Code Geass- The most entertaining anime ever created. Lelouch Vi Britannia Commands you to read this!

This post is my 200th update, and what better topic could it be on than Code Geass? This blog is powered by two things; Dino Nuggets and Code Geass, and one of those things already has a blog. Code Geass is a post Gundam Seed Destiny anime that proved sunrise wasn't dead. Sunrise will never reach the heights of greatness they had in the 90s and 80s, but Code Geass proved that they could still occasionally turn out something fun, original, and most importantly entertaining. They later tried to copy the formula with mixed results in Valverave the Liberator, but it didn't have the strong cast the Code Geass has. I originally watched the first season of Code Geass on a recommendation of a girlfriend I had at the time, she claimed it was like Gundam Seed. She couldn't have been more wrong. I marathoned that first season in two days, and cried at the moon knowing I would have to wait months for the sequel. It arrived, and watching it as it aired was an experience that will never be matched. Now it's time to Crush Britannia!

   The story of Code Geass follows an young castaway prince by the name of Lelouch vi Britannia, and his blind and crippled sister Nunally who are abandoned by their father, Charles vi Britannia after their mother is apparently killed.. In the world of Code Geass, Charles commands the Holy Britannian empire, which controls roughly a third of the world, and they have recently set their sights on Japan. He sends Lelouch and Nunally there, and they befriend the son of the prime minister, Suzaku Kururgi. War breaks outs, Britannia wins easily after the Prime Minister is "killed", and Lelouch and Nunally are thought to be dead. While wandering through this wasteland with Nunally on his back, Lelouch declares to Suzaku that he will crush Britannia. A lofty goal for a small child.

Now let's round out the main cast before I proceed.
Lelouch vi Britannia: A brilliant man who loves his sister dearly. He enjoys playing chess, and dreams of killing his father. He gains the power of Geass, a special ability that allows him to control anyone, so long as he makes direct eye contact.
Nunally vi Britannia: Lelouch's blind and wheelchair bound sister, she lives with him at Ashford Academy. She is strongly devoted to her brother.
Suzaku Kurugi: A noble young man who joins the Britannian army, he hopes to change to change the world from the inside. He is the Ying to Lelouch's Yang, he's not so bright, but he can run on walls and spin kick in the air. Suzaku killed his father the Prime Minister of Japan to avoid needless killings in the war.Suzaku pilots the Lancelot mech with expert skill.
CC: Real name unknown, she is an immortal witch who gave Lelouch the power of Geass. He power when she had the Geass was to make everyone love her, previously she was a slave girl.
Kallen Kozuki: A rebel girl whose older brother was killed in guerrilla attacks against Britannia, she is half Japanese and half Britannian. Kallen isn't too bright, but she is an excellent mech pilot, on par with Suzaku in her Gurren. She looks like a female Domon Kasshu.

Kallen's Gurren S.E.I.T.E.N Eight Elements from the end of R2

Suzaku's Lancelot Albion from the end of R2

Lelouch and his Shinkirou

     When Code Geass begins, Lelouch and Nunally are living under the false name of Lamparouge at Ashford Academy. Lelouch spends his days playing chess for money, and doting on his sister. This all changes when he gets caught up in a terrorist attack, and ends up reuniting with his old friend Suzaku, who has since joined the Britannian army. The terrorists have stolen a supposed bomb, which contains in actually CC. Suzaku is shot by the Britannian forces, but before Lelouch reaches the same fate, CC steps in and offers him the power of the kings, the Geass. CC is shot, but Lelouch using his new powers commands all soldiers to kill themselves. They have no choice but to obey his commands, and fire their side arms point blank at their heads. Lelouch is shocked, but quickly realizes that he can now openly attack Britannia. Lelouch helps the terrorist forces escape, which includes Kallen Kozuki. Lelouch uses all that is happening as a camouflage to sneak into the the capital building, and kills his half brother Clovis. In pulling the trigger, Lelouch finally realizes the weight he must carry to create a world perfect for Nunally.

