CODE GEASS 2x25 "Re;" Series Finale! FIRST TIME ANIME REACTION! S02E25 The Ending! 

Perfect ending. It was tragic but very satisfying. Lelouch and Suzaku got their punishments. Lelouch wanted to live in a better world with his sister. Suzaku wanted to redeem himself by dying. Neither got their wish. That was their punishment. Also I love how Kallen realised what their plan was, at the end when Todou started to say “is that who I think it is?” She stopped him by saying “it’s Zero” to keep up the illusion.

All hail Lelouch

The official guide book beautifully, poetically confirms Lelouch's death and describes the ending as follows: "For those two who bear the heavy sin known as killing their fathers, they share the belief that they can forgive each other by imposing the greatest punishments on themselves. Death for Lelouch who wishes for a tomorrow with his sister, life for Suzaku who wishes to atone for his sins through death."

The part that always gets me in this finale is when Nunnally is sobbing on top of Lelouch's body while everyone else cheers. It's heart breaking because they never got to properly make up after he betrayed her on the Damocles, but it is nice to know that she understood the Zero Requiem and what he did in the end. This was one of my favorite reactions to this show, overall really interesting discussions and good predictions! I generally only watch reactions of shows I've already seen, so I might end up checking out Fate/Zero or Psycho Pass to see y'alls thoughts after.

Lelouch was willing to sacrifice everything and go down in history as a rotten villain just for the sake of giving his sister a better life. He lost parts of his innocence, his friends, his supporters, and his life, by at the end, he gained peace and reassurance from Suzaku that he would protect everything he cared for.

There are multiple movies, but they are all in an alternate universe. so they are not a continuation of this series.

ALL HAIL LELOUCH! ALL HAIL LELOUCH! This journey with you guys has been amazing. Thank you for the amazing reactions! I have seen the ending many times but I cried this time because it also means the ending of the Code Geass reactions 😅, other than the movie

I’ve seen over 150 anime and Code Geass is definitely top 5 best anime endings Of all-time.

This is at least the fifth time I've watched this show in it's entirety and every fucking time it gets me in tears. So glad you guys got to experience this and that you loved it enough to really pay attention and correctly guess/conclude so many things. I can't wait to see how you guys react, not only to the movie, but the ending of another show you all are watching right now.

Top 1 anime of all times for me. Also have the Best ending! ALL HAIL LELOUCH!

Lelouch if he is completely dead in the series, the director himself confirmed it since many fans affirmed that lelouch was that driver, they even got theories about it but everything was already clarified, CC was talking with lelouch mentally, like the time she was talking with Lelouch's mother from time to time, when Suzaku said that "I will accept that Geass" Lelouch did not give him a power, since he does not carry a Code like CC, basically what he meant was that by sacrificing himself and being zero for It will always be Suzaku's punishment since Lelouch always wanted Suzaku to be happy since from season 1 when Lelouch learned that Suzaku was his father's murderer Lelouch realized that Suzaku was permanently trying to die and pay for that tremendous crime and that in the process while seeking forgiveness many times he suffered and lost his way, and that is why now Lelouch in other words what he wanted to say was that "he does not have to suffer anymore and that not you You have to lose yourself looking for a punishment "because I will give it to you myself and in this way you will never lose your way again.

This is from the Code Geass Official Guide Book. "For those two who bear the heavy sin known as killing their fathers, they share the belief that they can forgive each other by imposing the greatest punishments on themselves. Death for Lelouch who wishes for a tomorrow with his sister, life for Suzaku who wishes to atone for his sins through death. Suzaku, who accepts the weight of Zero's mask, gives his gratitude to Lelouch. For the fact that he can atone for his sins. For the results of fulfilling his own wish." The Movie is a separate timeline and so in this timeline, it is definite that Lelouch died because it needs to be that way to resolve everything and to end everything. It is also his punishment. As for the quote, "War is the mother of invention" remember that this is a world in constant war, peace wasn't fully achieved in a very very long time(It's the reason why the code geass world is divided into 3 factions) and so in the eyes of many people "War" is what drives inventions because they still don't see that it's not only war that can grant that necessity to drive innovations. And with how the world's governments was spending their budgets more to military instead of it's people, you can see how most would see that only war can fund the innovations in this world.

