For starters, I loved this show. Great plot, and easily one of the most creative endings ever, although I won't be spoiling that. However, there are a few concerns for younger kids: The couple of drug references, the scene with the character Nina and the table (although that's something that would normally be cut by American producers), and some of the WMDs later on, as well as the position of the character Kallen when she pilots her mecha and a few other violent scenes. Overall, none of the characters are exceptional role models, and especially not Lelouch and Suzaku. If you are older, however, and like this genre of anime, then you should watch it. Some love it, some hate it, so be be warned.
I watched a few episodes of this anime cause a friend of mine wants to cosplay Zero this year and needed help. He also wanted to do a skit with me. I watched the anime to get an understanding of the character. I understand why my friend would want to do a skit as Zero. Hes a fun charactor to do for harmless fun on stage. However, he is not at all a role model and neither is Suzaku. Suzaku is a traitor to his country for fighting for Britanna dispite everything Britanna is doing to his home land. Zero's fault is not being more wise with his power. The first time he uses it he orders a group of Britanna men to die. He wasnt even with the terrorists yet. If he was more responcible he could have just orderd them to leave and tell nothing of the event or forget it altogether. This show has no clear villians in the two mains. The two also do not keep a good friendship. They seem do but when tested at the end Suzaku puts knighthood above his best friend when he discovers Lelouch is Zero he does the wrong thing and still wants to bring him in. Suzaku does do this and takes the unmasked Zero to the Britannia ruler for punishment. Also this anime is full of blood and cussing.
I, personally, love this show. Even though I am not a big fan of violence, the plot is great and the animation superb. It is definitely not a kids show or even a preteen show. (Just my opinion). It is actually rated R on a website I use to keep track of what animes I watch. There is a lot of blood, but the ending will shock you and the characters rock. :)
This is DEFFINATLY 13 and up! Totally on for mature 12 year olds too!! There is only ONE scene that's even CLOSE to TV-14!! (The show switches between TV-14 and TV-PG) The show is one of the best I've ever seen!! Look into it if you can! It's a blast for young adults and tweens alike!!
P.S. If your over 30 you probably would have ZERO interest in it.
As a personal opinion, I think that this is a great show---For teens and adults.
I have a 7 year old daughter and this show is defenately out for her. The series takes place in the near future when a fictional country overtakes Japan and many other countries around the world; a young Prince of the empire named Lelouch vows to avenge the death of his mother (which is very graphic) and take over his father's kingdom.
There is LOTS of violence including gun use, knives, swords, flamethrower use, drunk driving (brief reference) explosives and "mecha" or "giant robots" fighting. There is also a lot of blood, but no gore.
As for the sexual stuff, there are some references and multiple full-body or upper-body nude scenes, mostly of young female characters in the series. The language isn't too coarse, but obviously innapropriate for any child to use: words such as, a*s, b***h, d**n, and h**l are frequently used.
The rolemodels (for the most part) are also very negative. The Emperor is portrayed as a racist, abrasive and brazen man who stands for inequality, the good rolemodels are very few and far between--Princess Nunnally and Princess Euphemia who stand for peace in their nation are virtually the only positive rolemodels that act without violence, but one of them is killed off in a hellacious shooting.
So again, great show for teens and adults, this show is off for anyone under 14.
Lots of Violence, some sexual content, and brief language
This is a complex series from the makers of the popular Gundam series, it is mainly targeted at teenagers or older, main issues include the violence where bloodshed is common, but not featured in every episode, sexual content is mostly due to partial nudity (in a few episodes, mainly featuring the female characters in a spring or shower, and main character Lelouch taking a shower) and light innuendo, language is mild, so overall this show should be rated TV14, but a few can get away with a TVPG rating
Really good show, I have seen seven episodes and I'm hooked. Parents, this show is not, I repeat NOT for little children. Its pretty violent (If they can handle watching the news and pretty violent stuff, then you can watch it with them) and there is content that is not for children. For example, Lelouch kills his half-brother and a flashback shown that features Lelouch's mother being killed, etc. For sexual content, in one episode Kallen is seen taking a shower, but nothing bad is shown. The language is not that bad, your kid has probably heard worse words at school. I recommend this show for teens and adults. This reviews is base on the seven episodes that I watch.
In English this is. 13+ in Japanese it is 14+ and there is a lot of sexual content such as a endowed girl taking a shower and a boy seeing her when the curtain falls, there is a lot of sexual content