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Hmm.
Characterization: 5
As some people have noted here, Code Geass had a lot of possibilities for its characters. Unfortunately, it also squandered a lot of these said possibilities and left many of their characters in the dust. The Japanese were depicted as a proud, independent, and capable people, though in the end they became pretty much nothing without Zero's capabilities. Kallen is the worst offender; she turned from a headstrong rebel to a mindless buffoon that followed Zero religiously (although things may change in the next season, but eh). We also have Mao, who I think served absolutely no purpose in the story aside from Lelouch wasted a geass on himself and Shirley (which is something that bugs me too, but I'll get back to that). Britannia's the best of the lot, although we still know very little about the actual empire.
Suzaku's a walking deus ex machina. Lelouch was depicted as intelligent and cunning individual (well, as intelligent as any idiot moving the king first in the game in the first episode) who could've been just as well off if he hadn't had the Geass, but now he's practically putting his entire life on it as if it's the only asset he has. (Which is probably true, as all of Lelouch's plans thus far revolved primarily on the Geass. I don't think he even had any other kind of plans.)
Scripting: 4
Dropped three points just for the Mao arc alone. Really, what did that actually accomplish? Barely any kind of character development and in the end everybody goes back to being normal. Then take away another point for concluding basically none of the plotlines introduced in the series (I think that Japan should at least be liberated at this point). Oh, and the worst offender of the lot: Euphinator.
Come on, people. It just so happens that you make a joke of horrible taste (which was already bad enough at that point), but your Geass somehow manages to go off at the same time, AND you're in the vicinity of the most important person there at the moment. Oh, and she just happens to be the only person that wouldn't do something like that. How terribly (in)convenient. This isn't a plot twist, this is a plot contortion just to get the story moving.
Animation: 7
If you have several extra months to air the final episodes, at least try to make them look somewhat better than the quality of the original series? The battle sequences were lol-worthy.
Music: 7
Eh, decent, but man the second opening sucked.
If I had to give an average, I would say 4.5. It's on the level of Destiny, storytelling and character-wise. Code Geass relies so heavily upon the drama aspects of the show that the actual comedy and drama parts have become indistinguishable. Really, it's actually kinda sad. Sunrise lost its touch a long time ago.
And the director used to be good, too.
Last edited by Archer; 2007-08-11 at 02:24.
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