Haha recently I watched an anime I havent come in contact with for quite some time - Code Geass. And I'm really glad I decided to start the second season! :D

Okay, so this anime is about this smart high school guy called Lelouche. He is the son of the emperor of Britannia, but was banished to Japan, which was conquered by Britannia and renamed Area 11. Lelouche has a very sad past, and is struggling to forget it and create a future for him and his beloved sister, who is banished along with him, and is also blind and disabled at the legs. One day, he stumbled upon a girl called C.C and gained this amazing ability from her called the Geass, of which his is The Power Of Kings, which forces others to do his bidding, though there are several weaknesses he has to overcome. And so, in short, he uses this ability to try to change many things in the world, one of which is to rebel against his father, for the liberation of Japan, so that everyone there can lead peaceful lives. He also takes up the persona of a masked leader, Zero. There are too many things so I'm not saying all. :)

The first season left everything off on a cliffhanger, the failure of the black rebellion, capturing of the black knights, the supposed death of Zero, the fate of Suzaku, who presented Zero to the emperor... bleh too many things were left unanswered. So it had me desperate for the second season! haha now after all the work and exams, and 2 days of anime-spamming (aka anime addiction), I'm feeling very contented with the ending of one of the best animes I've watched! It's really smart and unexpected. :D I shan't spoil the show for anyone, so if you're interested, go watch it somewhere! (cant be sure that everyone will enjoy it, but personally, i did! and many did too.)

There are probably hundreds of reasons why I enjoyed watching this anime so much, but here are a few!

- Thought-provoking themes
in this relatively short anime, there are many themes presented, of which includes love & sacrifice, humanity, morality, justice, technology, loyalty, power and truth & lies. For example, the very action of Lelouche using his Geass to force others to do what they do not want, which is quite a common sight in the anime. It can be argued that forcing others to act in this way contributes to a greater justice, but can you thus deny others of free will and commit an injustice towards them? When do you cross the line? And who defines justice?

- Genre mix
a lot of genres are present in code geass, for instance, shounen, mecha, real-life politics, drama, there's some supernatural and romance too. So it should appeal to a large group of viewers! There are the cool combat scenes, the strategic duels, the emotional moments, the stories and explanations, the funny portions... yay. If you dislike some genres, you'll have to bear with it till it goes back to the parts you prefer. But the plot pulls you in, so that isn't much of a worry. (I watched lotsa episodes at one go, which is not recommended.)

- Likable characters
you'll like their characters a lot! okay, maybe its partly due to the artwork (lol, you might see the resemblance in the character figures between this and tsubasa chronicles!) , but still, their personalities are well defined, and its easy to empathise. so you might be happy when they are and feel sad when some characters pass away and stuff.

Great anime! :D

Karen, Lelouche, Suzaku, and C.C sitting



Lelouche playing chess, his best game.
Jim Tan signs off.
12:27 AM