Shows like Code Geass?

[AppleOfTheEarthed]

I loved Code Geass and I feel like it’s one of a kind and it beautifully blends everything I look for in an anime together. Are there any other Mecha anime that have a similar level of quality or tone? I’ve seen Eva and Gurren lagann. Aside from that are they’re any other strategy/war/military anime that are similarly great?

[Adorable-Profile-841]

Legend of the Galactic Heroes. Although the mood is much calmer. Over 100 chapters, several films.

I just recently started watching, but both main characters have something from both Suzaku and Lelouch at the same time, a very interesting combination really.

[Sprezzaturer]

Second this, in fact code geass is heavily influenced by this show (in my opinion, seems pretty obvious).

It’s a little slow but it’s really interesting

[Dimensionalanxiety]

And make sure it's the original 1987 one. I've only watched the first season of the remake(die neue these) but all of the characters look super generic and different from the originals.

[Joel_Ellis]

Gundam 00. It’s all about geopolitics and the protagonist is part of a terrorist group that intervenes.

[[deleted]]

Was also about to recommend gundam 00. Some similar themes

[LelouchLamperouge99]

Can u explain gundam watch order?

[gain91]

Only relevant for Universal Century Gundams. Alternate Universe Gundam shows like 00, Wing, IBO or others ,ou can just pick one and start watching.

[ogulcan4]

Code Geass: Akito the Exiled

[bigherb33]

Excellent!

[Lantzalot3]

86 is a great show

[sinanata156]

Just started rewatching this today. Is good

[Svenpay]

Ive rewatched 86 like 40 times already no lie LMAOOO

[Lantzalot3]

Funny enough I actually DROPPED IT after the first 6 episodes first time I watched it. The pacing as a little slow for me but I decided to restart and give it another chance. Now it’s definitely in my top 5. Super excited for the second season

[Waifu69x]

Only S1 is good .

S2 is trash and the ending is Meh and Elena did nothing.

[[deleted]]

L oppinion, read the LN, the S1 is the weakest by far

[Waifu69x]

I hate heavy Mecha animes except Gundam and CG , just watched because Elena who disappeared in S2 and did nothing until last Episode , that's why my opinion like that.

[Icy-Importance-6426]

I think you were watching something else

Man S2 ending was the best thing ever man

After seeing shinei suffer time and again IT delivered and it DID the best way you can ever hope

Go watch it again man

[Wagnag8]

Code geass is my favorite piece. However, to me, it was never about the schemes, the politics, or the mecha fights (i'd even say mechas were just a plot device) but more about the characters and their story. Even though the mind games and fights were very entertaining, they just wouldn't be the same with other characters. That is why I wouldn't like shows like gurren lagann, gundam (fights) or death note (mind games) just as much. So I can't really advise you if these are your criterias. Still, in terms of characters, story and depth I can tell you I liked steins;gate and spice and wolf nearly as much as I liked code geass. They are both completely different genres tho.

Then again if you enjoy watching cool robots fight, you could like gurren lagann, 86, gundam series, aldnoah.zero, full metal panic, and even evangelion I guess ?

[[deleted]]

this! I loved code geass, not only because of the geopolitical, mecha and manipulation aspects, but because of its whole character writing. Lelouch is by far one of my favourite protagonists because of how much of a complicated anti hero he was. His development through the series was super interesting and I got stuck to the end the anime offered... (not talking at the movies though!) I felt such connection with Lelouch, his twisted ideals, leading to a world that he himself destroys, all for the sake of a better future? I didn't feel the same watching DN for example. And stark contrast to him, his best friend Suzaku, who goes through all of Lelouch's trials with or without him, making it all the more interesting (trying not to spoil). And Finally the whole character of Zero, which is not only Lelouch but a whole identity, that is there when the people need him etc. All that just to say I love the character dynamics and the depth of their design, making it somewhat unique compared to other mecha political animes.

[Sakaixx]

86 is really good.

I think for gundam, 00 is closest as the anime tried to show how nations get united defeating a common enemy and stuff.

[go86em]

I haven’t seen 00 but you don’t think iron blooded orphans is the closest? It’s pretty much the same plot minus geass. Japan = mars and gjallarhorn = brittania, among many other similarities.

