Review of Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion

To put it simply, the entire series is a stunning masterpiece of art, sound, and writing, coalesced into an entity that far surpasses the individual parts. Fans of mechs, dizzying plot twists, rapidly paced action and storytelling, or just anime in general will likely fall in love with this series. I found myself positively rabid for the next episode, every episode. The character art is distinct and beautiful in every sense of the word, the mechs are meticulously detailed and have a strange balance between practical and almost mystical technology to them, and the animation is fluid and professional. I've seen enough anime to easily recognizemost story plot patterns miles away, but I was astounding at every twist and turn of the plot, until late in the series when I started to predict some of the events and characters' actions... but not because the writing was predictable, but because I KNEW the characters as PEOPLE. That's when you know you've got some fantastic character development on your hands. Watch this series. If you don't have the time, MAKE THE TIME.