Haruko Ueda & Mie Kobayashi
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In 1935, the departure point of the student brass band established at the Tokyo Music School, the predecessor of the Tokyo College of Music Faculty of Music Department of Tokyo National University of Fine Arts in 1935, was then supported by members of the Navy Army Music Corps at the time, but in 1949, In order to establish an artistic brass band that not only secures the player but also extends beyond military music, students, faculty members, graduates, etc. formed the Wind Instruments Research Division. Since 1951 at the Hibiya public hall conducive to the 1st brass band regular concert by commander Masato Yamamoto and it received favorable reviews.
As an annual activity, in addition to the early summer in-campus concert, autumn regular concert, they are doing business trip performances in various places. Since 2008 I have been participating in the bamboo music birthplace of Japan, Yokohama 's Bunkamichi Festival. (November 2, 2016)
In May 2015, it released the first album "Alfred Reed & Thomas Smith" from Brain Corp. In May 2016, they released the second "Philip Spark & Jan van der Roast".
This brass band has been familiar for many years "Mae koi brass", but recently, in view of the circumstances that "wind orchestra" is becoming common instead of the name "brass band". Also, in order to avoid the confusion caused by "brass" translation being "brass instrument", they changed the name from "Maebaku Brass" to "Tokyo Beauty Wind Orchestra" with the 77th regular concert in 2011.
The Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra was founded in 1947 as the Kansai Symphony Orchestra, the orchestra took the name of the Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra in 1960, and in 2014, formally assumed the official name of the Osaka Philharmonic Association. Its primary concert venue is the Osaka Festival Hall. In addition to regular concerts ten times a year, recording is active actively. It has a practice range "Osaka Philharmonic Hall" in Nishinari-ku Nishi-ri, has long been known for the nickname of "Phil Phil".
Takashi Asahina was the orchestra's founder, and served as its music director and principal conductor until 2001. Eiji Oue became the orchestra's second principal conductor, and served from 2003 to 2014. He now has the title of conductor laureate with the orchestra. Since April 2014, Michiyoshi Inoue is the orchestra's principal conductor.
The Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, is the final complete symphony by Ludwig van Beethoven, composed between 1822 and 1824. It was first performed in Vienna on 7 May 1824. One of the best-known works in common practice music, it is regarded by many critics and musicologists as one of Beethoven's greatest works and one of the supreme achievements in the history of western music. In the 2010s, it stands as one of the most performed symphonies in the world.
The symphony was the first example of a major composer using voices in a symphony (thus making it a choral symphony). The words are sung during the final movement by four vocal soloists and a chorus. They were taken from the "Ode to Joy", a poem written by Friedrich Schiller in 1785 and revised in 1803, with text additions made by the composer.
In 2001, Beethoven's original, hand-written manuscript of the score, held by the Berlin State Library, was added to the United Nations Memory of the World Programme Heritage list, becoming the first musical score so honoured.
The Philharmonic Society of London originally commissioned the symphony in 1817. The main composition work was done between autumn 1822 and the completion of the autograph in February 1824. The symphony emerged from other pieces by Beethoven that, while completed works in their own right, are also in some sense "sketches" (rough outlines) for the future symphony. The Choral Fantasy Opus. 80 (1808), basically a piano concerto movement, brings in a choir and vocal soloists near the end for the climax. The vocal forces sing a theme first played instrumentally, and this theme is reminiscent of the corresponding theme in the Ninth Symphony (for a detailed comparison, see Choral Fantasy).
Going further back, an earlier version of the Choral Fantasy theme is found in the song "Gegenliebe" (Returned Love) for piano and high voice, which dates from before 1795. According to Robert W. Gutman, Mozart's K. 222 Offertory in D minor, "Misericordias Domini", written in 1775, contains a melody that foreshadows "Ode to Joy".
Members of the orchestra (research staff) are chosen from the Faculty of Music or instructors of the Arts Center of Performing Arts or part-time lecturers, so if you are employed from outside the current position the status will be a instructor or a part-time instructor.
"Rules on the Department of Music Studies, Faculty of Music, Tokyo University of the Arts" is aimed at presenting educational and research results as follows, and the main point that research on songs and performance techniques is the primary objective is a general orchestra
At the regular concert in Tokyo, Kyoto, Sapporo, they have developed a royal road repertoire around Beethoven.
