Holy crap you guys. I just finished Code Geass and I was blown away, both by the ending and by the series as a whole. Compared with the animes I've watched recently (such as Anohana and Hyouka) and before (Eureka 7, Guilty Crown, Clannad and AS, Gundam Seed and Destiny, etc.), Code Geass captivated me on a level that I can't say I've experienced before. As a side note, I'd like to apologize for my relative lack of "experience" in watching anime as I was more of a manga guy myself. Before, I always had trouble sitting through an entire episode of an anime without losing focus (though that was no doubt due to my short attention span), but Code Geass had me engrossed all throughout the whole series. While I can't (or rather, won't at the risk of embarrassing myself) comment critically on the anime itself, I can, as a "casual" anime watcher, say that I enjoyed the series immensely, in all aspects that come to mind (writing, plot, visuals, music, etc.).

While I'm sure many can pick through the flaws of the anime, for me watching anime (amongst other things) is about the overall experience, and how as a whole it makes me feel, both throughout a series and at its end. Did I feel like my time was wasted? Did I gain anything that helps me grow as a person? Oftentimes, these thoughts (especially the former) weigh heavily on my mind while I watch anime, since, as a "casual" anime watcher, it is not not my primary form of entertainment. Perhaps this is what bars me from enjoying anime to its fullest and that saddens me a bit, since it feels like I can't get as much out of an anime as I could otherwise. Numerous are the times that I have seen comments such as "You have to be a robot if you don't cry after that", amongst others of its like, and whether it's just not in me to be emotional or if it's that I didn't get into a series enough, I can not say. Angel Beats is a good example of this, as while I was watching I felt a little detached the whole time, and the flood of emotions I was expecting to come, never really came. That was a bit of a blow on my perception of anime and its "importance" (I use that word very loosely) to me as a form of entertainment. However, Code Geass showed me the capabilities (though I'm sure not to its fullest extent) of anime, both as a story-telling medium and as a form of entertainment. While it didn't shatter the nagging thoughts I have concerning time when watching anime, it certainly left sizable cracks, paving the way for another series to prove that I was wrong in my perception of anime, that time is not really an issue when you are granted the ability to escape to other worlds.

If nothing else, Code Geass increased my respect for anime, especially as a form of entertainment, since, at its heart and by its very definition, entertainment exists for the purpose of providing enjoyment. And I can honestly say, as I have said previously, that I enjoyed Code Geass.

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Well then! Sorry about that rant but it is currently 5:30 in the morning and I felt that I had to get all that out before I slept, or else it would've been gone by the time my head hit my pillow. I didn't really mean to go and talk about Anime as a medium or any of that jazz, but there it is! None of this was really meant to be an argument or anything, but rather just an expression of my thoughts following the completion of a series. If I sound silly or anything of the sort, please excuse me but it is 5:30 and my eyes are already as heavy as rocks. Nevertheless, thanks for reading (if you did, or even if you didn't!) and I hope that this convinces you to watch Code Geass if you haven't already!

tl;dr Code Geass, so sick, would eat there again, 10/10, need moar, anime's cool, wowowow