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 the series
Planetes,
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion features original character designs by
Clamp.
The first season of the series premiered across
Japan on
MBS from
October 5,
2006, and concluded its run on
July 28,
2007, after running for 25 episodes. A second season and sequel to the series,
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2, premiered on MBS and
TBS on
April 6,
2008.
Both seasons of
Code Geass have been licensed for release in the
United States and
Canada by
Bandai Entertainment, and the first season began airing on
Cartoon Network's
Adult Swim programming block in the U.S. on
April 27,
2008. In
Australia and
New Zealand, the series is licensed by
Madman Entertainment.
PLOTOn
August 10,
2010,
a.t.b. (the Imperial calendar), the Holy Empire of Britannia
overpowered Japanese forces and conquered the country with their new
robotic weapons, the
Knightmare Frames,
in less than a month. In the aftermath of Britannia's invasion, Japan
lost its freedom, its rights, and even its name, becoming Area 11 of
the Britannian Empire. The Japanese people, renamed as "Elevens", are
forced to survive in poor neighborhoods, while Britannians live in
first-class settlements. Rebel elements persist, however, as pockets of
Japanese organizations struggle against the Empire for the independence
of Japan.
After his father, the Emperor of Britannia, failed to prevent the
assassination of his mother, an attack which also left his sister blind
and crippled, the young prince
Lelouchvowed to destroy Britannia. Seven years later, he accidentally becomes
mixed up with "terrorists" in Area 11 and encounters a mysterious girl
named
C.C., who gives him the power of
Geass.
With it, he finally has the power that he needs to defeat Britannia and
fulfill his two wishes: to seek revenge for his mother and to construct
a world in which his beloved sister can live happily.
SETTINGS
Code Geass is set in an alternate universe where the Holy Empire of Britannia, an international
superpower,
has conquered more than a third of the planet. The world is, for the
most part, divided between it and two other superpowers: the Chinese
Federation and the Euro Universe. Australia has remained independent of
the other powers though it is not significantly mentioned in the story.
The three powers maintain a tentative balance for the first part of the
series. The balance shifts in the second season. The E.U. has much of
its territory conquered by Britannia while Lelouch engineers a
revolution in the Chinese Federation and creates a new alliance of
countries, the United Federation of Nations, reducing the number of
superpowers to two.
MAIN CHARACTERSLelouch Lamperouge - The title character and protagonist of the show, Lelouch Lamperouge
is seemingly an ordinary 17-year-old student at the Ashford Academy. In
reality, he is the son of the Emperor of Britannia and the late Empress
Marianne. His real name is
Lelouch vi Britannia, the Eleventh
Prince of the Britannian Empire prior to his mother's assassination.
When he gets caught up in a battle between the military and Japanese
rebels, he gains the power of Geass, which forces others to obey his
orders without question. With this power, he begins his quest to
destroy Britannia under the alias of
Zero.
Suzaku Kururugi - Lelouch's childhood friend and son of Japan's last prime minister,
Suzaku is in the service of the Britannia Army as a soldier, and was
chosen to test an experiment new model of Knightmare Frame, the
Lancelot. Suzaku claims achieving results by wrong or illegal methods is meaningless and does not approve of Zero's actions.
C.C. - A mysterious green-haired girl who bestows the power of Geass upon
Lelouch under the condition that he grant her greatest wish. C.C.'s
abilities caught the interest of Britannia and she was imprisoned as a
part of Britannia's experiments in the past. She passively oversees
Lelouch's missions to ensure that he does not die and to help his plans
succeed.
Nunnally Lamperouge - Nunnally is Lelouch's younger sister, who is wheelchair-bound due
to bullet wounds on her legs, as well as blind due to psychological
trauma from witnessing the brutal assassination of her mother.
Kallen Kōzuki - Kallen is a Britannian-Eleven girl who believes herself to be a
Japanese person at heart and prefers to be known by her birth name. Her
father is Britannian and her mother is an Eleven; her father comes from
a prestigious Britannian family and as such she attends the Ashford
Academy, where she is a member of its student council and is one of its
most outstanding students. Though she maintains a frail-girl image at
school, she is a member of a Japanese resistance cell.
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