User blog comment:Derax-Pagani/Chapter 507: Voice/@comment-7418318-20161028175658/@comment-4829046-20161029041744

"It was not quite what it was hyped up to be, but it is still without question a masterpiece. If you haven't seen that series yet, watch it! And bring tissues... you'll probably need them."

I think the internet has perverted your idea of hyped. ^_^" You basically said it lived up to hype lol. XD A masterpiece is the pinnacle of hype, traditionally at least(that's how it can remain a masterpiece for years, decades and centuries to come). The way in which people define a masterpiece can change of course. Is it a masterpiece of a mecha franchise? Is it a masterpiece of an anime? Masterpiece of animation? Masterpiece in general, regardless of being an animation? If it is the latter-most(which definitely holds true for most) then the only way it can be hyped up more than usual, and I think this is the case in your situation, is by saying that the seasons had ZERO(see what I did there) low points, which is to say that it was flawless; and we know nothing is flawless(objectivity and all that).

Generally, in mainstream anime circles, the big titles that come up when it comes to excellent writing and themes regardless of niche taste(i.e. more accessible to general audiences due to emphasis on plot rather than tropes) are FMA Code Geass Cowboy Bebop Steins;Gate Yu Yu Hakusho(hasn't aged well though) 

Death Note too, but admittedly, it can be more divisive than the others. Haruhi is another but we all know the 'difficulties' when it comes to experiencing the Haruhi franchise properly. HunterXHunter is a modern masterpiece too but it is an incomplete story so...

That spiel done.... as a Mecha fan with wide knowledge of the various franchises(Gundam, Macross, Eureka Seven(?), Muvluv, Evangelion etc.), how do you think Code Geass holds up? I'm sure you've seen some entries of a franchise that have overall better execution than Code Geass(less frustration maybe) but the problem is that those often fail to get on the same level as Code Geass for some reason or other. I know plenty of fans that altogether ignore that it is a mecha series.