They deserve a lot of credit for the transforming spider ninja concept, which the 3D action scenes also pulled off nicely.

I didn't hate the Akito anime, but I felt like they had decent ideas for the cast and settings yet the narrative itself is what was somewhat lacking in the end.

Suzaku thinks he is a big hero and dresses up like one, but the point is he's definitely not. Yes, Lelouch has a lot of hubris and makes a bunch of mistakes, silly and not, rather than being perfectly calculating. I liked that sort of contrast.

I don't know if it helps to follow the game, but I did that as well.

I hope you do get to see the cool endings sooner rather than later, since a few of the conclusions are definitely busywork but a surprising number are pretty neat!

If I were to make one of these, it would be relatively close!

First and arguably also the third one work alright, but this middle film does try to cover way too much and so it has to use off-screen handwaving more than what I'd prefer.

I had already pre-ordered, but you've convinced me to double down on my decision! Nice review.