Code Geass (season 2)

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'Code Geass:
Lelouch of the Rebellion R2
Code Geass R2 DVD Part4.png
The cover of Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 Part 4 released by Bandai Entertainment
Country of origin Japan
No. of episodes 25
Release
Original network JNN (MBS, TBS)
Original release April 6, 2008 (2008-04-06) – September 28, 2008 (2008-09-28)
Season chronology
List of Code Geass episodes

The second and final season of the Code Geass anime series, titled Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 (Japanese: コードギアス 反逆のルルーシュ R2 Hepburn: Kōdo Giasu: Hangyaku no Rurūshu R2?), is produced by Sunrise, Mainichi Broadcasting System, and Project Geass.[1] The series was directed by Gorō Taniguchi who has also worked with Ichirō Ōkouchi on the script. The characters were conceived by Clamp and designed by Takahiro Kimura.[1] R2 takes place a year after the events of the first series. The coup d'état by the Black Knights, led by the protagonist, Lelouch vi Britannia, ended in failure and resulted in Lelouch's capture and brainwashing. Since then, the coup has been referred to as the Black Rebellion.

R2 was first announced in the April 2007 edition of Newtype.[2] Early screening for the first episode was held in March 2008 in Tokyo Dome City and Osaka Mido Hall.[3] The series premiered on April 6, 2008 on MBS TV and Tokyo Broadcasting System Television; it was later broadcast on sixteen other stations.[4] The third episode was partly leaked four days before its intended air date due to human error.[5][6] The final episode aired on September 28, 2008.[7] Bandai Visual encapsulated the series into nine volumes in DVD, Blu-ray, and Universal Media Disc formats;[8][9][10] each volume contained a picture drama episode as a bonus. Bandai Visual later released a singular adaption of the series called Zero Requiem, and later released the series in a box collection.[11][12]

The first episode premiered on Adult Swim on November 2, 2008, a week after the final episode of the first series was aired.[13][14] Adult Swim restarted R2 in a new time slot by re-airing the first episode the week after and aired the final episode on June 7, 2009.[13][15] Bandai Entertainment released the series in four DVD volumes and a DVD box between August 2009 and February 2012.[16][17] During the 2013 Otakon, Funimation announced its acquisition of the series.[18] In the United Kingdom, Kazé released the series as a DVD and Blu-ray box collection.[19][20] In Australasia, Madman Entertainment released a single volume and a DVD and Blu-ray box collection.[21][22] In anticipation for the DVD volume release, Madman streamed the episodes on a weekly basis beginning on October 27, 2009.[23]

The episodes use four pieces of theme music: two opening and two ending themes.[24] The opening and ending themes for the first 12 episodes are "O2" (O2〜オー･ツー〜 Ō Tsū?) and "Shiawase Neiro" (シアワセネイロ?, lit. "Happy Timbre") respectively and were both performed by Orange Range. For the rest of the season, the opening theme is "World End" performed by Flow and the ending theme is "Waga Rōtashi Aku no Hana" (わが﨟たし悪の華?, lit. "My Beautifully Elegant Flower of Evil") performed by Ali Project.[24]

For the 15th anniversary rebroadcast edition, the opening theme for the first twelve episodes is "Face2" by Lozareena and the ending theme is "Mushoku Tōmei" (無色透明?, lit. "Colorless and Transparent") by Yūtarō Yamashita. For the rest of the season, the opening theme is "Daydream Believer" by Flow and Orange Range, and the ending theme is "Z.E.R.O." by Blue Encount.

