Code Geass season 2 explained

Season Name:Code Geass:
Lelouch of the Rebellion R2
Season Number:2
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Network:JNN (MBS, TBS)
Num Episodes:25
Prev Season:Season 1: Lelouch of the Rebellion
Episode List:List of Code Geass episodes

The second season of the Code Geass anime series, titled, is produced by Sunrise, Mainichi Broadcasting System, and Project Geass.[1] The series was directed by Gorō Taniguchi who has also worked with Ichirō Ōkouchi on the script. The characters were conceived by Clamp and designed by Takahiro Kimura.[1] R2 takes place a year after the events of the first series. The coup d'état by the Black Knights, led by the protagonist, Lelouch vi Britannia, ended in failure and resulted in Lelouch's capture and brainwashing. Since then, the coup has been referred to as the Black Rebellion.

R2 was first announced in the April 2007 edition of Newtype.[2] Early screening for the first episode was held in March 2008 in Tokyo Dome City and Osaka Mido Hall.[3] The series premiered on April 6, 2008, on MBS TV and Tokyo Broadcasting System Television; it was later broadcast on sixteen other stations.[4] The third episode was partly leaked four days before its intended air date due to human error.[5] [6] The final episode aired on September 28, 2008. Bandai Visual encapsulated the series into nine volumes in DVD, Blu-ray, and Universal Media Disc formats; each volume contained a picture drama episode as a bonus. Bandai Visual later released a singular adaption of the series called Zero Requiem, and later released the series in a box collection.

The first episode premiered on Adult Swim on November 2, 2008, a week after the final episode of the first series was aired.[7] Adult Swim restarted R2 in a new time slot by re-airing the first episode the week after and aired the final episode on June 7, 2009. Bandai Entertainment released the series in four DVD volumes and a DVD box between August 2009 and February 2012. During the 2013 Otakon, Funimation announced its acquisition of the series.[8] In the United Kingdom, Kazé released the series as a DVD and Blu-ray box collection. In Australasia, Madman Entertainment released a single volume and a DVD and Blu-ray box collection. In anticipation for the DVD volume release, Madman streamed the episodes on a weekly basis beginning on October 27, 2009.[9]

The episodes use four pieces of theme music: two opening and two ending themes.[10] The opening and ending themes for the first 12 episodes are and respectively and were both performed by Orange Range. For the rest of the season, the opening theme is "World End" performed by Flow and the ending theme is performed by Ali Project.[10]

For the 15th anniversary rebroadcast edition, the opening theme for the first twelve episodes is "Face2" by Lozareena and the ending theme is by Yūtarō Yamashita. For the rest of the season, the opening theme is "Daydream Believer" by Flow and Orange Range, and the ending theme is "Z.E.R.O." by Blue Encount.

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Episode list

Home media release

Japanese

Bandai Visual released the episodes in nine volumes in DVD, Blu-ray, and Universal Media Disc media format. The Zero Requiem release is a concentration of the series in one disc. Eventually, the nine volumes were released in a DVD box collection with a slated Blu-ray edition to be released.

Bandai Visual (Japan, Region 2)
VolumeEpisodesDVD release dateBlu-ray release dateUMD release date
Volume 11August 22, 2008[11] August 22, 2008[12] March 26, 2010[13]
Volume 22–4September 26, 2008[14] September 26, 2008[15] March 26, 2010[16]
Volume 35–7October 24, 2008[17] October 24, 2008[18] March 26, 2010[19]
Volume 48–10November 21, 2008[20] November 21, 2008[21] March 26, 2010[22]
Volume 511–13December 19, 2008[23] December 19, 2008[24] March 26, 2010[25]
Volume 614–16January 23, 2009[26] January 23, 2009[27] March 26, 2010[28]
Volume 717–19February 20, 2009[29] February 20, 2009[30] March 26, 2010[31]
Volume 820–22March 27, 2009[32] March 27, 2009[33] March 26, 2010[34]
Volume 923–25April 24, 2009[35] April 24, 2009[36] March 26, 2010[37]
Zero RequiemCondensation of 1–25September 22, 2011[38] July 24, 2009[39] None
Box collection1–25February 24, 2012[40] March 26, 2014[41] None

Picture drama

The episodes are still images and character voices used to tell a story. In Japan, a picture drama was added to every DVD or Blu-ray volume. In 2014, a Blu-ray box collection was released and contained a new picture drama episode.[42]

English

In North America, Bandai Entertainment released the series in four DVD volumes; each volume release was accompanied with a limited edition version. Later, Bandai Entertainment released a box collection containing the four volumes.