I agree it was the best ending in terms of satisfaction for the viewer, wrapping up the character arcs, writing, etc. I've already recommended danmachi for an anime but I also recommend gundam 00. It's another mecha anime that is political and strong characters like code geass.

I'm going to recommend Lelouch of the Re;surrection. It's not a continuation of the anime, it's a continuation of the 3 recap movies that are technically in a slightly different timeline, but the only thing you really need to know about that timeline is that Rolo never killed Shirley in it. Pretty much everything else of importance is the same.

If you enjoyed the series, then consider watching Code Geass: Lelouch of the Resurrection which is not a direct sequel to the series and therefore doesn't harm the perfect ending.. but a sequel to the three movies based in an alternative universe in which there are some changes to the series but overall they're generally similar. ALL HAIL LELOUCH!

Lelouch is most likely dead in the series. It's been more or less confirmed by the creators of the show. Even in the movies he died from Zero's blade, and only after that the ressurection stuff happens. I myself like this ending very much - it serves as a great conclusion to Lelouch's character arc. He pays with his life for every sin he commited and with his death he also fulfills his responsibility towards everyone that his actions have affected, giving the world a chance to move towards a better tomorrow.

You guys should check out the saga of tanya the evil and overlord both great anime.

The reason they don't show the cart driver's face is because he's a random nobody. C.C.'s speech about solitude is about her. She says her original belief about solitude is wrong, because she is no longer suicidal and has again accepted life and the future, that's Lelouch's promise to make her smile which was fulfilled. That's her character arc. At the end of the anime she mentions this several times. "I never knew I still had these feelings inside of me", "I have start start living again instead of just accumulating experiences"

I've enjoyed so much this journey with you guys since the start. I love to see your reviews ever single episode and listen your theories. I think what can explain why we have loved and why we think it's the best final ever is the way that we watched.. I mean if you're not a reactor, you can watch the episode without interval and this give more hype. I got hyped up watching your reaction lol. My favorite part this episode and one of you didn't talked about (sad) is when everyone are yelling "Zero" while Nunnally is crying and calling Lelouch's name. This scene break me hard and make me think if Nunnally will be really happy some day.

Forgot to say it from my prev comment. You guys should watch the movie. Code Geass: Lelouch of the Resurrection. Its also good!

So, the movies (which consist of a recap trilogy and the Re;surrection Movie) are technically an Alternate Universe, so -what happened to Lelouch (and C.C. to an extent) is left ambiguous- for Code Geass proper. However, with regards to said movies, all I'll spoil (outside of what the title already does) is that C.C. still has her immortality, for better or worse... Edit: I was previously unaware, but during an interview in 2008, it was officially confirmed that Lelouch did in fact die at the end of Code Geass proper.

what a blessing it is to discover your channel, your reactions and discussions are amazing ❤️

If you guys planning to watch the movie Lelouch of the Resurrection. Keep in mind this is not a direct sequel on this two seasons (50 episodes) but rather a sequel to the trilogy. The trilogy are just recaps with new scenes and have some minor and ONE major change that you can search or ask some people what is it to skip the trilogy. They did this to preserve this ending. And the Lelouch of the Resurrection and the things that will come after it is the alternate version or the new canon would say. Akito the Exile is by the way a canon to this two seasons which took between season 1 and season 2.

Original timeline Lelouch is dead. He ded ded.

I am not sure about the ending but Lelouch is easely the best character.

