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Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion

TV·2006–2008·2 seasons, 50 episodes·MBS·Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure·25m·8.3

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Japan has been invaded and conquered by the Britannian Empire. Japan is now known as Area 11 and its citizens known as Elevens. The Britannian Empire takes away Japan's autonomous power and imposes its rule through the use of Knightmares. The Empire's rule has never faltered, but cracks have begun to show...

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  1. 01Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion S02E25Re;S02E25 · 9.2Lelouch and Suzaku fight for the sake of their promise, the Zero Requiem. Suzaku battles Kallen, while Lelouch confronts Nunnally, his biggest and dearest enemy.
  2. 02Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion S02E21The Ragnarök ConnectionS02E21 · 8.8Within the Sword of Akasha, Lelouch learns the truth about his mother's death from the Emperor and Marianne herself. The two reveal their intention to create a gentle world without lies, and begin Ragnarok. Lelouch almost reconciles with them, but changes his mind when he realizes that the world the Emperor desires has no future. Evolving his Geass to its next level, Lelouch defeats the Emperor with the help of the collective unconscious mind of every human, the personification of the "gods" the Emperor sought to defeat, dissolving both him and Marianne into dust. With Ragnarok ended, Lelouch takes up the throne as the new Emperor, using his Geass to make all the dissenters in the court acknowledge him as such. Suzaku is appointed as his new "Knight of Zero," while C.C. looks on from the shadows.
  3. 03Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion S02E22Emperor LelouchS02E22 · 8.8Lelouch begins his reformation of Britannia, abolishing the aristocracy and Area system. The Knights of Rounds attempt to remove Lelouch from power, but Suzaku, piloting the Lancelot Albion, easily obliterates their ranks, killing Bismarck Waldstein and two other Rounds members while only disabling Gino's Knightmare. His position secure, Lelouch announces his intention to join the U.F.N. On the way to the meeting, he and Kallen bid each other farewell after she kisses him, Kallen having been unable to get Lelouch to answer any of her questions. When the UFN demands that he accept a limit to his voting power to prevent Britannia from attaining an automatic majority, Lelouch forces their hand by having Suzaku take the U.F.N. leaders hostage and Britannia's military surround Japan. During the commotion, the Britannian capital is obliterated by Schenizel, who is aboard his new flying fortress, the Damocles. He reveals to Lelouch that Nunnally is alive, and she declares herself to be Lelouch and Suzaku's enemy.

Cast

Jun FukuyamaJun FukuyamaLelouch (voice)Takahiro SakuraiTakahiro SakuraiSuzaku (voice)YukanaYukanaC.C. (voice)Ami KoshimizuAmi KoshimizuKallen (voice)

