Code Geass
This week's anime is a 2006 action, drama, mecha, show.
The story is about a futurist world set in Japan that is now called Area 11 and under the power of the Holy Empire of Britannia. Japan still wanting to be an independent country, has a ton of forces that are fighting against soldiers in the Holy Empire of Britannia. The main character Lelouch Lamperouge, a Britannian student ends up on the battlefield where he meets C.C (pronounced c2) gives him a power called Geass also known as the "Power of Kings". Basically, the power lets the user make someone do whatever the user wants them to do, only with direct contact though.
Lelouche was actually an exiled prince of Britannia where his mother, the queen was slaughtered and his little sister Nunnally was so traumatized by the incident she lost her eyesight. Both are currently living a fake life at Ashford Academy as students under the care of the school. Lelouche angry that his dad, the king, did not save his mom and causing the war with Japan, decides to use his Geass power to find his mother's killer and make a nicer world for his sister Nunnally no matter what he had to do. This is where Lelouche's mysterious persona, Zero, is born.
Lelouche also has a childhood best friend Suzaku Kururugi who has the same goal as Lelouche/Zero. Zero wanted to achieve his goal by any means necessary so that means he teams up with a resistance movement (similar to terrorists) The Black Knights where he also gains a ton of loyal followers. While Suzaku decides to work with with the Britannian empire to fix it from the inside out--a more "morally correct" route while Lelouche does the dirty work. Both are working in their own way to better the world so they often butt heads.
Nobody knows the true identity of Zero other than C.C and that includes his best friend too. So while Suzaku isn't pointlessly killing anyone, Zero doesn't care who he needs to get rid of. Because of that, there's a lot of killing on both sides. We lose a few characters throughout the show which make both sides even more angry at the state of the world.
The fights in the show are robots fighting with people inside them. I personally do not like mecha anime, I'm not a fan of robots. But this anime deals a lot more with world building and all the great characters in it. I found myself forgetting that these were big robots fighting.
So if you're like me who doesn't like robots but enjoys good stories, this show will still be a great option to watch. Who knows what side you'll end up picking whether it's Lelouche's or Suzaku's--both have their pros and cons.
Here is a trailer of what to expect:
And here is where you can legally stream the show:
The first and second seasons are both 25 episodes long with each being around 24 minutes long. The second season ends in interpretation so there is a slight chance of another season coming--there has been a lot of talk about it. But if you did want more of the show, there's also movies that are set in alternative universes with new and old characters in different roles called Code Geass: Akito the Exiled. Code Geass is pretty old so it's not talked about as much anymore but that doesn't make it any less good--it's a classic must watch.
If you already watched this anime or plan on it, let me know your thoughts in the comments below! (:
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