Lelouch is dead for real. There have been many theories over the years of how he could have survived, all of which have been debunked. There was originally going to be an ending which left it much more open to think he could have survived, but that was scrapped in order to ensure clarity and make the ending definitive. That C.C. 'talks' to Lelouch at the very end is no different from when people address their dead loved ones in the second person, but if you want to interpret it as her speaking to Lelouch for real, the simplest answer is that it's the same as how she spoke to Marianne and how Charles spoke to Clovis after Lelouch had killed him. She 'exists' in C's World and so has access to the dead that others don't have. Lelouch came up with the Zero Requiem when he thought Nunnally was dead. At the time he had nothing to live for and wanted to die. Seeing Nunnally alive hurt him so much because it took away the reason he wanted to die and restored the reason he wanted to live. And he kept going, not changing the plan at all, because he was finally putting the greater good ahead of what was best for Nunnally. The difference between Lelouch's plan and Nunnally's plan is that while both were building a symbol of hatred for the world to unite against, Lelouch also built a symbol of hope for them to unite around, Zero. The specifics of the plan are quite genius. Because of the war, every nation on earth is now part of the UFN, which means it is illegal for any nation to have its own military. The Black Knights are the only military allowed to exist in the world. In addition, by sparing Schniezel, Lelouch has ensured that Zero will be able to operate in a manner that makes him seem as intelligent as the original Zero. With Schniezel's help Suzaku will be able to come up with the kinds of stratagems Lelouch would have and be more than just a figurehead. Lelouch, Schniezel, and Charles each wanted to make the world a better place and end war forever. Charles thought deceit was the primary cause of conflict and so tried to remove mankind's ability to lie, thinking that would end war. Schniezel thought greed was the source of all conflict and so sought to control that greed through fear and controlling all means of production. He'd bomb the world into the stone age and rebuild it with himself in control of everything, thereby ensuring people wouldn't have anything to be greedy towards and ending war that way. Both saw humanity as fundamentally flawed and in need of a master to fix them or control them. They sought a perfect world at the expense of free will. Lelouch, because he lived among the commoners and nobles and learned from them, saw humanity in a better light than either of them. He saw the human drive to make things better and the capacity for hope as fundamentally good because of his experiences with the Black Knights and the student council. And he saw what a stagnant world would mean from how C.C. hated her immortality. The reason both Lelouch and Schniezel had such drastic plans was because of the threat of the fleijas. Both of them knew this would change war forever and lead to an arms race which could destroy the world. Schniezel's answer was to bomb the industrial centers and take control of the rebuilding so he'd be the only one who would ever have the capacity to build fleijas. Lelouch took the route of trying to get rid of the motivation to build them. The primary reason Lelouch played the evil emperor was to lure Schniezel into a confrontation. Schniezel could have just taken the Damocles into orbit and bombed away without ever engaging in combat, so Lelouch made himself an irresistible target to ensure he could be defeated before that could happen. But he could not then turn around and say it was all an act. Once he was painted as evil, that's how he would always have been seen. We'll never know if Lelouch would have done things differently if he had known Nunnally was alive or if Schniezel and the fleijas weren't such threats. It's possible he could have been a good emperor who made peace by shaking hands. It's also possible he could have gone back to living in obscurity. In the end, Lelouch did live up to the ideals he espoused. 'If the king doesn't lead, how can he expect his subordinates to follow?' He was always willing to put himself on the front line during battle, whether in a Burai, the Gawain, or the Shinkiro. 'The only ones who should kill are those who are prepared to be killed.' He planned his own violent death for the sake of the world. 'You should come to death smiling.' He looked his own death in the eye and smiled, knowing it served a greater cause. And he provided his own answer to the evil paradox he asked when he rescued the Black Knights in episode 4 of season 2. 'What do you do when there is an evil you cannot defeat by just means? Do you stain your hands with evil to destroy evil or do you remain steadfastly just and righteous even if it means surrendering to evil?' His answer was to commit evil, but to destroy both evils so that no evil remained on either side, even if it meant destroying himself.

If you guys are going to watch the movie there a few things you should know first of all this a sequel to recap alternate films that the creators made where things have changed for example in this new alternate universe Shirley is alive and CC at the end has a different response to the Zero Requiem

Regarding the movies, the first 3 are basically the first 2 seasons with some cut content that ends up changing 1 thing that happens in season 2 (not specifying anything since i don't know if you are thinking of watching the 3 recap movies when you decide to watch Ressurection) but overall it's the same story. The Ressurection movie happens after them. I don't know of the top of my head what the changes were exactly beteen the recap movies and the anime but I'm sure someone else will tell you. This means the 3 recap movies followed by the Ressurection movie are an alternate universe, it was the way they decided to go to make it possible to expand the world of code geass with further projects without changing the original's ending. Regarding how good Ressurection is or not, I see a lot of people divided on the matter. Some feel it's just an attempt to gain more money from code geass's popularity some just don't like it. Personally I enjoyed it specially because of a couple scenes that to me just made the movie worth it since they involve some character interactions after the end of the original. Regarding the comments on the ending I definitly agree with you guys, I loved the ending of code geass when I first watched it so many years ago. Is it one of my favorite anime/ anime endings? Definitly but calling it the best ever like so many do is just wrong, different people will enjoy certain types of stories and their developments differently. I think it was a great ending and when I watched it it was probably the first time I saw an ending like it in a story, so to me it will always be one of the best anime endings i've seen, but i've watched an read enough since then to know that there is no real answer to that question, even if there was it could change at any time. I really enjoyed your reactions and I'll stick around to watch your future content

