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My first try and I would rather cal it a "rageview" than a review.

Although I scored Code Geass with a generous 8, I'll write more about the flaws of this series. I really can't deny that I enjoyed CG, yes even the redunant filler episodes were somehow entertaining but it's not as good as most of the viewers think. A masterpiece? Don't make me laugh, it's faraway from being one. Some of my friends recommended to watch CG and because of the great score and the so-called similarities with Death Note were a reason to watch it. Don't get me wrong, I still enjoyed ... this series but simultaneously I kinda hated it because I had high expectations and so the hype annoyed me markedly. There a lot of plotholes, well maybe there were times I didn't followed everything attentively but I'm sure that it also had many scenes which weren't explained, like how the hell xy survived the attack of the Gurren, or just laughable, Spinzaku with the power of avoiding gunshots. The most ridiculous thing is the comparison with Death Note. Death Note had an intelligent plot and Light Yagami had a weapon which was explained to the smallest details but Lelouch's Geass respectively all the Geass weren't. The only thing we know about it, is that you need eyecontact with the victim and it can be only used once on a person (or in Mao's case a space of maximal 500 meters) but that's it. At the beginning Lelouch tried to get knowledge about it's function, for example testing how long it does work on people (not sure if they said how long it works). If you compare this to the Death Note with it many rules and limitations, it is just weak. Maybe the two protagonist have some things in common otherwise I can't see much of similarities between these two anime. Someone may perhaps found out that I also scored Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann with a 8 although it makes lesser sense than Code Geass but, folks, the big difference is that Code Geass WANTS to be a serious anime, TTGL however not. Just watch the first episode, it's clear as glass Gurren Lagann is nothing which cares about logic unlike CG which has superpowers and Mechas but for the rest it acts in a "normal" world and then I don't want to see soldiers who avoid gunshots like nothing. Well, yes it sounds very negative but like I said this series was entertaining, very entertaining I have to admit, I couldn't find a single episode which bored me and the story had also some nice moments and twists. It may just sound bad, but only because I was disappointed especially because it wasn't near of what Death Note is.

The art, mhh, my first contact with the "noodle-character"-artstyle from Clamp and I. don't. like. it. Definitely not my taste but well the art doesn't mind me too much. Apart from this the drawings and the animation were good I guess, no sightings of "QUALITY" or something like that. Even the use of CGI was fine, nothing what would outstand in a negative way from the drawings unlike Iron, pardon, CGI Man.

CG's OST is really something great. Whether the great orchestrated tracks of the Black Knights or the "Theme" of Britannia, it fits and creates a good atmosphere. However the openings and endings aren't my type, typically the "just-one-time-after-I'll-skip-it"-Ops/Eds except for the first Op and Ed, yes, the all hated first Ending. Somehow I managed to like it and it fits with the scenes of the ending in my opinion.

The character-cast includes a huge amount of chara-types. Partly of this, many of them are shallow, not a big surprise or a grave flaw though. Well most of the cast was okay, Lelouch is no Light but I kinda enjoyed him and his campaign against Britannia.

Overall I had a lot of fun watching this. Better than the mediocre moe-anime for sure but never the masterpiece many people think of it. There are positive aspects but many ignore the flaws, flaws which a "masterpiece" shouldn't have. Entertaining sure but the hype and wrong comparisons with Death Note diminish my impression of Code Geass a little bit.

Sorry for my horrible english.