"Code Geass" [Taniguchi, 2008 (U.S.)] Season 1 [Apr.- Oct. '08 (U.S.)

This thoroughly Japanese anime drama centers around a boy--younger than me, quite surprisingly-- named Lelouch who, via a strange "The Force"- like power, becomes able to "transform or destroy just about anything"[--Newtype]. He has pledged to use this power to overthrow the foreign dictatorial powers of "Britannia," which has taken over his homeland of (wait for it...) Japan (naw!). He seeks revenge on, more specifically, his dad, who disinherited him upon his mother's death. But he wants to kill the Emperor and overthrow the Britannian government too, rest assured. This isn't really what is put in the spotlight most of the time, though-- instead, it's all the conflicts-turned-drama inside the "system" itself. Once it settles down, this season might actually be worth watching, not that it's all that great or anything. Grade: B PLUS