It's kind of weird that we like an in-between of the two potential ways of getting peace shown in the show. Damocles showed using force (nukes) to take the world hostage to prevent conflict, while Lelouch's death gave international peace (kinda like what happened after ww2 with Hitler). I think that we have nukes that contain large scale conflict between major nations to prevent something like ww2 from happening, and international peace through groups such as the UN using diplomacy as peacekeeping showing the example of WW2 to show the consequences of large scale conflict

thanks for the nice reation

You should watch Monster. It's long as hell but you'll love it. It has very compelling characters.

Came to know you guys coz of Code Guess, your channel has such genuine reactions and discussions. Loved you guys this entire journey. All hail Lelouch! All hail Blake and Jeff!

The Ressur. Movie will be pretty cool and there is something upcoming as well. Not the END of Code Geass so don't worry lol. It was a fun ride and I hope to see more. You guys had great commentary ;)

The movie isn’t canon

It's great to have reaction channels that provides a somewhat objective review on the series. Subbed and look forward to more!

it is the best ending because anime stories is mostly about battles and war. and this is the only anime who literally solved the question... how do you end the chain of hatred? how do you end war and violence? how do you bring peace? and lelouch did it in a very different way. to the point where he acted like a saint. absorbing all the hatred of the world and only a couple of people who actually knew what happened and who is the real hero.

A beautiful ending had this series, by the way there is a movie called "code geass lelouch of the resurrection" where it is shown what happened after the death of Lelouch, basically this movie is an alternative version of the 3 compilation movies of the series with some changes but the end is the same, the series ended with this season but the director made those films to create an alternative universe and be able to get more content, after the "code geass lelouch of the resurrection" movie it was announced that they will be released an anime called "code geass z of the recapture" that will be the continuation of that movie.

this anime was released way back in 2007 and in that time it was one of the best ending. Other show came way later so i think it did deliver the story pretty well.

Code Geass has best finale... You'll understand once you watch most of the anime...

Lelouch is dead and not immortal, nor does he has a code. The anime's lore makes it literally impossible for Lelouch to have a code. The show staff have officially confirmed that Lelouch is truly dead and never had a code! They even went as far as denying several core points of that internet conspiracy theory which falsely claims he has a code. And on the 2009 DVD C.C. explicitly confirms that Lelouch is really dead and that she mourns his death

Can’t wait for the Psycho Pass reactions two of the three main characters are some of the most underrated characters in anime IMO!

Thank you again Blake and Jeff for your reaction and funny yet in-depth thoughts and review! I remember when i watched as it first aired, it was not so cut and dry that Lelouch was not the driver. I believe the show intentionally left the ending ambiguous at first. Otherwise some scenes would’ve been pointless. Also the official novel adaptation directly hinted the driver was Lelouch (though some don’t consider it’s canon either anyway). Plus the song sing “we will meet again as long as we are alive” and etc. It wasn’t until later the creators gave an clear answer which I also believe was a compromise since some fans don’t want to ruin a perfect ending. Although I agree Lelouch being dead was for the best, in my heart I still wish he somehow survived without knowing he had the code because i love his character too much. Isn’t that one of the show’s themes? That people’s wishes and longing for the better will drive the world moving and we should honor that. So I am fine with people watching the show choosing their own canon and I don’t want to convince them one way or the other. That being said, I’d love you to check out Lelouch of the Resurrection movie if you have time. It’s actually a great fan service movie (in an almost non sexual way, wink) for people who love the show.

In the end it is up to you if you think Lelouch is dead or alive. There are so many theories that say he is alive but also that he is dead. For me personally he is alive after this because I like it more that way and CC is not alone anymore.

Your anticipation of the end is amazing to me. It seems that you have watched so many shows that I don't think there is any show that can amaze you.

I am inevitable

personnaly i think in the c's world there probably a lot of peoples /spirits/consciences (whatever you want to call it) so it would be possible that CC comment about solitude is referencing that .

