Lelouch was a prince until the day his mother was murdered and his sister Nunnally was paralyzed and blinded. Now in high school he's bored with life, playing Chess with rich aristocrats to stave off boredom while caring for his little sister. Then one day he meets a mysterious woman named C.C. who offers him power. He accepts and with this power he calls Geass, he adorns a mask calling himself Zero. He then begins to gather warriors calling themselves the Black Knights. His ultimate goal to overthrow Britannia and recreate a perfect utopia where his sister can live a life of peace.

R2 is a direct sequel to the main series. Lelouch is back to his old ways of playing chess with aristocrats. His life and memories of being Zero suppressed. His sister Nunnally somehow replaced with a brother named Rolo. C.C. finds him a year later and is able to restore his memories and his power with it. Remembering who is really is, he's determined to get back to doing what he'd started a year ago as well as find out what happen to his sister!

Tip: Use the alias 'cg' when adding this tag to a submission for convenience.

Story & Characters

This time, I will be reviewing both seasons of Code Geass. Code Geass is a very good anime that i enjoy a lot. It is very edgy and isn't afraid to take risks. The first time I saw it, I thought it was a joke. Mecha? the only decent mecha I've ever seen is Evangelion and that was simply because of all the religious allegories (which, I happen to have a passion for). But, the story is what is captivating about Code Geass, not its mecha-fight scenes. And the switch from just politics in the first season, to the Supernatural phenomenon of Geass in the second season I found quite tasteful.

Code Geass heavily relies on character development. Their hopes, their pasts, their dreams, their experiences, their love for each other, their hate for each other, and all that jazz that makes for good character development. To be completely and wholly honest, Code Geass touched a heartstring with me, if not several heart strings. It isn't afraid to kill off your favorite character and doesn't mind being cruel at times. I cared about these characters and I cried during this anime, which normally doesn't happen (if you want to know what i cried about, message me or comment on my profile or however you do it).

Despite my extreme love for this anime, I didn't much like Lelouch. Sigh, yes I was a Suzaku-girl, or more a Suzaku-girl than a Lelouch-girl. Suzaku's intentions seemed more justifiable to me, and dont' hate on me for thinking so. But, this anime makes you switch sides A LOT. You might be on Lelouch's side, then you wanna kill him. You might be on neither guy's side, and then you wonder if that's the right choice. The really shocking thing with this anime, is that my favorite character was Shirley Fenette. I thought she would end up being just a comic relief character with awful humor and big breasts *cough, orihime*, but ended up being so much more. She was humorous and deep with great love and care for her friends and family, unlike the rather cheesy and fake emotions of a character in another anime *cough, orihime*.

However, no story is the pinnacle of human achievement and Code Geass is no exception. The story isn't perfect. At points, it slows down and kinda drags a little. Also, not every character was as enjoyable and tasteful as Shirley. Kallen (I've forgotten how to spell her name, so sorry if it's wrong) was a nuisance and seemed too obsessed with Zero. She's what I like to call, a Zero-fangirl. So, I am forced to give the story a 9.

Rating: 9

Art

You can tell that this is a pretty high-budget anime. The settings are very colorful and bright. The characters are a bit odd looking, but I like the style, even if it looks like the characters' upper lips are eating their noses XD. Sometimes, characters' hair styles are a bit too eccentric ranging from blue, to purple, to pink, to green. What I wanna know is where they get the genes?!

Rating: 8

Sound

The sound of Geass is great as well. The backround music I found very memorable, which is very rare for me. The opening songs are great, especially "World End" by FLOW. That song is simply amazing and really captures the feel of the anime. The ending themes...not so much. The voice acting is very good for both the Japanese and English versions. Lelouch's voice in the English dub is kinda irritating, but aside from that, it's very good.

Rating: 9

Presentation

Code Geass is an anime that I recommend all the way. Anyone can get into it. It's very touching and remarkable. It's not my favorite anime, by far, but it's up there. Please watch.

Rating: 9

Final Verdict

8.83 (very good)

Reviewed by yuri1313, 30wk 1d ago

Zerochan | Anime Wallpapers | Anime Galleries | Anime Lyrics | Advanced Anime | Anime Online
DA! | Watch Anime Online | Anime Stocks | DigitalArt | VNDB | Anime Wallpapers

© 2004-2009 Minitokyo - About | FAQ | Policy | Privacy