Bandai Entertainment (North America, Region 1 DVD)
VolumeEpisodesRelease dateRef.
Part 11–7August 18, 2009[43] [44]
Part 28–13December 1, 2009[45] [46]
Part 314–19January 19, 2010[47] [48]
Part 420–25April 6, 2010[49] [50]
Box Collection1–25February 7, 2012[51]

In the United Kingdom, Kazé announced its acquisition of the series during the London MCM Expo in October 2012.[52] They released the series as a DVD and Blu-ray box collection on March 11, 2013, with distribution by Manga Entertainment.[53] [54] In Australasia, Madman Entertainment released a single volume, then concluded with a DVD box collection on December 20, 2010.[55] [56] The Blu-ray version was released on June 16, 2013.[57]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20110916194127/http://code-geassr2.bandai-ent.com/about/index.html. September 16, 2011. Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 staff. Bandai Entertainment. January 1, 2014.
  2. Web site: Newtype April 2007 . . Japanese . January 1, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131028162320/http://anime.webnt.jp/magazine/view/2405 . October 28, 2013 . dead .
  3. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20160304112544/http://www.geass.jp/r2/special_13.html. March 4, 2016. Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2. Geass.jp. Japanese. January 2, 2014. live.
  4. Web site: Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 broadcast information . Geass.jp . Japanese . April 20, 2013 . June 14, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130614083827/http://www.geass.jp/r2/media_01.html . live .
  5. Web site: Last 6 Minutes of Unaired Code Geass R2 Episode Leaked . April 15, 2008 . . April 21, 2012 . November 14, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121114065549/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-04-15/last-6-minutes-of-unaired-code-geass-r2-episode-leaked . live .
  6. Web site: Unaired Code Geass Episode's Ending Leaked by Accident . April 16, 2008 . . April 21, 2012 . April 25, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120425211745/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-04-16/unaired-code-geass-episode-ending-leaked-by-accident . live .
  7. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20120421135932/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/the-click/2008-04-26 . April 21, 2012 . The Click April 26–May 2 . Brian Hudson . April 26, 2008 . . March 9, 2012 . live .
  8. Web site: Multiple Announcements from Funimation at Otakon. Michelle. August 10, 2013. Funimation. December 15, 2013. December 15, 2013. https://archive.today/20131215032944/http://www.funimation.com/blog/?p=412. live.
  9. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20160328001211/http://www.codegeass.com.au/news/code-geass-r2-to-stream-on-screening-room/. March 28, 2016. Code Geass R2 to stream on Screening Room!. September 30, 2009. Madman Entertainment. January 2, 2014. dead.
  10. Web site: Code Geass R2 Opening and Endings . Geass.jp . Japanese . April 21, 2013 . May 3, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130503082938/http://www.geass.jp/r2/oped.html . live .
  11. Web site: コードギアス 反逆のルルーシュ R2 1 DVD . . Japanese . April 20, 2013 . https://archive.today/20140101051954/http://bvc.bandaivisual.co.jp/shop/itemdetail/BCBA-2798/ . January 1, 2014 . dead .
  12. Web site: コードギアス 反逆のルルーシュ R2 1 Blu-ray . . Japanese . April 20, 2013 . https://archive.today/20140101052010/http://bvc.bandaivisual.co.jp/shop/itemdetail/BCXA-0072/ . January 1, 2014 . dead .
  13. Web site: コードギアス 反逆のルルーシュ R2 1 UMD . . Japanese . April 21, 2013 . https://archive.today/20140101051941/http://bvc.bandaivisual.co.jp/shop/itemdetail/BCUA-0214/ . January 1, 2014 . dead .
  14. Web site: コードギアス 反逆のルルーシュ R2 2 DVD . . Japanese . April 20, 2013 . https://archive.today/20140101051947/http://bvc.bandaivisual.co.jp/shop/itemdetail/BCBA-2799/ . January 1, 2014 . dead .
  15. Web site: コードギアス 反逆のルルーシュ R2 2 Blu-ray . . Japanese . April 20, 2013 . https://archive.today/20140101052013/http://bvc.bandaivisual.co.jp/shop/itemdetail/BCXA-0073/ . January 1, 2014 . dead .
  16. Web site: コードギアス 反逆のルルーシュ R2 2 UMD . . Japanese . April 21, 2013 . https://archive.today/20140101051935/http://bvc.bandaivisual.co.jp/shop/itemdetail/BCUA-0215/ . January 1, 2014 . dead .
  17. Web site: コードギアス 反逆のルルーシュ R2 3 DVD . . Japanese . April 20, 2013 . https://archive.today/20140101051955/http://bvc.bandaivisual.co.jp/shop/itemdetail/BCBA-2800/ . January 1, 2014 . dead .