Next stage is the 2019 movie Lelouch Of The Resurrection

Most Anime End In A Cliffhanger Because The Anime Studios Don't Finish Adapting The Manga/Novel

My favorite anime series is Mobile Suit Gundam it's criminally underrated

I've praised code geass a lot in the comments of a bunch of your videos, don't really have much more to say, but I'll say this, Code Geass has the best ending I have seen ***in my opinion***, it did everything it tried to do just right. Code Geass remains my favorite anime of all time. FMAB is my second favorite, its a great journey but I thought the ending was a bit strange. Another thing, this anime is over and Lelouch died, it's canon. when CC was in a church earlier she talked to herself referring to Lelouch, and in the end, she was doing the same thing, she wasn't actually talking to him. And as you said, the movie is called Lelouch of the Ressurection, I said before the movie series changes the story slightly, so you can guess what the main difference is. One last thing, there's this thing called code geass official guide book, I haven't read it personally, but I think this quote is worth bringing up: "For those two who bear the heavy sin known as killing their fathers, they share the belief that they can forgive each other by imposing the greatest punishments on themselves. Death for Lelouch who wishes for a tomorrow with his sister, life for Suzaku who wishes to atone for his sins through death. Suzaku, who accepts the weight of Zero's mask, gives his gratitude to Lelouch. For the fact that he can atone for his sins. For the results of fulfilling his own wish." that's all I had. wow, 6 months and more to go, excited for more Attack on titan and whatever else is to come. One more thing actually, a recommendation. I think you should check out Castlevania, it's a Netflix original western animated series that is very anime-like. it has been concluded with a total of 32 episodes across 4 seasons, it's fantastic. Anyway, great video, can't wait for the next one

As person who was watching this on TV at the time Japan, I want you to know a few. This was planned by Production Sunrise, known for Gundam and many robot mecha anime, as an anniversary for several decades. It's kind a "monumental" anime. Taniguchi Goro is a director who has been praised for his fast-paced story progression and his vivid portrayal of characters. This is personal opinion but the theme of this anime is not sublime like nation/politics/war/love/....probably there's no such as things. I think they just want to creat something extremely entertaining anime with animattion /story telling/ editorial method they had figured out. Whether or not the story plot of the second season is cluttered, it doesn't really matter for fan like me at that time (like a who care?) What's worth noting is that they can make the ridiculous farce story line look so great, and the cool, smooth robot fight animations that Sunrise made from its track record. It's a bit nonsense to criticize anything else. Basically, this show is kind of parody of past classics anime such as Eva/ Legendary Galactic Heroes and etc... (There are various theories.) And of course enjoying your favorite female character........and Suzaku's annoyance, Rolo's patheticness. Happy orange royalty . The massive unpopularity of Ougi from fan ......... And enjoy Lelouch's life suffering and demonic face and intelligence (actually airhead) Let's blast coffee out of your mouth with the greatest spoiler of "Bloody Yuffie ". Well this is not an anime that two gentlemen analyze carefully. But it's okay I really enjoyed it! We should really respect and being grateful the producers and Sunrise to say "Ok lets go!! (with so much anxious)" to this anime. However, you are free what you really think about this comment and what possibilities you find from this great work. I think that's the best thing about anime. Finally Sorry for my shitty English and Thank you so much.

All hail Lelouch! I've seen a lot of anime and the Code Geass always be number 1 in my list of favorite anime. Code Geass is full of little details which adds the story and the lore. This anime has all I need: live mc with own strong sides and weaknesses, live side characters, the interesting storytelling and also perfect ending. On the words of creators, in process of work they want to create the story with ability to continued. There can be the puzzle with C.C real name, the story of relationship between Lloyd and Racshata(if its a correct). But something went wrong) I have seen Code Geass several times and every time I mention details which I miss. And I will watch this anime again and again because it in my heart forever(I saying about series, not about movies. Movies is a recap of original story and they destroys so many important things and connections) All hail Lelouch!

"the only ones who should kill are those prepared to be killed" Lelouch li Britannia, and he fucking meant it

Yes ! Let's go

if I could recommend another supernatural / psychological based anime with sci-fi, cyberpunk themes that's also ripe for theorization and interpretations; watch Ergo Proxy, it's underrated af but it's really good

Lelouch is on top of the Favorite anime characters list since many years for a reason :)

Y’all should look into steins gate

If you going to watch the movie, u should know this : Shirley isn't dead in this movie, because this is the alternative universe. It's not the continuation to this series. They based on the 3 / 4 episodes that aired before the movie.