In 2008 they started a series entitled "20th Century Japan and the World" (The 1st "Toru Takemitsu and Xenakis" is a Suntory Music Foundation "Promotion of Japanese composer's work" recommendation concert) . They are presenting contemporary works with a new approach.
Meanwhile, they are also dedicated to spreading chamber music to the audience through concerts for students and local community.
Jazz is characterized by swing and blue notes, call and response vocals, polyrhythms and improvisation. Jazz has roots in West African cultural and musical expression, and in African-American music traditions including blues and ragtime, as well as European military band music. Although the foundation of jazz is deeply rooted within the Black experience of the United States, different cultures have contributed their own experience and styles to the art form as well. Intellectuals around the world have hailed jazz as "one of America's original art forms".
The Opera House, known as Opera Palace (a name chosen by the public), is a proscenium arch theatre which contains four stage areas of the same size: the main stage visible to the audience, a rear stage and left and right wings. This structure was established according to European theatre architecture specifically for opera and ballet which accommodates different productions to be presented every night. The orchestra pit has room for a full 120-person orchestra.
The seating capacity is 1814 in total.
This theatre is designed to withstand a major earthquake, and is structurally fire resistant.
In the event of an earthquake or the issuing of a J-Alert, please remain seated if in the auditorium, and please crouch on the floor if in the lobby. For good measure, please stay well away from any windows.
Please evacuate upon a fire, following staff instructions.
If the performance is discontinued
1. The lights will come on in the auditorium if a performance is discontinued.
In the case of an earthquake, please remain seated until the shaking has subsided.
In the case of strong quaking, please be aware of the falling objects.
2. Staff will provide instructions once the situation has been ascertained.
3. Please remain seated until staff issue instructions.
The New National Theatre, Tokyo (NNTT) (新国立劇場 Shin Kokuritsu Gekijō) is Japan's first and foremost national theatre for the performing arts, including opera, ballet, contemporary dance and drama. It is located in the Shinjuku area of Tokyo. The centre has been praised for its architecture and state-of-the-art modern theatre facilities, which are considered among the best in the world. In 2007, the NNTT was branded with the advertising slogan: Opera Palace, Tokyo.
The construction of the NNTT was completed in February 1997, with the Tokyo Opera City Tower connected to the theatre. Its first public performances took place in October of that year.
Besides the public performances, various enterprises are undertaken, such as the young artist training programs (for ballet, opera, and theatre), theatre rental for other performing arts groups, performing arts-related exhibitions, public usage of its video library and book library, public performances for children and young students, backstage tours, and most importantly, international exchanges for performing arts events, etc. Moreover, The Stage Set & Design Centre (located in Choshi city, Chiba Prefecture), stores and exhibits previously-used stage scenery and costumes.
The arts management of NNTT, including the enterprises in above, is commissioned to New National Theatre Foundation (NNTF) from the independent administrative institution, known as The Japan Arts Council. NNTT is managed by several trust funds, government grants, admission revenues, and private donations from many supporting companies.
The NNTT has been repeatedly criticized for its bureaucratic arts administration, which is very representative of usual Japanese politics. Although NNTT is financed by the Japanese government, major conductors, directors, and performing artists have all complained that their creative ideas are restricted by the bureaucratic style of the arts management. In 2010, the government decided to cut down the ¥4.8 billion grant NNTT received the previous year by half, and reduce the government grants to trainees who want to work and study abroad.
The NNTT building contains three main theatres:
The Opera House (1814 seats)
The Playhouse (1038 seats)
The Pit (468 seats max)
The Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra (Tōkyō Firuhāmonī Kōkyō Gakudan) is recognized as the oldest classical orchestra in Japan, having been founded in Nagoya in 1911. It moved to Tokyo in 1938 and has some 166 members as of 2005.
The orchestra plays frequently at Tokyo Opera City, in Shinjuku, Orchard Hall, part of the Bunkamura (文化村) shopping and entertainment complex in Shibuya, and Suntory Hall, in Akasaka, Tokyo.
