Introduction
After watching many so-so animes, I began watching a highly rated anime called Code Geass: Lelouch of Rebellion a couple of weeks ago. But despite it being rated highly by many other viewers, I was a skeptic because I have seen other animes with good ratings but to me was a total disaster such as The Melocholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. However, this time, the ratings by others for this anime, I felt it was too low.
Review
Story
The main reason why this anime is so good is because of the story. The flow from one episode to another is flawless as it keeps you in great anticipation. You'll be in earness as you wait for the next episode to be released. I can't tell you how hard it was for me to stop watching it because I wanted to spread my time out and not watch it in one long run. It is really that good.
The story was also believable and certainly with the War on Terrorism currently going on, it does connect with many people in this regard. It provides two conflicting point of views and it is really hard to choose which side is right and which is wrong. It develops a well rounded plot and it keeps adding more intrique to it at every turn.
So many times I have watched an anime and could easily guess what is going to happen next. But with this anime, that wasn't the case. Although it was developed strongly, it was also developed flexible enough to allow for a turn of event not many people would see coming had they not seen it before.
Characters
The focus of this anime is primarily on two characters, Lelouch and Suzaku. While many of the other characters were important and developed efficiently, the majority of the focus was paid to these two. And it was rightful so as they are the backbone of this anime. Both with the same goal in mind but with different ways of achieving it. One believes in fixing the problem from inside out whereas the other believes in forcing it in from the outside. Surprisingly though, the two are very much alike in many regards.
Again, what separate this anime from others is that the characters are believable. Although you have Lelouch who is incredible intelligent, he also has many flaws. It is not like some where they are either terribly stupid or so smart they always get everything right. Lelouch has his flaws but he learns from it (he has too because many time those flaws had lead him to near death).
Although the focus was on these two characters, other supporting characters, such as Kallen and C.C., were developed quite magnificiantly as well. They weren't overdeveloped nor were they underdeveloped. Plus, they all play an important role in the story. It is truly a great cast of characters that fits perfectly in with each other.
Animation
I am finding it harder and harder to make any kind of review regarding animation because the majority of these new animes' animation are all good. This anime is no different. Beautifully drawn and seemless flow from one frame to another. But yet, there is nothing that I haven't seen before. That isn't to say it is bad, it is just that all of these new animes are done very well, that it is hard to find a problem.
Sound
I very much like the sounds of this anime, ranging from the opening themes to the ending themes and to the background music. All were very good and nicely done. For me, the voice actors did a beautiful job representing their characters. However, it does lack that one song that makes me want to find and download it right away like all of the other animes that I considered to be truly great. However, the sound is on the lower end of requirements for me so it doesn't really matter all that much.
Conclusion
Truly, one of the best anime that I have ever seen. A perfect 10 if I have to give it a rating, putting it in the same league as Full Metal Alchemist and One Piece among others as one of my favorite of all time. The best part, it hasn't even finish airing yet with the second season currently airing at the time of writing this. And from the looks of it, it is only getting better. This anime deserves my full recommendation and I highly recommend it to anyone, from casual to hardcore animes fans. If you haven't seen this anime, you are truly missing out one of the best anime of all time.
Download
Here are some downloads that I found: