Code Geass Lelouch of the Re;surrection
Japanese name
Kanjiコードギアス 復活のルルーシュ
Transcriptions
Revised HepburnKōdo Giasu Fukkatsu no Rurūshu
Directed byGorō Taniguchi
Screenplay byIchirō Ōkouchi
Based onCode Geass
by Gorō Taniguchi and Ichirō Ōkouchi
Produced by
  • Jun Yukawa
  • Yoshimasa Tsuchiya
Starring
CinematographyHiroyuki Chiba
Edited bySeiji Morita
Music byKōtarō Nakagawa
Production
company
Distributed byShowgate
Release date
  • February 9, 2019 (2019-02-09)
Running time
114 minutes[1][2]
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Box office$9 million

Code Geass Lelouch of the Re;surrection (Japanese: コードギアス 復活のルルーシュ, Hepburn: Kōdo Giasu Fukkatsu no Rurūshu) is a 2019 Japanese animated military mecha science fantasy film based on Code Geass co-created by director Gorō Taniguchi and writer Ichirō Ōkouchi. The film is directed by Taniguchi, written by Ōkouchi, and produced by Sunrise. The film was released in Japan on February 9, 2019.[3]

The film takes place in an alternate universe that was first depicted in the three-part compilation film: Initiation, Transgression, and Glorification, which was released between 2017 and 2018. The film serves as a direct sequel to the events of the three-part film.[4][3]

The film has been licensed by Funimation[5] and it had a limited theatrical release in the United States and Canada on May 5, 2019.[6]

Plot

A year has passed since the events of the "Zero Requiem", a scheme Emperor Lelouch vi Britannia formulated to end conflict with his death, and Nunnally vi Britannia rules Britannia while aided by her bodyguard Suzaku Kururugi, who has taken the identity of Zero. Nunnally and Suzaku are in the middle of a goodwill visit to a desert nation when they are ambushed by a Knightmare squad; Suzaku is easily defeated and they are abducted. The two find themselves in the custody of Shalio and Shamna, the sibling rulers of the Kingdom of Zilkhistan which has suffered from the world peace crippling their primary export: mercenary soldiers. Shamna explains their plan to use Nunnally to access the collective unconsciousness within C's World to restore Zilkhistan's political might.

Suspecting Zilkhistan's involvement, Kallen Stadtfeld, Sayoko Shinozaki, and Lloyd Asplund infiltrate the country and run into C.C. and a physically resurrected but soulless Lelouch. C.C. explains that, after the Zero Requiem, their school friend Shirley Fenette smuggled Lelouch's corpse to her and that she resurrected Lelouch from the dead by reconstructing his corpse, but his memories and personality are trapped in the collective unconsciousness. The group launches an assault on a Zilkhistan prison, where they rescue Suzaku and discover an Aramu Gate, a portal to C's World. C.C. uses the portal to fully resurrect Lelouch. Lelouch once again dons the mantle of Zero and meets up with Britannian forces led by his half-sister Cornelia li Britannia and his former lieutenant Kaname Ohgi.

Lelouch's forces track Nunnally down and find her in a Zilkhistan temple. Lelouch infiltrates the temple and kills Shamna, but she activates her Geass and travels back six hours in the past, allowing her to perfectly predict Lelouch's actions. Lelouch uses his tactical prowess to deduce the mechanics of Shamna's Geass and knocks her out. He frees Nunnally, but learns that her mind has been transported into C's World. C.C. guides him into the collective unconsciousness, and he successfully rescues Nunnally. Suzaku kills Shalio in combat, destroying Shamna permanently. In the aftermath, Lelouch once again bequeaths the title of Zero to Suzaku and departs on a journey with C.C.,[7] taking the alias L.L. as his idea of a marriage proposal.[8]

In a post-credits scene set in an undetermined future, L.L. and C.C. are shown standing over a mass grave in a forest, with L.L. stating he would take away the Geass of those who wield it without resolve. This post-credit scene served as the setup for the movie's picture drama where Lelouch and C.C. confronted a pirate and C.C. took away his Geass.

