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 ? ) is an anime television series , created by Sunrise . Directed by Gorō Taniguchi and written by Ichirō Ōkouchi , both of whom had earlier worked on another Sunrise series, the acclaimed Planetes ,