List of Code Geass media

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This is a listing of all media related to the television anime Code Geass.

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[edit] Soundtracks and drama CDs

The music for the series, composed by Kōtarō Nakagawa and Hitomi Kuroishi, has been released across two original soundtracks. The series has also been adapted into a series of drama CDs, called Sound Episodes, the first of which was released on April 2007, and which have continued to be released in Japan by Victor Entertainment each month. Featuring audio episodes written by many of the writers of the series, these are set between the series' episodes and feature theme songs performed by the series' seiyū. They have also been available online on a limited streaming basis on the Japanese internet website Biglobe.

[edit] DVD releases

Volume Release dates Episodes Additional information
Japan
1 January 27, 2007 1 The first volume of the series contains the first episode and has a running time of 25 minutes, presented in 16:9 aspect ratio and Japanese Dolby Digital audio. It includes audio commentaries by Jun Fukuyama, Yukana, Gorō Taniguchi and Ichirō Ōkouchi. The release also contains numerous bonus features, including a picture drama detailing Lelouch's childhood, the 30-minute preview to the series, Code Geass: Emergency Navi News and other extras, including original character sketches by Clamp, 10 illustrations featuring original art from the ending theme and a special CD containing the internet radio broadcast.
2 February 23, 2007 2-4 The second volume of the series contains episodes 2 to 4 and has a running time of 75 minutes, presented in 16:9 aspect ratio and Japanese Dolby Digital audio. It includes audio commentaries by Jun Fukuyama, Ami Koshimizu, Ken Narita and producer Yoshitaka Kawaguchi. The release also contains a picture drama, stage 3.25, set shortly after episode 3, which features a conversation between the female members of Ashford Academy's student council, and numerous other bonus features and extras, including a special series of cover illustrations.
3 March 23, 2007 5-7 The third volume of the series contains episodes 5 to 7 and has a running time of 75 minutes, presented in 16:9 aspect ratio and Japanese Dolby Digital audio. It includes audio commentaries by Jun Fukuyama, Yukana, Gorō Taniguchi and Ichirō Ōkouchi. The release also contains a picture drama, stage 6.75, set after episode 6, which features a conversation between Suzaku and Rivalz about Suzaku's past prior to joining Ashford Academy, and numerous other bonus features and extras, including a special original handkerchief.
4 April 25, 2007 8-10 The fourth volume of the series contains episodes 8 to 10 and has a running time of 100 minutes, presented in 16:9 aspect ratio and Japanese Dolby Digital audio. It includes audio commentaries by Jun Fukuyama, Mitsuaki Madono, Kazunari Tanaka and Yoshitaka Kawaguchi. The volume also features the first volume of a special short manga based on the series by Clamp. The release also contains a picture drama, stage 9.75, set after episode 9, which features a conversation between Lelouch, Nunnally and Sayoko, the television recap episode 8.5 and numerous other bonus features and extras.
5 May 25, 2007 11-13 The fifth volume of the series contains episodes 11 to 13 and has a running time of 75 minutes, presented in 16:9 aspect ratio and Japanese Dolby Digital audio. It includes audio commentaries by Jun Fukuyama, Yukana, animators Yuriko Chiba and Eiji Nakata and associate director Kazuya Murata. The release also contains a picture drama, stage 4.33, set after episode 4, which features a conversation between Jeremiah and Viletta regarding Jeremiah's past, and creditless versions of the first ending theme (episodes 1-12) and second version of the first opening theme (which was used in episodes 9-12), and numerous other features and extras, including five illustrations featuring the ending theme's original art.
6 June 22, 2007 14-16 The sixth volume of the series contains episodes 14 to 16 and has a running time of 75 minutes, presented in 16:9 aspect ratio and Japanese Dolby Digital audio. It includes audio commentaries by Jun Fukuyama, Fumiko Orikasa, Gorō Taniguchi and Seiichi Nakatani. The release also contains a picture drama, stage 8.75, set after episode 8, which is set at a beach resort and features each of the characters wearing swimwear, and numerous other bonus features and extras, including a creditless version of the first version of the second opening theme (which was featured in episodes 13-17).
7 July 27, 2007 17-19 The seventh volume of the series contains episodes 17 to 19 and has a running time of 100 minutes, presented in 16:9 aspect ratio and Japanese Dolby Digital audio. It includes audio commentaries by Jun Fukuyama, Takahiro Sakurai, Ami Koshimizu, Hiroyuki Yoshino and Takahiro Kimura. The release also contains a picture drama and numerous other bonus features and extras, including original character sketches by Clamp and the second volume of the special short manga by Clamp, and also includes the television recap episode stage 17.5.
8 August 24, 2007 20-22 The eighth volume of the series contains episodes 20 to 22 and has a running time of 75 minutes, presented in 16:9 aspect ratio and Japanese Dolby Digital audio. It includes audio commentaries by Jun Fukuyama, Takahiro Sakurai, Yukana and producer Atsushi Yukawa, and also includes creditless versions of the second opening theme, as well as special illustrations. The release also contains a picture drama, entitled stage 22.25: Shiawase no Jidai, detailing Lelouch and Nunnally's childhood.
9 September 25, 2007 23-25 The ninth and final volume of the first series contains episodes 23 to 25 and has a running time of 100 minutes, presented in 16:9 aspect ratio and Japanese Dolby Digital audio. It includes audio commentaries by Jun Fukuyama, Takahiro Sakurai, Ami Koshimizu and Yukana. The release also contains a picture drama, stage 23.95, and numerous other bonus features and extras. The release's box was illustrated by CLAMP.

