Bandai Entertainment, clearly on a manga high after establishing their
new manga site, has announced two new manga acquisitions! They are
Code Geass: Knights, due in May 2010, and
Code Geass: Queens, hitting stores in June 2010.
As you might expect, these two are related. They're both anthology series of one-shots manga taking place in the Code Geass universe, with Knights aimed at female readers and Queens aimed at male readers.
For example, I actually own a Japanese copy of Knights, and among other things, it features Lelouch dressing in drag to sneak into a party for the nobility and gain information.
As for Queens, well...see the cover for yourself.
BANDAI ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCES CODE GEASS: KNIGHTS AND CODE GEASS: QUEENS; NEW ANTHOLOGY MANGA
February 22, 2010 (Cypress, CA) – Bandai Entertainment Inc. announced today that it has licensed two new manga anthology series: Code Geass Lelouch of the Rebellion KNIGHTS and Code Geass Lelouch of the Rebellion QUEENS.
Knights Vol. 1, which features the subtitle “Official Manga Anthology for Girls” will be released in May of 2010. The series runs five volumes to date and features a series of short stories, many with a humorous slant, by different Manga-ka focusing on the male characters of Code Geass.
Queens Vol. 1, which similarly features the subtitle “Official Manga Anthology for Boys” will be released in June 2010. This series also has five volumes and focuses on the female characters of the Code Geass storyline in a series of short stories from various Manga-ka.
“The subtitles notwithstanding, both series should appeal to both genders and feature a lot of creative and fun situations with everyone’s favorite Code Geass characters. The art is a great throughout and both series have some great comedy,” said Robert Napton of Bandai Entertainment Inc.
For more information on Bandai Entertainment visit:
www.bandaientmanga.com or www.bandai-ent.com
About Bandai Entertainment Inc.
Bandai Entertainment Inc. is a subsidiary of Namco Bandai Holdings (USA) Inc. and the premier distributor of Japanese animation on DVD and programming for television broadcast in North America. Titles include Gundam 00, Code Geass: Lelouch of Rebellion, Lucky Star, Gurren Lagann, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Cowboy Bebop, Outlaw Star, Escaflowne, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, My Otome, and many more.
These should be a lot of fun, and I'm looking forward to them...but not as much as I hope BEI licenses
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann Gakuen-hen! C'mon, pleeeeeease?
Ahem. Anyway. Are you gonna buy either or? Which? I plan on picking up both, per BEI rep Robert Napton's recommendation. (Make sure you read that press release!)
Could you tell us a bit more of the general tone of Knights Gia? Is it horribly female fanservice-y? and/or does it have some awesome Lelouch moments?
Hmm I think I'll try both. Lelouch in drag sounds funny and I could see CC having all kinds of funny moments messing around with the other girls. I just hope that neither of them are super pandering.