A word about the future of the Ashford Academy Student Council members.) The school will become a part of the battlefield due to various calculations *? from which side? Nina...?* 26. (A hint about love relationships. Also, a word on why Euphie fell in love with Suzaku. Is Suzaku no longer a virgin?) No comment. *Yeah, 2chers like asking which characters are virgins. See: Virginity Theory* 27. (Kaguya called herself The Goddess of Victory. Did something happen before this to support her claim?) Unknown. --- Ura de Net Geass! Participants: Tanaka Kazunari (Tamaki VA) Yoshino Hiroyuki (Secondary scriptwriter / series composition) Kawaguchi Yoshitaka (Producer) Morotomi Youshi (Producer, MBS TV station side) - An 8 hour meeting was held to determine C.C.'s name and real identity. Supposedly none of the participants ate or drank throughout the whole thing (Okouchi: "Give me something to eat!") According to Yoshino, whenever he thought the meeting was about to come to an end, someone would start up again and the meeting would continue with no end in sight. XD - The title "Code Geass" was a fairly last-minute decision (the tentative title was "Lelouch of the Rebellion") The production team were in a panic over the lack of a proper title; "We need a title to design the title logo!" etc. - Yoshino: "A strange scriptwriter joined around episode 12." (referring to himself) According to him, for episodes 1 ~ 11 all he did was comment on Okouchi's scripts: "Oh, I like this. I don't like this. This is cool." etc. Okouchi got annoyed and told him "Why don't you write the scripts then?" (Yoshino wrote the scripts for episodes 12, 13 and 19) Dark Okouchi >__> - Mao's repetitive clapping didn't exist in the scripting stages; Taniguchi was the one who later added it to make him "more annoying". Also, according to the producers, the Mao arc had the highest ratings o__O - Originally, Toudou was supposed to join Lelouch's side much earlier. They talk about the Diethard and Toudou shot in the ED. All are baffled by it; conclusion: "Only Taniguchi knows." - Okouchi wrote the script for episode 18; according to Yoshino, Okouchi told him: "Isn't it exciting, leaving viewers wondering whether Lelouch Geass'd Suzaku?" Yoshino: "So how are you going to wrap this up?" Dark Okouchi: "I'll think about it later!" XD Each time Yoshino asked him if he's thought of it yet, Okouchi would reply: "Not yet." Seems like Okouchi is a fairly laidback character XD - Yoshino ended up writing the script for episode 19; supposedly he requested to do it, saying "Oh well, if (Okouchi) wants me to write a script, I might as well do the island arc." (he's more or less the fanservice supervisor for this show) According to him (and the Newtype Taniguchi + Fu-kuyama interview), this was how Lelouch's trap was supposed to work: Lelouch successfully digs a proper hole --> However, a boar appears behind him --> Lelouch tries to Geass it: "Lelouch Vi Britannia orders you to SIT!" --> Geass doesn't work on animals --> Lulu Quality Tragedy (Wait, isn't this just like that one fancomic? o__O) However, Taniguchi changed it all, telling Yoshino: "Well, in the first place, Lelouch isn't capable of digging such a hole..." - The reason why the writers made Kallen stand on Gawain's shoulder instead of getting into the two-seater cockpit with Lelouch in episode 19: "There's no way Kallen will hand over the 2nd-pilot position to anyone else once she's in there." Good point. - Will we see Gawain engaging in electronic warfare? Maybe, maybe not. However, officially Gawain is equipped for it (Druid System) The producers and Tanaka all agree that Gawain is pretty much a h4x mecha in this show. - According to Tanaka, right after the airing of episode 22, 3 of his friends rang him up asking "What the hell was that? I need to know what happens next!" etc. According to Kawaguchi, "some of the viewers may have been satisfied with the handshake in episode 22, but actually, a lot more people would have been upset..." - After episode 23, the production team received letters from fans saying "Okouchi is so evil", "Dark Okouchi" etc. According to the 4 of them, Okouchi doesn't like that. Realizing Okouchi may be listening to this, they start sucking up to him, saying things like "Okouchi is a wonderful person!" "He's an... *long pause* honest person!" Tanaka: "I love Okouchi!... okay, moving on..." XD XD XD - Tanaka says he isn't allowed to talk about episode 24, but he dropped some hints, like: "I had no idea that part in episode 23 was a foreshadowing" and "So that was what that person was doing". Okay...

#code geass #interviews #translation

[agnesgarbowska]

Finally I can reveal...my watercolour sketchbook!!! Premering at #SDCC table number GG-17!! I am so excited! 😄😄😄 #sketchbook #art #watercolour #watercolor #collection #sketch #artbook #agnesgarbowska #garbowska #sohappy http://ift.tt/2toqMoz

#IFTTT #Instagram

[gear-project]

Biggest news to come out of tonight's stream... November 16th is the release of a GG 25th Anniversary Box (should feature Season 3 Pass) and the 140 Page Artbook and "Tome of Origin" Box Cover.

(For anyone interested, I would VERY MUCH like a PDF of that Artbook at some point... @nincopyjasb)

(Also we're still expecting a new character for STRIVE later this Winter, so STAY TUNED...)

