+There's thrills on every episode and it doesn't know when to stop
+Great characters
+Great OST
-Leaves a cliffhanger
-Bad art style. Recycled opening animations. Bad mech fights
-Second Opening theme is so bad.
-Suzaku's character is bad.
I am re-reviewing this anime because my review before is too bias.
Code Geass is the very first short anime that I've ever finish and this was the anime that entered me to the world of anime. I was amazed at first of course but after watching many anime, this anime has major flaws ALTHOUGH, this anime is STILL amazing.
The story is about a boy named Lelouch "Lamperogue" (Not his real last name). After his Mother's death and the disability of his sister, he wants to take revenge on the Britannian Empire. He also wishes for peace like his sister wish for. However, he doesn't have the power to do that until one day, C.C. grants him the power of Geass. He also disguised himself as Zero and fight against the Britannian Empire. This is where the thrill of the anime kicks in.
What I like about this anime is that it doesn't know when to stop. Every episode, there's always a thrill that kicks in which is a huge plus. Though, it does suffer from fillers (Just the half of the one episode). However, the last episode of Season 1 ended as a bad cliffhanger which was a big disappointment.
I am not really a big fan of it's art style. I don't really like the style where almost all characters are very tall. Also, the battle between Mechs isn't even that entertaining. Not just that but, the animation between 2 openings are almost the same. They recycled it. The only difference is their theme song. Though, this anime doesn't really suffer from a lot of still frames so that's a plus there.
The OST on this anime is great. The orchestrated music used on the thrilling moments fits the show very well. The first opening theme was also great until the second opening theme came. The second opening theme is one of the most annoying opening themes in anime history. "YOU MAAAAAD?!?!" - no. Just shut the f*ck up. Though, the third opening theme is, alright.
For the characters, I'll go with Lelouch Lamperogue first. This guy is a natural genius similar to Light Yagami from Death Note. Actually both of them share very similar traits except Lelouch can be really soft at times. Lelouch likes to win against the Britannian Empire and he deduces his situations very well.
The "best friend" of Lelouch - Kururugi Suzaku. Nope, I am not convinced that they're best friends. Suzaku really has a bland character. His decisions can be too stupid at times. Too avoid spoilers, let's just say, there are some actions of his that he should have done in the first place if he knew in the first place. Yeah, just watch the anime if you want to know.
C.C. is a girl who granted the power of Geass to Lelouch. She's somewhat a Kuudere. She can be loving at times but, she also has this cold and sarcastic personality towards Lelouch. Comparing her to Ryuk from Death Note, she does help Lelouch and supports him to win.
Kallen Stadtfeld is half Japanese, half Britannian. She is a terrorist and she eventually joined the Black Knights. She has a depressing back story which lead her joining the terrorist. She is somewhat the "badass girl" of the anime because of her rough behavior.
Every characters are entertaining on this anime though, I guess I am really bothered with Suzaku's character.
Overall, I enjoyed the anime's thrill but when the thrill doesn't stop until the end of it's season, that's a bad thing. Is this anime worth watching? Even though it's not your genre, yes it is. This anime is not boring because it always has it's "WTF!" Moments and it doesn't know when to stop.
Score: 8/10
