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based on the anime television series with the same name co-created by director

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and writer

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. The three-part film was directed by Taniguchi, written by Ōkouchi, and produced by

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. The first film, was released on October 21, 2017. The second film, was released on February 10, 2018. The third film, was released on May 26, 2018. The three-part film is a

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of the television series, but with differences in storylines that makes it a

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, and setting up for the sequel film, '' Code Geass Lelouch of the Re;surrection'', which was released in 2019.

Plot

The three-part film largely covers the events of the main anime series. ''Initiation'' compiles Season 1, Episodes 1-17; ''Transgression'' covers Season 1, Episodes 18-25 and Season 2, Episodes 1-16; and ''Glorification'' covers Season 2, Episodes 17-25. Aside from a few bonus scenes and cut plot points, by far the most significant change is the fate of Shirley Fenette. In this alternate continuity, Shirley’s father is never killed during the Battle of Narita, thus avoiding the chain of events that ultimately results in her own death. Instead, Shirley survives through the rest of the story, with plot details adjusted to be consistent with how they occur in the original continuity in spite of Shirley’s survival. In a

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at the end of ''Glorification'', C.C. is shown riding on horseback towards a ceremony at Jeremiah Gottwald’s orange farm that he and Shirley are hosting. The tracks from the hay cart she rode on at the end of the original series are shown on the road she is traveling on.

Voice cast

Production

In June 2017, it was announced that a three-part compilation film of ''

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'' was in the works, with series director

and writer Ichirō Ōkouchi returning for the films. Taniguchi confirmed that while the films are recap of the television series, there are few changes to the storylines, creating a "what if?" scenarios leading up to the sequel film. Many of the key staff members from the television series were credited for their respective roles; manga artist group CLAMP for their character design concept, with Takahiro Kimura as an animation character designer, and

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and Hitomi Kuroishi for their musical scores. The voice cast from the television series reprised their respective roles to re-record their old dialogues and new ones for the new scenes. The opening songs from the television series were used in the compilation films' openings. The new ending songs were announced: , sung by Iris was used in ''Initiation'', "The Moon", sung by Sakura Fujiwara, was used in ''Transgression'', and "NE:ONE", sung by Survive Said the Prophet, was used in ''Glorification''.

Release

The three-part film was released in Japanese theaters; ''Initiation'' was released on October 21, 2017, ''Transgression'' was released on February 10, 2018, and ''Glorification'' on May 26, 2018.

Reception

Box office

''Transgression'' debuted at number eight in the Japanese box office.

Critical reception

James Beckett of

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gave the three-part film "C+" rating, and states "If you like your robot wars filled with magic, melodrama, and more beautiful CLAMP boys than you can shake a stick at, then the original ''Code Geass'' will likely be worth your time."

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published an article listing places where—in writer Liz Adler's opinion—the films improved upon the anime, and where the original anime was better. Panos Kotzathanasis of ''Asian Movie Pulse'' gave a mostly positive review of ''Initiation''. Sarah Rawlings of ''Anime UK News'' rated ''Initiation'' 7/10.

Sequel

The sequel was teased when the three-part film was first announced. In August 2018, it was revealed that the sequel is going to be an anime film, and returning key staff and cast members from the anime television series and the three-part film were announced for the film. The sequel film, titled was released in Japanese theaters on February 9, 2019.

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