Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion
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Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion

If you could change the world, would you be a god... or a demon?

8.4 / 10
2006
2 seasons
50 episodes
AnimationSci-Fi & FantasyAction & AdventureDrama

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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After the Holy Empire of Britannia conquers Japan and renames it Area 11, a Britannian student named Lelouch Lamperouge gains the "Power of Kings" called Geass from a girl named C.C. Lelouch uses his newfound power to become Zero, a masked vigilante leading a rebellion against Britannia to seek revenge.

  • The Day a New Demon was Born

    1.The Day a New Demon was Born

    7.7
    05-10-200625m

    On August 10, 2010, a.t.b., Japan was conquered by the Holy Empire of Britannia. Seven years later, teenage student Lelouch Lamperouge finds himself pulled into a battle between an...

  • The White Knight Awakens

    2.The White Knight Awakens

    7.3
    12-10-200625m

    Using his newfound power, Lelouch hijacks an enemy Sutherland and leads the rebels in a counterattack against the Britannian army, forcing Viceroy Clovis la Britannia to call for t...

  • The False Classmate

    3.The False Classmate

    7.3
    19-10-200625m

    Lelouch confronts Clovis about the murder of his mother, Marianne vi Britannia, before killing him. When he returns to Ashford Academy, he discovers that Kallen Kōzuki, one of the...

  • His Name is Zero

    4.His Name is Zero

    7.5
    26-10-200625m

    The Purist faction within the Britannian Army scapegoats Suzaku for Clovis' death, planning to use him as an excuse to rid the army of Honorary Britannians. Lelouch concocts a plan...

  • The Princess and the Witch

    5.The Princess and the Witch

    7.7
    02-11-200625m

    To 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 charges, accidentally meets Third Princ...

  • The Stolen Mask

    6.The Stolen Mask

    7.2
    09-11-200625m

    Suzaku transfers into Ashford Academy and faces the scorn of the Britannian students. Cornelia continues her hunt for Zero, destroying several rebel strongholds but finding no clue...

  • Attack Cornelia

    7.Attack Cornelia

    7.5
    16-11-200625m

    Cornelia 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 takes the bait and goes to the aid of t...

  • The Black Knights

    8.The Black Knights

    7.8
    23-11-200625m

    A group from the Japan Liberation Front takes a hotel and its occupants hostage, including most of the Ashford Student council and a disguised Princess Euphemia. As such, Princess...

  • Refrain

    9.Refrain

    6.8
    07-12-200625m

    Told mostly from Kallen's perspective, her rocky relationship with her biological mother is revealed. The Black Knights are sent on a mission to take out the drug "Refrain", and fi...

  • Guren Dances

    10.Guren Dances

    7.5
    14-12-200625m

    Cornelia and the Britannian Army heads to Narita, hoping to destroy the remnants of the Japan Liberation Front. Lelouch has his Knights follow her in the hope of capturing her aliv...

  • Battle for Narita

    11.Battle for Narita

    7.5
    21-12-200625m

    The Black Knights' assault on the Britannian Army in Narita proves successful, and Cornelia is cornered by Kallen and Lelouch. The army is pinned down by the Japan Liberation Front...

  • The Messenger from Kyoto

    12.The Messenger from Kyoto

    8.2
    04-01-200725m

    Zero and the core members of the Black Knights meet with Taizō Kirihara, one of the most powerful people in the Japanese underground and an acquaintance of Lelouch from his younger...

  • Shirley at Gunpoint

    13.Shirley at Gunpoint

    7.8
    11-01-200725m

    Kallen and Lelouch separately reflect upon the deaths of innocents in the Narita campaign. Shirley secretly follows Lelouch and witnesses the battle between the Japan Liberation Fr...

  • Geass vs. Geass

    14.Geass vs. Geass

    8.2
    18-01-200725m

    Lelouch believes Shirley may have discovered his identity as Zero, so he and C.C. pursue her to Narita. Ohgi explores the battlefield of the previous night, discovering the wounded...

  • Cheering Mao

    15.Cheering Mao

    8.0
    25-01-200725m

    C.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 apartment and he discovers she has selectiv...

  • Nunnally Held Hostage

    16.Nunnally Held Hostage

    7.8
    01-02-200725m

    C.C. departs as a messenger to the Chinese Federation and Milly has a marriage interview with Lloyd Asplund, creator of the Lancelot. Mao returns to kidnap Lelouch's sister, Nunnal...

  • Knight

    17.Knight

    7.8
    08-02-200725m

    An inauguration ceremony of Clovis' memorial art museum is being held, with Euphemia judging the art works. Lelouch agrees to help Kyoshiro Tohdoh's comrades rescue their leader an...

  • I Order you, Suzaku Kururugi

    18.I Order you, Suzaku Kururugi

    7.7
    22-02-200725m

    As Euphemia knights Suzaku, Lelouch establishes the hierarchy of the Black Knights. Diethard Reid suggests assassinating Suzaku, but Lelouch has other plans for him. He launches a...

  • Island of the Gods

    19.Island of the Gods

    6.2
    01-03-200725m

    The aftermath of the Avalon's arrival inexplicably leaves Lelouch, Euphemia, Kallen, and Suzaku on the island of Kaminejima. Suzaku encounters Kallen while Euphemia is found by Zer...

  • Battle for  Kyushu

    20.Battle for Kyushu

    7.3
    08-03-200725m

    The Britannian Army fights back against the Kyūshū invaders with the Lancelot. Meanwhile, Nina meets Princess Euphemia and inadvertently gives Euphemia peace of mind about her feel...

  • The School Festival Declaration

    21.The School Festival Declaration

    8.2
    15-03-200725m

    The Ashford Academy holds their annual school festival. Ohgi, Villeta, Euphemia, and Kallen all make their separate ways to the event. A series of close encounters risks the reveal...

  • Bloodstained Euphy

    22.Bloodstained Euphy

    8.5
    22-03-200725m

    During the commemoration ceremony for the Specially Administrated Zone, Lelouch and Euphemia privately discuss Japan's future. She convinces him, and Lelouch summarily halts his re...

  • At Least with Sorrow

    23.At Least with Sorrow

    8.6
    29-03-200725m

    Left with no choice, Lelouch shoots and mortally wounds Euphemia in front of Suzaku. Suzaku returns to the Avalon with her battered body as the Black Knights continue to contain th...

  • The Collapsing Stage

    24.The Collapsing Stage

    8.2
    28-07-200725m

    Lelouch's strategies give the Black Knights and their allies the upper hand in their battle against the Britannian Army. As riots break out through the country, the Black Knights t...

  • Zero

    25.Zero

    8.6
    28-07-200725m

    After managing to capture Cornelia, Lelouch forces her to reveal what little information she knows of Marianne's murder, but the answers do not please him one bit. V.V. takes Nunna...

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