Code Geass

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

I've just recently finished watching Code Geass. After watching the final episode of the second season I must say it's one of the best written plots made for an anime. Kudos to Clamp for making (yet again) another interesting show to watch.

For those who don't know Clamp is an mangaka group composed of 4 women. Some of their famous past (and present) works are Cardcaptor Sakura, Clamp school Detectives, Magic Raye Earth, Chobits, X, xxxHoLiC and Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles. Their works are usually made with characters with depth and a dramatic storytelling that is watched by a wide variety of audiences.

Code Geass is of no excemption. Having led us from one outstanding plot twist to another the series never fails to amaze me with every episode. The protagonist, Lelouch de Brittania, will keep you on your toes with his well thought out plans as well as emphatize him for the sacrifices he has to make to achieve his goals. The rest of the cast has been well fleshed out as well. Each having his or her own side story which connects flawlessly to the main plot of the show.

The story's about a boy named Lelouch de Lamperouge, whose real name is Lelouch de Brittania, who lives in a fictionalized world where earth is mostly controlled by Britain. He was born as the son of one of the wives of the king of Britain and was exiled, along with his sister, to Japan after witnessing the murder of his mother.

After a chance encounter with a girl named C.C. Lelouch was given the power of Geass, a mind altering power that differs with each person it bestows. To Lelouch it was the power of contolling other people with eye contact. Lelouch have then resigned to avenging the murder of his mother and making the world safe for his sister Nunally.

Having two seasons was a wise choice to make for Code Geass. With the long plot twists and well made character development I doubt that it would fit in only one season. It's good to see they didn't cramp the storyline like other animes where they bastardized the plot just to fit it into 26 episodes. The only rant with this anime is the ending of the first season where the story stopped with alot of unfinished questions and a major cliffhanger at hand (yes bitin ako sobra nun!). You had to wait for another four months (or was it six) for the second season to start and that's a very very long time.

If I would recommend any anime right now it would be this. Code Geass won't leave you disappointed and the end is what you would expect from the hero of the story. Cold and calculating, Lelouch will make you watch this anime until the end.

All hail Brittania!