The Academy of Imprisonment: Some websites, or even on youtube you can download and watch this episode. For those like myself and can’t wait, especially if you have dialup, can’t help but want to know what happens. This summary is for the second kind. With out spoiling it yet, episodes 1-2 we’ve already seen Rolo, and the other affiliates. Today sparks a bit of drama but not heavily. Now for the real summary, skip to the jump!

At the beginning of the episode we see Rolo about to us his Geass. Instead he is interrupted by Lelouch calling him with a calm but concerned tone. A ‘Zero’ broadcasting his speech on television on his plans. Ms. Villetta informing him of the fact that Lelouch is indeed inside the school. Combining the information-  making Lelouch appear innocent, Rolo dismisses his actions of proceeding into the Chinese Federal Embassy.

Even though Rolo leaves, the news cast and others are certain that The Order of The Black Knights reside inside the Chinese Federal Embassy. Kallen mentions to ‘Lelouch’ that they had caused quite a stir, while watching the news. The ‘Zero’ behind her, pulling off the helmet to reveal herself- C.C. agrees. This leaves Kallen a little bit in an awkward moment. Not only that but maybe even hurt that she didn’t know Lelouch’s plans of switching so Lelouch could appear to being normal things at school at the scene of the crime.

Like wearing a cute, pink cooking apron! TOTALLY NORMAL! Everyone is acting their usual self except Lelouch keeps pondering about his missing sister Nunally, and how she was so easily replaced by Rolo. Merely we roll along, aye?

Speaking of the devil, Rolo walks into the meeting headquarters of those working to surveillance Lelouch and C.C. if possible. A little hint is given as Rolo plays with his locket. The people of the room have a discussion on whether Lelouch has returned to himself, but doubting C.C. has come in contact with him. The conclusion for them all was just to insist on keeping an eye on Lelouch.

Lelouch still drifting off into mental space encounters Rolo and Ms. Villetta in the hallway. Knowing he already used Geass on Villetta he thinks to himself of using Rolo sometime in the near future.

The Order of the Black Knight continuously try to defend the area that they are at behind the Chinese Federal Embassy, but end up facing Suzaku in his KnightMare, Lancelot. Suzaku singlehandedly takes them out.

Lelouch is back at school going through the pictures noticing Nunally is in none of them, and among things Lelouch was thinking of…  Someone who apparently has a way of appearing just when you’re thinking of him. Nunally’s replacement Rolo. Lelouch explains to Rolo how he got out of the Babel tower, but then asks Rolo for his locket that he gave him, saying he could get him something else. Rolo instantly expresses not wanting to give it back because he values it very much. Shocking, hm?

For someone so attached to a locket, Rolo when talking to Ms. Villetta on some plans is interrupted by a man that instantly tries to pardon himself.  Rolo simply takes man’s life before Ms. Viletta can tell him not to. Stopping time and ending it swiftly. The mortified Ms. Villetta asks him how many more members of their plans he has killed, and he changes the topic to how he admires his skill to killing people most efficiently.

A part that could not be skipped so easily is Kallen being teased by C.C. when Kallen had rushed out in a towel not realizing others might see her. C.C. ending the teasing with, “We can see,” when Kallen’s towel nearly slips off. Though that doesn’t change how they were all talking about informative matters at hand. The lovely scene is interrupted when an Order of the Black Knights’ member screaming at the top of his longs that Ohgi and the rest of the other pilots of their KnightMares have been captured.

Indeed they have been. Lelouch catches Gilbert’s warning of their execution if Zero did not show up to challenge him, on the television at their school. Not certain how to escape the surveillance, he is fortunately informed by a sudden complaint by Shirley that she doesn’t know what to get Ms. Villetta. Lelouch offers to help and Shirley instantly accepts his offer. Rolo gets dragged by Milly and Rivals into him spying on Lelouch. They excuse that this should also be Rolo’s interest since it might mean a possible new family member.

Lelouch notices instantly that they are spying on them, but uses his time wisely to separate himself from some other spies he also noticed. He sets the whole shopping area into a panic with a prank he was helped with by Shirley. Shirley really only thought it was a prank between him and Milly. Rolo, after the surprise panic at the shopping area rushes into the head quarters seeing no one around till he turns to see a gun. It’s Lelouch. Things are turned around, soon enough! Rolo steals Lelouch’s fire arm and tells Lelouch to die.