  18. Web site: コードギアス 反逆のルルーシュ R2 3 Blu-ray . . Japanese . April 20, 2013 . https://archive.today/20140101052007/http://bvc.bandaivisual.co.jp/shop/itemdetail/BCXA-0074/ . January 1, 2014 . dead .
  19. Web site: コードギアス 反逆のルルーシュ R2 3 UMD . . Japanese . April 21, 2013 . https://archive.today/20140101051945/http://bvc.bandaivisual.co.jp/shop/itemdetail/BCUA-0216/ . January 1, 2014 . dead .
  20. Web site: コードギアス 反逆のルルーシュ R2 4 DVD . . Japanese . April 20, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160331121003/https://bvc.bandaivisual.co.jp/shop/itemdetail/BCBA-2801/ . March 31, 2016 . dead .
  21. Web site: コードギアス 反逆のルルーシュ R2 4 Blu-ray . . Japanese . April 20, 2013 . https://archive.today/20140101051855/http://bvc.bandaivisual.co.jp/shop/itemdetail/BCXA-0075/ . January 1, 2014 . dead .
  22. Web site: コードギアス 反逆のルルーシュ R2 4 UMD . . Japanese . April 21, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160401043448/https://bvc.bandaivisual.co.jp/shop/itemdetail/BCUA-0217/ . April 1, 2016 . dead .
  23. Web site: コードギアス 反逆のルルーシュ R2 5 DVD . . Japanese . April 20, 2013 . https://archive.today/20140101051941/http://bvc.bandaivisual.co.jp/shop/itemdetail/BCBA-2802/ . January 1, 2014 . dead .
  24. Web site: コードギアス 反逆のルルーシュ R2 5 Blu-ray . . Japanese . April 20, 2013 . https://archive.today/20140101051856/http://bvc.bandaivisual.co.jp/shop/itemdetail/BCXA-0076/ . January 1, 2014 . dead .
  25. Web site: コードギアス 反逆のルルーシュ R2 5 UMD . . Japanese . April 21, 2013 . https://archive.today/20140101051937/http://bvc.bandaivisual.co.jp/shop/itemdetail/BCUA-0218/ . January 1, 2014 . dead .
  26. Web site: コードギアス 反逆のルルーシュ R2 6 DVD . . Japanese . April 20, 2013 . https://archive.today/20140101051934/http://bvc.bandaivisual.co.jp/shop/itemdetail/BCBA-2803/ . January 1, 2014 . dead .
  27. Web site: コードギアス 反逆のルルーシュ R2 6 Blu-ray . . Japanese . April 20, 2013 . https://archive.today/20140101051926/http://bvc.bandaivisual.co.jp/shop/itemdetail/BCXA-0077/ . January 1, 2014 . dead .
  28. Web site: コードギアス 反逆のルルーシュ R2 6 UMD . . Japanese . April 21, 2013 . https://archive.today/20140101051955/http://bvc.bandaivisual.co.jp/shop/itemdetail/BCUA-0219/ . January 1, 2014 . dead .
  29. Web site: コードギアス 反逆のルルーシュ R2 7 DVD . . Japanese . April 20, 2013 . https://archive.today/20140101051858/http://bvc.bandaivisual.co.jp/shop/itemdetail/BCBA-2804/ . January 1, 2014 . dead .
  30. Web site: コードギアス 反逆のルルーシュ R2 7 Blu-ray . . Japanese . April 20, 2013 . https://archive.today/20140101052005/http://bvc.bandaivisual.co.jp/shop/itemdetail/BCXA-0078/ . January 1, 2014 . dead .
  31. Web site: コードギアス 反逆のルルーシュ R2 7 UMD . . Japanese . April 21, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160402094736/https://bvc.bandaivisual.co.jp/shop/itemdetail/BCUA-0220/ . April 2, 2016 . dead .
  32. Web site: コードギアス 反逆のルルーシュ R2 8 DVD . . Japanese . April 20, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160406015628/https://bvc.bandaivisual.co.jp/shop/itemdetail/BCBA-2805/ . April 6, 2016 . dead .
  33. Web site: コードギアス 反逆のルルーシュ R2 8 Blu-ray . . Japanese . April 20, 2013 . https://archive.today/20140101051928/http://bvc.bandaivisual.co.jp/shop/itemdetail/BCXA-0079/ . January 1, 2014 . dead .
  34. Web site: コードギアス 反逆のルルーシュ R2 8 UMD . . Japanese . April 21, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160404122540/https://bvc.bandaivisual.co.jp/shop/itemdetail/BCUA-0221/ . April 4, 2016 . dead .
  35. Web site: コードギアス 反逆のルルーシュ R2 9 DVD . . Japanese . April 20, 2013 . https://archive.today/20140101052005/http://bvc.bandaivisual.co.jp/shop/itemdetail/BCBA-2806/ . January 1, 2014 . dead .
  36. Web site: コードギアス 反逆のルルーシュ R2 9 Blu-ray . . Japanese . April 20, 2013 . https://archive.today/20140101052009/http://bvc.bandaivisual.co.jp/shop/itemdetail/BCXA-0080/ . January 1, 2014 . dead .
  37. Web site: コードギアス 反逆のルルーシュ R2 9 UMD . . Japanese . April 21, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160330003451/https://bvc.bandaivisual.co.jp/shop/itemdetail/BCUA-0222/ . March 30, 2016 . dead .
  38. Web site: コードギアス 反逆のルルーシュ R2 Special Edition Zero Requiem DVD . . Japanese . April 20, 2013 . https://archive.today/20140101051947/http://bvc.bandaivisual.co.jp/shop/itemdetail/BCBA-4216/ . January 1, 2014 . dead .
  39. Web site: コードギアス 反逆のルルーシュ R2 Special Edition Zero Requiem Blu-ray . . Japanese . April 21, 2013 . https://archive.today/20140101051956/http://bvc.bandaivisual.co.jp/shop/itemdetail/BCXA-0180/ . January 1, 2014 . dead .