In 2011, the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra celebrated its 100th anniversary as Japan’s first symphony orchestra. With about 130 musicians, TPO performs both symphonies and operas regularly. TPO is proud to have appointed Maestro Myung-Whun Chung, who has been conducting TPO since 2001, as Honorary Music Director, Maestro Andrea Battistoni as Chief Conductor and Maestro Mikhail Pletnev as Special Guest Conductor.
TPO has established its world-class reputation through its subscription concert series, regular opera and ballet assignments at the New National Theatre, and a full, ever in-demand agenda around Japan and the world, including broadcasting with NHK Broadcasting Corporation, various educational programs, and tours abroad. In March, 2014, TPO became a global sensation in its centennial world tour of six major cities: New York, Madrid, Paris, London, Singapore and Bangkok. In December 2015, TPO held Beethoven’s 9th symphony concerts in Seoul and Tokyo with Mastro Myung-Whun Chung, with Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra combined into one orchestra. TPO has partnerships with Bunkamura Orchard Hall, the Bunkyo Ward in Tokyo, Chiba City, Karuizawa Cho in Nagano and Nagaoka City in Niigata.
In conjunction with the opening of the New National Theater in 1997, New National Theatre Chorus began activities as a choir playing the core of numerous opera performances in theaters.
Members who are selected by rigorous judgment among 100 people every year will perform publicly. Individuals have not only a good voices but excellent acting skills, and with the perfect ensemble capability as a choir. They have well-known choruses that gain attention domestic and overseas media.
Kauffman and Crane began developing Friends under the title Insomnia Cafe between November and December 1993. They presented the idea to Bright, and together they pitched a seven-page treatment of the show to NBC. After several script rewrites and changes, including title changes to Six of One and Friends Like Us, the series was finally named Friends.
Filming of the show took place at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, California. All ten seasons of Friends ranked within the top ten of the final television season ratings; it ultimately reached the number-one spot in its eighth season. The series finale aired on May 6, 2004, and was watched by around 52.5 million American viewers, making it the fifth most-watched series finale in television history, and the most-watched television episode of the 2000s decade.
Friends received acclaim throughout its run, becoming one of the most popular television shows of all time. The series was nominated for 62 Primetime Emmy Awards, winning the Outstanding Comedy Series award in 2002 for its eighth season. The show ranked no. 21 on TV Guide' s 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time, and no. 7 on Empire magazine's The 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time. In 1997, the episode "The One with the Prom Video" was ranked no. 100 on TV Guide' s 100 Greatest Episodes of All-Time. In 2013, Friends ranked no. 24 on the Writers Guild of America's 101 Best Written TV Series of All Time, and no. 28 on TV Guide' s 60 Best TV Series of All Time.
The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra includes many ensembles; the individual members of the orchestra get to know each other well in their active ensemble work, and therefore develop their exceptional creativity in interpretation. The members of the Ringer Ensemble are soloists within the orchestra of the Vienna Philharmonic.
The programmes are of waltzes and polkas by Johan Strauss and Joseph Lanner, the composers who represent the highlights of Viennese traditional music and their love and pride for Vienna.
The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra's New Year's Concert (Germany: Das Neujahrskonzert der Wiener Philharmoniker) is a concert of the Matinee (luncheon) performed on January 1st every year at the Great Hall of the Vienna Association of Musicians (Golden Hall) Concert). Music of the Strauss family mainly composed by Johann Strauss II is mainly played. Images are live and relayed to over 90 countries around the world, people all over the world enjoy this concert. The broadcast of live broadcasting in Japan corresponds to the prime time (golden time) of the former day and night.
1938 Concert of Johann Strauss' Waltz and Polka was held for the first time by command of Clemens Krauss on December 31, 1939, in order to avoid complaints of Austrians by the consolidation of Austria of Nazis · Germany, the 2nd in 1941 To be held at noon (CET) on January 1, except for the 1951 when the Austrian first president Carl Renner died on December 31, 1950 and was postponed to January 14 became.
Since 1955 Willy Boskowsvski commanded and became popular since it began being relayed to various countries in 1959 and now live to more than 40 countries all over the world. In 2002, Seiji Ozawa became the second conductor following the Zubin meter in Asians.
In recent years the orchestra has worked with stars including Elina Garanca, Jonas Kaufmann, Angela Gheorghiu, Piotr Beczala, Annette Dasch, Diana Damrau and Juan Diego Florez.
