Code Geass

***Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion*** (コードギアス 反逆のルルーシュ, Kōdo Giasu: Hangyaku no Rurūshu?), often called simply ***Code Geass***, is a 2006 Japanese animeseries. It was created by Sunrise. The series was directed by Gorō Taniguchi and written by Ichirō Ōkouchi. The character designs were made by manga artist group Clamp. The series was broadcast from October 5, 2006 until July 28, 2007.

## Plot

The main character, Lelouch vi Britannia, used to be a prince of the Holy Empire of Britannia. He is a genius strategist. He meets a female named CC (referred to as C2). She gives him the power of "geass", which works differently for each person. His power is to force a person to do whatever he tells them to do. The power only works once per person and he must look them in the eyes for it to work. He wants to destroy Britannia. His only childhood friend, Suzaku Kururugi, is the main person stopping him from doing this because he thinks that Britannia can be changed from the inside. Lelouch and Suzaku are at Japan. Britannia conquered Japan after Lelouch was disowned for disrespecting his father, the king. Britannia stripped Japan of its prestige and renamed it Area 11. Lelouch's goal is to destroy Britannia. Suzaku does not agree with how Lelouch plans to do this. Suzaku joins the Britannian army to change the country from the inside. They fight each other—Lelouch's brains versus Suzaku's fighting talent.

### Lelouch Lamperouge

His real name is Lelouch vi Britannia. He is the eleventh prince of the empire of Britannia. His mother, Marianne vi Britannia was murdered when he was child. Then his younger sister Nunnally became blind and could not walk by herself. She needed a wheelchair. Therefore, he hated Britannia and decided to create the kind world where Nunnally can live safely. He obtained Geass from C.C. and leaded a group of terrorists he united as the Black Knights with his well-known identity as Zero towards his revenge against Britannia and to create a better world for Nunnally. He latter wields the Knightmare Gawain with C.C. and Shinkirō in R2.

### Suzaku Kururugi

He is the son of the former Japanese prime minister and friend of Lelouch in childhood before he joined the Britannian military hoping to change Britannia from the inside. He wields the Knightmare Lancelot.

### C.C.

She gives Lelouch the power of Geass. She is immortal because she bears the code.

### Kallen Stadtfeld

She is half Japanese and half Britannian. She is the pilot of the Knightmare Guren Mk-II. She is an important member of the Black Knights.

### Anime

_Code Geass_ premiered on the Mainichi Broadcasting System (MBS) television station at 25:25 on October 5, 2006. Its satellite television premiere across Japan on Animax was on November 7, 2006. Its sequel, _Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2_ was first announced on the March 2007. _Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2_ premiered on all Japan News Network (JNN) member stations on April 6, 2008.

Another OVA anime titled  was made known through the anime's official website. Takahiro Kimura did the character designs of the series. Makoto Baba was assigned as the director of the OVA. In the story, Lelouch makes the ultimate use of his Geass for his little sister Nunnally. The Blu-ray was released by Bandai Visual on July 27, 2012 with English subtitles.

A 3-part theatrical movie remake of the first 2 seasons of the anime was released with the first movie released on October 21, 2017. The second movie titled  was released on February 10, 2018. The third compilation movie, titled  was released on May 26, 2018.

_Code Geass: Lelouch of the Re;surrection_ was announced on November 27, 2016. It will be released  in Japan in February 9, 2019. Funimation announced that they licensed the movie for its North American release in 2019.

