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Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion, Part 1
Product Group: DVD
Studio: Bandai Entertainment
ISBN: B001AZ5IUG
UPC: 669198803284
Binding/Media: DVD
Running Time: 225 minutes
Release Date: 2008-08-05
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
On August 10th of the year 2010 the Holy Empire of Britannia began a campaign of conquest, its sights set on Japan. Operations were completed in one month thanks to Britannias deployment of new mobile humanoid armor vehicles dubbed Knightmare Frames. Japans rights and identity were stripped away, the once proud nation now referred to as Area 11. Its citizens, Elevens, are forced to scratch out a living while the Britannian aristocracy lives comfortably within their settlements. Pockets of resistance appear throughout Area 11, working towards independence for Japan. Lelouch, an exiled Imperial Prince of Britannia posing as a student, finds himself in the heart of the ongoing conflict for the island nation. Through a chance meeting with a mysterious girl named C.C., Lelouch gains his Geass, the power of the king. Now endowed with absolute dominance over any person, Lelouch may finally realize his goal of bringing down Britannia from within!
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Customer Reviews
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A Must See
Rating  (4)
Date: 2010-05-19
This series is an absolute must see if you enjoy anime. I would be careful about letting younger children watch it as is does contain a lot of violence, and many adult themes. This is a very well thought out and entertaining show.
(The reviewer was compensated for posting this review. However, the opinion stated in the review is that of the reviewer and the reviewer alone. Further, the reviewer independently selected this product to review and has no affiliation with the product maker/distributor, Amazon or the review requester.)
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Best show of it's type
Rating  (5)
Date: 2010-03-02
This show is part mecha combat, part suspense/intrigue, part 'alternate reality', and part morality play. It does many things well and I honestly can't think of any major flaws with this show. Even if you don't like mecha shows I would recommend this one. It seems like the creators put a lot of thought into the show, the plot, the characters, the rivalries, the alternate world, everything is well done.
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Riveting story turns and fast pace.
Rating (5)
Date: 2010-02-03
This is one of very fast paced anime stories in all of animes. Yet, its story keeps holding up without going into some fancy story thread that makes no sense. Yes, it has unexpected twist and turns and some times these turns seem improbable but this is anime and you have keep that in mind. This anime is not trying to mirror a real world. No, it wants you to go into its own world of riveting characters and their anguish and triumph.
You can't wait to get your hands on next DVDs.
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A Future Anime Classic
Rating (5)
Date: 2009-07-30
3 out of 3 customers found this reveiw helpful
When I first saw this series, I knew it was going to become a future classic. Code Geass is the story of one man's conquest to bring down a country.
On August 10th of the year 2010 the Holy Empire of Britannia its sights set on Japan and began a campaign of conquest. It took one month thanks to Britannias deployment of new mobile humanoid armor vehicles called Knightmare Frames to take over Japan. Japans lost it rights and its identity was stripped away, now being referred to as Area 11. Its citizens, now called Elevens, are forced to scratch out a living while the Britannians lives in comfortably within their settlements. Pockets of resistance appear throughout Area 11, working towards to free Japan from Britannia's rule. Lelouch Lamperouge, who's his real name is Lelouch vi Britannia, is an exiled Imperial Prince of Britannia who was disowned by his father after his mother was murdered. He and his sister Nunnally were sent to Japan before the war. Now consider dead, Lelouch was now posing as a student in a Britannian school. He soon finds himself in the heart of the ongoing conflict for Japan. Through a chance meeting with old friend named Suzaku Kururugi who was now an Britannian soldier, Leluoch meets a mysterious girl named C2, who gives him the power of Geass, the power of the king. Now endowed with absolute dominance over any person, Lelouch may finally realize his goal of bringing down Britannia from within and fulfilling his two wishes: to seek revenge for his mother and to construct a world in which Nunnally can live happily.
If you haven't seen this, You have to. It is a great show.
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Code Geass: the best anime I've ever seen
Rating (5)
Date: 2009-06-09
2 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
Code Geass is the best anime I've seen to date. It has a bit of everything: mecha, strategy, romance, politics, comedy. The characters are interesting and engaging, and the English dubbing is pretty good. Curve balls come out of left field at any moment making you desperate to see the next episode. My jaw hit the floor more often in this series than all the other anime I've seen combined. Can't recommend this series strongly enough. WARNING: don't search for info on the show online as you'll probably find HUGE SPOILERS!!
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