The history of the orchestra began in 1916 with the founding of a democratic society of the orchestra of the Volksoper Vienna, and its first concert was on 11th November 1917. Apart from a hiatus in 1938–45, when it was closed down by the government, the orchestra has been performing ever since. After WWII the Symphony Orchestra of the Volksoper Vienna was refounded with a new focus on recording. In 1953 the orchestra was awarded the prize for the best technical and musical LP for its recording of Mahler’s 5th Symphony.
From 1978 the focus of the orchestra turned to symphonic concerts, with the new format of concerts of operetta music following soon after. The Symphony Orchestra of the Volksoper Vienna first toured Japan with this repertoire in 1988, and has since become a regular guest. A particular highlight was the invitation to play both the opening and closing concerts of the 30th anniversary season of Tokyo’s Suntory Hall.
The orchestra has also toured Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Brunei and Indonesia. In recent years the orchestra has performed well received outdoor summer concerts with Elina Garanca Göttweig, Linz, and Kitzbühel, Austria.
The versatility of the orchestra is reflected in its extensive repertoire which includes compositions from the baroque right up to the contemporary. The performances of F.Mendelssohn-Bartholdy oratorios “Elias”, “Judas Maccabäus”, “Paulus”, of J.Haydn “The Creation”, or J.Brahms “German Requiem” were just as successful as concerts with contemporary music at the “Wiener Festwochen”.
Besides its daily repertoire with (traditional and modern) operas and musicals, the orchestra’s main emphasis remains the cultivation of the “Wiener Operette” genre but also the excellent symphonic music by the family Strauß, F.Lehár and F. von Suppé; because of the extensive requirements and the daily work with singers on our opera house it is therefore an ideally flexible ensemble …
In 2018, Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra celebrates 45th anniversary and started new chapter.
Taijiro Iimori took over as Chief Conductor and continue attractive programs with Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra. Ken Takaseki joined newly-built title as Resident Conductor and Kosuke Tsunoda joined as Conductor.
The Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra was formed under the name of Miyagi Philharmonic Orchestra in 1973 as an amateur community-based orchestra. It held its first subscription concert the following year. Following its incorporation as an incorporated association in 1978, the Miyagi Philharmonic Orchestra became a full-fledged professional orchestra and attracted attention for its remarkable growth under the guidance of the late Yasushi Akutagawa, who served as General Music Director between 1983 and 1989, Yuzo Toyama(Music Director) build-up basic ability between 1989 and 2006. The orchestra was renamed the Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra their home city in 1989, and after converting to an incorporated foundation in 1992, it continued to forge great achievements, including winning the Kahoku Culture Award in 1999 and their first overseas concert tour, which took in Vienna, Rome, and three other cities in Europe in 2000.From 2006, Pascal Verrot(Chief Conductor) blossomed with various program and activity until March 2018.
Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra presents 9(nine) subscription concerts for different programs each year. In April 2016 Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra celebrates 300th subscription concert led by Pascal Verrot(Chief Conductor) featured Berlioz’s “Symphonie fantastique” and “Lelio, ou le retour à la vie”. Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra perform around 110 concerts a year, including subscription concert, school concert and others. At the Sendai International Music Competition, Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra have been serving as the host orchestra since 2001. Also Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra have been a central role in the Sendai Classical Music Festival, which is widely known as “Sen-Cla,” and thus are contributing greatly to the promotion of music culture in their home city, Sendai.
In March 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake compelled the orchestra to cancel most of its concerts for a few months, members have been cooperating with the Center for Recovery through the Power of Music and—under the slogan “Linking hearts, Joining hands”—the orchestra is engaging in various activities aimed at developing and maintaining strong ties with residents affected by the disaster through music. In recognition of these dedicated activities, they received the Western Classical Music prize at the 2011 ExxonMobil Music Awards as well as the Akeo Watanabe Music Foundation Special Support. In March 2013, they presented concerts in Moscow and Saint-Petersburg in Russia upon request of the Japan Foundation to represent the disaster-stricken areas to express Japan’s gratitude for support extended by Russia and the world after the disaster. During these concerts, the orchestra was also able to show how they had been supporting disaster victims through music in areas where the reconstruction is underway, and they thus fulfilled this important mission successfully.
The Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, is the final complete symphony by Ludwig van Beethoven, composed between 1822 and 1824. It was first performed in Vienna on 7 May 1824. One of the best-known works in common practice music, it is regarded by many critics and musicologists as one of Beethoven's greatest works and one of the supreme achievements in the history of western music. In the 2010s, it stands as one of the most performed symphonies in the world.
The symphony was the first example of a major composer using voices in a symphony (thus making it a choral symphony). The words are sung during the final movement by four vocal soloists and a chorus. They were taken from the "Ode to Joy", a poem written by Friedrich Schiller in 1785 and revised in 1803, with text additions made by the composer.
In 2001, Beethoven's original, hand-written manuscript of the score, held by the Berlin State Library, was added to the United Nations Memory of the World Programme Heritage list, becoming the first musical score so honoured.
The Philharmonic Society of London originally commissioned the symphony in 1817. The main composition work was done between autumn 1822 and the completion of the autograph in February 1824. The symphony emerged from other pieces by Beethoven that, while completed works in their own right, are also in some sense "sketches" (rough outlines) for the future symphony. The Choral Fantasy Opus. 80 (1808), basically a piano concerto movement, brings in a choir and vocal soloists near the end for the climax. The vocal forces sing a theme first played instrumentally, and this theme is reminiscent of the corresponding theme in the Ninth Symphony (for a detailed comparison, see Choral Fantasy).
Going further back, an earlier version of the Choral Fantasy theme is found in the song "Gegenliebe" (Returned Love) for piano and high voice, which dates from before 1795. According to Robert W. Gutman, Mozart's K. 222 Offertory in D minor, "Misericordias Domini", written in 1775, contains a melody that foreshadows "Ode to Joy".
3 May and 9 to May in the center of the regular concert to be held at the Akashi Municipal House Hours hall, we have a wide range of activities, such as ensemble playing in the region .
Fog Yoko Urata (piano) = In the debut recital at Musik Fellerin, Brahms Saar, "A Japanese sent from Lichtentar, Schubert's birthplace", received acclaim in Clear magazine. In 1974, he won first prize with her husband Joagen Fougu at the piano / trio division of the International Chamber Music Competition in Colmar, France. Numerous releases including world first recording including Hummel, Reese, Novakovski from Camerata Tokyo.
Harald Krump & ouml; ck (violin) = born in Vienna. He ranked No. 1 in the piano · trio at the Bellecha Indoor Competition in 1994. In 1996 he joined the Vienna Philharmonic. Performed with the Vienna Philharmonia Ensemble, the Zyfeld String Quartet etc
Robert Bauerstatter (Viola) = 1971 Born in Linz. Co-starred with the Vienna Philharmonia Ensemble, the Kuhill String Quartet etc Vienna Phil Entry in 2001, Viola Assistant Leader from 2004.
Joergen Fog (cello) = born in Copenhagen. In 1972 joined the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. She was also active as a member of the Ziffel String Quartet, Vienna String Zorrisden, the president of Ensemble V Wien. Nikkei Events Guide
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SF movie "Metropolis" that enchants people.
I also influenced a number of celebrities
Its magnificent world unfolded with monochrome silent
Acting benshi · Akiko Sasaki and actor · Tomiya Hojyutsu · Hamada school, and skilled vocal trade multiplication by entertainer · Tianjin Kimura and
Brilliantly brilliantly colorful with the sound of Brass Exceed · Tokyo, a professional brass band full of presence!
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The early movies were called activity photos, silent (silent) movies. In Japan, an inheritance of the tradition of literary arts, an activity benshi that explains the movie with a skillful talking mouth and voice tone, that is, a culture of "lively" was born.
"Voice color multiplication explanation" is a storytelling that assigns serifs to images while several benshi hold roles and use vocal colors properly among lick voices, which is equivalent to "dubbing" at present.