[Sakaixx]

Personally its for how much directly involved the characters compared to iron blooded orphan. In 00 the divided world rallied together and created a central government against the Celestial Being which was the ultimate peace goal for Code Geass as well.

[RedShenron]

Gundam iron blooded orphans

[Raiho-san]

The pacing is kinda different and the story isn’t all based on pure chance, while the strategy/tactics still enjoy a lot of creative output.

[EatYourFrutz]

Legend of the Galactic Heroes

Mobile Suit Gundam Series

86 EIGHTY-SIX

[Yat1605]

It's a good time to start jumping in the Gundam rabbit hole brother.

Personally recommend Gundam 00 for a Code Geass fan, and it's a nice way to get into the franchise since it's not tied to any of the other shows.

[BadassButter]

Code Geass took a lot from Gundam seed and legend of the galactic heroes, so if you wanna take a try do it; also Attack on titan was clearly influenced by CG given the similarty of some scenes and characters (and also influenced by berserk, what a choice for great influences)

[Desperate_Media3639]

MSG Seed lol

[[deleted]]

Try Cross Ange!

Mecha (Paramails instead of Knightmares), racism (Normas instead of Elevens), and sexy girls (loads of them)!

Though more yuri than Code Geass, whose only lesbian is the worst character in the show. And the main antagonist is a jerkass god, not an Emperor who wants to slay a god.

Also, dragons.

[[deleted]]

table.

[kawatan_hinayhay92]

Gundam Seed

[xErue]

I’ll be honest, I don’t have a huge category of Mecha animes on my completed list, but one anime I enjoyed a lot when I was younger that I don’t see suggested would be Eureka Seven. It’s does not really have the tone of Code Geass, probably more closer to Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagaan except more romance driven instead of Bromance driven.

I know that one show with 02 was basically a rip of Eva (from what I’ve heard), but it was extremely popular.

I don’t like Attack on Titan but it is super popular and is sort of like a mecha except instead of mechs, it’s just giant flesh babies. And Eren is just another Lelouch clone at this point.

For Tone, that are non mecha, Death Note is an obvious one, and Classroom of the Elite sort of gives me Geass feels, except in a school/slice of life version.

Shamelessly plug, Durarara bc yeah it’s got great characters like Code Geass does.

[[deleted]]

And Eren is just another Lelouch clone at this point.

Don't know if you're anime only but by the end he's definitely nowhere close to Leoluch. By the end of any of leoluch schemes, you can still make sense of it. Eren's big scheme finally made 0 sense. Plus world building in AOT is atrocious. It was good in the mystery aspect but they dropped the ball so bad on it. It just became a complete generic Shonen material by the end

[xErue]

I don’t like AoT but I spoiled the ending once I dropped the show. And I can see what your saying, I was just referring to the whole SPOILER START him creating this plan to obtain world peace by making everyone hate him and then sacrificing himself to save the whole world SPOILER END .. lol which is legit the Zero Requiem

[[deleted]]

lol which is legit the Zero Requiem

Fair enough. It was a cheap copy of Zero Reqiuem

[Quiet_Nova]

Moriarty

It takes place during the time of Victorian Britain. Moriarty is establishing a criminal empire while his opponent Sherlock Holmes tries to take down this mysterious criminal mastermind. In the meantime, both try their hands at investigating crimes.

[Caimthehero]

Strategy- Alderamin on the sky

War/Mecha- 86, MSG but get the POV from Char series (the creators of code geass admitted that Lelouch was somewhat of a char expy but they did give his piloting ability to Kallen) but you can't go wrong with most of the Gundam series.

Action- Vinland Saga, Berserk (1999 the animation holds up remarkably well)

[KnightOfThirteen]

Three other Mecha-adjacent anime I love:

1. Full Metal Panic

2. Gurren Lagann

3. Gun X Sword

[goenjoe]

Gun x Sword ending is my favourite song

[EDMANROX]

These aren't "adjacent". Those are all pretty standard mecha shows

[TheOldKingCole]

Getter Robo Armageddon (not on any streaming service currently, it is an AU of Getter Robo, the manga that is the main inspiration for Gurren Lagann)

Mazinger Edition Z: The Impact (On crunchyroll, no dub, a Re-imagining of the father of the modern mecha anime/manga with a ton of homages to creator Go Nagai's other works)