They released a 2nd version of the series in 3 movies, a few small changes and 1 big change. That version of the series is followed up by the Resurrection movie, which essentially used EVERY fan theory and made them all work which was mind blowing. I definitely recommend watching the Movie! It's not top tier, was supposed to be a whole season, so you can feel the crushed pacing. Code Geass is my #1 anime. No anime has ever impacted me emotionally in every way as this has.

For me it wasnt necessarly the ending itself that makes the Ending great. That Twist has been done of course and is nothing that gives it the credibility alone. What defines this anime (despite having some downs) as having the best ending, is how everything is resolved, how many poetical layers are there to go through, how it mirrors major themes of the whole series, and could be totally predicted from episode 19 onwards if you just payed enough attention. It feels grand and majestic exactly because of being so throughly set up and executed. some of the inexhaustable list of why it is set up so well: first for the setup that went into it since very early: - Lelouch prepared by enslaving all the racist nobles with "be my slaves" and the military that was willing to just slaughter 11s, taking them with him into battle to delete them ready for his new world order - Lelouch (before setting off to the meeting) let jeremiah defeat any of the racist elites - Schneizel serves Zero, not Lelouch - Lelouch literally talks about "living for a future" multiple times - He, at the right time, commands his truest advisors (the maid, the scientists etc.) to "betray him" as to not get associated with him. - Now the empire after his death has no more Nobility and no more war hungry racist soldiers. The ending gets alluded too (or the themes that get spoken out thorughout the series are coherent with it) a lot of times: - "Those who kill should be prepared to be killed" Lelouch E1 S1 - "The war is over when one side wins" Lelouch E3 S1 - "If the king doesnt move, how does he expect to lead his people" - Multiple times -... - Suzaku has to live when all he every seeked was his death - Lelouch gets to die, even though he wanted a future with nunnaly - Lelouch dies by the hands of Suzaku, just like the prior leader of the rebellion (his father) died by his hands - Orange on an orange farm - Nunnally gets her "punishment" for being complicit in Schneizels plans by literally having her brother die in her arms - The ending scene mirrors the same Scene after Euphys death. A crowd of people around Zero (who just did a horrible act of killing a friend) celebrating and shouting his name. -,,,,

I don't know if you'd be interested, but there's a few videos on RU-vid that actually compare Lelouch and Light Yagami, how they're similar and how they're different, and also who would win if they tried to kill each other. There's also a rap battle between them that I really like.

Are you going to react to Code Geass Lelouch of the Ressurrection movie any time soon? A new anime continuation as been officially annouced that will continue the story after this movie. Is called Code Gess Z of Recapture.

Allow me to make long separate comments (and hopefully you'd read them). :D I'm glad I continued this journey with you. I stopped somewhere in S1, mostly because it wasn't the usual "reaction" video I'm looking for, and partly maybe due to the editing of a particular episode. So I jumped to the final episodes of this S2 because I wanted to see the reaction towards the finale, and seeing how amazing you're discussions were (even before I reached the final two episodes), I gave your videos another try and resumed where I left off. Now I'm glad that I did and have found reactors that could give such in-depth per episode review. Subbing now!

NOW YOU NEED TO WATCH THE MOVIES! THEY FULLY COMPLETE GAPS AND GIVE THIS EPIC STORY A FITTING CONCLUSION

35:10 Well, what Lloyd said was "Still, they say that war is the mother of invention." At least they didn't say they agree with that quote. And Rakshata explicitly disagreed with it. But, yeah, I agree with Jeff that's it's definitely not war. It's like saying "war is the ONLY mother of invention" which means inventions do not happen in times of peace. But there is necessity, regardless if there's war or none. Also, *want* may produce invention, but I'd say it's because there is a *necessity* to satisfy that want that brings forth invention. Also, just to share what I say to myself: "Necessity is the mother of invention; And curiosity the father."