Voice cast

Characters Japanese[6] English[6]
Lelouch Lamperouge/Zero Jun Fukuyama Johnny Yong Bosch
C.C. Yukana Kate Higgins
Suzaku Kururugi Takahiro Sakurai Yuri Lowenthal
Kallen Kouzuki Ami Koshimizu Karen Strassman
Shalio Ayumu Murase Jared S. Gilmore
Shesthaal Forgner Nobunaga Shimazaki Rich Sommer
Belq Batoum Bitool Wataru Takagi Christopher Sabat
Shamna Keiko Toda Elizabeth Maxwell
Volvona Forgner Akio Otsuka Patrick Seitz
Swaile Qujappat Kenjiro Tsuda Gabe Kunda
Nunnally vi Britannia Kaori Nazuka Rebecca Forstadt
Lloyd Asplund Tetsu Shiratori Liam O'Brien
Sayoko Shinozaki Satomi Arai Kim Mai Guest

Production

In November 2016, the sequel project was announced on Code Geass's 10th anniversary event with the three-part compilation film project.[9] In August 2018, it was announced that the sequel is a film project. The key members from the television series and the three-part compilation films returned for the sequel film, with director Gorō Taniguchi directing the film, Ichirō Ōkouchi providing the screenplay, manga artist group CLAMP providing character designs with Takahiro Kimura adapting the designs for animation, and Kōtarō Nakagawa and Hitomi Kuroishi composing the music for the film.[10][11] Taniguchi and Ōkouchi confirmed that the sequel film takes place after the events of the three-part compilation film.[4]

Release

Japanese release

The film was released in Japan on February 9, 2019.[3]

English release

Funimation licensed the film, and had a limited theatrical release in the United States and Canada on May 5, 2019.[5][6]

Reception

Box office

The film debuted at number five with an opening weekend gross of ¥287 million in Japan.[12] It was number six in its second weekend, with a cumulative gross of ¥530 million up until then.[13] As of March 2019, the film has grossed more than ¥1 billion ($9 million) in Japan.[14] Collectively, the Code Geass film franchise has grossed ¥1,899,872,257 ($17,448,428) at the Japanese box office.

Critical response

Richard Eisenbeis of Anime News Network gave the film "B" rating, and states "At the very least, this film can be completely ignored with impunity thanks to its built in loophole; the whole thing takes place in the film canon, not the TV series timeline. Therefore, the Code Geass you know and love remains the same as it's been since it finished airing a decade ago, and these events can be seen as just a tantalizing 'what if' if they're not to your liking."[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Code Geass: Lelouch of the Resurrection". Cineplex. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
  2. ↑ "コードギアス 復活のルルーシュ". eiga.com (in Japanese). February 9, 2019. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 "Code Geass: Lelouch of the Re;surrection Sequel Film's Advance Ticket Bundles DVD of Film's Opening Scenes". Anime News Network. January 12, 2019. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  4. 1 2 Haasch, Palmer (June 12, 2018). "The Code Geass recap movies are key to new sequel's confusing timeline". Polygon. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
  5. 1 2 "Funimation to Screen Code Geass: Lelouch of the Re;surrection Sequel Anime Film in N. America in 2019". Anime News Network. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Code Geass: Lelouch of the Re;surrection: Funimation Films". Funimation Films. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
  7. 1 2 Eisenbeis, Richard. ""Code Geass: Lelouch of the Re;surrection" Review". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Code Geass: Lelouch of the Re;surrection pamphlet". imgur.
  9. ↑ "Code Geass Gets New Sequel & Anime Compilation Film Trilogy". Anime News Network. November 27, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  10. ↑ ""Code Geass Lelouch of the Re;surrection" Staff and Cast". Official Code Geass Website. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
  11. ↑ Loo, Egan (August 3, 2018). "Code Geass: Fukkatsu no Lelouch Sequel Is One February 2019 Film". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
  12. ↑ "New City Hunter, Code Geass Films Debut at #4, #5". Anime News Network. 2019-02-13. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  13. ↑ Komatsu, Mikikazu (February 19, 2019). "Japan Box Office: City Hunter, Code Geass Drop One Position in Their 2nd Weekend". Crunchyroll. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  14. ↑ "Code Geass Producer: Re;surrection Film is 1st Phase of 10-Year Plan". Anime News Network. 5 May 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
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