Review of Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion

What can I say about Code Geass that hasn't already been said? Let me say it is a rollercoaster ride. You never know what is going to happen with this show. Tensions are always high from the word go and the intensity does not slow down. Even in the most innocent looking scenes will arise major points. Just when you think something will go right for a change, something else will happen to change it. Lelouch, the main character, is in it for revenge. Without spoiling to much, his whole fight is to find out the culprit of one crime. With such a 2D motivation fora character's reasons to fight, how can he be a likable protagonist?

Well, he isn't, and his amazing theme song titled Nightmare supports that in both name and nature. You know that no one is in the right in this story. There are those who fight for reasons of loyalty, there are those who fight for their own ideals, there are those who fight just to bring peace, but everyone is morally gray. You respect the characters of both sides of the conflict and you don't want to see the tragedy that lies behind any of them.

I'll be honest, sometimes this anime might be full on. I personally dropped that anime once or twice because I couldn't handle the full impact of the storyline. This doesn't mean I didn't like the anime. I picked it back up and continued to watch, not forgetting what tragedies made me both love and hate this series.

The art style is one of beauty as well, and the music, minus the second opening, was all perfectly placed. I think that the art was a good mix between the regular cartoon style of animes like Lucky Star and the more refined style of animes like Zankyou no Terror. It perfectly suits it. And the music perfectly fits the scenes, the characters, and the show overall.

I can't recommend Code Geass to everyone. It is quite full on. As I previously mentioned I had to drop the series because it was too much. But if you can reach the end of the rollercoaster, I assure you that you will enjoy almost every minute, so long as you can handle it.