Code Geass
| Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion | |
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| Director/Artist | Goro Taniguchi |
| Format | Anime (TV) |
| Made By | Sunrise |
| Episode Length | 24 minutes |
| # of Episodes | 25 |
Contents
Genre
Sum it up in a Sentence
An exiled Imperial prince living in Japan obtains a power called "Geass," and sets out to liberate the country from the corrupt Empire that destroyed his life and happiness.
Main Description
The Empire of Britannia has invaded Japan using giant robot weapons called Knightmare Frames. Japan is now referred to as Area 11, and its people the 11's. A Britannian who was living in Japan at the time, Lelouch, vowed to his Japanese friend Suzaku that he'd destroy Britannia. Years later, Lelouch is in high school, but regularly skips out of school to go play chess and gamble on himself. One day, he stumbles on terrorist 11's who've stolen a military secret and is caught by a member of the Britannian task force sent after them, who turns out to be Suzaku. As the rest of the squad arrives, Suzaku is shot for disobeying orders, while the military secret, a young girl, gives Lelouch the power of Geass, which makes anyone obey any order. While Suzaku is secretly made the pilot of Britannia's brand new prototype Knightmare, Lancelot, Lelouch becomes the masked knight Zero to lead the rebellion to destroy Britannia once and for all.
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- Death Note
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Personal Opinions
Nate RFB
Code Geass is in many ways the anti-Sunrise-Giant-Robot show. Most particular of course in how vengeful Lelouch is, and how far he is willing to go to realize his desires. He's the ultimate anti-hero, and shatters many preconceived notions about how characters in these type of shows should act. It's like Sunrise realized that after 30 years, it's Char that fans want to watch and not Amuro. But despite this, it never feels like Lelouch is truly winning his war, at least not effortlessly. He's no saint and often even his "ends justify the means" style feels like it goes to far. There is no one truly "evil" in this story, only many souls consumed by hate. Code Geass takes painstaking measures to be as unpredictable as possible, and the plot twists that ensue make it a, I dare say, gripping drama.
Just watch out, because the first season in no way finishes off the story. Lelouch and his war against Brittania won't be finished until at least then.
