Title: Code Geass
Genre: Mecha, sci-fi, psychological, and action
Episodes: 25
Synopsis:
The story is set in an alternative timeline where
the world has become split into three superpowers: the Holy Britannian Empire
(the Americas; also called Britannia), the Chinese Federation (Asia), and the
European Union (Europe and Africa; previously known as the Euro-Universe). The
story takes place after the Holy Britannian Empire's conquest on Japan on
August 10, 2010 a.t.b., by means of Britannia's newest weapon, the
"Autonomous Armored Knight", or Knightmare Frame. In turn, Britannia
effectively strips Japan and its citizens of all rights and freedoms and
renames the country Area 11 with its citizens referred to as Elevens.
Lelouch vi Britannia is an exiled Britannian prince
who was sent as a bargaining tool to Japan, along with his sister Nunnally vi
Britannia, by his father, Emperor Charles zi Britannia, after his mother,
Marianne vi Britannia, was killed. Nunnally witnessed the murder of her mother
Marianne, which caused her to lose both her sight and ability to walk. This
makes it difficult for Lelouch because he must take care of her while on the
run in Japan during the war. After the war in the ruins of a Japanese city he
then vows to his Japanese friend Suzaku Kururugi that he will one day
obliterate Britannia.
Seven years later, Lelouch, now a popular yet
withdrawn student at Ashford Academy by the name of Lelouch Lamperouge gets
caught up in a terrorist attack and finds a girl called C.C. (C2), who saves
Lelouch's life from the Britannian Royal Guard, by making a contract with him
that grants Lelouch a power known as Geass (ギアス
giasu?). This power, also known as the "Power of Kings" (王の力 Ō no Chikara?), allows him to command
anyone to do whatever he wants, whether bending their will to live, fight, or
die on his behalf –though only once and only through direct eye contact.
Lelouch decides to put his Geass to use and find the person who killed his
mother, destroy the Britannian Empire, and to create a better world where
Nunnally can live happily. In the process, Lelouch becomes Zero, a masked
vigilante and the leader of the resistance movement known as The Black Knights,
gaining popularity and support among the Japanese on his way towards the
rebellion of Britannia. However, this does not come without a cost. Caught up
in a conflict where he does not know the full extent of his powers, Lelouch
will have to battle Suzaku, a resistance member named Kallen Stadtfeld, the
strongest army in the world, his own half-siblings, and many others in a battle
that will forever change the world.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_Geass
Opinion: The idea of a simple, ordinary boy inheriting a power to control the minds of others-- to the point of being able to make them kill themselves or others-- and putting it to use by destroying the malice of Britannian empire is provocative. What can a boy barely 18 years of age do against an armada of troops and weapons and arguably the most powerful nation in the know world? Except he does that and more. Through sequels, Lelouch becomes one of the most powerful men of the world but is met with a string of difficult, which later results in his death.
