I've recently finished an anime series that was absolutely brilliant from beginning to end. When I started this series, I was watching another awesome show alongside it. I'll start with the latter.

Death Note is a manga/anime series that has become pretty popular, and for good reason. It's a story that's unconventional and because of it, it is a show that is utterly intriguing. To sum it up, Main character, Yagami Light, one day while being real bored finds a notebook, the Death Note. The rules of the Death Note state that if you a write a person's name in the Death Note, that person will die. It's just as morbid as it sounds haha. Light being the curious guy he is, tests out the Death Note and discovers it's abilities are real. Using the Death Note, Light plans to create an ideal world, a world without criminals, a world where everyone can live in peace. This of course doesn't go unnoticed by the authorities. The World's number 1 detective, known as L is on the case. L is determined to find out who the culprit is, how he's killing the people he is, and ultimately bring him to justice. What follows is an unbelievably well written detective based cat and mouse story. It also has you choose a side. The show does a great job of dividing peoples thoughts. You either side with L, side with Light, or you're somewhere in the middle. It's amazing how well this was done. Death Note has become one of my favorite animes of all time, and that really says a lot. It's also the only anime in history that makes writing in a notebook look cool >_>. The manga does a better job with explaining some key story points, but overall, the anime is a must see.

The other anime, which I finished just yesterday, may be one of the best shows in all of television.

Code Geass is one of the best animes of all time. It helps too that it doesn't have a manga that its based on, meaning that it won't have things like filler (which cripples shows like Naruto and Bleach...). All the content is original and amazingly well done. Since I'd SUCK at this shows story description, I'll let Wikipedia do it haha.



The story for Code Geass is amazing. It keeps you guessing the whole time, and the characters are great as well. It's also a sick mecha anime too. It's so many things in one that it's hard to fit it all. It's one of those shows that I'd point anyone to if they were curious about anime. It is fantastic. The 25th episode ends in a huge cliff hanger... luckily there's another season in the works. Thank God for that, I'd have been pissed >_>.

I encourage everyone to see these shows. Even if you're all like "lolanime" I STILL think you should see them. I think they might change your views on the medium. I can't sing the praises of these shows enough, they NEED to be seen. I'm sure there are still torrents for these shows floating around, and it would be in all of your interests to check out one of, if you can both of, these awesome shows. If not, they both are licensed, so if you don't mind waiting, check them out when they get here. Trust me, it's totally worth it to see them.