Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch

I will be comparing the anime to the manga because I believe that anything made after the original should be critically reviewed.

Lelouch vi Britannia (a prince of Britannia), hiding under the alias Lelouch Lamperouge, is given a great power--the power of Geass--by a mysterious girl. The power grants him the ability to give an order to anyone. He realizes he could change the world through his power to become emperor of Britannia and create an ideal world for his sister, Nunnally. However, the Geass he was given is far more destructive and powerful than he could imagine.

The manga for Code Geass doesn't do justice for the glory of the anime. First off, there are no Knightmare Frames. I'm not a huge mecha fan, but Code Geass would have been incomplete without them! Second, I understand that the author(s) probably wanted to put their own take on the characters, but they looked a little off from the anime. Lelouch didn't strike me as the "I will take over Britannia and rule" type. He was just "meh" for me. The story changed a lot of events from the anime and didn't make them as epic as the anime. er--the power of Geass--by a mysterious girl. The power grants him the ability to give an order to anyone. He realizes he could change the world through his power to become emperor of Britannia and create an ideal world for his sister, Nunnally. However, the Geass he was given is far more destructive and powerful than he could imagine.

Story: 7
It tried to stay with the anime but didn't work out for me. The premise and overall plot were similar but seemed to leave too much behind. I was debating on giving it a 6, but since the main plot was there, I'd have to give it a 7.

Art: 7
Very neat. The details on the outfits were nice. The background was okay at times. Not much going on there. Still quite upset that Lelouch didn't really look like Lelouch throughout the series.

Character: 6
Most of them were simply static for me, except for Lelouch and Suzaku. The other characters like Nunnery and Milly stayed true to character as in the anime, which was nice.

Enjoyment: 8
I'll be nice and give it an eight since I was able to relive some moments of the anime through reading the manga.

Overall: 7
Try it. But if you've watched the anime and aren't really interested in the manga, you won't miss out.

Code Geass is my absolute all-time favorite anime, so when I heard that they were going to make a manga out of it, I was actually excited to read it. Boy was I disappointed.

Parts of the plot were, of course, tweaked, but the thing is, I love the anime because of all those scenes. It would've been more enjoyable if they just stuck with the anime's plot and added some extra scenes here and there. But no. My disappointment came crashing down onto me the moment the truck crash was changed into a plane crash. Most of the tweaks they did to the plot were probably for convenience and whatnot, but it really drained me and stressed me out. Not to mention the fact that Lelouch is literally my favorite character out of every character I like. They really let me down just like that. I also prefer the anime's art style way more compared to this manga's style. It just took out the character's iconic traits.

This was just so underwhelming that, although I have always been a huge, huge fan of the anime, I would not give this manga a second chance.

These are definitely worth a read for any Code Geass fan. They give extra insight to the series and more depth to the characters. This novel series highlights a lot of the in between scenes that are referenced or mentioned in the anime. If you ever wanted to see things like more school moments, the times Lelouch and Nunnally spent at the Kururugi household, or things of that nature, I recommend the novels. The only out of character moment I can speak of is when Nunnally said "Bullshit". Of course, she was referring to the card game, but it was still quite strange.