English Title: Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion
Japanese Title: コードギアス å逆ã®ãƒ«ãƒ«ãƒ¼ã‚·ãƒ¥ — Koudo Giasu: Hangyaku no Ruruushu -- “Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion”
Author: Mamoru Iwasa
Illustrator: Takahiro Kimura
Translator: Satsuki Yamashita
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Mecha
Original Run: 2007 – 2008
English Run: 2008 – 2010
Japanese Publisher: Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko (Kadokawa Shoten)
English Publisher: Bandai Visual
Volumes in Japanese: 5 (plus 1 volume for Red Tracks spinoff, and 4 volumes for Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 adaptation)
Volumes in English: 5 (Completed — first series)
Synopsis: In the year 2010, the Holy Empire of Brittania declared war on Japan. Powerless to stop them, Japan surrendered in less than a month. Freedom was lost and Japan was renamed “Area 11” and its people became known as “Elevens.” Lelouch is a Brittanian and his friend Suzaku, born an eleven, has achieved the status of honorary Brittanian. As a boy Lelouch vowed to crush his own government, but now seven years later and in high school, he’s accepted that he can’t change anything. That is until he meets a mysterious girl that gives him the power to control people’s minds – the power of Geass! He dons a mask and becomes the ruthless terrorist known only as Zero, destroying any who might stand in his path – including his boyhood friend Suzaku!
Volume 1 – Stage 0: Entrance
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Released November 4, 2008 — ISBN-13: 978-1594099816
Volume 2 – Stage 1: Shadow
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Released March 3, 2009 — ISBN-13: 978-1594099823
Volume 3 – Stage 2: Knight
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Released August 25, 2009 — ISBN-13: 978-1594099830
Volume 4 – Stage 3: Sword
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Released November 3, 2009 — ISBN-13: 978-1594099847
Volume 5 – Stage 4: Zero
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Released February 23, 2010 — ISBN-13: 978-1604961850
Related Anime (original source)
MAL Entry -- 25 episodes -- Aired October 2006 – July 2007
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Related Manga
MAL Entry -- 8 volumes -- Published August 2006 – February 2010 (published in English by Bandai Entertainment July 2008 – February 2011)
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