The DVD releases of the series are distributed in Japan by Bandai Visual[1], with a total of nine volumes scheduled to be released. [2]

An official fandisk DVD release, entitled Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion DVD Magazine, was published in Japan by Bandai Visual across two volumes (with each volume detailing each corresponding half of the first season), with volume 1 being released on December 21, 2007 and volume 2 being scheduled for release on January 25, 2008. Volume 1, pertaining to episodes 1-12, contained several special features and extras, including a promo to the second season, video recordings of the Hangyaku Nikki internet radio broadcasts, two new audio dramas, a collection of best phrases from the series' characters, new next episode previews categorized by the characters, and an encyclopedia of the terms used in the series by director and co-creator Gorō Taniguchi.

Sources: [1][3]

[edit] Manga

Four different manga adaptations of the series were published in Japan by Kadokawa Shoten, which have each contained alternate storylines.[4]

The primary adaptation, containing the same title, focused on the protagonist of the series, Lelouch Lamperouge, and was originally serialized in the Monthly Asuka shōjo magazine in its October 2006 issue, featuring art by Majiko!, with its first tankōbon compilation (ISBN 4-04-854065-3) being released under the Asuka Comics DX label on December 26, 2006.

The second, Code Geass: Suzaku of the Counterattack (コードギアス 反攻のスザク Kōdo Giasu: Hankō no Suzaku?), which began serialization in the sixth volume of the Beans A magazine, focused on another character, Suzaku Kururugi, and featured art by Atsuro Yomino. It takes place in an alternate reality where Knightmare Frames do not exist. Wearing a human-sized enhancement suit provided by Lloyd to greatly boost his physical ability, Suzaku takes on the identity of Lancelot, a masked government-sponsored crime fighter and superhero. Opposed is the criminal organization known as the Black Knights.

Another adaptation, Code Geass: Nightmare of Nunnally (コードギアス ナイトメア・オブ・ナナリー Kōdo Giasu Naitomea Obu Nanarī?), focused on Nunnally Lamperouge, Lelouch's sister, and was first serialized in the tenth volume of Comp Ace, featuring art by Tomomasa Takuma. [4] When Lelouch goes missing in the incident at Shinjuku Ghetto, Nunnally encounters an entity called Nemo, which restores her health and grants her the ability to summon the Knightmare Frame Mark Nemo. Using these, Nunnally attempts to seek out the whereabouts of her brother. However, her actions rouse the interest of the elite covert-ops Britannian Special Foreign Legion "Irregulars," which seeks to capture or kill her.

