I’ve noticed that in the fandom, there is a big divide in opinion on Code Geass. Much of it, seems to come from old wounds created by SEED Destiny. This is, unfortunately, the legacy of SEED Destiny. This legacy of distrust, however, extends far beyond just Sunrise mech anime. Many anime fans begin to scream that any given mech show will become a repeat of Seed Destiny.

It’s understandable that people who sat through all forty-something episodes of Seed Destiny would be distrustful. Still, I think that we should wait till the end (or close to it) till we actually pass judgment. Everyone has a right to their opinion, but I think some of the criticisms directed towards Geass are rather unfounded. Many seem to break down into, “Suzaku and Lulu are in a comparable situation to Kira and Athrun. Thus, Geass = Seed.” Does that seem like a fair comparison? After a while, certain scenarios will be reused. The true test of a show is if it can take a similar situation and diverge from past stories. I can say that Code Geass, apart from being animated by Sunrise and having a similar situation to Seed (which Seed didn’t even start anyway), I can pretty much see that Geass will not be a disappointment.

My point being that people need to judge a show by it’s content, and not by how much a situation in the show match’s up with another show.