Review of Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion

About 10-12 episodes into this season, I thought this is a show that is trying to do a number of different things but doesn't do a great job in any of them. For example, they try to put a lot of twists and mystery into the story like Death Note, but the story was much more predictable than death note. Quite a bit of fighting/action scenes but just good but not great. There were school/romance elements but nothing more than okay... also there are episodes that are funny/light-hearted but not really fit with the rest of the show. The series was interesting enough for meto keep watching, since I am already watching. Then it gets better in the 2nd half of the season. First, the story telling gets tighter as the plot steadily moving forward. The story itself also gets more interesting. The twists are never as good as Death Note (first 25 episodes) but there are more mystery elements that keep me glued to the monitor. There were also great character developments in the 2nd half of the season. Especially for Lelouch, we learned a lot about humanity/emotional side of him so that he is not just a smart and cold blooded and have weaknesses. Personally As character build, I think this is more successful than Light in DN. It also makes it easier for audience to root for him. They also did a nice job building up Euphy which make her story some powerful.

I'd give the first ~15 episodes a 6, last half a 8, average 7. I do expect season 2 to be better than season 1

OVerall 7
Art 8
Sound 7
Character 9
Story 8
Enjoyment 8