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Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion I - Initiation

2017 · 135 min

A sweeping, brooding political drama where grand mecha battles and cunning schemes carry a heavy sense of destiny.

Directed by
Goro Taniguchi
Genres
Science fiction, Animation, Drama
Tagline
The birth of a demon, and the beginning of a rebellion
Overview
The world is at war. Lelouch Lamperouge, an exiled prince, encounters a strange girl known as C.C., who gifts him with a great power. With this ability, Lelouch can get anyone to do as he wills. But the power of Geass: is it a blessing…or a curse?

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Directed by
Goro Taniguchi
Genres
Science fiction, Animation, Drama
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • rebellion
  • revenge
  • identity
  • war
Places
  • big city
  • military
  • school
Era
near-future
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror2
Humour3
Realism4
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

In this series

Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion Collection

  1. Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion I - InitiationMovie · 2017 This title
  2. Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion III - GlorificationMovie · 2018
  3. Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion II - TransgressionMovie · 2018
  4. Code Geass: Lelouch of the Re;surrectionMovie · 2019

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Genres
science fiction, animation, drama, action
Directed by
Goro Taniguchi
Written by
Goro Taniguchi, Hiroyuki Yoshino, Ichiro Okouchi, Yuuichi Nomura
Starring
Jun Fukuyama, Sayaka Ohara, Yukana, Norio Wakamoto, Kaori Nazuka, Noriaki Sugiyama, Ami Koshimizu, Nobuo Tobita
Cinematography
Hiroyuki Chiba
Runtime
135 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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