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode25Episodes2006–07Aired 7.7Season avg
  1. S01E01Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion S01E01The Day a New Demon was BornOctober 5, 2006 7.7On August 10, 2010, a.t.b., Japan was conquered by the Holy Empire of Britannia. Seven years later, teenage student Lelouch Lamperouge finds
  2. S01E02Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion S01E02The White Knight AwakensOctober 12, 2006 7.3Using his newfound power, Lelouch hijacks an enemy Sutherland and leads the rebels in a counterattack against the Britannian army, forcing V
  3. S01E03Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion S01E03The False ClassmateOctober 19, 2006 7.3Lelouch confronts Clovis about the murder of his mother, Marianne vi Britannia, before killing him. When he returns to Ashford Academy, he d
  4. S01E04Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion S01E04His Name is ZeroOctober 26, 2006 7.5The Purist faction within the Britannian Army scapegoats Suzaku for Clovis' death, planning to use him as an excuse to rid the army of Honor
  5. S01E05Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion S01E05The Princess and the WitchNovember 2, 2006 7.7To Lelouch's surprise, C.C., the girl who gave him his power, is alive and now living in his residence. Suzaku, having been acquitted of all
  6. S01E06Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion S01E06The Stolen MaskNovember 9, 2006 7.2Suzaku transfers into Ashford Academy and faces the scorn of the Britannian students. Cornelia continues her hunt for Zero, destroying sever
  7. S01E07Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion S01E07Attack CorneliaNovember 16, 2006 7.5Cornelia sets a trap for Zero at the Saitama Ghetto as she begins to clear another resistance cell. Despite C.C. trying to stop him, Lelouch
  8. S01E08Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion S01E08The Black KnightsNovember 23, 2006 7.8A group from the Japan Liberation Front takes a hotel and its occupants hostage, including most of the Ashford Student council and a disguis
  9. S01E09Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion S01E09RefrainDecember 7, 2006 6.8Told mostly from Kallen's perspective, her rocky relationship with her biological mother is revealed. The Black Knights are sent on a missio
  10. S01E10Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion S01E10Guren DancesDecember 14, 2006 7.5Cornelia and the Britannian Army heads to Narita, hoping to destroy the remnants of the Japan Liberation Front. Lelouch has his Knights foll
  11. S01E11Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion S01E11Battle for NaritaDecember 21, 2006 7.5The Black Knights' assault on the Britannian Army in Narita proves successful, and Cornelia is cornered by Kallen and Lelouch. The army is p
  12. S01E12Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion S01E12The Messenger from KyotoJanuary 4, 2007 8.2Zero and the core members of the Black Knights meet with Taizō Kirihara, one of the most powerful people in the Japanese underground and an
  13. S01E13Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion S01E13Shirley at GunpointJanuary 11, 2007 7.8Kallen and Lelouch separately reflect upon the deaths of innocents in the Narita campaign. Shirley secretly follows Lelouch and witnesses th
  14. S01E14Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion S01E14Geass vs. GeassJanuary 18, 2007 8.2Lelouch believes Shirley may have discovered his identity as Zero, so he and C.C. pursue her to Narita. Ohgi explores the battlefield of the
  15. S01E15Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion S01E15Cheering MaoJanuary 25, 2007 8.0C.C. explains her history with Mao, and how his inability to turn his Geass off drove him insane. An injured Villetta wakes up in Ohgi's apa
  16. S01E16Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion S01E16Nunnally Held HostageFebruary 1, 2007 7.8C.C. departs as a messenger to the Chinese Federation and Milly has a marriage interview with Lloyd Asplund, creator of the Lancelot. Mao re
  17. S01E17Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion S01E17KnightFebruary 8, 2007 7.8An inauguration ceremony of Clovis' memorial art museum is being held, with Euphemia judging the art works. Lelouch agrees to help Kyoshiro
  18. S01E18Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion S01E18I Order you, Suzaku KururugiFebruary 22, 2007 7.7As Euphemia knights Suzaku, Lelouch establishes the hierarchy of the Black Knights. Diethard Reid suggests assassinating Suzaku, but Lelouch
  19. S01E19Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion S01E19Island of the GodsMarch 1, 2007 6.2The aftermath of the Avalon's arrival inexplicably leaves Lelouch, Euphemia, Kallen, and Suzaku on the island of Kaminejima. Suzaku encounte
  20. S01E20Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion S01E20Battle for KyushuMarch 8, 2007 7.3The Britannian Army fights back against the Kyūshū invaders with the Lancelot. Meanwhile, Nina meets Princess Euphemia and inadvertently giv
  21. S01E21Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion S01E21The School Festival DeclarationMarch 15, 2007 8.2The Ashford Academy holds their annual school festival. Ohgi, Villeta, Euphemia, and Kallen all make their separate ways to the event. A ser
  22. S01E22Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion S01E22Bloodstained EuphyMarch 22, 2007 8.6During the commemoration ceremony for the Specially Administrated Zone, Lelouch and Euphemia privately discuss Japan's future. She convinces
  23. S01E23Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion S01E23Season's bestAt Least with SorrowMarch 29, 2007 8.6Left with no choice, Lelouch shoots and mortally wounds Euphemia in front of Suzaku. Suzaku returns to the Avalon with her battered body as
  24. S01E24Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion S01E24The Collapsing StageJuly 28, 2007 8.2Lelouch's strategies give the Black Knights and their allies the upper hand in their battle against the Britannian Army. As riots break out
  25. S01E25Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion S01E25ZeroJuly 28, 2007 8.6After managing to capture Cornelia, Lelouch forces her to reveal what little information she knows of Marianne's murder, but the answers do

