This show is to overrated for its own good. I seen people in youtube compare it to deathnote because the guy in this show and in death note are almost the same (somewhat) "the rise to power" kind of plot. Well it ain't deathnote, this and deathnote are on two different level. The story is okay, it starts strong but kind of weakens in the middle but pick-ups again in the end (for the first 25 ep. thats the first season). I will say the second season
is really addictive its more entertaining than the first 25 ep. The Action and animation is average not that good, the robot battles are really bor-----average. If you want to see some good robot vs robot action see gundam 00.
If i had to rate this anime i would rate it 6/10 okay 7/10. The only thing that keeps you entertain is how lulu going mind rape is enemy.

Thats all i have to say. (show less)

The story of Lelouch a student with exceptional talent swho leads a somewhat boring and mundane life which consists of dueling elite&talented chess players accidently gets embroiled in a "terrorist"event.From this he gets a power called the Geass that he uses to face his own dark past.With this power he tries to creat a world where his younger sister can live in peace but this desire means him going head to head with his friend Suzaku who tries to change Japan from within the Brittania empire whereas Lelouch does it from outside.Ineffect if one has watched Deathnote and are a gundam fan then one will see the similarities to both series as Lelouch traverses the line between his despotism,chivalry,weakness and not to mention anguish&joy as he he is forced to face various adversaries of differing talents all the whiletrying to maintain the facade of a normal high school student.The twists and turns od the story are reminiscent of Death Note and the emphasis on the abilities and upgrading of the machines is that of Gundam.Overall it is the best anime I have seen since DeathNote in terms of plot&gundam in terms of action (show less)

Overall this anime is okay good. The animation is well-made, though I think the forms of the characters are kinda missleading. The story is interesting and keeps you entertained throughout most of the episodes. I'm not a big fan of robots and machines, but if like those sort of things, then I guarantee this is something for you. Of course it's not the plot of it, and there are a bunch of other interesting things.

Anyway I tried to compare it to other animes: It's hard to compare such a "short" anime (short if you compare to Naruto or Bleach), with other big animes like Naruto or Bleach.
But you could compare it to Death Note. Code Geass and Death Note have some characters similaries, like: Light and Lelouch - who is the smartest. Theres been a lot of debates about that. I personally think Light is way smarter than Lelouch, and that he would destroy him in brain-battle. Death Note has a lot deeper dialogues and is a lot more complex and unigue in it's own way. I mean, the whole idea of Death Note is just amazing.
Death Note is actually rated to be THE best anime of all time. No doubt that Death Note is in another league. Anyway, my opinion is that this is far from being the best, but is still a good anime.
I recommend it! (show less)