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Based on the movie accompaniment played by the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra from the beginning of the show, Mr. Fujioka of Brass Exceed Tokyo went on to arrange with a wind instrument arrangement, expressing the world view of the near future and the story more grandly, I finish up a song that gathers fusion with life spirit without discomfort. In case
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In 2026, future city metropolis, wealthy people live a rich life on the ground, workers were a class society deeply underground and harsh labor. One day, the son Fredder of the Metropolis ruler Freddersen is attracted at a glance by the daughter Maria of the working class, goes deep underground under her, but witnesses those who are forced to work hard and is shocked . Organizer's official blog
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Code Geass first ran in Japan on MBS from October 5, 2006, to July 28, 2007. Its sequel series, Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 (コードギアス 反逆のルルーシュR2 , Kōdo Giasu Hangyaku no Rurūshu Āru Tsū) , ran as a simulcast on JNN stations (like MBS and TBS) from April 6, 2008 to September 28, 2008. The series has also been adapted into various manga and light novels with the former showing various alternate scenarios from the TV series. Bandai Entertainment also licensed most parts from the franchise for English release in December 2007, airing the two TV series on Adult Swim. Most manga and light novels have also been published in North America by Bandai. At the Code Geass 10th anniversary event on November 27, 2016, it was announced that the series will be receiving a new anime, along with a compilation film trilogy in 2017 that recaped the events from both seasons of the anime series. A new film, titled Code Geass: Lelouch of the Re;surrection (コードギアス 復活のルルーシュ , Kōdo Giasu: Fukkatsu no Rurūshu) , will take place in an alternate timeline told in the 3 compilation films. It will be released in theaters on February 2019.
The anime television series has been well received in Japan, selling over a million DVD and Blu-ray Disc volumes. Both seasons have won several awards at the Tokyo International Anime Fair, Animage Anime Grand Prix, and Animation Kobe event. Critics have praised the series for its large audience appeal as well as the cross conflicts shown among the main characters and the moral questions presented.
The story is set in an alternative timeline where the world is divided into three superpowers: the Holy Britannian Empire (the Americas; also called Britannia), the Chinese Federation (Asia), and the European Union (Europe and Africa; previously known as the Euro-Universe, also known as Europa United in Akito the Exiled). The story takes place after the Holy Britannian Empire's conquest of Japan on August 10, 2010 a.t.b., by means of Britannia's newest weapon, the "Autonomous Armored Knight", or "Knightmare Frame". In turn, Britannia effectively strips Japan and its citizens of all rights and freedoms and renames the country Area 11 with its citizens referred to as Elevens.
Lelouch vi Britannia is an exiled Britannian prince, son of Emperor Charles zi Britannia and his royal consort Marianne vi Britannia. Lelouch has one sister, Nunnally vi Britannia. Marianne was brutally murdered in the palace and Nunnally, who witnessed the murder of their mother, was so traumatized she lost both her sight and ability to walk. Lelouch is furious with his father, believing his father failed his mother and sister by turning a blind eye to their mother's death and failing to pursue their mother's killer.
The story begins with Lelouch and Nunnally being sent as political pawns to Japan to lull the Japanese government into a false sense of security. After the siblings are sent to Japan, Japan is attacked and defeated by Britannia. With the ruins of Japan as a background, Lelouch vows to his Japanese friend Suzaku Kururugi that he will one day obliterate Britannia as an act of vengeance against his father.
Seven years later, Lelouch (now going by the name Lelouch Lamperouge), is now a popular yet withdrawn student at Ashford Academy. Lelouch becomes involved in a terrorist attack and finds a mysterious girl called C.C. (C2), who saves Lelouch's life from the Britannian Royal Guard, by making a contract with him and granting Lelouch a power known as Geass (ギアス Giasu). This power, also known as the "Power of Kings" (王の力 Ō no Chikara), allows him to command anyone to do whatever he wants, including bending their will to live, fight, or die on his behalf. This power can affect an individual just once and only through direct eye contact. Lelouch decides to use his Geass to find his mother's murderers, destroy the Britannian Empire, and create a better world where Nunnally can live happily. In the process, Lelouch becomes Zero, a masked vigilante and the leader of the resistance movement known as The Black Knights, gaining popularity and support among the Japanese on his way towards the rebellion of Britannia. However, this does not come without a cost. Caught up in a conflict where he does not know the full extent of his powers, Lelouch will have to battle Suzaku, a resistance member named Kallen Stadtfeld, the strongest army in the world, his own half-siblings, and many others in a battle that will forever change the world.