Meanwhile at the Chinese Federal Embassy, a certain ‘new character’ ends the episode with his determination that all Orders of the Black Knights would be destroyed where they were.

Episode 3 Pictures

Brush up on what you can expect from this anime is the many uses of metaphors. They’re non-stop, from use of a dream or a direct literal use. For those who don’t want to go ahead and look up the meaning, “Fukan Fukei,’ it means, “A view from above.” Another used of metaphors that are expressed visually through the beginning credits. A weary butterfly following an energetic dragonfly.

As they can use these symbolical images, or messages some might start to ponder if this anime is combined with action, fantasy, supernatural, or fable. It is. This is but one of a few of their episodes.

Continue to get to know the main characters:

The main characters are always an important part of an story so let’s say hello to Shiki Ryōgi. Not shown in this movie, Shiki is a young teenager who has a male ‘personality.’ Getting into the details about her, Shiki’s family usually hade male children with two personalities. A young woman with a stubborn attitude. The only person that seems to ever change her mind on the most simplest things is the ever so calm, pretty boy -”Mikiya Kokutō,” of this story. Might be because she has feelings for him?

I did say this was a supernatural and perhaps even fictional anime, so what makes it that way? Well what other could we do than have our character have the ability to kill almost anything by just looking at them? That’s an exaggeration, but her eyes have a skill, called the Mystic Eyes of Perception, that allows her to see the very spots that can destroy any being. At least we assume.

Mikiya Kokutō, our… actual male character is seen from the very beginning as a caring and calm friend of Shiki. Whether he is searching just to teach Shiki with all his ‘metaphorical’ uses or to be her possible best friend is hard to define. However, it’s most likely there is a… thing. He promised to go to college with Shiki but a turn of events sends Shiki into a coma and changes the possibilities, to his dismay. Strangely this man is head over heals about a certain empty doll. The creator of the doll, Tohko Aozaki is then introduced by Mikiya’s fascination over the doll.

Tohko Aozaki, the doll maker, and an expert needed in aiding Shiki. Shiki for now is known to have a wooden like arm that would be similar to a doll’s only moderated to work with her functioning body movements and covered in a material to look like skin. She is both help for metaphorical amusement, craftsmanship, and a supernatural inspector. Though there really isn’t any sign of her in this movie that she does come in contact with supernatural business. Though she and Mikaya share the same interest of the sort, and also share a building.

The plot of the video:

Shiki, and Tohko- nothing more than bystanders to gain information from the media come across an interesting case of a continuous pattern in suicides of high school girls. There’s no connection between any of them, mental problems, or even a note left one them. Though their friend, Mikaya seems to be out cold for a good portion of the film, and might have been involved with the case. The only thing that the girls have in common is being female, from a high school, and jumping off the same building.

Mostly, suicides are selfish attempts to get noticed, and if not to get noticed then to leave nothing but not be noticed. This would have justified a hint of confusion as to why the girls were doing it, since they didn’t have any connection, conspiracy, or medical problems. Something had to connect. Shiki actually takes interest in the case after some convincing with Tohko, and searches the area, and discovers what may lead to help the inspection. However she also discovers the uncontrolled numbers of deaths.

Continue to get into the details?

Every time she visits the site she experiences further information. You’d kind of wonder why she didn’t at least stay, but maybe the deaths kept happening just each night, and who has the time for that? Being too late the first time she only looks above the building to see a bunch of figures. She counts eight and assumes this may be the number to be expected to be killed.

Images from the film:

Perhaps another no-name show will rise to the top but I’m doubtful. Hayate will still continue but it appears the following has nearly dropped off. Spring and Summer we had a ton of good shows ranging from Gurren Lagann to Inuyasha grade Kenichi. This fall we’re left with slim pickings which is typical. Each year you’ll either have an amazing spring and sucky fall or an amazing fall and a sucky spring.

No word yet on the second season of Code Geass which would have made this season absolutely brilliant (assuming Sunrise learns how to do sequels). If you’re looking for stuff to follow try out Bamboo Blade which looks like it may be truly interesting. Gundam 00 has mixed feelings and with the bad taste left by Destiny – it may be best just to hold off on it for awhile. Shana and Genshiken 2 require watching the previous seasons which means that unless you’ve seen those you won’t be too interested in picking them up.