Code Geass Watch Order
3 entries · 51 episodes total
Begin with Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion, then continue directly into R2. If you still want more afterward, finish with the film Lelouch of the Resurrection. Sunrise combines large scale mecha action with a tense political contest, following an exiled prince who receives the power to force anyone to obey him and turns it against the empire that conquered his homeland. The two television seasons form one continuous story, so R2 belongs immediately after the first season. It picks up from that season's devastating finale and resolves what the opening half set in motion. The 2019 film serves as an optional epilogue set well after the ending, which is why it comes last. Following this sequence lets Lelouch's plan develop as intended and preserves the full effect of the story's tragedy and ambition.
- 01
TV · 2006 · 25 eps
Start with this 25 episode first season from 2006. Exiled prince Lelouch receives the power of Geass and uses it to begin a masked rebellion against the Britannian empire. This is where you learn how the occupied world works and meet the people whose choices shape everything that follows. Every later entry builds on the conflicts introduced here. Nothing else in the recommended order is meant to come before it, so this is the required starting point.
- 02
TV · 2008 · 25 eps
Continue straight into R2, the second 25 episode television season from 2008. The story opens one year after the first season and continues Lelouch's conflict through to its intended conclusion. Because this is the back half of the same story rather than a separate sequel, do not place another entry between the two seasons. R2 is also the definitive endpoint of the main saga, even if you decide to watch the later film.
- 03
Code Geass: Fukkatsu no Lelouch
OptionalMovie · 2019 · 1 eps
Save this optional 2019 feature film for after R2. Set years after the series finale, Lelouch of the Resurrection revisits the cast once the main television story is already complete. The film follows the compilation movie continuity instead of the original television ending, as explained above, but it can still be watched here as a bonus epilogue. If you are satisfied with R2's conclusion, you can skip it without missing the ending of the central story.
FAQ
Start with Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion, the first season released in 2006. It introduces Lelouch and his Geass while establishing Britannia's occupation of Japan. Every later entry expects you to know the people and events presented here. There is no earlier prequel that needs to come first. This season is the beginning of the main story.