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I just finished watching r2...and I have to say...it is definitely one of the better anime I have seen, and I keep ones such as Cowboy Bebop and Suzumiya Haruhi at the top of my list.
There are SPOILERS past this point, and if you plan on watching it, I HIGHLY recommend you don't spoil yourself.
Its greatest strength is in keeping the viewer from knowing what was going to happen next...I can't seem to recall the term for this kind of dramatic tension, but this series executed it in spades. Nearly all the entertainment in battles was from seeing how the MC would win them or whatever.
The pacing and plot was thought out pretty well too. Compared to most other series out there, none of the plot twists felt too contrived (except for the Euphemia and Marianne twists), and served more like they should have: to keep me on the edge of my seat and staying up all night.
The only thing I absolutely couldn't stand about this show was the terrible music. The OP and ED songs were atrocious...like what the fuck?? I've heard better coming from my ass when I drop bombs in the bathroom. The actual soundtrack used during the show was fine, though. Not superb...but...fine.
The art style bugged me a bit as well. I'm not a fan of that exaggerated drawing style, but I got over it when I saw how relatively fluidly they animated everything. The animation was quite solid, and while clearly not the best, it was definitely above the norm. Mech designs went from ok, then to bad, then to absolutely atrocious, and never found its way back up. The whole bright colors and giant robots using kung fu on each other and shit really doesn't work for me...
Anyway...I'm a pretty cynical fucker, but this series even got me excited and shit. I think anime in general have the ability to do that to me which western dramas and such seem to lack. This is probably why I enjoy anime so much. I'm not really a nerd (I was scarred by the anime nerd subculture at my high school...ridiculous), I admit I watch a lot of shit. Taking all that into account, I have to say that the extent to which this show got me riled up and emotionally invested was surprising. I was nearly driven to movie-tears at the very end between Lelouch and Nunally (or however you spell it). Ok, I liked...my eyes did get moist.
Anyway...this wasn't the best work all things considered, but the end result was quite something. I definitely won't be forgetting about this series anytime soon, if ever...and not in a bad way like School Days, but in a good way.
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Oh, and I found this amusing:
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United States20667 Posts
This series was solidly 'good' R1.
R2 it fell apart when it introduced plot holes and unkillable characters as it attempted to reach some sort of proper ending, throwing proper storylines and character development out the window.
But then it went full circle and became full of absurd fabulousness.
50% man, 50% machine, 200% motherfucking loyalty!
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I agree...the whole unkillable characters thing was retarded, and SERIOUSLY threw out my enjoyment of the battles in R2.
The plot holes weren't too bad, though R1 was definitely much more solid in that regard. Needless to say, R2 was still strong, and very much so compared to all the other stuff out there...which is relatively boring and unimportant.
I have no idea what you mean by your last line, though...huh? lol.
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It was one of the better series I have watched, even with all the randomness in R2 (gonna geass the Jupiter! etc.) Then again I don't watch that much anime, since I prefer reading the manga equivalent of the series if there exists one (usually better with less filler shit).
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United States20667 Posts
Eh, the plot holes were bad but not too distracting - the really bad part was how they had at least 4 or 5 plotlines that ran around and competed for central attention. Just really annoying.
I'm surprised by how well the last ep actually tied things together.
That line is a reference to Orange-kun, my favorite character.
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On March 24 2009 19:46 NeonFlare wrote:
It was one of the better series I have watched, even with all the randomness in R2 (gonna geass the Jupiter! etc.) Then again I don't watch that much anime, since I prefer reading the manga equivalent of the series if there exists one (usually better with less filler shit).
I consider them different...and since I sort of prefer just being able to sit back and just kinda...see/hear shit...like relax and watch something when I watch anime, I don't really get around to much manga. I'd read a lot more, though, if it weren't so damn hard to find translated scans of manga...and then among them to not have the translators shit on you from lack of motivation and disorganization and all that...
All in all, I'm just a lazy guy that would rather watch something than have to actually read it.
On March 24 2009 19:50 Last Romantic wrote:
Eh, the plot holes were bad but not too distracting - the really bad part was how they had at least 4 or 5 plotlines that ran around and competed for central attention. Just really annoying.
I'm surprised by how well the last ep actually tied things together.
That line is a reference to Orange-kun, my favorite character.
I just couldnt stand the second half of R2 when they went from one HUGE twist directly to another like every other episode...that was pretty bad, but still interesting. They also completely neglected some plot segments...which was retarded.
...and ah, I think I remember where that line came from.
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Dominican Republic463 Posts
wait wait afaik doesn't Lelouch appear on the back of the wagon on the very last episode?
I really enjoyed the series aswell, considering mech isn't my thing aswell its quite and accomplishment  I liked R2 better than R1 for some reason 
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I couldn't even force myself through the first episode. It was just too ridiculous + I couldn't care less about the premise.
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r2 was wayyyyy better than r1 in my opinion, ending of r1 was just böring.
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i had to force myself through the last 3 or so episodes because they were that stupid that it caused me physical pain. wayyyyyyyyyyy too many plot twists and turns that didn't make any sense or serve any purpose because the plot would swing the other way half way thru the next episode.
the last episode was nice though and actually managed to tie up the mess of a story line the previous episodes had created (or maybe thats because the plot went back and forth so many times that all the plot twists had retwisted the story back to neutrality)
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A lot of people watch anime in my school. Almost everybody knows about Naruto or bleach. It's the hardcore anime fans that know about the "real" anime. I have to agree though, Code Geass is up there in my favorite anime list.
You should watch Baccano. Great opening theme. 
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On March 24 2009 19:29 Last Romantic wrote:
R2 it fell apart when it introduced plot holes and unkillable characters as it attempted to reach some sort of proper ending, throwing proper storylines and character development out the window.
But then it went full circle and became full of absurd fabulousness.
50% man, 50% machine, 200% motherfucking loyalty!
also its like EVERYONE head a Geass which was just ridiculous. liked the anime nonetheless but i feel it could've been EPIC not just pretty good
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i didnt like how they changed the somewhat-realistic ground based mech into super flying gundams
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i didn't really care if it was good or bad. i was reading subs so i didn't have time to think if it was good or bad. anyway i thought it was good. i liked lelouch / zero's personality. he had that evil good guy thing. the music wasn't too bad either. i think it went well.
lol@pizza hut
On March 24 2009 23:40 whatusername wrote:
i didnt like how they changed the somewhat-realistic ground based mech into super flying gundams
they should've just called it Gundam: Code Geass
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Ending of R2 surprised the hell outta me
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one of the best animes i watched, definetely worth time
R2 is hella different but really good nevertheless
plot purely unpredictable, loved every second of it
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LOL i found it so amusing that orange-kun was picking oranges at the last part hahah. yeah i think r1 was better than r2 but r1's ending disappointed me so much because i didn't know there was going to be a r2 lol.
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United States7166 Posts
code geass was so over-the-top insane.. but that's what made it so much fun to watch
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Season 1 was good. R2... It was good for a while, but just got ridiculous at the end. R2 is one of the few animes I've seen that was probably a legitimate troll-anime. I was also annoyed by all the seemingly abandoned plotlines that had going. Its like they got to a point in R2, and they thought "hey, wouldn't it be funny if + Show Spoiler + Lulouch's mom is still alive, and his dad isn't actually as evil as he really is (but is just a different type of evil), and then kills them both?"
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