# Where to Watch Code Geass

**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.**

## Where to Watch

- [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/code-geass)
- [Hulu](https://www.hulu.com/series/code-geass-1858aace-a7fb-4d6f-b770-61dc121185b4)
- [Netflix](https://www.netflix.com/title/80065146)

All three services carry the full series, so the easy call is whichever one you already pay for. Crunchyroll is the natural pick if you like keeping your anime in a dedicated library; Netflix and Hulu are great if you'd rather fold it into a subscription you already use for everything else. Listings can vary by region, so follow the link tied to your own account to be sure.

## Synopsis

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.

## Fast Facts

- **Format:** TV
- **Episodes:** 25
- **Premiered:** 2006
- **Studio:** sunrise inc.
- **Score:** 8.5

## 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 Drama — side\_story
- [Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch R2](https://hozuna.com/anime/code-geass-lelouch-of-the-rebellion-r2) — sequel

## If You Liked This

- **[Death Note](https://hozuna.com/anime/death-note)** — If Code Geass hooked you on the thrill of a brilliant anti-hero bending the world to his will, this is the other pillar of that genre. Light Yagami's death-god notebook is Lelouch's Geass by another name: a single lethal power, an escalating war of wits, and a protagonist you're never quite sure you should be rooting for.
- **[Attack on Titan](https://hozuna.com/anime/attack-on-titan)** — Another story about tearing down a seemingly invincible power from below, where the politics run as deep as the battles and no character or twist is ever safe. If Code Geass's rebellion, betrayals, and gut-punch turns are what you're here for, this delivers them at an even grander scale.
- **[Steins;Gate](https://hozuna.com/anime/steins-gate)** — A very different flavor of sci-fi, but it shares Code Geass's obsession with a desperate genius gambling everything against forces far bigger than himself. It starts playful and slowly tightens into one of the most emotionally devastating thrillers anime has ever produced.
- **[Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood](https://hozuna.com/anime/fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood)** — For the military conspiracies, moral gray zones, and sprawling political stakes that make Code Geass so much more than mecha battles. It follows two brothers tangled in a war whose true architects sit far above the front lines, and it never loses its heart amid the scheming.
- **[Frieren: Beyond Journey's End](https://hozuna.com/anime/frieren-beyond-journey-s-end)** — 
- **[Re:Zero Season 4](https://hozuna.com/anime/re-zero-season-4)** — 
- **[Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc](https://hozuna.com/anime/chainsaw-man-reze-arc)** — 
- **[Attack on Titan Season 3 Part 2](https://hozuna.com/anime/attack-on-titan-season-3-part-2)** — 

## FAQ

### 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.