#GG News #Mook #GG25th #GG Kiriban

[lesbiangiratina]

I might end up reorganizing but i like that these cards are next to each other... the beasts are communicating

#i got too scared to fight a gleeok so im back to the png mines #guys its okay i can get this done cuz this game is scary i have to take breaks anyway #oh yeah and happy 25th bday guilty gear cuz that was today apparently. i dont think anything happened really #give me something cool to chew on... like an artbook. yum #i love images. as you can see. by my trading card madness #the kat goes meow #gg

[solradguy]

Blade tried to get you to let him host your translation of GG Begin on his site? Not me getting flashbacks to that one time he tried to get credit for Nainsoo’s and Kitsoru’s old overture artbook short story translations. Good job dodging that bullet sir. Many have been fooled. Even Woolie, but luckily he found out eventually and even got Arksys to sponsor his guilty gear lore summaries!

He did, yeah. I think it was maybe Volcanic or a general warning post about him on here that made me aware of what he's done/is like beforehand? It was a while ago, like right after I posted the finished translation, so I can't remember exactly how it went anymore lol I do remember that his invitation to host the translation was actually really polite, which threw me off and that was the first time I went through his blog.

Blade usually keeps a low profile and until recently no one really dunked on him in a major way either. So if his messages to Woolie about collaborating on the lore videos and maybe to rehost Nainsoo/Kitsoru's GG2OMC translations were as polite as the message he sent me, I could see how they would be willing to work with him.

In a way I almost feel kind of bad for him because he doesn't really seem like a bad person deep down? He just has these crazy weird/awful interpretations of the lore and characters that he won't budge on despite piles of evidence against them. In any case, I wish people would just block him and leave him alone instead of sending him death threats. He's not going to change, he's been doing Guilty Gear stuff for at least a decade, and he's not going to go anywhere because he's getting bullied online.

I don't agree with like 99% of the things he says or has done, and I don't really care for him as a person either, but I think a lot of people lately are going too far. Most people in the fandom that care about the niche lore documents and discussion already know to avoid him and his works; he doesn't have hardly any influence at all over these things anymore. Just ignore him or make the occasional warning post if it's been a while, you know?

(for context he's being roasted alive over on twitter lately)

#asks #Sorry this kinda diverged into a thing there lol Been seeing a lot of this over on Twitter so I had some Thoughts™️ I wanted to get out #and this was just a good moment to do that

[kalematsuba]

kale update and GG Live!!

you guys have been sending me messages all worried about where i’ve been

seriously thats too sweet wtf

i’m sorry i didnt mean to worry you. i’ve been away because i was just at a convention over the weekend. it was very last minute so i didnt really get any chance to announce it. lol

on another note though, i’m going to Game Grumps Live tomorrow!!! I’m so fucking pumped. I bought a gold pass, so I get to go to the “surprise” meet and greet early.

i’m going to be cosplaying as arin/egosonic to the show. i will very likely be meeting arin face to face dressed as him in the sonic dress.

i will try my best to get a photo with him and post it here to show you all.

i’ll be giving arin a hand written letter with all the shit i likely won’t have time to say to him at the show. that way i can just be chill and hang with them for a bit without trying to deal with my fanboy spew. LOL. of course i’ll be including my contact info and an offer to be an artist for them. i’ll also be giving arin a personal print of my submission to the egosonic artbook.

as for dan, i have one of my another world shirts to give him!! i can’t wait to tell both of them how i’m now friends with eric chahi and am doing a comic for him. i hope i blow them away with that news. lmao

i’m so anxious. but also super excited. my main worry is that, i’m a person with immense social anxiety - but not so much in the “i cant talk to people” way, more in the “i’m not good at crowds” kind of way. i tend to let myself get overshadowed and talked over very easily. so i just pray to FUCK that a. i am able to even get a chance to say anything to them and b. there isn’t any obnoxious attention seeking fans constantly sullying everyone elses experience with the grumps by hogging all the hangout time just to make references at them. (you know the types.)

maybe if i’m lucky, my awesome friends i’m going with, @finsterhund , @honeysips , @breathlessintake and @paranoidpotato will have my back and will help me get the chance to talk to them if it doesnt arise on its own. some words of encouragement and suggestions from you guys (my tumblr followers) would be lovely as well, if you can spare them.

i’ll be back to regular tumblring tomorrow!

[artracc]

Gucci flower vase crop hoodie

#gucci #flower #artracc #art #tumblrart #artworld #arte #sketchbook #artbook #streetart #artworldwide #artmagazine #guccigucci #gg #women #womenfashion #fashion #photooftheday #hoodie #womensclothing #womenclothes

[from-mars-to-venus]

i’d like to take this moment to remind you there is a GG-sponsored artbook of Arin Hanson AKA Egoraptor dressed in sonic the hedgehog dresses and all proceeds go to charity

(what timeline is this?)

#egosonic #game grumps #egoraptor #arin hanson #hedgehog the sonic #dan avidan #danny sexbang #brian wecht #ross o'donovan #the other grumps #jontron #sonic the hedgehog #sonic #i cannot get over this #GG #game #grumps