CODE GEASS Lelouch of the Rebellion
2006-10-05

Introduction

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) is a Japanese three-part animated science fantasy action film series directed by Gorō Taniguchi and written by Ichirō Ōkouchi. Based on the anime television series of the same name, the films were produced by Sunrise and distributed by Showgate as a compilation adaptation of the original television series.

The original voice cast returned to reprise their roles across all three films. The first film, Initiation, was released on October 21, 2017, followed by Transgression on February 10, 2018, and Glorification on May 26, 2018.

A sequel film, Code Geass: Lelouch of the Re;surrection, was released in 2019. It was later followed by the four-part sequel film series *Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture*, which was released in 2024.

Story

The three-part film largely covers the events of the main anime series. Initiation compiles Season 1, Episodes 1-17; Transgression covers Season 1, Episodes 18-25 and Season 2, Episodes 1-16; and Glorification covers Season 2, Episodes 17-25.

Aside from a few bonus scenes and cut plot points, the most significant change is the fate of Shirley Fenette. Shirley’s father is never killed during the Battle of Narita, thus avoiding the chain of events that ultimately results in her own death. Instead, Shirley survives through the rest of the story. This change has no particular influence on the rest of the plot.

In a post-credits scene at the end of Glorification, C.C. is shown riding on horseback towards a ceremony at Jeremiah Gottwald’s orange farm that he and Shirley are hosting. The tracks from the hay cart she rode on at the end of the original series are shown on the road she is traveling on.

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