Surprised there isn't already a thread for this but whatever. I'd been planning to watch Code Geass for a while but it's only now that I've finally gotten around to it. The show is set in an alternate history where a number of different events lead to the self-proclaimed "Holy Brittanian Empire" invading Japan and conquered it with its formidable mecha suits, the "Knightmare Frames". Japan was stripped of its rights, land, culture, even it's name was taken and the subjugated country was rechristened "Area 11". Flash forward to present day with an analytical high-school student Lelouch vi Brittania who's disgusted by Brittania's corruption but feels himself powerless to change it. All that changes when due to a complicated series of events he ends up hitching along with a bunch of anti-Brittanian terrorists hijacking a shipment of "poison gas". That so-called "poison gas" turns out to be a mysterious green-haired girl named C.C who bestows Lelouch with "Geass", the power to command others with an absolute authority. With this power, Lelouch embarks on a war to change the corrupt Brittanian empire, adopting the persona of the masked terrorist "Zero". But in doing so, will he become an evil even greater than the one he was fighting...?!
(And that's only the first four episodes, folks. It only gets crazier from here on out!)
I'd heard the show was really campy and melodramatic at times and that definitely comes out watching it. The Brittanian nobles (I'm looking at you, prince Clovis!) and Zero in particular chew the scenery pretty much whenever they appear. Lelouch himself is a fascinating character too, not at all like the usual hot-blooded mecha series protagonist (that role is instead given to his rival and childhood friend, Suzaku). Watching him come up with clever gambits to outwit and outmaneuver his enemies is always fun to watch (and I'm sure the gambits will only get crazier in the future). If you like mecha shows, chessmaster protagonists, clever strategies and a healthy dose of camp then be sure to check this show out!
Evil flower of Pure Illusion... we're going to pluck you out!
(And that's only the first four episodes, folks. It only gets crazier from here on out!)
I'd heard the show was really campy and melodramatic at times and that definitely comes out watching it. The Brittanian nobles (I'm looking at you, prince Clovis!) and Zero in particular chew the scenery pretty much whenever they appear. Lelouch himself is a fascinating character too, not at all like the usual hot-blooded mecha series protagonist (that role is instead given to his rival and childhood friend, Suzaku). Watching him come up with clever gambits to outwit and outmaneuver his enemies is always fun to watch (and I'm sure the gambits will only get crazier in the future). If you like mecha shows, chessmaster protagonists, clever strategies and a healthy dose of camp then be sure to check this show out!
Evil flower of Pure Illusion... we're going to pluck you out!