Episode list

No.
overall		 No. in
season		 Official English title
Original Japanese title		 Storyboarded by Directed by Written by Original air date [7] English air date Ref.
26 1 "The Day a Demon Awakens" Tsukasa Sunaga Noriaki Akitaya Ichirō Ōkouchi April 6, 2008 (2008-04-06) November 2, 2008[13] [25][26]
27 2 "Plan for Independent Japan" Tsukasa Sunaga Akira Toba Ichirō Ōkouchi April 13, 2008 (2008-04-13) November 16, 2008[15] [27][28]
28 3 "Imprisoned in Campus" Kazuya Murata Makoto Baba Ichirō Ōkouchi April 20, 2008 (2008-04-20) November 23, 2008[29] [30][31]
29 4 "Counterattack at the Gallows" Kunihisa Sugishima Kazuo Miyake Ichirō Ōkouchi April 27, 2008 (2008-04-27) November 30, 2008[29] [32][33]
30 5 "Knights of the Round" Tsukasa Sunaga Masato Miyoshi
Noriaki Akitaya		 Ichirō Ōkouchi May 4, 2008 (2008-05-04) December 7, 2008[34] [35][36]
31 6 "Surprise Attack over the Pacific" Tsukasa Sunaga Akira Toba Ichirō Ōkouchi May 11, 2008 (2008-05-11) December 14, 2008[34] [37][38]
32 7 "The Abandoned Mask" Kazuya Murata Makoto Baba Ichirō Ōkouchi May 18, 2008 (2008-05-18) January 11, 2009[39] [40][41]
33 8 "One Million Miracles" Kunihisa Sugishima Kazuo Miyake Ichirō Ōkouchi May 25, 2008 (2008-05-25) January 18, 2009[42] [43][44]
34 9 "A Bride in the Vermillion Forbidden City" Tsukasa Sunaga Kazuo Sakai Ichirō Ōkouchi June 8, 2008 (2008-06-08) January 25, 2009[42] [45][46]
35 10 "When Shen Hu Wins Glory" Tsukasa Sunaga Akira Toba Ichirō Ōkouchi June 15, 2008 (2008-06-15) February 1, 2009[42] [47][48]
36 11 "Power of Passion" Tsukasa Sunaga Yū Nobuta Ichirō Ōkouchi June 22, 2008 (2008-06-22) February 8, 2009[42] [49][50]
37 12 "Love Attack!" Kunihiro Mori
Tsukasa Sunaga		 Noriaki Akitaya Ichirō Ōkouchi June 29, 2008 (2008-06-29) February 15, 2009[42] [51][52]
38 13 "Assassin from the Past" Kazuya Murata Kazuhiro Yoneda Ichirō Ōkouchi July 6, 2008 (2008-07-06) February 22, 2009[42] [53][54]
39 14 "Geass Hunt" Tsukasa Sunaga Kazuo Miyake Ichirō Ōkouchi July 13, 2008 (2008-07-13) March 1, 2009[15] [55][56]
40 15 "The C's World" Tsukasa Sunaga Makoto Baba Ichirō Ōkouchi July 20, 2008 (2008-07-20) March 8, 2009[15] [57][58]
41 16 "United Federation of Nations Resolution Number One" Tsukasa Sunaga Tatsuya Abe Ichirō Ōkouchi July 27, 2008 (2008-07-27) May 3, 2009[59] [60][61]
42 17 "The Taste of Humiliation" Masamitsu Hidaka
Tamayo Yamamoto		 Hiroaki Kudō Ichirō Ōkouchi August 3, 2008 (2008-08-03) May 10, 2009[15] [62][63]
43 18 "Final Battle Tokyo II" Tsukasa Sunaga Akira Toba Ichirō Ōkouchi August 10, 2008 (2008-08-10) May 10, 2009[15] [64][65]
44 19 "Betrayal" Kazuya Murata Noriaki Akitaya Ichirō Ōkouchi August 17, 2008 (2008-08-17) May 17, 2009[15] [66][67]
45 20 "Emperor Dismissed" Tsukasa Sunaga Kazuo Miyake Ichirō Ōkouchi August 24, 2008 (2008-08-24) May 17, 2009[15] [68][69]
46 21 "The Ragnarök Connection" Tsukasa Sunaga Makoto Baba Ichirō Ōkouchi August 31, 2008 (2008-08-31) May 24, 2009[15] [70][71]
47 22 "Emperor Lelouch" Kazuya Murata Yū Nobuta
Masato Miyoshi		 Ichirō Ōkouchi September 7, 2008 (2008-09-07) May 24, 2009[15] [72][73]
48 23 "Schneizel's Guise" Shishō Igarashi[lower-alpha 1] Shishō Igarashi Ichirō Ōkouchi September 14, 2008 (2008-09-14) May 31, 2009[15] [74][75]
49 24 "The Grip of Damocles" Tsukasa Sunaga Akira Toba Ichirō Ōkouchi September 21, 2008 (2008-09-21) May 31, 2009[15] [76][77]
50 25 "Re;" Tsukasa Sunaga
Kazuya Murata		 Kazuya Murata[lower-alpha 2], Noriaki Akitaya, Kazuo Miyake, Makoto Baba, Fumiya Kitajō Ichirō Ōkouchi September 28, 2008 (2008-09-28) June 7, 2009[15] [78][79]

Home media release

Japanese

Bandai Visual released the episodes in nine volumes in DVD, Blu-ray, and Universal Media Disc media format.[8][9][10] The Zero Requiem release is a concentration of the series in one disc.[11] Eventually, the nine volumes were released in a DVD box collection with a slated Blu-ray edition to be released.[12][80]

