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
Created by
Anime television series
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion
Directed byGorō Taniguchi
Produced by
  • Hiroshi Morotomi
  • Yoshitaka Kawaguchi
  • Takuo Minegishi
  • Atsushi Yukawa
Written byIchirō Ōkouchi
Music by
StudioSunrise
Licensed byCrunchyroll[a]
Original networkJNN (MBS, TBS)
English network
Original run October 6, 2006 July 29, 2007
Episodes25 (List of episodes)
Anime television series
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2
Directed byGorō Taniguchi
Produced by
  • Hiroshi Morotomi
  • Yoshitaka Kawaguchi
  • Takuo Minegishi
  • Atsushi Yukawa
Written byIchirō Ōkouchi
Music by
  • Kōtarō Nakagawa
  • Hitomi Kuroishi
StudioSunrise
Licensed byCrunchyroll[a]
Original networkJNN (MBS, TBS)
English network
  • PH: TV5, Hero
  • US: Adult Swim
    Crunchyroll Channel
Original run April 6, 2008 September 28, 2008
Episodes25 (List of episodes)
Further information
Original video animation
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion
Special Edition "Black Rebellion"
Directed byGorō Taniguchi
Written byIchirō Ōkouchi
Music byKōtarō Nakagawa
Hitomi Kuroishi
StudioSunrise
ReleasedFebruary 22, 2008
Runtime118 minutes
Original video animation
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 Special Edition "Zero Requiem"
Directed byGorō Taniguchi
Written byIchirō Ōkouchi
Music byKōtarō Nakagawa
Hitomi Kuroishi
StudioSunrise
ReleasedJuly 24, 2009
Runtime118 minutes
Light novel
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion
Written byMamoru Iwasa
Published byKadokawa Shoten
English publisher
MagazineThe Sneaker
DemographicMale
Original runApril 28, 2007March 1, 2008
Volumes5 (List of volumes)
Video game
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion Lost Colors
GenreVisual novel
PlatformPlayStation 2
PlayStation Portable
Released
  • JP: March 27, 2008
Light novel
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion Red Tracks
Written byMamoru Iwasa
Published byKadokawa Shoten
MagazineThe Sneaker
DemographicMale
PublishedApril 1, 2008
Volumes1 (List of volumes)
Light novel
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2
Written byMamoru Iwasa
Published byKadokawa Shoten
MagazineThe Sneaker
DemographicMale
Original runJune 1, 2008March 1, 2009
Volumes4 (List of volumes)
Manga
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion
Written byIchirō Ōkouchi
Illustrated byMajiko!
Published byKadokawa Shoten
English publisher
MagazineMonthly Asuka
DemographicShōjo
Original runDecember 26, 2006February 24, 2010
Volumes8 (List of volumes)
Manga
Code Geass: Suzaku of the Counterattack
Written byAtsuro Yomino
Published byKadokawa Shoten
English publisher
  • NA: Bandai Entertainment (expired)
MagazineBeans Ace
DemographicShōjo
Original runOctober 10, 2006August 9, 2008
Volumes2 (List of volumes)
Manga
Code Geass: Nightmare of Nunnally
Written byTakuma Tomomasa
Published byKadokawa Shoten
English publisher
  • NA: Bandai Entertainment (expired)
MagazineComp Ace
DemographicSeinen
Original runJune 26, 2007April 25, 2009
Volumes5 (List of volumes)
Manga
Code Geass: Tales of an Alternate Shogunate
Written byGanjii
Published byKadokawa Shoten
MagazineKerokero Ace
DemographicShōnen
Original runMay 26, 2008August 26, 2008
Volumes1 (List of volumes)
Manga
Code Geass: Renya of Darkness
Written byTakuma Tomomasa
Published byKadokawa Shoten
MagazineShōnen Ace
DemographicShōnen
Original runMay 26, 2010August 26, 2013
Volumes7 (List of volumes)
Manga
Code Geass: Oz the Reflection
Written byChika Tojo
Published byKadokawa
Magazine
  • Newtype Ace
  • Comp Ace
DemographicShōnen
Original runApril 10, 2012July 26, 2014
Volumes5 (List of volumes)
Light novel
Code Geass: Oz the Reflection
Written byShigeru Morita
Illustrated byEiji Nakata
Published byHobby Japan
DemographicMale
Original runMay 25, 2012April 25, 2016
Volumes5 (List of volumes)
Original video animation
Code Geass: Nunnally in Wonderland
Directed byMakoto Baba
Written byYuuichi Nomura
Music byKotaro Nakagawa
StudioSunrise
ReleasedJuly 27, 2012
Runtime28 minutes
Original video animation
Code Geass: Akito the Exiled
Directed byKazuki 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 byHiroshi Ōnogi
Music byIchiko Hashimoto
StudioSunrise
Licensed byCrunchyroll[b]
Released August 4, 2012 February 6, 2016
Episodes5 (List of episodes)
Light novel
Code Geass: Akito the Exiled
Written byUkyō Kodachi
Published byKadokawa Shoten
DemographicMale
Original runJuly 6, 2013June 25, 2016
Volumes3 (List of volumes)
Manga
Code Geass: Oz the Reflection O2
Written byChika Tojo
Published byKadokawa
MagazineComp Ace
DemographicShōnen
Original runAugust 26, 2014February 26, 2016
Volumes5 (List of volumes)
Manga
Films

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.

  1. ^ Ming Cha, Kai (March 1, 2010). "Code Geass Manga Expands at Bandai". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on February 4, 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
  2. ^ Osmond, Andrew (February 24, 2006). "Netflix Adds Code Geass". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on May 21, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
  3. ^ Loo, Egan (December 8, 2007). "Code Geass to Air on America's Adult Swim in Spring (Updated)". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 9, 2007. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  4. ^ "Crunchyroll Launches 24/7 Anime Channel in the US". Crunchyroll. October 11, 2023. Archived from the original on October 11, 2023. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
  5. ^ "The Code Geass recap movies are key to new sequel's confusing timeline". Polygon. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2019-03-05.


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