Honestly, the more time passes since I first saw the ending,and the more times i see it the less satisfied i feel with it, its quite weird from what i see of other people, i suppose its just me getting more cynical with humans and society in general, that i just give it 2 generations before they start doing the same things all over again.

resurrection is a seperate cannon btw

Best main character and best ending ever. Code Geass has alot of faults but Lelouch is so charismatic and clever that we forgive every fault of the series.

I was waiting for this to be said in the discussion but since it wasn't mentioned I'm gonna ask you guys on who do you think is the better protagonist: Light or Lelouch? And which anime do you think is better in your opinion: Death Note or Code Geass? Will surely appreciate your answers.

Going into the Code Geass movie(s), if you do: The first 3 movies are a series recap with a handful of retcons and alternate scenes. This is to set up the final movie, which is separate from the series canon. The movies are canon to themselves to not disrupt the series ending. Tbh whether the recaps get reacted to on the channel or not, I still think they're worth watching just to be up to speed on what's important, and because some of the new scenes are genuinely interesting (Rakshata's arrival, what Suzaku was doing to rise the ranks of the Rounds, and ofc the scene of Nunnally and Lelouch being sent to Japan and seeing all the young versions of the princes and princesses seeing them off are all great). If you do decide to skip the recaps, the biggest change is that Shirley survives, and that Mao just... Doesn't exist? They skip that arc to save time sadly, and bc it's a giant domino effect that leads to her dying. Sad to see, but I think the final movie definitely makes up for it. Tried to be vague bc I don't want to spoil Re;Surrection more than the title already does. I'm sure you both will love it if you get around to watching it.

maybe they forgot, CODE GEASS IS FROM 2008. 2008 bro like 1st generation of iphone is released. like doing ZERO REQUIM on me on that era. total mind blown. still best ending of all time.

"Pulling a Watchman" AKA "The Noble Lie".

Some things I'd like you to ponder though: 1. If Lelouch Geass'd Schneizel to "serve Zero", then why did he obey Lelouch? Does it mean he views Lelouch as Zero? 2. If he views Lelouch as Zero, then when Lelouch dies, does he still follow Zero knowing that that is not Lelouch? 3. But, if he obeys to "serve Zero" and that Zero is actually a symbol (as in back at the episode wherein 1 million people wore Zero's costume and all of them were counted as Zero), then does that mean that Schneizel will serve and obey anybody who wears Zero's costume?

Would you guys watch the OVAs? (Code Geass: Akito the Exiled). Unlike the movies, Akito is canon to the show and fits within the time line seamlessly (alongside the Manga and novel Oz the Reflection) Both of them tell what happened in the year between R1 and R2 (With Oz the Reflection O2 going all the way to the Zero Requiem) It would be great if you guys react to them before going into the movie (which itself is more like an AU)

Thanks for all the rants and funny comments throughout all of this. Sorta sad y’all didn’t like it as much as I did but oh well 😂. I gotta watch the rest of your fate zero reactions though. 🙂

About that ending... It may not be a fresh idea for an ending for those familiar with Watchmen. Nonetheless, the ending of this anime is amazing as the ending of Watchmen is also amazing (obviously debatable, but just saying as analogy). But what I like about the ending is not only the reveal of the Zero Requiem itself or the plan to gather all hatred, etc. It's also how it concluded the two main characters and closed the entire series. The whole series opened with a Britannian fighting for the Japanese, and a Japanese fighting for the Britannians. Both wanted the same thing but differed in their methods. But along the show, it was hinted and demonstrated that if only these two would work together, they would accomplish the impossible. And, at the end, they did. And they succeeded. And the one who wished to rebel against Britannia changed it from the inside; While the one who wanted to change it from the inside became the symbol of rebellion (well, justice, but you know what I mean :P).

For a 50 ep series yes it is among the best of the best.

I like both Code Geass and FMA Brotherhood. There's one thing that Code Geass did better, character development. FMAB glossed over a lot of characters while in Code Geass, you really get to know each side characters and what they do: Mao, Rolo, Nina, Tohdoh, Xingke, Ohgi, Sayoko, Gino, Gilbert, and on and so forth. They are not forgettable.

