When I saw this when I was younger, I thought this was the greatest and most flawless Anime ever. Fast forward a few years, and honestly? It's still in my top 10. This Anime is flawed heavily in so many aspects, there is pretty much ass pulls and plot holes every episode or two. Lelouch is pretty much given an power that allows poor writing since it's beyond broken, he pulls deus ex machina constantly. There is shameless fan service, it tries to have too much of a wide audience appeal through too many genres. Characters have such over exaggerated personality's it felt like a self parody at times. It adds in Mechas for the sake of adding Mechas, and it's over the top in every aspect.
But you know what? At the end of the day none of those flaws mattered in my enjoyment in the series. The series was such a blast to watch that it reminds me that Anime should be about one thing, and that is having fun. Would Code Geass by better if it had better writing, and cut down on a lot of those aspects that majority of people think ruins the show? Probably, but then again it won't be Code Geass. I know that seems like a stupid answer but those flaws are what makes Code Geass, well Code Geass. I could rant on for hours about the shows flaws but in all honesty I was having way too much fun. I love the overblown character personality, I love how Lelouch somehow outsmarts everybody even in ways that don't make sense. I love the ass shots of Kallen every time she appears on screen. And above all else, I love how insane and over the top series is.
The show isn't for everybody though, if you get annoyed by amount of plot holes it has at times and the poor writing. I don't suggest it, but if you can turn off your brain and just enjoy the show for what it is, you will have a hell of a time.
