Code Geass

Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion
Cover of Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion Blu-ray box set
コードギアス 反逆のルルーシュ (Kōdo Giasu: Hangyaku no Rurūshu)
Genre	Alternate history[1] Mecha[2] Military[3]
Created by	Gorō Taniguchi Ichirō Ōkouchi
Anime television series
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion
Directed by	Gorō Taniguchi
Produced by	Hiroshi Morotomi Yoshitaka Kawaguchi Takuo Minegishi Atsushi Yukawa
Written by	Ichirō Ōkouchi
Music by	Kōtarō Nakagawa Hitomi Kuroishi
Studio	Sunrise
Licensed by	Crunchyroll[a] SEA: Odex Medialink
Original network	JNN (MBS, TBS)
English network	AU: ABC2 PH: TV5, Hero US: Adult Swim, Crunchyroll Channel[4]
Original run	October 6, 2006 – July 29, 2007
Episodes	25 (List of episodes)
Anime television series
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2
Directed by	Gorō Taniguchi
Produced by	Hiroshi Morotomi Yoshitaka Kawaguchi Takuo Minegishi Atsushi Yukawa
Written by	Ichirō Ōkouchi
Music by	Kōtarō Nakagawa Hitomi Kuroishi
Studio	Sunrise
Licensed by	Crunchyroll[a] SEA: Odex
Original network	JNN (MBS, TBS)
English network	PH: TV5, Hero US: Adult Swim Crunchyroll Channel
Original run	April 6, 2008 – September 28, 2008
Episodes	25 (List of episodes)
Further information Original video animation Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion Special Edition "Black Rebellion" Directed by Gorō Taniguchi Written by Ichirō Ōkouchi Music by Kōtarō Nakagawa Hitomi Kuroishi Studio Sunrise Released February 22, 2008 Runtime 118 minutes Original video animation Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 Special Edition "Zero Requiem" Directed by Gorō Taniguchi Written by Ichirō Ōkouchi Music by Kōtarō Nakagawa Hitomi Kuroishi Studio Sunrise Released July 24, 2009 Runtime 118 minutes Light novel Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion Written by Mamoru Iwasa Published by Kadokawa Shoten English publisher NA: Bandai Visual Magazine The Sneaker Demographic Male Original run April 28, 2007 – March 1, 2008 Volumes 5 (List of volumes) Video game Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion Lost Colors Genre Visual novel Platform PlayStation 2 PlayStation Portable Released JP: March 27, 2008 Light novel Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion Red Tracks Written by Mamoru Iwasa Published by Kadokawa Shoten Magazine The Sneaker Demographic Male Published April 1, 2008 Volumes 1 (List of volumes) Light novel Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 Written by Mamoru Iwasa Published by Kadokawa Shoten Magazine The Sneaker Demographic Male Original run June 1, 2008 – March 1, 2009 Volumes 4 (List of volumes) Manga Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion Written by Ichirō Ōkouchi Illustrated by Majiko! Published by Kadokawa Shoten English publisher NA: Bandai Entertainment (expired) Magazine Monthly Asuka Demographic Shōjo Original run December 26, 2006 – February 24, 2010 Volumes 8 (List of volumes) Manga Code Geass: Suzaku of the Counterattack Written by Atsuro Yomino Published by Kadokawa Shoten English publisher NA: Bandai Entertainment (expired) Magazine Beans Ace Demographic Shōjo Original run October 10, 2006 – August 9, 2008 Volumes 2 (List of volumes) Manga Code Geass: Nightmare of Nunnally Written by Takuma Tomomasa Published by Kadokawa Shoten English publisher NA: Bandai Entertainment (expired) Magazine Comp Ace Demographic Seinen Original run June 26, 2007 – April 25, 2009 Volumes 5 (List of volumes) Manga Code Geass: Tales of an Alternate Shogunate Written by Ganjii Published by Kadokawa Shoten Magazine Kerokero Ace Demographic Shōnen Original run May 26, 2008 – August 26, 2008 Volumes 1 (List of volumes) Manga Code Geass: Renya of Darkness Written by Takuma Tomomasa Published by Kadokawa Shoten Magazine Shōnen Ace Demographic Shōnen Original run May 26, 2010 – August 26, 2013 Volumes 7 (List of volumes) Manga Code Geass: Oz the Reflection Written by Chika Tojo Published by Kadokawa Magazine Newtype Ace Comp Ace Demographic Shōnen Original run April 10, 2012 – July 26, 2014 Volumes 5 (List of volumes) Light novel Code Geass: Oz the Reflection Written by Shigeru Morita Illustrated by Eiji Nakata Published by Hobby Japan Demographic Male Original run May 25, 2012 – April 25, 2016 Volumes 5 (List of volumes) Original video animation Code Geass: Nunnally in Wonderland Directed by Makoto Baba Written by Yuuichi Nomura Music by Kotaro Nakagawa Studio Sunrise Released July 27, 2012 Runtime 28 minutes Original video animation Code Geass: Akito the Exiled Directed by Kazuki Akane Produced by Hirofumi Inagaki Yoshitaka Kawaguchi Jun Yukawa Osamu Hosokawa (1–2) Shuusaku Iba (1–2) Nobuaki Abe (3–6) Hirotsugu Ogisu (3–6) Written by Hiroshi Ōnogi Music by Ichiko Hashimoto Studio Sunrise Licensed by Crunchyroll[b] Released August 4, 2012 – February 6, 2016 Episodes 5 (List of episodes) Light novel Code Geass: Akito the Exiled Written by Ukyō Kodachi Published by Kadokawa Shoten Demographic Male Original run July 6, 2013 – June 25, 2016 Volumes 3 (List of volumes) Manga Code Geass: Oz the Reflection O2 Written by Chika Tojo Published by Kadokawa Magazine Comp Ace Demographic Shōnen Original run August 26, 2014 – February 26, 2016 Volumes 5 (List of volumes) Manga Code Black: Hayabiki no Lelouch (2014–15) Films Code Geass Lelouch of the Rebellion (2017–18) Code Geass Lelouch of the Re;surrection (2019) Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture (2024)

Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion (Japanese: コードギアス 反逆のルルーシュ, Hepburn: Kōdo Giasu: Hangyaku no Rurūshu), often referred to simply as Code Geass, is a Japanese anime television series produced by Sunrise. It was directed by Gorō Taniguchi and written by Ichirō Ōkouchi, with original character designs by Clamp. Set in an alternate timeline, it follows the exiled prince Lelouch Lamperouge, who obtains the "power of absolute obedience" from a mysterious woman named C.C. Using this supernatural power, known as Geass, he leads a rebellion against the rule of the Holy Britannian Empire, commanding a series of mecha battles.

Code Geass was broadcast in Japan on MBS from October 2006 to July 2007. Its sequel series, Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2, ran as a simulcast on MBS and TBS from April to September 2008. The series has also been adapted into various manga and light novels, with the former showing alternate scenarios from the TV series.

Initiation, Transgression, and Glorification, a three-part compilation film recapping the events of both anime series' seasons while also altering storylines for various characters and establishing an alternate universe,^[5] was released between 2017 and 2018. A new original film titled Code Geass Lelouch of the Re;surrection, taking place after the Zero Requiem of the film trilogy's alternate universe, was released in theaters in February 2019. Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture, an anime film series set in the same alternate universe, was announced in December 2020 as part of a 10-year plan.

Bandai Entertainment licensed most parts of the franchise for English release in December 2007, airing the series English-dubbed on Adult Swim in the United States. Most manga and light novels have also been published in North America by Bandai.

Code Geass has been well received in Japan, selling over a million DVD and Blu-ray discs. Both seasons have won several awards at the Tokyo International Anime Fair, the Animage Anime Grand Prix, and the Animation Kobe event. It received critical acclaim for its story, voice acting, large audience appeal, the conflicts among its main characters, and the moral questions it presented.

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