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season02Best seasonEpisode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode25Episodes2008Aired 8.4Season avg
  1. S02E01Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion S02E01The Day a Demon AwakensApril 6, 2008 7.7One year after the Black Rebellion, Lelouch Lamperouge has resumed his normal school life with no apparent memories of the year before. Afte
  2. S02E02Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion S02E02Plan for Independent JapanApril 13, 2008 8.5Lelouch directs the Black Knights in a counterattack against the Britannian forces and recalls how he came to forget his past: after Suzaku
  3. S02E03Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion S02E03Imprisoned in CampusApril 20, 2008 8.4Lelouch returns to the Ashford Academy during the broadcast, causing Villeta Nu's Special Division to have doubts he was the Zero on televis
  4. S02E04Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion S02E04Counterattack at the GallowsApril 27, 2008 8.4Lelouch deduces the nature of Rolo's Geass and convinces Rolo to spare him; in return, he will hand over C.C. Li Xingke confronts the Eunuch
  5. S02E05Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion S02E05Knights of the RoundMay 4, 2008 8.1Suzaku returns to Ashford Academy to investigate Lelouch. With the Black Knights reassembled, Lelouch plans to lead the resistance while mai
  6. S02E06Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion S02E06Surprise Attack over the PacificMay 11, 2008 8.4Rolo uses his Geass to buy Lelouch time to say words of caution to Nunnally without revealing his reawakened memories to Suzaku. Unwilling t
  7. S02E07Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion S02E07The Abandoned MaskMay 18, 2008 8.6Nunnally is sworn in as the new Viceroy of Area 11, and reveals her intention to restore the Specially Administrated Zone of Japan. Knowing
  8. S02E08Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion S02E08One Million MiraclesMay 25, 2008 8.4The Black Knights question Lelouch's decision, and the Britannian Army remains wary of his intentions. In a private conversation with Suzaku
  9. S02E09Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion S02E09A Bride in the Vermillion Forbidden CityJune 8, 2008 8.3Lelouch learns that the Chinese Empress Tianzi is being forced into a political marriage to First Prince Odysseus u Britannia. The wedding i
  10. S02E10Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion S02E10When Shen Hu Wins GloryJune 15, 2008 8.4Lelouch successfully escapes with Empress Tianzi and the Black Knights attempt to unite with their Indian allies. Desperate to recover the E
  11. S02E11Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion S02E11Power of PassionJune 22, 2008 8.3Back at Ashford Academy, Sayoko Shinozaki is posing as Lelouch. Realizing the Eunuchs are not interested in saving Tianzi, Li Xingke rebels.
  12. S02E12Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion S02E12Love Attack!June 29, 2008 7.8Lelouch is shocked that Sayoko has made him into a playboy. As he tries to work out a way to undo the damage, Milly declares Cupid Day, wher
  13. S02E13Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion S02E13Assassin from the PastJuly 6, 2008 8.4Having recovered her memories, Shirley questions her perception of reality. Lelouch heads to the train station to check on the delivery of a
  14. S02E14Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion S02E14Geass HuntJuly 13, 2008 8.5Rolo admits to causing Shirley's death; rather than blame Rolo, Lelouch blames the existence of Geass itself. In retaliation, he mounts an a
  15. S02E15Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion S02E15The C's WorldJuly 20, 2008 8.5Suzaku realizes he cannot stoop to Lelouch's level to achieve his goals and decides not to use Refrain on Kallen. Instead, he heads to Ashfo
  16. S02E16Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion S02E16United Federation of Nations Resolution Number OneJuly 27, 2008 8.4Forty-seven countries rally under the banner of the new United Federation of Nations, and their first declaration is to declare war on Brita
  17. S02E17Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion S02E17The Taste of HumiliationAugust 3, 2008 8.3The battle for Japan gets underway, and it does not start out well for the Black Knights. Luciano and Bismark decimate their ranks, with onl
  18. S02E18Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion S02E18Final Battle Tokyo IIAugust 10, 2008 8.4With the power disrupted, the Black Knights begin their assault on the Tokyo Settlement. Suzaku threatens to use the F.L.E.I.J.A. bomb, but
  19. S02E19Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion S02E19BetrayalAugust 17, 2008 8.8A ceasefire is called so Schneizel can meet with the leaders of the Black Knights, but Lelouch is too devastated to attend. Schenizel reveal
  20. S02E20Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion S02E20Emperor DismissedAugust 24, 2008 8.2As the Emperor prepares to begin Ragnarok, Lelouch and Suzaku head to Kaminejima to face him. No longer restrained by his notions of wrong m
  21. S02E21Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion S02E21The Ragnarök ConnectionAugust 31, 2008 8.8Within the Sword of Akasha, Lelouch learns the truth about his mother's death from the Emperor and Marianne herself. The two reveal their in
  22. S02E22Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion S02E22Emperor LelouchSeptember 7, 2008 8.8Lelouch begins his reformation of Britannia, abolishing the aristocracy and Area system. The Knights of Rounds attempt to remove Lelouch fro
  23. S02E23Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion S02E23Schneizel's GuiseSeptember 14, 2008 8.6Schneizel unveils his plan to position the Damocles in such a way as to strike every warring nation in the world, thus enforcing peace throu
  24. S02E24Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion S02E24The Grip of DamoclesSeptember 21, 2008 8.8The Black Knights manage to board the Avalon. Lelouch escapes in the Shinkirō while C.C. holds Kallen at bay long enough for Lelouch to esca
  25. S02E25Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion S02E25Season's bestRe;September 28, 2008 9.2Lelouch and Suzaku fight for the sake of their promise, the Zero Requiem. Suzaku battles Kallen, while Lelouch confronts Nunnally, his bigge

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