    Using his new found powers, Lelouch creates the secret identity of Zero, and turns the Japanese terrorists into his Black knights. Using Lelouch's Geass and brilliant tactical abilities, Lelouch is slowly able to influence the people born in Area 11 (Japan) to turn to his side. At school, his old friend Suazku (main characters never die!) enrolls at Ashford Academy but meets with trouble due to being an Eleven. Lelouch stands up for him, and everyone naturally loves him after that. After Clovis' death, two of Lelouch's half sisters are sent to Area 11, Cornelia and Euphemia. Cornelia is more of a battle hardened warrior, while Euphemia is Lacus Clyne without the pop star ability. Euphemia and Suazku get close, while Lelouch and Cornelia clash. Lelouch and his black knights are able to overwhelm Cornelia, but before Lelouch can Geass her and ask about his mother, Suzaku and his Lancelot save the day, easily matching Kallen in her Gurren.During this battle Lelouch kills a classmates father. This classmate, Shirley has long had a crush on Lelouch, and he Geass her out of guilt to forget about him.

   Shirley declares revenge on Zero, not knowing he is Lelouch. Lelouch is knocked out of his Knighmare frame during a battle, and Shirley sees what's under the mask, and shoots a woman to protect his identity. CC's previous accomplice Mao arrives in Area 11 to take back CC to Australia. Mao has two Geass eyes, and his power is to read minds, Lelouch's greatest weakness. Lelouch manages to outsmart him, and get him shot multiple times, but they needed to fill episodes, so Mao returned and kidnapped Nunally. Suzaku and Lelouch team  up to save her, and Lelouch Geasses himself to save Nunally. Mao is finally shot and killed by CC herself.

     Lelouch begins to realize that he must leave his life behind, and decides Suzaku is the ideal candidate to take over. During his next conflict Lelouch learns that Suzaku is the pilot of the Lancelot, and his plan is shot to shit. Euphemia declares that Suzaku is her Knight following this battle. Britannia begins to acknowledge Lelouch and his Black Knights as a threat, and develop a plan that shuts down Knightmare frames, and using Suzaku as bait for this plan. Lelouch is trapped, and his only option of escape is to Geass Suzaku, giving him the command to "Live." Following this, Lelouch, Suzaku, Euphemia, and Kallen are transported to a mysterious island. Euphemia discovers Lelouch, who tells him that the Zero Mask isn't fooling her, and Lelouch calms down and they work together. Suzaku pairs with Kallen, who previously had no idea she was a Black Knights member. The four meet up, and are transported to an ancient ruin being studied by Britannia. Schnizel, the first prince of Britannia,Lelouch's older brother is there, and Kallen and Lelouch steal the newly developed Gawain Knightmare protoype to escape. Gawain is the first flying Knightmare, and is equipped with dual destructive cannons.

     Euphemia declares she will make a special administrative zone in Area 11 where the Japanese can be Japanese, and she invites Zero to join her. This fucks up Lelouch's plans,as he requires the Japanese to be on his side, or the Black Knights collapse. Lelouch shows up with CC in Gawain, and privately goes to speak with Euphemia. They agree to work together, and Lelouch explains his power of Geass, Jokingly saying that if her told her to "Kill all the Japanese," she would have no choice to obey. Euphemia begins to cry, and plead, but to no avail, Lelouch has Geasses her without meaning to. Euphemia begins to massacre the Japanese who showed up at the event, while Lelouch realizes his Geass can no longer be turned off. The feed of Euphemia is broadcast all over Japan turning all favor to the Black Knights. Lelouch shoots Euphemia, who dies shortly after with Suzaku at her side. A young man with long hair appears, and tells Suzaku all about Geass, and that Zero is Lelouch.  Lelouch uses the momentum from killing Euphemia and turns the tide quickly against the disorganized Britannia.

LELOUCH!!!!!

SUZAKU!!!!

