Area 11 is a band consisting of Sparkles*, Alex Parvis, Jonathan Kogan and Leo Taylor, and formerly Luke Owens. They formed in late 2010, during what Sparkles* called a 'disastrous jam session '. Luke, Parv and Sparkles* then discovered their shared love of anime while watching episode 22 of the anime Code Geass: "Blood Stained Euphy". This episode inspired the lyrics of the song Euphemia, and, in the anime, Japan is known as 'Area 11' which provides the name for the band itself.