Code Geass Review

Today I'm going to be discussing another one of my favourite animes, Code Geass. The series is split into two seasons, Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion being the first and Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 the second. Each season consists of 25 episodes combining to make a total of 50.

The story begins with the Empire of Britannia invading Japan, taking it over and renaming it Area 11 and it's people the '11's'. A young Britannian High School Student Lelouch accidentally stumbles upon a group of terrorist 11's who are hiding a military secret, and being followed by Lelouch's Japanese childhood friend Suzaku. Lelouch made a vow to Suzaku when they were young that he would destroy Britannia and give Japan their freedom back. The military secret is revealed and it turns out to be a young girl, who gives Lelouch the power of Geass, which forces anybody to obey his every order. Suzaku then takes on the role of piloting Britannia's strongest mecha, Lancelot, while Lelouch becomes the masked man known as Zero and plans to destroy Britannia with his new power.

I wasn't a fan of Mecha until my brother insisted I watch this anime, which from that point on I fell in love with it. Every episode to just continues to surprise you, there is always another twist in the plot that keeps it on the edge of your chair exciting. It continues to be very thought-provoking, always leaving you wandering what unexpected occurence will happen next. 

The characters emotions are very easy to understand, as we watch them struggle and fight for their lives and the freedom they deserve. They each have their own personal goals and reasoning for the path they chose to take, and don't stop at anything until they accomplish it. Pure evil just pours out from multiple characters, as their actions become sometimes unbearable to watch. The main character Lelouch is much smarter than you really know, he consistently works his plans out down to the very last second. Lelouch definitely is one of my favourite male protagonist characters I've seen in a while, with his quick wits yet down to earth human heart. 

The character designs were done by none other than CLAMP, drawing in both the female and male audience with the half naked girls and bishounen. The animation is top notch for the year it was released, with inspiring settings and beautifully animated characters. The only negative I have to say about Code Geass is the constant cliffhangers, right down to the very last episode is a cliffhanger, so don't expect closure as they leave you wandering even after it's over. It's still an all around fun, inspiring, heart-wrenching anime all together though.

Genre: action, drama, psychological, mecha, military, supernatural, science fiction
Episodes: 50

What did you think about the ending of Code Geass?