The anime series Code Geass by Sunrise has been adapted into various series of light novels. First serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's The Sneaker magazine, they are divided into two separate series corresponding with the series two seasons. The first series, Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion, spanned five volumes with the first, labelled as volume 0, released in Japan on April 28, 2007, and the last on February 29, 2008.[1][2] All five volumes in the first series of novels have been released in English by Bandai Visual as licensed in December 2007.[3] The first volume was released in November 2008 and the last one on February 23, 2010.[2][4]
The series focus on how the former prince Lelouch Lamperouge obtains a power known as Geass and decides to use it destroy the Holy Britannian Empire. The first novel acts as a prologue, focusing on how Lelouch befriended Suzaku Kururugi, the son of Japan's last prime minister, when the former and his sister Nunnally Lamperouge were sent to Japan as political hostages.
The second novel series, Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2, covers the second season of the anime series in which Lelouch continues his battle against the Britannian Empire. It was released in four volumes from May 31, 2008, to February 28, 2009.[5][6] A single volume side story novel, Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion Red Tracks (コードギアス 反逆のルルーシュ 朱の軌跡, Kōdo Giasu: Hangyaku no Rurūshu Shu no Kiseki) was released on March 29, 2008, in Japan. It focuses on the life of teenage girl Kallen Stadtfeld who becomes a soldier from the organization the Black Knights under Lelouch's leadership to defeat Britannia.[7]
Volume list
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion
First episode
| No. | Title | Original release date | English release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stage 0: Entrance | April 28, 2007[1] 978-4-04-422307-6 | November 4, 2008[4] 978-1594099816 |
| 2 | Stage 1: Shadow | June 30, 2007[8] 978-4-8291-2875-6 | March 3, 2009[9] 978-1594099823 |
| 3 | Stage 2: Knight | September 29, 2007[10] 978-4-04-422309-0 | August 25, 2009[11] 978-1594099830 |
| 4 | Stage 3: Sword | December 28, 2007[12] 978-4-04-422310-6 | November 3, 2009[13] 978-1594099847 |
| 5 | Stage 4: Zero | February 29, 2008[14] 978-4-04-422311-3 | February 23, 2010[2] 978-1604961850 |
Red Tracks
| No. | Title | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion Red Tracks Kōdo Giasu: Hangyaku no Rurūshu Shu no Kiseki (コードギアス 反逆のルルーシュ 朱の軌跡) | March 29, 2008[7] | 978-4-04-422312-0 |
Second episode
| No. | Title | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R2 Turn 1 | May 31, 2008[5] | 978-4-8291-2839-8 |
| 2 | R2 Turn 2 | August 30, 2008[15] | 978-4-04-422314-4 |
| 3 | R2 Turn 3 | November 29, 2008[16] | 978-4-8291-2953-1 |
| 4 | R2 Turn 4 | February 28, 2009[6] | 978-4-8291-1307-3 |
Code Geass: OZ the Reflection
First episode
| No. | Title | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OZ the Reflection SIDE:Orpheus 1 | July 10, 2013[17] | 978-4-79-860635-4 |
| 2 | OZ the Reflection SIDE:Orpheus 2 | February 26, 2014[18] | 978-4-79-860737-5 |
| 3 | OZ the Reflection SIDE:Orpheus 3 | September 26, 2014[19] | 978-4-79-860848-8 |
Second episode
| No. | Title | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OZ the Reflection O2 SIDE:Lyre 1 | April 25, 2015[20] | 978-4-79-861006-1 |
| 2 | OZ the Reflection O2 SIDE:Lyre 2 | May 26, 2016[21] | 978-4-79-861230-0 |
Code Geass: Akito the Exiled
| No. | Title | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akito the Exiled 1 | July 6, 2013[22] | 978-4-04-120775-8 |
| 2 | Akito the Exiled 2 | December 6, 2013[23] | 978-4-04-120939-4 |
| 3 | Akito the Exiled 3 | June 25, 2016[24] | 978-4-04-103964-9 |
References
- ^ a b "コードギアス 反逆のルルーシュSTAGE－0－ENTRANCE" (in Japanese). Kodakawa Shoten. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved March 25, 2011.
- ^ a b c Iwasa, Mamoru; Taniguichi, Goro; Ohkouchi, Ichirou (30 January 2010). Code Geass, Stage 4: Zero. Bandai Entertainment, Incorporated. ISBN 978-1604961850.
- ^ "New York Anime Festival and ICv2 Conference on Anime and Manga: Code Geass". Anime News Network. 2007-12-08. Retrieved 2008-07-06.
- ^ a b Iwasa, Mamoru; Taniguichi, Goro; Okouchi, Ichiro (22 September 2008). Code Geass Novel: Stage -0- Entrance. Bandai Entertainment. ISBN 978-1594099816.
- ^ a b "コードギアス 反逆のルルーシュR2TURN―1―" (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Archived from the original on September 28, 2008. Retrieved March 25, 2010.
- ^ a b "コードギアス 反逆のルルーシュR2TURN―4―" (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Archived from the original on February 26, 2009. Retrieved March 25, 2010.
- ^ a b "コードギアス 反逆のルルーシュ" (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved March 24, 2010.
- ^ "コードギアス 反逆のルルーシュSTAGE－1－SHADOW" (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Archived from the original on December 24, 2014. Retrieved March 25, 2011.
- ^ Taniguichi, Goro; Iwasa, Mamoru; Okouchi, Ichiro (18 February 2009). Code Geass Novel: Stage 1: Shadow. Bandai Entertainment. ISBN 978-1594099823.
- ^ "コードギアス 反逆のルルーシュSTAGE－2－KNIGHT" (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Archived from the original on December 24, 2014. Retrieved March 25, 2011.
- ^ Taniguichi, Goro; Iwasa, Mamoru; Okouchi, Ichiro (August 2009). Code Geass, Stage 2: Knight. Bandai Entertainment. ISBN 978-1594099830.
- ^ "コードギアス 反逆のルルーシュSTAGE－3－SWORD" (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Archived from the original on December 24, 2014. Retrieved March 25, 2011.
- ^ Taniguichi, Goro; Iwasa, Mamoru; Okouchi, Ichiro (October 2009). Code Geass, Stage 3: Sword. Bandai Entertainment, Incorporated. ISBN 978-1594099847.
- ^ "コードギアス 反逆のルルーシュSTAGE－4－ZERO" (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Archived from the original on December 24, 2014. Retrieved March 25, 2011.
- ^ "コードギアス 反逆のルルーシュR2TURN―2―" (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Archived from the original on December 24, 2014. Retrieved March 25, 2010.
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- ^ コードギアス 双貌のオズ －1 (in Japanese). Hobby Japan. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
- ^ コードギアス 双貌のオズ －2 (in Japanese). Hobby Japan. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
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- ^ コードギアス 双貌のオズO2 －2 (in Japanese). Hobby Japan. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
- ^ "コードギアス 亡国のアキト －1" (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
- ^ "コードギアス 亡国のアキト －2" (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Archived from the original on February 18, 2015. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
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