Where can I watch Code Geass?

Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion streams on Crunchyroll, Hulu, and Netflix. Any of the three works, so pick whichever service you're already subscribed to.

How many episodes is Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion?

The first series runs 25 episodes. It originally aired in 2006, and the story continues in the sequel, Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2.

Do I need to watch anything before Code Geass?

No. Lelouch of the Rebellion is the starting point, so you can jump straight in. Save R2 and the various movies and side stories for after you've finished it.

What is Code Geass about?

It follows Lelouch, an exiled Britannian prince living undercover as a student, who gains a supernatural power called Geass and uses it to wage a one-man rebellion against the empire that conquered Japan. It looks like a mecha series on the surface, but the real draw is the strategy, the mind games, and the moral fallout.

Code Geass

8.5TV · 25 eps · 2006

You can stream Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion on Crunchyroll, Hulu, and Netflix. It's one of anime's greatest strategic thrillers: an exiled prince gains a single absolute power and points it, along with a genuinely frightening intellect, at the empire that erased his homeland. Expect chess-match battles, masked-vigilante intrigue, and cliffhangers that keep redrawing the board right up to the end.

Rating

★ 8.5 /10

33K favorites

Ranked

#75

All time

Popularity

#47

About

Lelouch Lamperouge looks like just another sharp, restless student at an elite academy, but he's really an exiled prince nursing a grudge against the empire that cast him out. That empire is Britannia, a superpower that steamrolled Japan with towering piloted mecha it calls Knightmare Frames, then wiped the nation's name off the map and reduced its people to second-class 'Elevens' in a territory now labeled Area 11. When a fateful encounter with an enigmatic girl who calls herself C.C. leaves him holding Geass, the power to command absolute obedience from anyone who meets his gaze, Lelouch finally has the weapon he's been waiting for. Taking up a mask and the name Zero, he sets out to bring the empire down from the inside, turning cold strategy and sheer charisma into a rebellion that quickly outgrows a schoolboy's revenge.

Information

Japanese: コードギアス反逆のルルーシュ
Premiered: October 6, 2006
Episodes: 25
Duration: 24 min per ep.
Status: Finished Airing
Studio: sunrise inc.
Source: Original
Themes: primarily teen cast, drama, female protagonist, japanese production, present, speculative fiction

Seasons & Watch Order

This is the first series and the place to begin. Watch Lelouch of the Rebellion straight through, then continue with its sequel, Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2, which carries the story forward from here. The movies, picture dramas, and side stories are best saved for after you've finished the main run.

Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch Picture Dramaside story
Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch R2sequel

Watching the whole franchise? See the Code Geass Watch Order

FAQ

Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion streams on Crunchyroll, Hulu, and Netflix. Any of the three works, so pick whichever service you're already subscribed to.