## Other websites

Official _Code Geass_ website

## Infobox (animanga/header)

- **ja kanji**: コードギアス 反逆のルルーシュ
- **ja romaji**: Kōdo Giasu: Hangyaku no Rurūshu


## Infobox (animanga/video)

- **type**: tv series
- **title**: Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion
- **director**: Gorō Taniguchi
- **writer**: Ichirō Ōkouchi
- **studio**: Sunrise (company), Sunrise
- **network**: Japan News Network, JNN (MBS TV, MBS)
- **first**: October 6, 2006
- **last**: July 29, 2007
- **episodes**: 25
- **episode list**: List of Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion episodes


## Infobox (animanga/video)

- **type**: tv series
- **title**: Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2
- **director**: Gorō Taniguchi
- **writer**: Ichirō Ōkouchi
- **studio**: Sunrise
- **network**: JNN (MBS, Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, TBS)
- **first**: April 6, 2008
- **last**: September 28, 2008
- **episodes**: 25
- **episode list**: List of Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 episodes


## Infobox (animanga/video)

- **type**: ova
- **title**: Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion
Special Edition "Black Rebellion"
- **director**: Gorō Taniguchi
- **writer**: Ichirō Ōkouchi
- **music**: Kōtarō Nakagawa
Hitomi Kuroishi
- **studio**: Sunrise
- **released**: February 22, 2008
- **runtime**: 117 minutes


## Infobox (animanga/video)

- **type**: ova
- **title**: Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 Special Edition "Zero Requiem"
- **director**: Gorō Taniguchi
- **writer**: Ichirō Ōkouchi
- **music**: Kōtarō Nakagawa
Hitomi Kuroishi
- **studio**: Sunrise
- **released**: July 24, 2009
- **runtime**: 117 minutes


## Infobox (animanga/print)

- **type**: light novel
- **title**: Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion
- **author**: Mamoru Iwasa
(Original Story by Gorō Taniguchi & Ichirō Ōkouchi)
- **publisher**: Kadokawa Shoten
- **demographic**: Male
- **magazine**: The Sneaker
- **first**: April 28, 2007
- **last**: March 1, 2008
- **volumes**: 5
- **volume list**: List of Code Geass light novels#Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion


## Infobox (animanga/game)

- **title**: Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion Lost Colors
- **genre**: Visual novel
- **platforms**: PlayStation 2
PlayStation Portable


## Infobox (animanga/print)

- **type**: light novel
- **title**: Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion Red Tracks
- **author**: Mamoru Iwasa
- **publisher**: Kadokawa Shoten
- **demographic**: Male
- **magazine**: The Sneaker
- **published**: April 1, 2008
- **volumes**: 1
- **volume list**: List of Code Geass light novels#Red Tracks


## Infobox (animanga/print)

- **type**: light novel
- **title**: Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2
- **author**: Mamoru Iwasa
- **publisher**: Kadokawa Shoten
- **demographic**: Male
- **magazine**: The Sneaker
- **first**: June 1, 2008
- **last**: March 1, 2009
- **volumes**: 4
- **volume list**: List of Code Geass light novels#Second episode


## Infobox (animanga/print)

- **type**: manga
- **title**: Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion
- **author**: Gorō Taniguchi
Ichirō Ōkouchi
- **illustrator**: Majiko!
- **publisher**: Kadokawa Shoten
- **demographic**: _Shōjo manga, Shōjo_
- **magazine**: Monthly Asuka
- **first**: August 24, 2006
- **last**: February 24, 2010
- **volumes**: 8
- **volume list**: List of Code Geass chapters#Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion


## Infobox (animanga/print)

- **type**: manga
- **title**: Code Geass: Suzaku of the Counterattack
- **author**: Atsuro Yomino
- **publisher**: Kadokawa Shoten
- **demographic**: _Shōjo_
- **magazine**: Beans Ace
- **first**: October 10, 2006
- **last**: August 9, 2008
- **volumes**: 2
- **volume list**: List of Code Geass chapters#Code Geass: Suzaku of the Counterattack


## Infobox (animanga/print)

- **type**: manga
- **title**: Code Geass: Nightmare of Nunnally
- **author**: Takuma Tomomasa
- **publisher**: Kadokawa Shoten
- **demographic**: _Seinen manga, Seinen_
- **magazine**: Comp Ace
- **first**: June 26, 2007
- **last**: April 25, 2009
- **volumes**: 5
- **volume list**: List of Code Geass chapters#Code Geass: Nightmare of Nunnally


