Review of Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion

To start off this review I should probably say right from the start that I'm not a huge mecha-fan, so don't come hunting me down with pitchforks and torches if I somehow offend some of you hardcore fans. Right then, Code Geass, a mecha-series taking place in Japan(Area 11), where else? Let's start this going over everything that I didn't like about the series, so we can save the good stuff for the end. First of all, this isn't a spoiler and you'll see this in the first episode, but mecha-machines with jetpowered inline-skates somehow doesn't really cut it for me... Secondly, some of the charactersin the series are really annoying, and I mean truly, honest-to-whatever-deity-you-praise annoying. We got the idealistic goody-two-shoes who wants to save everyone, the weak, confused and uncertain nuisance and some others who are just, or go, blatantly and frustratingly insane in an unamusing way. Also, some of the weapons are quite "over the top", but I suppose that's common for this type of genre.

Now, on to the stuff that wasn't bad! First of all, you got to love the main character no matter what, truly the main reason to watch the series is simply to see him act and think. There's also the fact that the story plotwise is engaging and interesting, aswell as dealing with many fun things, such as racism and patriotism (don't get me wrong, I don't support any of those things). The humor in the show is also quite enjoyable at times, especially the shamless, comedic gaggery that has absolutely no plot-significance, like the cat-biting jokes. The artwork is stylish and well done and the sound is of good quality. I can't say too much about the music, there wasn't anything that caught my intention like in some other shows, but then again none of the music bothered me, so it was alright.

So what's the summary of all this then? Well, if you like robots that war with eachother, people making up schemes and some humor mixed up somewhat then you'll probably want to watch this show. However, it wouldn't surprise me if you end up hating half of the characters and would be very happy to see them launched out of a cannon into the sun. And if the creators of the show intended to get me sucked in and force me to sit around on my butt waiting for the next season then mission bloody accomplished I suppose. Overall, it's not a bad series and there are moments of true brilliance, but some things could have been left out, or removed entirely, to make it alot better.