Apr 27 2008
Code Geass - Episode 1 - An Eye for an Eye
Time for another Red Mage recap, everyone! Today, I’m going through with the first episode of Code Geass, a mecha show that premiered on Adult Swim last night. Okay, “technically”, it was “early this morning”, since the air time was Sunday at 1:30 AM…but I can’t stay up that late…so I watched it on their website. Since this is coming from a TV airing, I won’t be able to post any episode images because of the low quality. We’ll just have to wait until the DVD comes out for that, huh?
But yeah…the (anti-)hero, Lelouch, throws himself into a war between the nation formerly known as Japan and the empire currently known as Britannia, and he stumbles upon a mysterious girl, who grants him the power to change the world by controlling people’s minds. One of his old buddies, Suzaku, is actively working for the other side. We’re not sure why, yet, but I’m sure that’ll turn up in future episodes.
Overall, a good 4-star effort so far. Good animation, decent voice casting (I hear the original Japanese casting is one of the best out there)…all the good stuff. It starts out a little wonky, but it smooths itself out in the end.
Follow the link to see the full recap for Stage 1: “The Day A New Demon Was Born”.