## Infobox (animanga/print)

- **type**: manga
- **title**: Code Geass: Tales of an Alternate Shogunate
- **author**: Ganjii
- **publisher**: Kadokawa Shoten
- **demographic**: _Shōnen manga, Shōnen_
- **magazine**: Kerokero Ace
- **first**: May 26, 2008
- **last**: August 26, 2008
- **volumes**: 1
- **volume list**: List of Code Geass chapters#Code Geass: Tales of an Alternate Shogunate


## Infobox (animanga/print)

- **type**: manga
- **title**: Code Geass: Renya of Darkness
- **author**: Takuma Tomomasa
- **publisher**: Kadokawa Shoten
- **demographic**: _Shōnen_
- **magazine**: Shōnen Ace
- **first**: May 26, 2010
- **last**: August 26, 2013
- **volumes**: 7
- **volume list**: List of Code Geass chapters#Code Geass: Renya of Darkness


## Infobox (animanga/print)

- **type**: manga
- **title**: Code Geass: Oz the Reflection
- **author**: Chika Tojo
- **publisher**: Kadokawa
- **demographic**: _Shōnen_
- **first**: April 10, 2012
- **last**: July 26, 2014
- **volumes**: 5
- **volume list**: List of Code Geass chapters#Code Geass: OZ the Reflection


## Infobox (animanga/print)

- **type**: light novel
- **title**: Code Geass: Oz the Reflection
- **author**: Shigeru Morita
- **illustrator**: Eiji Nakata
- **publisher**: Hobby Japan
- **demographic**: Male
- **first**: May 25, 2012
- **last**: April 25, 2016
- **volumes**: 5
- **volume list**: List of Code Geass light novels#Code Geass: OZ the Reflection


## Infobox (animanga/video)

- **type**: ova
- **title**: Code Geass: Nunnally in Wonderland
- **director**: Makoto Baba
- **writer**: Yuuichi Nomura
- **music**: Kotaro Nakagawa
- **studio**: Sunrise
- **released**: July 27, 2012
- **runtime**: 28 minutes


## Infobox (animanga/video)

- **type**: ova
- **title**: Code Geass: Akito the Exiled
- **director**: Kazuki Akane
- **writer**: Hiroshi Ōnogi
- **music**: Ichiko Hashimoto (musician), Ichiko Hashimoto
- **studio**: Sunrise
- **first**: August 4, 2012
- **last**: February 6, 2016
- **episodes**: 5
- **episode list**: List of Code Geass episodes#Code Geass: Akito the Exiled


## Infobox (animanga/print)

- **type**: light novel
- **title**: Code Geass: Akito the Exiled
- **author**: Ukyō Kodachi
- **publisher**: Kadokawa Shoten
- **demographic**: Male
- **first**: July 6, 2013
- **last**: June 25, 2016
- **volumes**: 3
- **volume list**: List of Code Geass light novels#Code Geass: Akito the Exiled


## Infobox (animanga/print)

- **type**: manga
- **title**: Code Geass: Oz the Reflection O2
- **author**: Chika Tojo
- **publisher**: Kadokawa
- **demographic**: _Shōnen_
- **magazine**: Comp Ace
- **first**: August 26, 2014
- **last**: February 26, 2016
- **volumes**: 5
- **volume list**: List of Code Geass chapters#Code Geass: OZ the Reflection O2


## Infobox (animanga/other)

- **title**: Manga
- **content**: * _Code Black: Hayabiki no Lelouch_ (2014–15)


## Infobox (animanga/other)

- **title**: Films
- **content**: * _Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion_ (2017-18)
* _Code Geass Lelouch of the Re;surrection_ (2019)


## Infobox (animanga/video)

- **title**: Code Geass: Z of the Recapture
- **director**: Yoshimitsu Ohashi
- **writer**: Noboru Kimura
- **studio**: Sunrise


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