The overall story is about Lelouch Lamperouge who was a member of the Royal Britannia family, but relinquished his noble status after the death of his mother. After he witnesses an accident he finds a woman named C.C. and she bestows on him the power of Geass which gives him the power to control a person and do what ever he tells them to do. However, he could only use it on the same person only once. He doesn't like the world he lives in and decides to change it for his sister Nunnally. He masquerades himself as the infamous Zero and creates a terrorist organization called The Black Knights. He constantly has to fight against against the Britannian army, family members, and his best friend Suzako and as the story goes on Lelouch finds ways that his plans either back fire or effect other people.
The best thing about this show besides the story and characters is the battle scenes with the Nightmares when those scenes happen the animation is just incredible. The animation itself is great.
Code Geass has a lot of memorable characters in this anime. My personal favorite is Lelouch vi Britannia. He is the best antihero I have ever scene in a movie, book, or T.V. show. I like the fact that he treats the wars he fights in like a game of chess and the fact that he has to persuade people into following his orders. Another memorable character is Suzaki Kururugi who is Lelouch's childhood friend and his archenemy in this show. The thing is that Suzaku has the same goal as Lelouch, but he tries to change Britannia from the inside by joining the Britannian army.
The voice acting in Code Geass is SUPERB. Especially Johnny Yong Bosch who was incredible as the voice for Lelouch.
Now there was a few problems I had with the show. One of the major problems was that the Nightmare Lancelot was way too powerful. Seriously it's just way too powerful even though the fight scenes with it are awesome it was just ridiculously strong.
Code Geass is a great anime with a great story, memorable characters, and one hell of a cliffhanger at the end of the season. Only major problem was that the Lancelot was too powerful and a few other minor ones. It had great suspense and a very good soundtrack to go along with the show. Overall this show will leave you entertained and satisfied.
