Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2
The 2008 second season of Lelouch's war on Britannia.
R2 is the second season of Sunrise's Code Geass. It premiered on April 6, 2008 on the JNN stations including MBS and TBS and ran until September 2008, continuing Lelouch's fight against the Holy Britannian Empire.
Quick Facts
- Aired
- April - September 2008
- Studio
- Sunrise
Broadcast
The show moved from the Saturday 18:00 slot to Sunday at 17:00 for its run. Before broadcast, episode 1 was shown at three preview screenings in Osaka and Tokyo on March 15 and 16, attended by the Japanese cast and 3,800 randomly chosen applicants.
Reception
It was the fourth best-selling anime DVD and Blu-ray in Japan according to Amazon, and was nominated for Best Media at the 2009 Seiun Awards. With the first season it was later recapped in the three compilation films Initiation, Transgression and Glorification (2017-2018), and followed by the original film Lelouch of the Re;surrection in 2019.
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