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Code GeassMobile Suit Gundam (TV 1979)

The Sunrise Empire Char

by la_regina_scrive

ao3:52670740 · 1,648 words

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Summary

Nonfiction Essay: How did Mobile Suit Gundam (1979) influence Code Geass (2006)? This piece looks at how Sunrise leverages a diversity of high-appeal character traits and fanservice to gain the widest possible audience, while avoiding any risky moves that might alienate conservative audiences. But does the quest for popularity risk the artistic integrity of the work? In the decades between the two shows, and the decades since, has there been noteworthy progress?Written for Geass Fragments: A Code Geass Fanzine.

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