AniWorthCode Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch I - Koudou
Introduction
The Holy Britannian Empire is a powerful nation that uses its military strength to expand its rule, and the small island nation of Japan is yet another victim. During a worldwide conflict in 2010 known as the Second Pacific War, the once-proud country was reduced to rubble and mockingly renamed to Area 11.
However, one student plans to free Japan from Britannia's control through an extraordinary rebellion. His name is Lelouch Lamperouge, and he is fueled with hatred for the Empire, plotting to wipe its accursed name off the face of the planet. Lelouch's malicious plans are unexpectedly accelerated upon meeting the mysterious woman C.C., who grants him a supernatural ability known as Geass that makes anyone Lelouch commands unable to defy his will.
Now armed with a devastating power, Lelouch assumes the persona of Zero, a revolutionary figure who carries the hopes and dreams of the oppressed around the world. He vows to restore the glorious nation of Japan and deliver divine retribution to Britannia.
[Written by MAL Rewrite]
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Audience ratings
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Audience reviews
6 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
Vyaiskaya
Wow. This was worth watching.
In my experience anime movies, where they recount the series anew, typically fail hard on expectations. Koudou has surpassed expectations. It recaptures the important character drama with renewed depth and focus, leaving this a sentimental re-take. Certain events are limitted while many are expounded -- making this a memorable addition to the Code Geass story which is a must watch for any fan of the series.
Overview:
The story follows what we'd expect, but with renewed focus
The art style is amazing as always, I'm pleasently shocked that the animation for the entire feature seems to be from the ground up.
The characters are appropriately fleshed out and emotions are captured well. Lelouch's emotions are perhaps captured even better than in the series.
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Read at the sourceMega_Mega
Much like with most recap movies, there is no reason to watch this. This movie condenses roughly 13 episodes of material (around 4 hours) into just over 2 hours. The way they accomplish this is by speeding up the pace of both the story and dialogue to absurd degrees. This creates no time to process what is going on in the story for new viewers. There's also not enough time to properly establish many of the dynamics between characters that are important for the story.
Newcomers to the series will be confused and overwhelmed by how fast things move. Previous fans will (or at least should) be disappointed in the lack of new content. It's an unpleasant viewing experience even if you're just looking for a recap of the original story. Do yourself a favor and just watch the TV series.
Read at the sourceNothin99
Painfully average is how I would describe my entire experience with this movie. I watched this right after I finished the original anime series and I was not expecting to dislike this movie so much. In my opinion, the movie has neutered what made the show so great. The building of the characters and the world. I get they have to cram a lot of ideas and plot into a small time frame, but the entire movie just failed to capture the original feeling of the anime. Everything felt rushed and barely explained. Almost all the school scenes were cut out. While I am happy they did cut some of the school scenes out they amount they took out is so drastic the the student council almost has no screen time and really serves no purpose at all. Suzaku's relationship with Lelouch is similarly thrown to the…
Read at the sourcedeathabarbar
It's less, than the original, a lot less. I don't understand the reason for making three newish movies to change a single plot important thing, about Shirley while throwing a lots of things into chaos, it barely even matters anyway. She gets like a minute of new scenes, but at the same time almost all school interactions are cut, the only ones that are not, are those which are plot heavy, like the declaration, which is done differently too, almost all character backgrounds are also cut, the student council members barely have any screen time, let alone interactions with Lelouch, old and new scenes mixed together ofter changing animation quality and voice acting from one scene to the other, not to mention they ofted contradict the old story, it is ridiculous when people change from one scen…
Read at the sourceWolfiesmal
This is not a substitute for watching the original series so you can experience all of Code Geass seasons 1&2 in just 3 movies but if you watched the show years ago and want to relive the experience but don't have time to marathon 2 seasons of anime then this does a far better job than most condensed to movie adaptations.
The stuff it leaves out/covers in less detail is generally very well done so the movie has a nice flow and still covers all the important developments. However they made one glaring mistake when it came to deciding what material to cut. This movie cuts out almost every interaction anyone has with the characters Shirley and Euphemia which is a massive problem. The relationships formed between Lelouch and Suzaku and them are incredibly important to the development of the p…
Read at the sourceCodeBlazeFate
Legendary tales are passed down from generation to generation. The tales of yore were often retold with minor alterations over time for one reason or another. Sometimes it was simply to update it for current times, other times it was merely for not remembering everything. Such stories were enduring for ages despite the very real possibility of being lost to time. Works such as Grendel owe their survival to the acts of translation and retelling. However, this idea is not exclusive to literature and family tales that remained unwritten; films and television series got this treatment as well.
Almost a decade after the saga of Lelouch came to an end, the magnificent bastards over at Studio Sunrise brought the old writing and directing team of Garou Taniguchi, Ichiro Okouchi, and others altoge…
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