The second and final season of the ''

Code Geass , often referred to simply as ''Code Geass'', is a Japanese anime television series produced by Sunrise. It was directed by Gorō Taniguchi and written by Ichirō Ōkouchi, with original character designs by Clamp. Set ...

anime is Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japane ...

series, titled , is produced by

Sunrise Sunrise (or sunup) is the moment when the upper rim of the Sun appears on the horizon in the morning. The term can also refer to the entire process of the solar disk crossing the horizon and its accompanying atmospheric effects. Terminology Al ...

Mainichi Broadcasting System , or MBS, is a radio and television broadcasting company headquartered in Osaka, Japan, affiliated with Japan Radio Network (JRN), National Radio Network (NRN), Japan News Network (JNN) and TBS Network, serving in the Kansai region. It i ...

, and Project Geass. The series was directed by

Gorō Taniguchi is a Japanese anime director, writer, producer and storyboard artist, who is among Sunrise's noted directors. He was born in Nisshin, Aichi, Japan. Works Anime television series *''Zettai Muteki Raijin-Oh'' (storyboards, episode direction, ba ...

who has also worked with

Ichirō Ōkouchi is a Japanese screenwriter and novelist. He is a graduate of Waseda University, School of Human Sciences. Ōkouchi is best known for collaborating with director Gorō Taniguchi for composing the story and script of the Sunrise original productio ...

on the script. The characters were conceived by Clamp and designed by

Takahiro Kimura is a Japanese animator, illustrator and character designer. Works *'' City Hunter 3'' ( Key animation) *'' Idol Tenshi Yokoso Yōko'' (Key animation) *'' Dirty Pair Flash'' (Character design, animation director) *''Mobile Fighter G Gundam'' ...

. ''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 , whose alias is , is the main protagonist of the Sunrise anime series '' Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion''. In the series, Lelouch is a former prince from the superpower Britannia who is given the power of the "Geass" by a witch known as ...

, 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 is a monthly magazine publication originating from Japan, covering anime (and to a lesser extent, tokusatsu, manga, Japanese science fiction, seiyuu, and video games). It was launched by publishing company Kadokawa Shoten on March 8, 1985, with i ...

''. Early screening for the first episode was held in March 2008 in

Tokyo Dome City , referred to as Big Egg City before January 1, 2000, is an entertainment complex in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan. It also includes the world's largest roofed baseball stadium, known as Tokyo Dome (AKA "Big Egg"); an amusement park known as Tokyo Dome ...

and Osaka Mido Hall. The series premiered on April 6, 2008 on

MBS TV JOOY-DTV, virtual channel 4 (Ultra high frequency, UHF Digital terrestrial television, digital channel 16), branded as (formerly until 23 July 2011), is the Kansai region flagship (broadcasting), key station of the Japan News Network, owned by ...

and

Tokyo Broadcasting System Television JORX-DTV, branded as is the flagship station of the Japan News Network (JNN), owned-and-operated by , a subsidiary of JNN's owner, TBS Holdings. It operates in the Kantō region and broadcasts its content nationally through TBS-JNN Networ ...

; it was later broadcast on sixteen other stations. The third episode was partly leaked four days before its intended air date due to human error. The final episode aired on September 28, 2008.

Bandai Visual was a Japanese anime, film production, and distribution enterprise, established by Bandai and a subsidiary of Bandai Namco Holdings. They focused mainly in international distribution of anime properties in North America. Most of the anime and ...

encapsulated the series into nine volumes in DVD, Blu-ray, and

Universal Media Disc The Universal Media Disc (UMD) is a discontinued optical disc medium developed by Sony for use on its PlayStation Portable handheld gaming and multimedia platform. It can hold up to 1.8 gigabytes of data and is capable of storing video games, ...

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 Adult Swim (AS; stylized as

dult swim Dult is a village in Batala in Gurdaspur district of Punjab State, India. It is located from sub district headquarter, from district headquarter and from Sri Hargobindpur. The village is administrated by Sarpanch an elected representati ...

and often abbreviated as s is an American adult-oriented night-time cable television Television channel, channel that shares channel space with the basic cable network Cartoon Network and is programme ...

on November 2, 2008, a week after the final episode of the first series was aired. 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 was a Japanese anime, film production, and distribution enterprise, established by Bandai and a subsidiary of Bandai Namco Holdings. They focused mainly in international distribution of anime properties in North America. Most of the anime and f ...

released the series in four DVD volumes and a DVD box between August 2009 and February 2012. During the 2013

Otakon Otakon ( ) is an annual three-day anime convention held during July/August. It stands for Otaku Convention. From 1999 to 2016, it took place at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, Maryland's Inner Harbor district; in 2017, it moved to ...

Funimation Crunchyroll, LLC, previously known as Funimation from 1994 to 2022, is an American entertainment company owned by Japanese conglomerate Sony as a joint venture between Sony Pictures and Sony Music Entertainment Japan's Aniplex that specializes ...

announced its acquisition of the series. In the

United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...

Kazé Kazé is a French publishing company that specializes in anime and manga. Its head office is in the 9th arrondissement of Paris. Founded in 1994, the company debuted by publishing '' Record of Lodoss War'' on VHS. It is currently run by Sony thr ...

released the series as a DVD and Blu-ray box collection. In

Australasia Australasia is a region that comprises Australia, New Zealand and some neighbouring islands in the Pacific Ocean. The term is used in a number of different contexts, including geopolitically, physiogeographically, philologically, and ecologica ...

Madman Entertainment Madman Entertainment Pty. Ltd., also known as Madman Films, is an Australian distribution and rights management company headquartered in East Melbourne, Victoria, specialising in feature films, documentaries and television series across theatri ...

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. The episodes use four pieces of

theme music Theme music is a musical composition that is often written specifically for radio programming, television shows, video games, or films and is usually played during the title sequence, opening credits, closing credits, and in some instances at so ...

: two opening and two ending themes. The opening and ending themes for the first 12 episodes are and respectively and were both performed by

Orange Range are a 5-member Japanese rock music, rock band, based in Okinawa, Japan. Formed in 2001, the band began with Spice Music and later signed with Sony Music Entertainment Japan, Sony Music Japan's gr8! records division in 2003. The band left gr8! ...

. For the rest of the season, the opening theme is "World End" performed by Flow and the ending theme is performed by

Ali Project Ali Project (typeset as ALI PROJECT) is a Japanese rock band with a strong Japanese Aristocrat-style image, consisting of and . In the band's earlier days, their musical style tended towards light, cheerful and/or refreshing songs. However, ...

. 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. __TOC__

Episode list

Home media release

Japanese

released the episodes in nine volumes in DVD, Blu-ray, and

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.

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.

English

In North America,

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. In the

announced its acquisition of the series during the

London MCM Expo The MCM London Comic Con (formerly known as the London Movies, Comics, and Media Expo and London MCM Expo) is a speculative fiction fan convention held in the London Borough of Newham twice yearly since 2002, usually on the last weekend in ...

in October 2012. They released the series as a DVD and Blu-ray box collection on March 11, 2013 with distribution by

Manga Entertainment Manga Entertainment was a producer, licensee, and distributor of anime in the United States and the United Kingdom. Originally founded in the UK in 1987, the UK branch became Funimation UK and Ireland in 2021, also currently known as Crunchyro ...

. In

released a single volume, then concluded with a DVD box collection on December 20, 2010. The Blu-ray version was released on June 16, 2013.

Notes

References

External links

* * {{Code Geass 2008 Japanese television seasons R2