(LOL. I just realized I turned your comment section into a forum thread. Sorry. Anyway...) I like Code Geass better than FMAB. But, even though Code Geass is my rank 1 anime, there's one *major* element that FMAB has that Code Geass does not have. I have seen this show several times, but I was never--NOT EVER--convinced that Lelouch was doing those things for Nunnally. For FMAB, the close relationship between the two brothers was evident. For Code Geass, the only reason I know that Lelouch is doing those things for Nunnally is because he's saying that he's doing it for Nunnally. I was not convinced Nunnally's future is his motivation. This show did not give me an emotional investment for their relationship. And I think it's because it did not show me a convincing amount of bond between them that I didn't feel like they were close--unlike in FMAB where the siblings journeyed together, battled together, cried and failed together. I was not convinced that Lelouch could not live without Nunnally. So imagine my confusion in S1 finale when Lelouch left the battlefield because Nunnally was kidnapped.

I'd like to point out that Code Geass IS very much a mecha anime in the same veins as Gundam because in anime, mechs are just tools to tell the characters' story and to push the whole narrative forward rather than being the main focus. In fact, Gundam is all about the message of war being bad and the traumatic consequences that come from it just like how in Evangelion, the mechs are just a symbolic metaphor for the struggles Shinji goes through. Basically, what I am trying to say is that mecha anime has people under this illusion of it all being about big dumb robots, which admittedly are highlights, but in actuality are really about the characters and their journey of growth rather than which robot is bigger and better. I hope you react to Gundam next, specifically 00 or Seed because they are easier to get into and then maybe seeing the original saga if you like what you see there.

I think endings are very tricky to pull it off, and the reason why people think this is the best ending in anime it's because it's the best possible ending this story could possibly get. It's not necessarily the best ending in absolute terms, but the one it's most fiting for this story. It doesn't come out of nowhere, it doesn't betray it's themes, it perfectly ties up all the loose ends that matter for the story and comes full circle. I don't even think Code Geass is a perfect story, I have tons of issues of S2 but this is the best ending they could do for this story. A lot of anime endings often are disapoiting because people disagree on what the point of the story is, and the conclusion the author came up with dind't live up with to some expecations.

Greater anime end of all time, All hail Lelouch!

Pleas guys watch Code Geass: Akito the Exiled before Code Geass: Lelouch of the Resurrection, it's also very cool and it extends this universe

Where did you get that Geass shirt?

React to psycho pass in dub or at least try in both sub and dun for some initial episodes

Best ending is definitely subjective but I do think the plot points are tied up nicely. It's on the opposite end of the spectrum but I think you two would really enjoy the venture bros if you havent seen it

28:52 For SOOOOO many years, I also have the same idea as Jeff for the ending. Even until now, that's what I'd like to believe in. And that's why I like the ending so much. Lelouch got the code from CC, which in turn makes CC mortal. It is also shown that CC is praying in some kind of chapel before Lelouch is stabbed, which I think could be a "ritual" in transferring the code. Plus, Nunnally saw glimpse of Lelouch's past when he touched him at the end, somehow similar (but not quite) to when Lelouch touched CC and saw her past. ****NOT SURE IF THIS IS A SPOILER FOR THE MOVIE**** And then, the movie Lelouch of the Resurrection happened. (Which, by the way, they say is not canon--and that's a good thing for me.) That's one reason I didn't like the movie. ****I GUESS NOW IT IS****

Watch Akito of the Exiled (between season 1&2) and Lelouch of the Resurrection (events after season 2). Since there’s a 3rd season coming next year called Code Geass: Z of the Recapture. Z I believe is short for Zero.

Anime recommendation: I would really love to hear your thoughts on the anime movie "No Game No Life: Zero". But it would be best if you watch first the anime series "No Game No Life". It is based on a Japanese light novel series. The anime has only 12 episodes. Sadly, it's not complete yet and I learned that the second season will not follow the light novel. The anime is great, but I'm more interested to know your reaction to the movie.

i would highly reccomend watch the recap movies(on your own time) for the changes because the movie is alter timeline before resurrection of lelouch

BTW this came out before the Watchman

I recommend Madoka Magica for the next anime

Lelouch never took CCs code. He took Charles code.

it just weird everyone back then still believe lelouch still alive and gain immortality like charles when nunnally touch lelouch hand know about his plan as proof when lelouch touch cc accidently know her past or mao survive gunshot.

Most people who say this is the best ending in anime are mostly newbies to anime and stories in general

6 month? it took me 2 weeks lol

Did you watch 86???

Can you guys react to (That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Slime)?

CC not C2

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