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Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion: R1

25 episodes Premiered Oct 5, 2006 Updated Jul 21, 2026

Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion season 1 is a Japanese anime series. The story takes place in a world where Japan has been invaded and conquered by the Holy Empire of Britannia, which has renamed it Area 11. A Britannian student named Lelouch Lamperouge gains a mysterious power called Geass from a girl named C.C. Lelouch uses his newfound power to become Zero, a masked vigilante leading a rebellion against Brita

Season overview

Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion season 1 is a Japanese anime series. The story takes place in a world where Japan has been invaded and conquered by the Holy Empire of Britannia, which has renamed it Area 11. A Britannian student named Lelouch Lamperouge gains a mysterious power called Geass from a girl named C.C. Lelouch uses his newfound power to become Zero, a masked vigilante leading a rebellion against Britannia. The series revolves around Lelouch's actions as Zero, leading a rebellion against the all-powerful empire. The series is created by Ichirô Ôkouchi and Gorô Taniguchi, and features a cast including Jun Fukuyama, Takahiro Sakurai, and Johnny Yong Bosch. The series is classified as Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, and Drama.

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Episodes

S1·E1

The Day a New Demon was Born

Oct 5, 2006 · 25 min

On August 10, 2010, a.t.b., Japan was conquered by the Holy Empire of Britannia. Seven years later, teenage student Lelouch Lamperouge finds himself pulled into a battle between an

S1·E2

The White Knight Awakens

Oct 12, 2006 · 25 min

Using his newfound power, Lelouch hijacks an enemy Sutherland and leads the rebels in a counterattack against the Britannian army, forcing Viceroy Clovis la Britannia to call for t

S1·E3

The False Classmate

Oct 19, 2006 · 25 min

Lelouch confronts Clovis about the murder of his mother, Marianne vi Britannia, before killing him. When he returns to Ashford Academy, he discovers that Kallen Kōzuki, one of the

S1·E4

His Name is Zero

Oct 26, 2006 · 25 min

The Purist faction within the Britannian Army scapegoats Suzaku for Clovis' death, planning to use him as an excuse to rid the army of Honorary Britannians. Lelouch concocts a plan

S1·E5

The Princess and the Witch

Nov 2, 2006 · 25 min

To Lelouch's surprise, C.C., the girl who gave him his power, is alive and now living in his residence. Suzaku, having been acquitted of all charges, accidentally meets Third Princ

S1·E6

The Stolen Mask

Nov 9, 2006 · 25 min

Suzaku transfers into Ashford Academy and faces the scorn of the Britannian students. Cornelia continues her hunt for Zero, destroying several rebel strongholds but finding no clue

S1·E7

Attack Cornelia

Nov 16, 2006 · 25 min

Cornelia sets a trap for Zero at the Saitama Ghetto as she begins to clear another resistance cell. Despite C.C. trying to stop him, Lelouch takes the bait and goes to the aid of t

S1·E8

The Black Knights

Nov 23, 2006 · 25 min

A group from the Japan Liberation Front takes a hotel and its occupants hostage, including most of the Ashford Student council and a disguised Princess Euphemia. As such, Princess

S1·E9

Refrain

Dec 7, 2006 · 25 min

Told mostly from Kallen's perspective, her rocky relationship with her biological mother is revealed. The Black Knights are sent on a mission to take out the drug "Refrain", and fi

S1·E10

Guren Dances

Dec 14, 2006 · 25 min

Cornelia and the Britannian Army heads to Narita, hoping to destroy the remnants of the Japan Liberation Front. Lelouch has his Knights follow her in the hope of capturing her aliv

S1·E11

Battle for Narita

Dec 21, 2006 · 25 min

The Black Knights' assault on the Britannian Army in Narita proves successful, and Cornelia is cornered by Kallen and Lelouch. The army is pinned down by the Japan Liberation Front

S1·E12

The Messenger from Kyoto

Jan 4, 2007 · 25 min

Zero and the core members of the Black Knights meet with Taizō Kirihara, one of the most powerful people in the Japanese underground and an acquaintance of Lelouch from his younger

S1·E13

Shirley at Gunpoint

Jan 11, 2007 · 25 min

Kallen and Lelouch separately reflect upon the deaths of innocents in the Narita campaign. Shirley secretly follows Lelouch and witnesses the battle between the Japan Liberation Fr

S1·E14

Geass vs. Geass

Jan 18, 2007 · 25 min

Lelouch believes Shirley may have discovered his identity as Zero, so he and C.C. pursue her to Narita. Ohgi explores the battlefield of the previous night, discovering the wounded

S1·E15

Cheering Mao

Jan 25, 2007 · 25 min

C.C. explains her history with Mao, and how his inability to turn his Geass off drove him insane. An injured Villetta wakes up in Ohgi's apartment and he discovers she has selectiv

S1·E16

Nunnally Held Hostage

Feb 1, 2007 · 25 min

C.C. departs as a messenger to the Chinese Federation and Milly has a marriage interview with Lloyd Asplund, creator of the Lancelot. Mao returns to kidnap Lelouch's sister, Nunnal

S1·E17

Knight

Feb 8, 2007 · 25 min

An inauguration ceremony of Clovis' memorial art museum is being held, with Euphemia judging the art works. Lelouch agrees to help Kyoshiro Tohdoh's comrades rescue their leader an

S1·E18

I Order you, Suzaku Kururugi

Feb 22, 2007 · 25 min

As Euphemia knights Suzaku, Lelouch establishes the hierarchy of the Black Knights. Diethard Reid suggests assassinating Suzaku, but Lelouch has other plans for him. He launches a

S1·E19

Island of the Gods

Mar 1, 2007 · 25 min

The aftermath of the Avalon's arrival inexplicably leaves Lelouch, Euphemia, Kallen, and Suzaku on the island of Kaminejima. Suzaku encounters Kallen while Euphemia is found by Zer

S1·E20

Battle for Kyushu

Mar 8, 2007 · 25 min

The Britannian Army fights back against the Kyūshū invaders with the Lancelot. Meanwhile, Nina meets Princess Euphemia and inadvertently gives Euphemia peace of mind about her feel

S1·E21

The School Festival Declaration

Mar 15, 2007 · 25 min

The Ashford Academy holds their annual school festival. Ohgi, Villeta, Euphemia, and Kallen all make their separate ways to the event. A series of close encounters risks the reveal

S1·E22

Bloodstained Euphy

Mar 22, 2007 · 25 min

During the commemoration ceremony for the Specially Administrated Zone, Lelouch and Euphemia privately discuss Japan's future. She convinces him, and Lelouch summarily halts his re

S1·E23

At Least with Sorrow

Mar 29, 2007 · 25 min

Left with no choice, Lelouch shoots and mortally wounds Euphemia in front of Suzaku. Suzaku returns to the Avalon with her battered body as the Black Knights continue to contain th

S1·E24

The Collapsing Stage

Jul 28, 2007 · 25 min

Lelouch's strategies give the Black Knights and their allies the upper hand in their battle against the Britannian Army. As riots break out through the country, the Black Knights t

S1·E25

Zero

Jul 28, 2007 · 25 min

After managing to capture Cornelia, Lelouch forces her to reveal what little information she knows of Marianne's murder, but the answers do not please him one bit. V.V. takes Nunna