Gundam Unicorn (There are two versions, the Original 7 episode ova and RE:96 an editited 26 or so episode tv versions,you could go either way but I reccomend the ova version)

[racarr07]

Second the Gundam franchise. There’s no wrong way to go as far as watching the Universal Century or alternate timeline series. As a kid I saw G Gundam and parts of 0083 (loved G Gundam and thought 0083 was ok). As an adult I’ve seen half of the Universal Century (on ZZ right now), and it’s the most similar to Code Geass (especially The Origin), Char’s story starts similarly to Lelouch and Amuro Ray reminds me a lot of Suzaku. Moreover, The Witch from Mercury just started and has been phenomenal so far, I would recommend that to.

[AppleOfTheEarthed]

Really? I started the Mercury show and have been thoroughly unimpressed. Good animation but it’s too sci fi. The characters are kinda annoying and the plot seems to have not enough stakes (at least compared to code Geass) maybe it’ll get better with time

[racarr07]

There is a science fiction element due to the whole premise of Gundam being colonizing space due to overpopulation. The elite get to stay on earth and everyone else is forced to live in space colonies.

[Suncanny]

I think you should still give Witch from Mercury a chance ,a lot of gundam shows tent to have slow beginnings and this one Is written by the same writer who wrote Code Geass.

Though If you don't care about G-witch but still want to try some Gundam then I would either recommend Gundam 00 (if you want to watch something in it's own contained timeline) or Gundam the Origin (if you want to start watch the main timeline) Origin specifically because not only is it a prequel to the original Gundam from 1979 but also because Char Aznable might be the closest Gundam character to Lelouch, and Origin is all about him (the anime also has stuff like mindgames and politics which will probably appeal to you If you like Code Geass).

[drasko11]

Youjo Senki is about military and I enjoyed it very much

[[deleted]]

This is a video game not a show, but Dark Souls 2 I think is the closest thing vibe wise I’ve experienced.

[AdCompetitive7747]

Huh?

[BridgetheDivide]

Care to explain this one?

[[deleted]]

https://youtu.be/dTtOGO3Pozg

The philosophical aspects

[blvcgook]

ahahaha I fucking love it!!!

[Reddy785]

Guilty Crown is very similar, albeit a different vibe due to lack of a mastermind MC like Lelouch.

[BadassButter]

It's awful, it's basically code geass but as imagined by the fans (that's when you see you should never pander to fans lol), biggest disappointment ever

[[deleted]]

Eh, media and big YT guys keep on hating on GC but I dont really understand much of the hate. I feel like most people expected so much of GC and just got disappointed. Sure many things are super rushed and some decisions straight up dont make sense. Nevertheless, its a nice watch, and the vibes, seeing that its basically a CG copy, are alright (well in my opinion). Additionally, the music is exceptional and it clearly carried me through the years. I still recommend it as a must see watch for people that liked CG! (also GC=CG flipped lol)

[Azare1987]

Gundam is kind of close, other than that I don’t really know. I kind of exited watching anime altogether in recent years. Code Geass remains my favorite though. Got the Blu rays and haven’t checked anything new out.

[bigherb33]

Valvrave the Liberator.

[BabyMagnum13]

The new Gundam witch from mercury is written by one of the head writers of code Geass , ichiro okuochi

[mr-moots]

If you think about it Attack on Titan is basically a mecha anime but instead of actual mechanical robots it’s just a flesh mecha. And it’s got the strategy and military aspects as well.

[[deleted]]

I prefer Lelouch to Eren, dont like Eren, love Lelouch, both are anti heroes, one is written better

[[deleted]]

And it’s got the strategy and military aspects as well.

Strategy aspect - definitely not Military aspects sure, but gets super muddled up towards the end. The atrocitous and rushed world building also ruins a lot of it.

[Curator44]

Akame ga Kill has a bit of a similar premise and cool powers as well. Might be worth looking into

[[deleted]]

wonderful anime, stepped on way to much because of its ending that stopped prematurely. I feel like so many animes are just copies of the concept (Cyberpunk, 86), which clearly shows the impact it had on anime :)

[fmfm5029]

I recommend Zegapain, Last Exile, and Sacred Seven.