Review of Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion
What if I told you if you mixed Mecha with the Supernatural you'd get one of my favorite shows ever Code Geass. What makes this show good? 1. Fast start, the first few episodes puts you immediately into the action, the show benefits from this because it makes you understand the stakes of the show, while also defining every character and what they stand for. 2. Our Main Character, Lelouch is the person we follow throughout the show, going from a bored underachieving school boy to motivated genius with a supernatural power. Watching his character grow over time is interesting because unlike some other genius's who getimmense power, Lelouch still seems human although a very flawed one.
3. Action, For a mecha show it has some pretty interesting battles with high stakes. This is mostly because out main character is an underdog in every battle because he doesn't have the power of an entire country's military but instead an terrorist organization full of normal Japanese people.
4. Character interactions, Pretty much every character is entertaining in this show aside from a few, some characters can outshine Lelouch in specific moments but overall the character interactions and their archetypes are fun to see play out.
What are the problems with the anime?
1. Oddly Convenient Plot Points, Since this is an action-mecha anime I don't care as much when the plot pulls something out of it's ass to keep going. It's like being on a fun roadtrip with the boys and its getting closer to sundown so you keep prolonging the roadtrip to keep having fun instead of just calling it a day and heading back home. I don't personally mind it since I already enjoy the premise and love to see it going, but to others (maybe you) it would come off as cheap and you'd hate that one specific plot point.
2. Stupid Decisions, This ties into the OCPP because most of the time these happen in those situations, whether it's a character doing something completely moronic and it backfiring, or some horrible thing happens out of nowhere with quite literally zero setup and it gets explained later.
Should I watch this show?
Yes, while every anime has it's problems I personally believe that the heights this anime reaches are good enough to the point you're willing to ignore problems (for the most part).
Code Geass is Excellent, a 10/10.
It has it all, everything from, Highspeed Mecha fights, Large scale epic battles, character relationships being built and destroyed, dramatic moments that will keep you wanting the next episode, and a main character so interesting he carries the show on his back like its nothing.
(Orange Boy is still the GOAT tho)