Bandai Visual (Japan, Region 2)
Volume Episodes DVD release date Blu-ray release date UMD release date
Volume 1 1 August 22, 2008[81] August 22, 2008[82] March 26, 2010[83]
Volume 2 2–4 September 26, 2008[84] September 26, 2008[85] March 26, 2010[86]
Volume 3 5–7 October 24, 2008[87] October 24, 2008[88] March 26, 2010[89]
Volume 4 8–10 November 21, 2008[90] November 21, 2008[91] March 26, 2010[92]
Volume 5 11–13 December 19, 2008[93] December 19, 2008[94] March 26, 2010[95]
Volume 6 14–16 January 23, 2009[96] January 23, 2009[97] March 26, 2010[98]
Volume 7 17–19 February 20, 2009[99] February 20, 2009[100] March 26, 2010[101]
Volume 8 20–22 March 27, 2009[102] March 27, 2009[103] March 26, 2010[104]
Volume 9 23–25 April 24, 2009[8] April 24, 2009[9] March 26, 2010[10]
Zero Requiem Condensation of 1–25 September 22, 2011[11] July 24, 2009[105] None
Box collection 1–25 February 24, 2012[12] March 26, 2014[80] None

Picture drama

The picture drama (ピクチャードラマ Pikuchā Dorama?) episodes are still images and character voices used to tell a story. In Japan, a picture drama was added to every DVD or Blu-ray volume. In 2014, a Blu-ray box collection was released and contained a new picture drama episode.[106]

Picture drama episode list
Title Packaged in Japan with
"Turn 0.923" Volume 1
C.C. and Kallen discuss their current lives and the upcoming plan to retrieve Lelouch.
"Turn 0.56" Volume 2
Suzaku, Gino, and Anya find a girl among the rubble in the latest area they recently conquered. The girl blames Suzaku for the death of her family.
"Stage 7.19" Volume 3
Lelouch reminisces about his friends during the time they were preparing for a hand-made dress party.
"Turn 9.34" Volume 4
C.C., Kallen, and Lelouch sneak into a Chinese Federation party by dressing as belly dancers. There, Lelouch uses Geass on the men to prevent them from supplying Britannia with resources.
"Turn 12.59" Volume 5
Empress Tianzi hosts a pajama party together with C.C., Kaguya Sumeragi, Rakshata Chawla, Nagisa Chiba and Xianglin as they discuss about men and love.
"Turn 12.31" Volume 6
Nunnally, Schenizel, Suzaku, Gino, Anya, Guilford, Cécile Croomy, Lloyd Asplund, and Kanon Maldini are attending a casino designed by the late Clovis la Britannia. They have various discussions and concludes with Gino challenging Schenizel to a game where the latter confidently accepts.
"Turn 19.02" Volume 7
As Rolo nears death, he reminisces about his life with Lelouch and how he was moved by having a family for the first time.
"Turn 22.05" Volume 8
C.C. and Cecile discuss Zero Requiem and their feelings towards it. They are then joined by Lelouch, Suzaku, Lloyd, and Jeremiah as they prepare for their departure to Japan.
"Turn 25.01" Volume 9
Nunnally, Suzaku, and Lelouch's friends gather at Ashford Academy to discuss their current lives and to honor Lelouch's sacrifice.
"Turn 12.06" Blu-ray box collection
Lelouch and friends attend Milly's graduation party.

English

In North America, Bandai Entertainment released the series in four DVD volumes;[107] each volume release was accompanied with a limited edition version.[108] Later, Bandai Entertainment released a box collection containing the four volumes.

Bandai Entertainment (North America, Region 1 DVD)
Volume Episodes Release date Ref.
Part 1 1–7 August 18, 2009 [16][109]
Part 2 8–13 December 1, 2009 [110][111]
Part 3 14–19 January 19, 2010 [112][113]
Part 4 20–25 April 6, 2010 [107][108]
Box Collection 1–25 February 7, 2012 [17]

In the United Kingdom, Kazé announced its acquisition of the series during the London MCM Expo in October 2012.[114] They released the series as a DVD and Blu-ray box collection on March 11, 2013 with distribution by Manga Entertainment.[19][20] In Australasia, Madman Entertainment released a single volume, then concluded with a DVD box collection on December 20, 2010.[21][115] The Blu-ray version was released on June 16, 2013.[22]

Notes

  1. ↑ Credited under the pen name "Tatsuya Igarashi" (五十嵐 達矢 Igarashi Tatsuya?).
  2. ↑ Credited as Directing Supervisor (演出統括 Enshutsu tōkatsu?).

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