      When everything seems to be going his way, CC suddenly realizes that Nunally has been kidnapped, and taken the the mysterious island where Lelouch had previously been. Lelouch leaves the battlefront, the Black knights break down, and lose. Kallen follows Lelouch to the island entrance. Suzaku arrives and points his pistol at Zero, and asks Kallen if she knows who Zero really is. Suzaku fires at Lelouch's  Zero helmet, which cracks down the middle, revealing Lelouch's face. At this Kallen runs away, while Lelouch pleads with Suzaku to help Nunally. Suzaku refuses, and Lelouch puts a bomb on his chest which will explode if his heart stops. Suzaku driven by rage at Euphemia's death, and Lelouch driven to save Nunally the two of them point guns at one another. The screen fades to black and we heard a gunshot fired.The last two episodes of Code Geass were actually OVAs, created after the series ended. As such they have much better animation, more focused direction, and the best opening in the series. I'd give the first season of Code Geass an 8/10, but the last two episodes are perfect. 10/10 for both of them. Check this beautiful opening.

   Code Geass R2 is a much different second season than it originally was envisioned. Code Geass aired late night on a Thursday, and as such it could get away with more. The second season, R2 replaced Gundam 00 on a primetime slot on Sunday night. This forced the staff to essentially rewrite the show, and include new introduction episodes and the overall series, aside from the last two episodes. These changes made it the most entertaining show ever created. It was unpredictable, and every episode ended on a cliffhanger. There was so much fun after every episode, from photo shopping images from the show together and to every situation imaginable. The speculation was the best part, even though spoilers were leaked from the first 18 episodes. Would Clovis return from Jupiter? Does Lelouch Geass a penguin army? Was Kallen going to switch sides, and why did her tits get bigger every episode? Why did the knightmares suddenly start flying in the sky and acting like Gundams? Christ, watching this series with the internet was one of the most fun things ever, and the pinnacle of my weaboohood.The only series that I could think comes close since would be Valverave, but that is a gulf the distance of the Grand Canyon. So what's the general plot of R2 ? Read on . . .

You ARE the father!

Code Geass R2 opens with Lelouch and his brother Rolo, getting into hijinks and having fun. They end up at a gambling club, where an undercover Kallen approaches Lelouch dressed as a bunny girl. He obviously doesn't recognize her, but witnesses her being mistreated by a Britannian noble. Lelouch challenges and defeats him in Chess,but the noble refuses to accept this and claims Lelouch cheated. He orders his men to plant evidence on him. The remnants of the Black Knights attack the building hoping to bring CC to Lelouch. After  a scene similar to the first episode of Code Geass, magic purple flames, and deaths to Britannian grunts, Lelouch meets CC, and his memory returns. Lelouch wonders how his brother Rolo is doing, and realizes he doesn't have a brother! NUNALLY!!!!!

Charles in all his glory.

       What happened after the gun shot in episode 25 is Lelouch shot at Suzaku, and he jumped in the air and spin kicked Lelouch's weapon away.Suzaku them dragged Lelouch to the emperor of Britannia, Charles, aka Lelouch's father. Suzaku asks to become one of the Knights of the Rounds in exchange for Lelouch, and he reveals that he too has a Geass, a double one at that! Charles' power is to rewrite memories. Apparently he did this to everyone at Lelouch's school, guess he has a lot of free time. Lelouch learns that Rolo must be a spy, but Lelouch uses his Geass and brillance to convince Rolo that he loves him. Using Rolo, Lelouch turns the school into his playground. Rolo also has a Geass, which is the power to stop time. The next few episodes are wacky hijnks, fun and really not worth going into detail for. So Bullet point time!

• Lelouch rescues the Black Knights
• The Black knights all dress as Zero and are expelled from Britannia
• They all head to China!
• China turns on the Black knights, offering them as a gift to Britannia.
• Lelouch and Schnizel play Chess, with Schnizel cheating.
• Kallen is captured by Brtiannia
• Lelouch wins a battle against Britannia and China by using a princess.
• Lelouch unveals his new mech, the Shinkirou which has an absolute shield.
• An old enemy returns from Lelouch's past, Orange, who has a Geass cancelor, which he uses on Shirley.
• Shirley is killed by Rolo
• Orange joins Lelouch.

