Review of Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion

I would actually go as far as to say that there is more depth and mind behind Code Geass than the grand Death Note. There's much more going on, lots of loose ends and many ideals and opinions displayed. There are a bunch of different messages for the viewer to comprehend, and the more I think about it the more complex it gets. Plus, there are some excellent twists and turns throughout the story and many of them lead somewhere, although at first the seemed like a bad idea. And for once in an anime, the female characters are more than (although still a bit)eye-candy with over dimensioned body parts. C.C's personality is more cynical and introvert than any other I've seen in animes. She's so far from the standard cuddly, high pitched and gullible girls we are used to.
Shirley, which at first seems like your standard dumb schoolgirl evolves and shows more character than I could have ever hoped for.
Milly Ashford have such a warm and friendly attitude but with a certain amount of seriousness and thoughtfulness. I could go on about all of them, but I'll just wrap up the ladies by stating that Cornelia is one of the most bad-ass women you'll ever see in any series.

As for the men, well, where to begin? Without mentioning any names or such, the story of the main characters manages to portray a very moving journey, which begins reasonable and down to earth but eventually fades away into damnation and madness.
At the end of the series I found myself in favour of no one, just baffled over the splendid story about power, corruption and love.

I could go on forever about certain events or characters but the fact is that I would just be scratching the surface of what Code Geass has to offer. If you are in for a serious and clever anime, then this is the one for you.