The most recent, serialized in Kerokero Ace, is an alternate history called Code Geass: Tales of an Alternate Shogunate (幕末異聞録 コードギアス 反逆のルルーシュ?). In 1853, Britannia's Black Ships appear in the harbor of Uraga. Some years later, Ruruushu Ranperuuji (琉々朱・爛縁侍?) is brother to a young blind girl named Nanari (那奈離?) and the commander of the military counterinsurgence brigade known as the Shinsengumi, formed under the orders of the Shogunate to fight the Black Revolutionaries (黒の維新団 Kuro no Ishin Dan?), a rebel group led by a mysterious masked individual known as Rei ( lit. Zero?). In fact, these two organizations are one and the same, and they seek to combat in influences of Britannia. Geass is the ability to call upon and summon the armored entities referred to as Naitomeas (騎士銘亜?); Ransurotto (蘭須露斗?) is one such Naitomea.

[edit] Internet radio broadcasts

It has also been adapted into a series of weekly internet radio broadcasts, which were streamed online on the BEAT☆Net Radio! portal, the first of which, Code Geass: The Rebellion Diary (コードギアス はんぎゃく日記 Kōdo Giasu: Hangyaku Nikki?), began streaming from October 6, 2006. It featured Sayaka Ohara (seiyū of Milly Ashford) and Satomi Arai (seiyū of Sayoko Shinazaki). The second, Code Geass - Yamayamas of the Rebellion (コードギアス 反逆の山々 Kōdo Giasu Hangyaku no Yamayama?), was first streamed on December 12 2006, and were hosted by Jun Fukuyama (seiyū of Lelouch) and Noriaki Sugiyama (seiyū of Rivalz).

[edit] Games

The series is also slated to be adapted into a series of video games, developed for the Nintendo DS,[5] PlayStation Portable and Wii platforms, which will be published by Namco Bandai Games.[6][7][8] The official website for the Nintendo DS version launched on July 16, 2007, with the game being released a few months later on October 25.[9] A second game, titled Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion Lost Colors was developed for the PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 2, and released in Japan on March 27, 2008.[10]

[edit] Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion Lost Colors

The story of Lost Colors follows a new protagonist named Rai (ライ?), who suffers from amnesia, and has a Geass ability similar to Lelouch's, but is otherwise activated by voice.

The gameplay in Lost Colors follows the typical visual novel style, in which little interaction is required from the player as most of the duration of the game is spent on simply reading the text that will appear on the screen, representing either dialogue between characters, or the inner thoughts of the protagonist Rai. The player is otherwise allowed to access different areas, from a list of locations during different time of the day, and interact with characters. Every so often, the player will come to a "decision point" where he or she is given the chance to choose from options that are displayed on the screen, typically two to three at a time. During so, gameplay pauses until the player makes a choice. During these times, gameplay pauses until a choice is made that furthers the plot in a specific direction, depending on which choice the player makes. There are multiple plot lines that the player will have the chance to experience. To view all of the plot lines, the player will need to replay the game multiple times, access different areas during the different time of the day, and make different choices during decision points to progress the plot in an alternate direction.

[edit] Light novels and artbooks

The series has been adapted into a series of light novels, which began serialization from April 28, 2007 in Kadokawa Shoten's The Sneaker seinen light novel magazine. Two artbooks featuring illustrations of the series, Code Geass Graphics Zero (ISBN 4048540793), and Code Geass Graphics Ashford (ISBN 4048540807), have also been published in Japan.[4] Coinciding with the release of the second season of Code Geass was the publication of another artbook, Code Geass - Lelouch of the Rebellion illustrations Rebels (ISBN 4048541692), which featured 134 art pieces of the first season.

[edit] Notes and references