  40. Web site: コードギアス Collection コードギアス反逆のルルーシュ R2 DVD box . . Japanese . April 21, 2013 . https://archive.today/20140101052010/http://bvc.bandaivisual.co.jp/shop/itemdetail/BCBA-4266/ . January 1, 2014 . dead .
  41. Web site: コードギアス Collection コードギアス反逆のルルーシュ R2 Blu-ray box . . Japanese . November 3, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140430034332/https://bvc.bandaivisual.co.jp/shop/itemdetail/BCXA-0776/ . April 30, 2014 . dead .
  42. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20160304121303/http://geass.jp/r2/bluray_box.html. March 4, 2016. コードギアス 反逆のルルーシュ R2 5.1ch Blu-ray collection box. Geass.jp. Japanese. January 1, 2014. live.
  43. Web site: Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 Part 1 . 18 August 2009 . . April 21, 2013 . 22 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210122154211/https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0028X6L0K/ . live .
  44. Web site: Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 Part 1 Limited Edition . 18 August 2009 . . April 21, 2013 . 22 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210122154202/https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0028X6L1E/ . live .
  45. Web site: Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 Part 2 . . April 21, 2013 . January 22, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210122154214/https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B002KLAL92/ . live .
  46. Web site: Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 Part 2 Limited Edition . . April 21, 2013 . January 22, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210122154202/https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B002KLALBA/ . live .
  47. Web site: Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 Part 3 . . April 21, 2013 . January 22, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210122154223/https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B002OVB9NA/ . live .
  48. Web site: Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 Part 3 Limited Edition . . April 21, 2013 . January 22, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210122154225/https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B002OVB9NK/ . live .
  49. Web site: Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 Part 4 . . April 21, 2013 . January 22, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210122154215/https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0030YGDPY/ . live .
  50. Web site: Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 Part 4 Limited Edition . . April 21, 2013.
  51. Web site: Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 box . . April 21, 2013 . January 22, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210122154200/https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B006O94DLI/ . live .
  52. Web site: Anime Announcements at London MCM Expo. October 28, 2012. Anime News Network. January 2, 2014. October 7, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131007060724/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-10-28/anime-announcements-at-london-mcm-expo. live.
  53. Web site: Code Geass: Lelouch Of The Rebellion Complete Season 2 DVD . . April 21, 2013 . January 22, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210122154212/https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00A9YBW7M/ . live .
  54. Web site: Code Geass: Lelouch Of The Rebellion Complete Season 2 Blu-ray . . April 21, 2013 . January 22, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210122154134/https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00A9YBVSC . live .
  55. Web site: Code Geass Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 volume one . . April 21, 2013 . March 4, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001409/http://www.madman.com.au/catalogue/view/14424/code-geass-lelouch-of-the-rebellion-r2-collection-slimpack . dead .
  56. Web site: Code Geass Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 DVD collection . . April 21, 2013 . March 4, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001409/http://www.madman.com.au/catalogue/view/14424/code-geass-lelouch-of-the-rebellion-r2-collection-slimpack . dead .
  57. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20130719172839/http://www.madman.com.au/catalogue/view/19715/code-geass-lelouch-of-the-rebellion-r2-collection-bluray . July 19, 2013 . Code Geass Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 Blu-ray collection . . April 21, 2013.

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