    With Rolo and Orange on his side, Lelouch decides to avenge Shirley's death by attacking the cult of Geass, an organization dedicated to studying and using the Geass.Lelouch does this without any of the higher ups from the Black Knights, using only grutns to essentially kill children. CC helps out, revealing she was the previous head, and the current head was the one who told Suzaku about Geass, the one who gave Charles his Geass, and the one who killed Lelouch's mother, VV. He's also Lelouch's uncle technically. The cult is destroyed, and VV is killed by Charles. CC and Lelouch are transported to a magical world known as the thought elevator, where Charles resides. Lelouch manages to Geass Charles, and commands him to kill himself. He dies, but is reawakened as immortal thanks to VV's Code. Lelouch is distraught, even more so when CC reveals her goal is to finally die. Charles is about to grant her wish when Lelouch convinces her otherwise. The two escape, trapping Charles there.CC loses her memories from when she had the Geass and beyond, reverting to her slave girl persona.

MFW when Episode 18 happened.

    With the Emperor gone, Lelouch unties the Chinese Federation and the parts of the world not under Britannian control with the Black Knights, and delcares to drive Britannia out of Japan/ Area 11. Charles interrupts this event revealing that he is indeed alive, and that Lelouch has no hope of ever defeating him. Lelouch takes this challenge, and shortly after he plans an attack on Tokyo, with Rolo and his Ninja Maid having the goal of retrieving Nunally. Suzaku enters the battle equipped with Fleija, a nuclear warhead.Lelouch manages to shutdown the city, and most of the enemies Knightmare frames. A few of the Knights of the rounds are making the battle difficult, until Kallen is founnd, freed, and sent off to with the battle with her newly upgraded Gurren S.E.I.T.E.N. Eight Elements, the most broken mech in the series. She easily turns the tide of the battle, and almost kills Suzaku, until his live Geass kicks in. Suzaku fires the Fleija warhead, destroying Tokyo, and ending the battle. Lelouch is shocked, believing Nunally to be dead. See above.

Nukezaku has lost his mind.

    Believing Nunally to be dead, Lelouch enters a state of depression, and lashes out at Rolo, claiming to hate him and trying to kill him on multiple occasions.Schinzel and Cornleia arrive at the Black Knights headquarts to speak with them, but Lelouch cannot be reached. Schinzel tells the Black knights about Geass, how he used it on multiple members of the Black Knights, and how Zero is his younger brother. The Black Knights turn on Lelouch, and when all hope is lost, Rolo stops time piloting the Shinkirou. Using his time stop ability, he manages to escape, saving Lelouch. The price however, is the cost of his life. Lelouch no longer has anything holding him back, while Suzaku accepts the weight of the lives he stole with Fleijya.

MF during episode 25

   Lelouch finds his father in another weird dimension (Thought elevator), and destroys the entrance, trapping both of them there. Charles explains that his goal with Geass was to create a world where no one was betrayed, and everyone was happy. He knew VV was his wifes, and Lelouch's mother's killer, and that's why he did what he had to. Lelouch's mother arrives, revealing her Geass could transfer her consciousness into another body, which she did on her deathbed.  She tells Lelouch that Nunally and he were sent to Japan to protect them, and the thought elevator where they are now can grant wishes.Their wish is an unchanging world where everyone is happy. Suzaku and CC (with her memory back) arrive, and side with Lelouch, believing that people don't want the past, the same, that people need hope for the future. Lelouch asks the thought elevator to grant his wish, he gains the double eyed Geass, and his parents begin to dissappear. With the last of his strength, Charles grabs Lelouch with his Code hand, and declares that Schinzel will beat him. CC then asks Lelouch and Suzaku what will they do now?

