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Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion
In 2010, the Holy Britannian Empire conquers Japan and strips its people of their name, rebranding the country as Area 11 and its citizens as "Elevens." Seven years later, Lelouch Lamperouge, a brilliant, bored student at a Britannian school, is secretly an exiled prince with a deep grudge against the empire and its ruling family. When a chance encounter pulls him into a military conflict, a mysterious girl named C.C. gives him the Geass, a power that lets him force anyone to obey any command, though only once per person. With it, he becomes Zero, a masked revolutionary who takes up the cause of the Japanese resistance and leads the rebel group known as the Black Knights, using the Geass and sharp strategy to outmaneuver the empire's giant Knightmare Frame mechs. His goal is to destroy Britannia and build a kinder world for his younger sister, Nunnally, but his path collides with Suzaku Kururugi, his childhood friend, who is now fighting for the empire on the opposite side. It's a gripping mecha thriller driven by chess-like schemes, bold twists, and a hero who is willing to pay any price for his ideals.
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion Watch Order
Watch Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion in the order below.
Filler Note: Episode ranges below show full broadcast totals and do not separate out filler episodes. To check if this series has skippable non-canon filler episodes, open the Filler List tab.
Watch Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion in the order below.
- Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion (Season 1, Episodes 1–25): Start here with the Black Knights' formation, the Battle for Narita, the Mao conflict, and the Black Rebellion arc.
- Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 (Season 2, Episodes 1–25, or Episodes 26–50 overall): Completes the original television story across the Chinese Federation, Tokyo Settlement, Ragnarok Connection, and Zero Requiem arcs.
Note
This is the end of the main television watch order, and everything below is optional.
Besides the two main seasons, Code Geass has an alternate-timeline movie continuity, a European war side-story OVA series, recaps, and bonus specials that you can watch if you want.
Extras for Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion
- Stage 8.5: The Mask's Track (TV recap special; recaps Season 1 Episodes 1–8)
- Stage 17.5: The Truth of the Mask (TV recap special; recaps Season 1 Episodes 1–17)
- Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion Special Edition – Black Rebellion (OVA recap film; condenses Season 1 Episodes 1–25)
- Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion Picture Dramas (10 short illustrated voice-drama specials included on the Season 1 Blu-ray and DVD releases, including the Hajimari no Zenya prequel drama; watch after Season 1, Episode 25)
Extras for Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2
- Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 Special Edition – Zero Requiem (OVA recap film; condenses Season 2 Episodes 1–25)
- Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 Picture Dramas (10 short illustrated voice-drama specials and 9 Omake Flash audio-visual shorts included on the Season 2 home video releases, including the Last Moratorium drama; watch after Season 2, Episode 25)
- Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion – Miraculous Birthday (OVA picture-drama event special with an Omake Flash bonus set during an Ashford Academy festival; watch after Season 2, Episode 25)
- Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion – Miraculous Anniversary (10th-anniversary event picture drama set after the series finale; watch after Season 2, Episode 25)
- Code Geass: Nunnally in Wonderland (OVA parody special casting the characters into Alice in Wonderland; watch after Season 2, Episode 25)
Other extras
These aren't tied to one series.
Spin-off series:
- Code Geass: Akito the Exiled (5-part theatrical OVA series — The Wyvern Arrives, The Wyvern Divided, The Brightness Falls, Memories of Hatred, and To Beloved Ones — plus 4 Blu-ray picture dramas; set on the European front between Season 1 and Season 2, though watching it after Season 2 avoids spoiling abilities and lore introduced in R2)
Alternate-setting series:
Note: These films form a parallel "Movie Timeline" where key TV events change (notably, Shirley survives), paving the way for Re;surrection and Rozé of the Recapture.
- Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion I – Initiation (Movie 1 of the alternate-timeline compilation trilogy; condenses Season 1 Episodes 1–17 with new scenes and story changes)
- Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion II – Transgression (Movie 2 of the alternate-timeline compilation trilogy; condenses Season 1 Episodes 18–25 and Season 2 Episodes 1–16 with key character fate changes)
- Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion III – Glorification (Movie 3 of the alternate-timeline compilation trilogy; condenses Season 2 Episodes 17–25 to set up the movie sequel timeline)
- Code Geass: Lelouch of the Re;surrection (Sequel movie set strictly in the movie trilogy's timeline rather than the original TV ending, accompanied by 2 Blu-ray picture dramas; watch after the compilation trilogy, or after Season 2 if you keep the trilogy's story changes in mind)
- Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture (12-episode ONA series on Disney+ and Hulu, originally screened as a 4-part theatrical film series and broadcast on TV in 2026; follows new protagonists Rozé and Ash in Hokkaido several years after Lelouch of the Re;surrection)