   Why become the 99th Holy Emperor of course, with Suzaku as his knight of Zero! YAY!!!!! Lelouch Geasses all opposition, and his troops to follow him. With his newfound power, and Suzaku's Lancelot Albion, the two of them quickly defeat the reaming opposition. That is until Schinzel reappears with the black Knights. He reveals that Nunally is alive, and with him in his floting fortress that can fire Fleiyja warheads. Lelouch is shocked by this, but does his best to hide it, all for his master plan, Zero Requiem. Lelouch wages war against Schnizel, but his forces are overwhelmed by Fleiyja. That is, until Lelouch manages to get a Fleiyja canceler, and with Suzaku the two of them enter the flying fortress. Suzaku faces off with Kallen, while Lelouch faces off with Schinzel. Lelouch Geasses Schnizel to obey Zero, and tells him that the Fleiyja control is with Nunally. When Lelouch approaches her, she manages to open her eyes, which was caused by Charles' Geass. Lelouch Geasses her, and after struggling to resist, she happily gives in. Lelouch broadcast to the world that he is in charge of everyone and everything. Suzaku is thought to be killed in the battle with Kallen.

Never forget! 9/28!

   Lelouch is seen as a tyrant by the world, and parades around the Black Knights, Schnizel, and nunally around on his float during a parade. Then suddenly a masked man appears! Clovis! Then he starts dodging bullets, and it's obviously Suzaku. A flashback reveals that Lelouch's plan, Zero Requiem was to turn the hatred of the world onto him, and when he is killed, the world would realize it has to work together to survive. He would create an ideal world for Nunally, whom Suzaku would care for. Suzaku impails Lelouch on a sword, and Suzaku cries, accepting his Geass to live as zero. Nunally learns of Zero Requiem, and cries. After his, Kallen narrates about how the world is now a better palce thanks to Lelouch. CC is seen on a cart, speaking of Geass, and raises her voice slightly when she says Lelouch. CONFIRMED FOR CART DRIVER! LELOUCH NEVER DIES!!

    I've rambled so much about R2 on this blog that there is really nothing more to say. It's entertaining, fun, and the end is heartbreaking if you believe he dies.I don't, though we won't know til we get a sequel. C'mon Sunrise, Akito sucks dick. Give me more Lelouch. Now let's talk about the spin offs. First are the picture dramas, these are essentially narrated pictures. They came with the DVDS and blu Rays, and add little tid bits. They're fun, but nothing amazing. THe exception is the picture Drama Lelouch's birthday. It's half an hour long, and involves Lelouch and people who died in the series appearing at the school for wacky hijinks, but ends on a solemn note, when they discover its Lelouch's birthday. there's also the Alice in Wonderland Drama, this follows Gode Geass chaarctes leading Nunally, as Alice through wonderland. The female cast all wear sexy outfits, so it does have some appeal.

   There are plenty of manga spin offs, ranging from mediocre to bad. The main one based off the series is okay, they removed the Knightmares for whatever reason, and it doesn't feel as epic overall. It's readable, but nothing special. Next is Knightmare of Nunally, which follows Nunally and a Knightmare that appears when she is in danger, and Lelouch's Geass is a power suit to be Batman. I don't remember it very well, so it didn't stand out much. Next is Suzaku of the Counter Attack , which deals with Suzaku's Geass connection, which was dropped in R2. He gets a code at the end, but I don't remember much else about it. I own this one, as it's only two volumes. I never bought code Geass Queens or Knights, but I'm told they are very fanservicey. I read the first five light novels, which were interesting and added a bit of back story, but sadly Ban Dai entertainment went under before they could translate the R2 novels. Numbers time!

Code Geass-8/10
Code Geass R2- 9999/10
Code Geass Picture Dramas-8/10
Nunally in Wonderland-6/10
Manga-6/10
Knightmare of Nunally-6/10
Suzaku of the CounterAttack-6/10
Light Novels-7/10

     I really wish Ban Dai would cash in more on this series, I want more Lelouch! Maybe the 3rd Akito the Exiled OVa will feature more of that handsome Julius Kingsley. He should be the lead anyway, he owned the 30 seconds he was in second one. It could he him and Suzaku kicking ass and taking names.